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, Pa. on Thursday, April 11, 2024. Parker took the El to attend an event in the Kensington neighborhood, which marked her 100th day in office.middle school at the epicenter of the opioid epidemic, Parker marked her 100th day in office and unveiled a much-anticipated plan to improve public safety.
According to Parker’s plan, the administration’s Kensington strategy will include ending narcotics sales and open drug use, targeting corners with high levels of gun violence, and “remov the presence of drug users” and ending the neighborhood’s reputation as “the narcotics destination of Philadelphia.”
The remaining steps include “a multi-day initiative” during which police will arrest people for drugs, sex work, quality-of-life crimes, “and other criminal acts.” The remaining steps include “securing the neighborhood,” “community transition,” and “sustainability.”
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