PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Philadelphia police have been meeting with Kensington business owners as part of Mayor Cherelle Parker’s plan to clean up the neighborhood, sources said on Wednesday.
Addressing public safety in the city, particularly in Kensington, was one of the biggest issues Parker ran on during her mayoral campaign.
The plan is still being developed, according to sources.
But business owners are hopeful for a new day in Kensington and say actions speak louder than words.
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At Caphe Roasters just off Kensington Avenue on J Street, the rich aroma of a business thrives, inviting people to socialize, work and take a break from the realities of addiction just outside the door.
“Sometimes you need a change or new regime for some kind of change to happen because right now whatever has been going on, hasn’t been working,” Keir Johnson, the co-founder of Amber Art and Design, said.