ONE week after CLEANING Kensington Ave Philadelphia | What Changed?

Streets of Philadelphia, Kensington Ave Philadelphia one week after Mayor Charelle Parker cleaned the streets.

[@stevensims3342]

All they did was clean the streets for them. None of this will be solved until we change as a society.

[@ronferguson9695]

I agree, but the social shift would have to be extreme and would take generations! Humanity has been plagued with addiction for over 2000 years!

[@stillheartbroken8335]

All they did was push them into surrounding neighborhoods.

[@ronferguson9695]

@@stillheartbroken8335 True, but Mayor Parker is enforcing loitering laws which was never done under Kenny’s administration! They are now being forced to move on and if they don’t, they are being arrested for loitering.

[@johndouglas5712]

Bet you vote for that clown Biden

[@christopherbrenke8595]

Facts real talk

[@user-fp2vr8ed8t]

Have you noticed the media doesn’t cover Kensington? If it wasn’t for people with cell phones, we would never see this but soon it’ll be nationwide.

[@user-uq3qm5ul3t]

Stary Joe powinien wziąść się za ten problem zamiast sponsorować wojny na Ukrainie i w Izraelu za ciężkie miliardy dolarów powinien przeznaczyć na opiekę zdrowotną budować ośrodki dla uzależnionych lub tanie domy dla najuboższych obywateli. Jest wiele przyczyn dla których ludzie znajdują się na ulicy bezdomni brak pracy prowadzi do bezdomności i popadania w nałogi drogi czynsz za wynajem mieszkań.

[@zenqi4121]

FAKE! Even FRANCE came to film the ordeal of these people and the mafia that goes with it

[@marabut8726]

​@@user-uq3qm5ul3t USA okupuje pół świata i wydziera narodom pieniądze na prowadzenie swoich wojen.

[@lenalena71207]

​@@marabut8726 це Росія окупувала пів світу і кругом веде війну.

[@sophielecuru5661]

​@@user-uq3qm5ul3t Arrêtez avec l'Ukraine et Israël

[@user-lw6gi8je2e]

I'm starting to think that, that ice cream truck always beeing in these video might be the main dealer in Kensington...

[@DeadBisco83]

Like Big Worm from Friday?

[@kendrennon4567]

😮

[@asullivan4047]

At least the ice cream vendor is serving the walking "Zombies" what they need-!!!🤗.

[@veronicaBolanos-mc4fc]

I think your on to something something

[@marcusdavisdavis8986]

Shoot they been doing that in another state🤫

[@Sc_g650]

Honestly getting off the fentanyl is easy, the hard part is trying to live a normal life afterward knowing how much damage you’ve done to yourself and all the precious time you’ve wasted. Knowing from experience. Health is wealth people.

[@joananthony6323]

I was reading that a problem with a lot of the people there is Xylazene which is what makes them bend over Its just a filler as its cheap but it destroys nerve coverings The damage from it isn't recoverable A lot of the people are from other states because drugs are easier to get in Kensington Ave. and they were trying to get those states to contribute towards the cost of dealing with it This looks a lot better than it did 6 months ago but its still chronic Fewer people - but I wonder where they sent the rest to

[@Timetravel1819]

@@joananthony6323 If they ever come off those drugs they will probably have horrible life time back problems. They probably have it now but just can't feel it because of the high.

[@captrockh2055]

​@@joananthony6323Xylazine also stores in fat cells for 6-8 months, making it hard to quit using. Withdrawal makes addicts terrified.

[@VinnyCarwash-js8op]

not to them it isn't

[@LaurieValdez-zk3dy]

You will never fix this problem here😢

[@asullivan4047]

Is there something wrong-??? What needs to be fixed-???🤔

[@ManhNguyen48119]

Can not fix. Drugs maintaining in this area until those addiction people drawn to rehab and having housing to taking them after that. Otherwise it never fixed .

[@scott7937]

Its a damn easy fix Yet they will not do it Unreal

[@user-zv4ee1vi7t]

YES , With a few busloads of migrants 😊

[@ronferguson9695]

I agree, addiction has plagued society for thousands of years! Nothing will change.

[@thrillsteel2252]

Lock'em up. Thatt's what they were doing back in the crack days. Why is different this time? Especially after the city cleaned all that mess up and now y'all want to come back for some more. Stop feeling sorry for these folks who have chosen to use drugs. The double standards are so damn obvious and it sickens me .

[@bran1886]

Soros backed DAs will never allow that to happen.

[@kaseylockridge2992]

The color of their skin is the difference! Ijs....in the 80s and 90s it was people of color ..Ijs.. Let's not play Holy!!

[@joananthony6323]

A lot of them were given it when they were 11, 12, 13 years old often by parents or relatives Its very easy to judge and be hard but when people get this bad they're going to need some help

[@kevinaustin5086]

​@joananthony6323 That's the exact same thing we said in the 80s and 90s, and the government's solution was to hand out very long prison sentences!

[@CarrieEckenrode]

Because what did it change? Nothing. Prison does nothing to rehabilitate an addict. Makes them worse if anything.

[@kthom4595]

You couldn’t offer me free rent in the nicest apartment in that area.

[@scentsationnation951]

That is hell on earth.. Satan town. Say no to drugs folks

[@zahirecoates]

Yeah im sticking with weed thanks

[@BeardedRealm]

​@@zahirecoatesreefer and beer

[@zahirecoates]

@@BeardedRealm yup the old fashioned way , not that horse crap nonsense they be using. I swear I wouldn't be surprised if they were testing drugs on to those people. Because drug problem is ridiculous

[@ChristineHolland-cy2ni]

I can't watch anymore it's traumatizing and heartbreaking to see.😢

[@stillheartbroken8335]

They were all offered help and most of them didn't want it. You can't help people if they don't want to change.

[@sophielecuru5661]

Navrant, oui. Traumatisant, non.

[@ChristineHolland-cy2ni]

Maybe not too you but it is too me. We are all different and view things deferently. Each too their own.

[@BrianCarnevaleB26]

TOTAL STRANGERS KILLIN THEMSELVES WITH DOPE. Cant say it even moves the needle A stray dog hungry & cold, we are right there to help.

[@user-px8lx9dp6h]

Uh.looks like it's back to normal.😢

[@asullivan4047]

Just another obama/biden😈 " New World disorder " syndrome-!!!😉

[@Timetravel1819]

As a Christian I can't imagine what the spiritual atmosphere of that place must feel like. There's definitely a spiritual stronghold over that whole city. It's time for America to stop sending help to other countries because we need other countries to help us now! This is happening all over America and cities are collapsing and it's spreading.

[@omgorangelollipop8184]

As a fellow Christian I believe what's happening now all over the US and the world, that the tribulation is soon to begin.

[@myredpencil]

Thank you for not saying that an invisible white man in the clouds will save us.

[@tracysmith3253]

I starting to agree about an Ice Cream truck. Why is it driving around that area.

[@asullivan4047]

To sell ice cream to wandering " Zombies "🤗.

[@Sc_g650]

Addicts loooove ice cream… way more than your average sober joe. Its like the next high after dope.

[@17nussbaumroad]

You GET what you VOTE for !!!

[@josephnuttn3600]

Bollocks. What country produces these substances? Why they dump it on the market? And that's the main reason. Not about the president or party.

[@robertmonroe7168]

That sh** is ridiculously sad lord bless your children 🙏 😢

[@ronferguson9695]

God helps those who help themselves!He wants nothing to do with this shit show of humanity!

[@ChristineHolland-cy2ni]

I'm wondering why are there so many high end vehicles in a part of the city with so much poverty and drug use. I mean they're everywhere and they aren't your average vehicles.

[@rudykozan5009]

Commuters driving through. Pretty sure Kensington Ave is a main road to get downtown Philly or something like that. And a lot of dealers I’m sure also

[@susanledger]

Drug dealers in them.

[@JaniceBlackmon]

They probably the dealer

[@kjjjj5202]

Looks like if the police aren’t going to throw them out they’re always going to come back DUH

[@kidcopper7941]

If the police maintain the streets & stop any encroachment as it happens they can manage it & prevent it from reoccurring.

[@ampmartin7934]

So it's a police problem, I see

[@nancyskids5696]

Yeah that cop didn’t seem like he gave a damn

[@user-ek5zj1sj7k]

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood 🎉

[@BeardedRealm]

Wont you be my neighbor 💉

[@bigbadredsox]

And they are already back.

[@albertchiu655]

dead lock

[@saylormalan]

Nothing changed. If addicts cannot be taken off the streets and cared for/treated because of American laws, the best thing would be to strongly crack down on drug sales in this region. If people can't buy drugs there, they will try to buy them elsewhere or they will stop. I think that, if the authorities want, this sad situation could change.

[@joananthony6323]

They give the drugs then go round the corner and pay someone else There's a video showing it They know if the police are around They'd be off the street for a few days

[@VinnyCarwash-js8op]

Deterrence works only when it is enforced until the lifestyle choice of taking drugs and not caring about yourself or anyone else is eradicated.

[@jngthebanditking]

Like I said a week ago (not on this channel) they do this ANNUALLY (the homeless sweep up) for one day to say to the city "look we ARE doing our job" usually only when some higher official is coming to town and the homeless will all be back in the same spots in a month 😂😂😂 happens EVERY TIME

[@kidcopper7941]

Looks to me they have done what they set out do & it has a good chance of staying that way. The problem has just moved to the side streets. One of the reasons why the city wants the clean up is probably that the area will be developed into high end properties. Thats how it is done. Let an area deteriorate, buy the property at extremely low prices & the ability to gain expedited permits & approvals.

[@jngthebanditking]

@@kidcopper7941 did you not see that they have to do this annually xD it will be back to being over run in 1-3 weeks. I'd bet on it and I don't gamble I just live close enough to see the same thing happen every year. They aren't doing their job because they aren't rehousing or even trying to rehouse anyone just displace xD they won't build anything because no one builds anything anymore except Dubai and their overly ambitious dreams xD

[@kidcopper7941]

@@jngthebanditking Things change when the time comes. Of course it they don't deal with it & let it return. They will just move the problem somewhere else. The land and location is valuable. I have seen the seinerio play out many times.

[@jngthebanditking]

@@kidcopper7941 I have too in my own hometown less than 40 minutes away from this location xD see it happen all the time just to return so this is obviously not a permanent solution

[@ronferguson9695]

Nothing will change until the laws are changed and people held accountable for their actions!

[@larrywilsey3762]

This country should be ashamed and embarrassed that we are now such as dirty and disgusting place in all our major cities

[@joananthony6323]

This is what a war based economy looks like

[@Timetravel1819]

America is like a person that don't want to admit they are sick. So those in power ignore the signs of sickness and collapse and try to hold things together with glue and bubble gum and fake it till you make attitude till the whole thing just falls apart. Then people will be wondering what happened.

[@stephaniemurria5534]

It's the people not the government.

[@captrockh2055]

All major DEMOCRAT cities.

[@drfats4]

​@@joananthony6323thank you! You get it! These other commenters are part of the problem

[@DJRMewzique]

Cleaning the streets is not going to suddenly make addicts clean, too….but the superficial change is utterly astounding! Now, they should continue to make sure the street stays clean not for another couple of weeks, but full time, including the surrounding areas, and pinpoint people who clearly need help immediately! How Philly let “Kensington” happen in the first place just blows my mind as this should have been done YEARS ago, before it got utterly insane.

[@jaylewis5035]

Absolutely shocked.

[@ronferguson9695]

America is the drug capital of the world, you need to get use to seeing this because it is only getting worse! Over 60 million Americans are using illicit drugs on a regular basis….

[@susannesheffer1848]

Nothing changed. Different day. SOS. A couple buildings look freshly painted. Maybe they were hoping it might be different this time. In fact, all the business/home owners ought to refuse to pay property tax. The city ought to pay them for staying in business in spite of these adverse conditions.

[@stephaniemurria5534]

Absolutely.

[@nicole-ev7uk]

Nothing has or will change addiction there is not going nowhere as sad as it is how could you fix this there's just to many people on these streets 😢❤

[@trishbrown2297]

Answer: Nothing has changed.

[@joananthony6323]

It's a lot clearer than in older videos - need to see it in another month though

[@omgorangelollipop8184]

Less trash then there was on the ground

[@Bodegajuju]

Ain't no way .... young boi just laying there half dead 🤦🏾‍♂️... makes you wonder if we the people even really give a fuk about each other...

[@larrymaxwell8565]

No matter how much you move people some are lost anwill never be seen forever😢

[@gloriarivera9004]

Wow imagine maybe the family’s seeing this video how suffering seems her children’s out there😢

[@faytugwell7669]

Easy to judge. Hard to live. “Judge ye not…lest ye be judged.” It ain’t easy. Blessings humanity. 🙏🏾😪

[@anitarobinson1143]

The ice cream truck is playing Little Brown Jug !

[@VinnyCarwash-js8op]

Little Brown Jug of Smack

[@myredpencil]

Spring has sprung, the grass has rizz, I wonder where all the zombies is??

[@sherimcdaniel3491]

HOW DO THEY REMAIN STANDING?!?! What is it in that stuff that causes this to happen?

[@kidcopper7941]

Xylazine mixed with fentanyl street name trank So powerful & addictive that addicts say the withdrawal is the worst they ever had. The use causes severe infections & rotted flesh that cause the need for amputation. So that is how addictive it is they can't stop even they know their fate. This is nationwide now & in all the major cities.

[@ronferguson9695]

The drug that causes them to become motionless is called Fentanyl! It’s a very potent synthetic opioid 50 to 100 times more potent than regular opioids! It’s used in medicine for acute pain relief when administered correctly! As a street drug, it can be sold as anything, heroin, cocaine, whatever the dealer wants to sell it as! Unfortunately for the addicts, they don’t find out until it’s too late! They fall asleep standing up. I’m amazed they don’t fall over as well!

[@joananthony6323]

Xylazine Look it up Its horrible stuff and doesn't even make them high

[@kidcopper7941]

It is horrible & the damage is horrific. From what i know it also comes from China & gets mixed with fentanyl. The substance is so inexpensive & last a very short time if the person doesn't go into a coma for days they have to keep maintaining effects within hours. Worst drug on the streets & a national crisis. Doctor's don't even know how to treat it & overdose medication is not effective.

[@josephnuttn3600]

Agonist and antagonist. It's about muscles and opioids.

[@ruthgoldbergives6945]

Will the model citizens please stand up. Will all the model citizens please stand up.🙊🙉🙈 The Magistrate Judges are the King 👑 Pins of this wild, interactive confusion. The Magistrate Judge are the sorcerers. I just figured this out and I can't hardly believe it myself.🇺🇸🙊🙉🙈❤

[@diablo666541]

End result of gentrification all these people were those drug using hipsters

[@omgorangelollipop8184]

Sorcery is going on

[@eversway7540]

It wont go away. Consuers will always be consumers. Great thing to be able to see the street, but, they will be back.It freaking looks like a tunnel of light.

[@chrislynch8914]

They're back, minus tents.

[@chrislynch8914]

Glad pigeons are doing well.

[@robertrusnak620]

I don’t think our founding fathers had this in mind.

[@faytugwell7669]

Oh but they did!🤔🤫

[@thomasnelson3473]

Some people though are self-righteous because they never had to experience poverty or addiction. Jesus loves them as well as those self-righteous people.🌴✡️

[@DLIX2DCLI]

That ice cream truck needs investigating. Probably stashed with illegal drugs.

[@illegallyblonde232]

People are moving to my city from this place for cheaper housing. Our city is starting to look like this with needles thrown on the ground and statue people. It is terrible.

[@veronicaBolanos-mc4fc]

Where is that city? Terrible

[@LiftedMoonLight]

People from here have been in my area too lately!!!!;

[@ronferguson9695]

I’m not surprised you’re seeing more addicts in your communities! When Mayor Parker took office in January, all of the out of state addicts and homeless were sent back to where they came from!

[@stephaniemurria5534]

It's happening everywhere.

[@fatiefatie5276]

Just the beginning...

[@meganc243]

Buy a large piece of farm land..tiny homes...force the addicts off the street..put em in the tiny homes to detox..have basic medical in case of a bad detox..6 months maybe they all be farmers growing food for themselves n the community.some will obv not make it..but a lot would.time and no access to anything except tools n food and water to drink would see a change I think.

[@adaeverleigh9584]

Ice cream truck is selling more than frozen desserts

[@sassyd8738]

Shame on the state the people in the community store owners for not speaking out to clean up the area

[@sassyd8738]

It will never change up all work together sadly its a shame the store all where they huddled at have not did nothing of course not money is they target when people gone wakw up dont help to try to clean up the streets and still have a store

[@kushhydro]

It's the local store owners helping them boost

[@TangleF50]

Hey, it's all about Tolerance !

[@itshardmakinganamefo]

They did and it's fallen on deaf ears. Instead they get prevention points handing out needles.

[@hettyphilips]

It is up to the local community to reclaim their area back and move these addicts elsewhere.

[@ronferguson9695]

What does that solve? You’re just moving the issue and turning it into someone else’s problem!

[@hettyphilips]

@@ronferguson9695 It is unacceptable that families have to witness this, people power makes all the difference, especially at election time. The authorities need to come up with a solution for these addicts. It goes on because it is ALLOWED to go on.

[@bran1886]

Then do something about it, you keep voting Democrat in Philly, what changes? How about putting some fear into them and voting for another party to scare them straight so to speak. Until then they laugh at you and continue to have DAs who won't prosecute criminals, the drugs will keep flowing and everyone on KZbin will whine and complain.

[@ronferguson9695]

@@hettyphilips I understand your frustration and I agree, the community shouldn’t have to put up with it! Unfortunately drug addiction is exactly the same as any other addiction! Tobacco, alcohol, gambling and drugs are the top 4 social issues that have plagued society for thousands of years, and I promise you, things will never change! Of course they can be managed but there isn’t a silver bullet to solve the problem because humans are the ones causing the problem! Mayor Parker is laying the foundation for a better management system but it will take many months to see any progress.

[@ronferguson9695]

@@bran1886 I agree, a change in state and local government would certainly throw a cat amongst the pigeons, but the likelihood of that happening is zero!Philadelphia has been a Democrat strongholds for around 70 years. The reason for this is simple, the voter demographic in the city is pro dominantly blue and the reds are out numbered! In saying that, newly elected mayor, although being Democrat, has certainly made her presence felt and is spearheading a campaign to clean up Kensington and the city’s drug problem! But the community needs to be realistic in their expectations. Drug use is a social issue which is created by a group of individuals (in) the community. This is why they can’t be solved, you can’t stop people from doing dumb shit! As I said earlier, I agree with you, the leadership certainly needs a good shake up and nothing meaningful will change until that happens! In my opinion, all levels of government need to take a more authoritarian approach to drug management in the country. Laws need to change, crime must not go unpunished and people should be held accountable! Their rights and freedoms removed until they are fit to return to the community as productive citizens! State governments should also be held accountable for every cent of federal funding received and should not be allowed to undermine Federal Drug Control. The November elections will be an interesting one. The Trump Administrations campaign has 15 pledges to solve America’s woes. These include immigration, drug trafficking, education reform, national guard management etc! If elected, the 2024 elections will be a defining moment in American history, and has the potential to change how the world views the American Nation, and its ripple effect will be felt for generations! Just food for thought 💭

[@mil2k11]

I have to give them credit. It's 100% better than it was - at least visually. Every street this dude walked on was trash covered from building to curb. Don't see that here. Tents? Not here. Are a few stragglers in the area - sure. That's expected. But the concentration of people that have been in this three-five week zone is about 5% of what it was pre-cleanup. Do they need to do more? Absolutely. They need to get people to take over those empty businesses again. The tents at least used to hid the roll-down gates during the middle of the day showing how many of those businesses were no longer existing. I'm sure most people want 100% turnaround instantly . Things in the real world just don't happen that way. This is a huge win for the Mayor and the city. Now, if the degen's are now occupying a different area of the city and will turn that into the next Kensington - that would be a nil. No progress - simply maneuvering things for a political snapshot. They need to keep up with this - and not just for a month or two. It took about 2-3 years for K&A and the area to absolutely go down the drain. It often takes two times that to get it fixed again. Kudos to all involved and I really hope they stick with it.

[@ronferguson9695]

I agree, Mayor Parker has achieved more in her first 130 days in office than previous mayors combined for decades! A key promise in her election campaign was to clean up Kensington Avenue which she has delivered. The addicts and homeless are gone and the trash has been removed and all the sidewalks have been pressure washed. It’s certainly a vast improvement and pleasing to see! But the community must also be realistic in their expectations as well! Cleaning the streets and moving the addicted and homeless on was the easy part. Now the real challenge starts, managing the problem in a sustainable way! A lot of comments focused on the fact many of the people have only moved around the corner and into surrounding streets, which is true, but the encampments are gone. This step was very important because Parker is now enforcing loitering laws. They are constantly being moved along by law enforcement officers, if they settle on the sidewalk, they are arrested! This strategy is the first step in managing the addicts! When they loiter they’re arrested, then they’re offered 30 days rehab or 30 days in jail it’s their choice! For those who choose rehab, during treatment they offered assistance to take advantage of all the government benefits and programs to aid them into recovery. For those who chose jail, they face withdrawal with prison based treatment! When they are discharged from rehab or released from jail, they can either choose to continue their journey to recovery or return to the streets. If they choose the latter, the cycle begins again, loitering, arrest, rehab or jail and release! Eventually they become overwhelmed with the cycle and start making better choices! The process has its limitations, but it’s another step in the right direction! As for Kensington Avenue, there’s a lot of talk about rejuvenating the whole area, council buy backs and redevelopment etc. I doubt it will return to its original status as a residential and retail hub but it will make some sort of comeback! Only time will tell!

[@garyhecky8091]

Where are the toilets?

[@ronferguson9695]

There aren’t any, they shit and piss anywhere they can, sidewalk, gutter, vacant lots, gardens, etc. The whole place stinks!

[@Timetravel1819]

There was one video a guy made like this but he was in Los Angeles and he had to wear rubber boots because of so much human waste (poop, pee, vomit) on the sidewalks everywhere. This is happening all over America and it's sick and sad.

[@sinebar]

Dang! This place is just a hub of activity!

[@falconbird4364]

It's changed so much it's like a different city

[@ronferguson9695]

You’re only seeing a snapshot of a one small area in Philadelphia, Kensington Avenue and a couple of surrounding streets. The rest of the city is quite nice!

[@joananthony6323]

It must have been a nice area once Probably 20 years ago

[@ronferguson9695]

@@joananthony6323 Kensington Avenue and the surrounding areas has always been a medium to long socioeconomic district. It has had a checkered past surrounding drug use, racial segregation and discrimination and very questionable government policies and leadership! That being said, in the 1950’s it was a thriving urban community with a mix demograph. The streets were lined with retail stores, restaurants, grocery shops and other small commercial businesses! As for employment, in the 1950’s Philadelphia was the hub of the US textile industry, and the Mills were located in the Kensington Avenue district! The community continued to prosper until the late 50’s to the early 60’s before manufacturing was taken off shore to save on costs! Since then, the district, the community and Kensington Avenue has slowly declined into what we see today. Rows of abandoned buildings, businesses and homes with the majority of the population now drug addicts, dealers and the homeless! It’s a very sad tale but it one that’s being heard in many other cities in the US. If you want to dig deeper, there’s website, photo galleries etc on the net!

[@nosay2069]

Everyone will be back when they get out of jail. There’s nothing there no reason for police to be there. I see it all the time out here in Seattle.

[@Intuitive1]

They need to patrol the areas now before it becomes dense with addicts again.

[@glennsr.1082]

As sad as it is this will never change.Some people for whatever reason cannot cope with life,The world it has become is not good.Can you imagine the future.

[@susanbarry1284]

Can't turn a sows ear in to a silk purse that is so sad

[@esszumzett4666]

6:37 Studge & June (Doc) 7:08 Love Birds at right side.

[@CynthiaW-jr7bc]

They are hardcore addicts, sell drugs as well.....won't get rid of them as they love the lifestyle

[@soniap5708]

Clean? Where?

[@user-yx3tn6yr8w]

No way not softy I love softy he's lucky softy 😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤

[@nonytratama9470]

Stay tune 😅

[@hollyfink6168]

Everyone was offered help. Only 38 took the help. Law enforcement & care groups have to keep trying. It will not stop until they are ready. The help is there. One at a time. One is better than none. Just sad 😂.

[@ronferguson9695]

I agree, I saw it happen and all the support people were there! Going by the comments, people need to understand what’s happening on Kensington Avenue is a quick fix. Nothing will fix the cities drug issues so it can only be managed at best! What Mayor Parker is doing is laying the foundations to do just what!

[@oreoqueenify]

5:15, was the cop just standing over the poor guy until you reached closer to him? My glasses aren't doing me much justice these days 🤦🏽‍♀️A damned shame, if that's the case 😢 We've been having the same issues up here, in Montréal, since a lil before the pandemic started. It's a lot worse now. Instead of the addicts claiming a few métro stations (downtown), it's past the dt area, and up to 4 more stations have been claimed. I just found out that we have our version of Vancouver's East Hastings alley; ours is called Allée du Crack (crack alley; how original). It takes up a few streets By 2019, crack wasn't really crack any longer. I lost a dear friend in my life due to smoking what he thought was crack, then. There were traces of fentanyl in his system. He'd started smoking about 6 months prior to his death. I wish we could've seen the signs earlier. It's terrible how the homeless are treated, and there aren't enough resources or enough qualified workers to help them. This epidemic was amplified by the pandemic. It's fkn scary fr fr Keep doing what you're doing, spreading awareness 🙏🏽🙏🏽 I wish to do the same for the greater Mtl area, up here, eventually. There isn't that much of any up and close exposure here. We do deal with a lot of gangs de rues (street gangs), especially s@x trafficking. It's pretty fkn bad up here, too. It's mainly Toronto, Calgary, or Vancouver - now Ottawa, too - that gets a lil more coverage on the fentanyl crisis Anyway, this shit's been up here for a minute. It's gotta bounce out from everywhere! I'm praying that this epidemic gets healed and rid of, for good 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@raymondbutler1631]

The cities in the Eastern United States resemble what they were in the 70s and early 80,s dirty, crime ridden, drugs and danger, businesses leaving, the pendulum has moved full circle!

[@johncee4867]

Every public servant around there should be fired and jailed!

[@frederickgervais3082]

All they need now is for Amber to so up again. All is back as it was.

[@MaTtRoSiTy]

Legalise it all and have it provided to them so the cartels and criminal underworld make no money but on the condition these people move into specific areas designated for their lifestyle. There is no fixing these people unless they want to be fixed and clearly what we are doing is not working. Separating those who want to participate in society from those who don't care at all is a necessary start

[@seesternWHV]

ohhh 😱 alle wieder zurück gekommen (?)

[@robertmonroe7168]

Unbelievable 😮😢😢😢

[@SoetaGaming]

05:20 that is grim

[@alexsantiago357]

I live here when this neighborhood was predominantly white and was clean and prestige, now look at it😢

[@stephaniemurria5534]

Sad. There's even a daycare in that area😢

[@VinnyCarwash-js8op]

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY - CONSEQUENCES FOR BEHAVIOUR

[@lailaplaysdbd4004]

Wow.

[@melariccapatton2423]

I don't think this problem is ever gonna get fixed smh sadly

[@asullivan4047]

What else is new:???🤔.

[@ronferguson9695]

No, it won’t be fixed unfortunately! Addiction has plagued society for thousands of years! Tobacco, alcohol, gambling and drug addiction are the top 4 social issues that humans cause! The only difference between them is 3 are socially acceptable and 1 is a social taboo! 3 are controlled by the government and 1 isn’t…. and as we all know, people love shit that shouldn’t have!!! Just food for thought 💭

[@joannturi3968]

Some things are unfortunately beyond repair.

[@omgorangelollipop8184]

You cannot help mentally ill people on hard drugs

[@JaniceBlackmon]

You cannot solve this problem over nite Kingston has long way to go these people had lose hope they just waiting to die This addiction is a deaths sentence soon of later it will take them out. The city really doesn't no how to fix this.

[@r3db0x]

Was that music being played by a business as a deterrent?

[@beavis_loves_you]

Hey what's worse fentanyl or narcan?

[@asullivan4047]

Narcan gives the individuals a 2nd chance of another fentanyl over dose-!!!😉 Must be a world record for a narcan recovery-???🤔.

[@omgorangelollipop8184]

Fentanl

[@willieg9731]

These are the same ones who were school hall walkers

[@MAXIMUMintheHORMONE]

Guess who's back, back again ...

[@user-ol9qz1vm7z]

?

[@asullivan4047]

Perhaps the ice cream vendor-???🤔.

[@MAXIMUMintheHORMONE]

It was meant as a joke ... the addicts never left ... they moved over a block and now they are filtering back.

[@user-ol9qz1vm7z]

Aa you meant all of them. I thought just some excact person.

[@talulatree5297]

Slim Shady😊

[@nukleus-sj9yb]

Dope boy dope get back out there 5'0 still around so move like a soldier to many costumers greetings from the imperial city the southern hemisphere amazon descendents no zombies here

[@kw5751]

Cop chasing the ice cream truck for a cone

[@sdferickbvfcds5322]

Living in a town of 3,000 people, I sometimes wonder if kids who were raised here might think of the closest "city" (pop 85,000) as being.... A hellscape of open-air drug markets with a rampant homeless population who only hacve themselves to blame, with the ubiquitous hyper-militarized police force waiting for a chance to baton them. --Given the limits of our experience, and the extent of the world that we get to see in our lives... every place inevitably looks different to someone.

[@albertchiu655]

never-ending ! fentanyl !

[@nicole-ev7uk]

Not in a mean way but I would be scared to death to even drive through down there this shit is wild and sad it's like nothing I've ever seen unbelievable 😮

[@hettyphilips]

I couldn't live that life.

[@susannovak6754]

Some of those passed out here or there could be dead but most just walk by like this is the norm!

[@asullivan4047]

Unfortunately best not to get involved with the " Dear Dead Departed " 😇

[@CynthiaW-jr7bc]

It IS the norm.

[@sherimcdaniel3491]

Susan, they walk by and see people passed out…or worse. What would you suggest they do? ❤️🐈

[@CynthiaW-jr7bc]

they know how to reach emt's or those who can

[@user-pv9jn5sy3z]

Очень печально 😢

[@user-pd6ql7bv1q]

А че такого,Бидон вечно под кумаром ну население решило не отставать

[@margarita2010ct]

What's the point of cleaning one section! if the rest looks like a garbage can.

[@jackbraden134]

wasn't the 2biggie pols,in town a few days ago, I knew it all for show

[@lifeisendlessx7929]

It won’t change there! Few more weeks and it will be the same as before

[@wiolettadanek6853]

Where do they get the money and the drugs?😮

[@kalinivanov7440]

At least it doesn't look like it did until a few years ago.

[@jasmineshakim5743]

It better now excellent

[@robertrusnak620]

Still not planning a family vacation .

[@vjp4699]

IT'S A START, AND A BIG CHANGE❤💯 IN PHILLY'S KENSINGTON SECTION.❤💯 THEY SET OUT TO CLEAN, NOT TO❤💯 REFORM/HOUSE THE PEOPLE YET!❤💯 PRAYERS TO OUR MAYOR/ CITY.❤💯

[@MrsRobinson0741]

An ice cream truck playing music in the background is sad!! Who would let their kids out around that!?!? 😬🫣 So many people bent over tying their shoes…need to switch to Velcro, crocs or slip-ons! 🙄🙄(insert sarcasm) I partied in the 80’s…thank goodness those days are long behind me, I’d be scared as hell to buy anything nowadays!! 😬

[@user-zv4ee1vi7t]

😂😂 good good 😂😂😂😂 tying their shoes 😂😂😂😂

[@marcusdavisdavis8986]

Of course they back they not gone go too far a way from the fetty were else they gone go 🙄

[@rosaschmitt4379]

Philadelphia Take Care of These People!

[@BFaluup]

You can’t take care of people who don’t want it

[@kidcopper7941]

The people have to want it. I have seen interviews where addicted people say it is to easy to stay because they get food & clothing every day.

[@rosaschmitt4379]

@@kidcopper7941 but it is heartbreaking! This the Price of Freedom!😢😢😢

[@chooch_mcgee]

its darwinism

[@thomasnelson3473]

It seems to be a slightly thinner crowd of those poor zombies out there and a little less debris. Otherwise not to much change.

[@zizi_strizi001]

What did they expect?

[@margieg1908]

Where did "they" put all the people???

[@margieg1908]

And ,its starting all over again.

[@SidewinderNetwork]

i applaud the effort but reality is it will be as bad or worse in 90 days or sooner