Philadelphia City Council considers curfew on businesses in this open-air drug market
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A Philadelphia city official introduced a bill requiring some businesses in Kensington to adhere to a curfew as crime and public drug-use runs rampant.
City Councilmember Quetcy Lozada introduced a bill on Thursday requiring some commercial establishments and restaurants to close between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. if they are within a specific area of the Kensington neighborhood, including the infamous Kensington Avenue. The proposal is one of the latest to address issues in Kensington, an area that has become the epicenter of the city's drug crisis. Megan Myers is an associate producer/writer with Fox News Digital Originals.
"In order to address the crisis in Kensington, we need a better understanding of who is there and what is happening," Lozada, whose district includes Kensington, said in a press release.
Kensington, known internationally for its excessive public drug use, is among the Philadelphia areas most impacted by overdose fatalities, according to city health department data. Over 1,400 people citywide died from drug overdoses in 2022, an 11% increase since the previous record-high the year prior.
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