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‘It should be organized by the people that were in addiction, as well as people that live in the community.’
Suleiman Hassan & SyfahDeen Hassan Founders of Soldiers for Recovery Suleiman: It’s definitely going to affect the people…
‘The more the people, the greater it gets.’
Gloria “Smooches” Cartagena Resident, president of Somerset Neighbors for Better Living, and NKCDC Community Connector As far as…
‘I’m not interested in the station being safe for new residents. I’m interested in it being safe for people who live here now.’
Rebecca Fabiano & Kevin Veltri Fab Youth Philly Rebecca: [Somerset’s closure] affects people who live and work here…
‘We can get more done together than we can individually.’
Brenda Mosley Kensington resident, block captain of “The Village,” and NKCDC Community Connector The closure has affected a…
‘The status quo of services doesn’t work.’
Alfred Klosterman Resident and member of Harrowgate Civic Association It’s two stops away from my stop, and my…
‘A station on a major line being closed is only going to hurt the neighborhood.’
Wallace Kemp Mayfair resident, rider on the Market-Frankford line I live in Mayfair, but I want to be…
‘Create a space for all of us to convene … and help solve some of this’
Jackie Saez Former Kensington resident and Sunday Suppers program manager [It affects] people who I know who live…
‘The station closing is a symptom of a disease.’
Bill McKinney Kensington resident and executive director of New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) It impacts me directly…
‘We need more security; more street cleaning.’
Tim McCloskey Kensington resident Like everything else, it’s not just the closure itself — I understand that things…
‘When we remove a resource, other resources get stretched.’
Amy Liao Kensington resident and Esperanza Health Center employee Personally, I don’t usually use the Somerset Station. But…