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Mayor Parker says she’ll do something her predecessors couldn’t: End the Kensington drug market

The embattled neighborhood has factored heavily into her first moves as mayor. But the same challenges that have dogged Kensington for decades remain.

Philadelphia police along Kensington and E. Orleans Street moving people off the sidewalk on Wednesday morning. Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker mentioned cleaning up the city and quality of life as major parts of her first term.
Philadelphia police along Kensington and E. Orleans Street moving people off the sidewalk on Wednesday morning. Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker mentioned cleaning up the city and quality of life as major parts of her first term.Read moreAlejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer