Mayor Parker is planning to clear homeless people from a corridor of Kensington on Wednesday
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All eyes are on Kensington as Parker administration plans to clear homeless from a main corridor
The clearing will likely be the most visible action the Parker administration has taken yet in Kensington. City health officials estimate at least 675 people are homeless in the neighborhood.
2900 Kensington Ave will be the location the Mayor will allow the public to view the forced removal of people and where the media specifically will be.
#scanner police sending units down jasper to contain people who are moving there
#scanner police will be letting homeowners enter the restricted area but will be blocking everyone else off
#scanner police have counted 31 homeless individuals in the restricted area
#scanner police having trouble getting certain equipment into the restricted zone. They are also sending equipment through Wishart and Emerald
#scanner police are now scouting Kensington and Frankford for people who left K&A
#stream there is a small crowd gathered outside Kensington and Allegheny alongside media. You're on camera right now folks
#stream as more individuals arrive at K&A on the subway, it appears volunteers are talking to them.
#stream from k&a police have 2 lines of barricades set in formation. First defense line is bike racks, second is bikes behind the first defense.