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On her 100th day, Mayor Parker unveils aggressive public safety goals and Kensington strategy

Then Parker, the city’s 100th mayor and the first woman to ever hold the role, told a crowd of hundreds that her administration will restore a sense of order to the city.

Mayor Cherelle L. Parker walks along Kensington Avenue in Philadelphia on Thursday after taking the El to attend an event in the Kensington neighborhood.
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker walks along Kensington Avenue in Philadelphia on Thursday after taking the El to attend an event in the Kensington neighborhood.Read moreHeather Khalifa / Staff Photographer