Philadelphia on Monday plans to temporarily shut down a stretch of Kensington Avenue — a street known worldwide as an open-air drug market — to clear out homeless encampments. Kensington has for years ...

After a chorus of emotional public testimony, City Council passed a bill Thursday curtailing mobile medical and outreach services in Kensington. Elementary school students from Kensington spoke in ...

Philadelphia is taking a tougher line on illegal drug use on city streets. The new mayor and city council are launching an aggressive strategy in the city's infamous Kensington neighborhood. A number ...

UPDATE 8:34 p.m.: Philadelphia police dismantled the homeless encampment in Kensington on Wednesday, carrying out the instructions of Mayor Cherelle Parker's administration. As expected, people living ...