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  2. Philadelphia Badlands - Wikipedia

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    The intersection of 3rd Street and Indiana Avenue was listed number two in a 2007 list of the city's top ten drug corners according to an article by Philadelphia Weekly reporter Steve Volk. [3] The term "Badlands" was first used by Lt. John Gallo, who headed the East Division Narcotics Task Force [citation needed]. Its use spread, with many ...

  3. Homeless encampment cleared from drug-plagued Philadelphia ...

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    Philadelphia police have cleared out a homeless encampment in a city neighborhood where drug use has been pervasive for years, but homeless advocates and others have raised concerns about how it ...

  4. Kensington Renewal Initiative - Wikipedia

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    The Kensington Renewal Initiative (KRI) is a Philadelphia-based advocacy and community development organization founded by film director, Jamie Moffett.KRI was established to create a program model to rehabilitate blighted properties and dilapidated lots and transforming them into owner occupied homes for the purpose of significantly decreasing crime and drug activity in low income, urban ...

  5. Kensington, Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    Kensington is represented on the Philadelphia's City Council by Districts 1 and 7. As of 2024, Mark Squilla is the Councilmember for District 1 and Quetcy Lozada is the Councilmember for District 7. Kensington mostly lies under the 180th State Representative District, being represented by Jose Giral.

  6. Opioid overdoses are nearing record levels in the city that's ...

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  8. K&A Gang - Wikipedia

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    The K&A Gang, or the Northeast Philly Irish Mob, is a predominantly Irish American criminal network based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.The K&A Gang was started following World War II and controlled the city's Irish-American criminal underworld for much of the late 20th century.

  9. Maria Quiñones-Sánchez - Wikipedia

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    She opposes a supervised injection site being built in Kensington because it will only end open drug use and not drug use itself. [7] Quiñones-Sánchez has invested more resources in the Philadelphia Police Department to stop the flow of drugs into the city and close open-air drug markets. [17]