Mayor Parker's office says for the last month, outreach teams and social service agencies have been working with individuals in the neighborhood to find them a place to live and drug treatment.
Kensington Avenue from East Orleans Street to Allegheny Avenue will be temporarily closed so that outreach teams can engage with individuals, and dismantle tents and other structures on the sidewalks.During the closure, vehicles will be detoured southeast to Frankford Avenue, Emerald Street and nearby streets.
"Every person we get out of there back here into detox is one less body they have to deal with on the street," said Kevin Bernard, the chaplain and security director for Rock Ministries.Buddy Osborn, the senior pastor and church's founder, added, "We know there's a problem, it's been systemic for many years and the solution I believe starts with the mayor."
Where exactly the people will go who refuse treatment has not been disclosed. The mayor says they aren't revealing the locations for privacy reasons."They can't keep putting a Band-Aid on a problem this major. It's not ok to do," said Rosalind Pichardo, the director of Operation Save Our City. Bryan Wimer is 16 years clean. He will be on Kensington Avenue on Wednesday trying to help. Officials have said this is the first of many efforts to take back Kensington.
Vehicles Will Be Detoured To Frankford Ave. Emerald St.
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