Kensington Avenue cleared as encampments move to other blocks

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One day after the Kensington clear-out, the homeless encampment, known for its heavy drug use across the nation, is no longer where it once was and plenty of police are out.

Philadelphia police on bikes and in cruisers are moving along Kensington Avenue as they work to hold the block after a homeless encampment is removed from the area.In the place of the encampment along the 3100 block of Kensington Avenue, barricades stand in front of open businesses and pedestrians are on sidewalks.Nur Hossian has sold clothing and jewelry on the block since 2007. He said, "I hope it stays like this. It’s good for business.

They should have had a place for them to go. They just turned the corner."Street drugs are openly used and many, pushed from the encampment, have moved to side streets. Serenity is a long-time resident of the area. She said, "It’s the same thing when they did the tent cities. They’ll kick us out and we’ll just migrate to another block."A woman, in her 40’s from Delaware County, wants to go home. Jacqueline Connell turned to the FOX 29 camera and said, "I’m in Kensington.

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