'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 the closure’
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'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 because
'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 lot of
‘Crear un espacio para que todos nos reunamos … y ayude a resolver algo de esto’
Jackie Saez Ex-residente de Kensington y directora del programa Sunday Suppers. [Afecta] a personas que conozco que viven en el
‘El estado actual de los servicios no funciona’.
Alfred Klosterman Residente y miembro de la Asociación Cívica de Harrowgate (Harrowgate Civic Association) Está a dos paradas de mi
La comunidad de Kensington responde al cierre de la estación de Somerset de SEPTA.
Actualizado 01/04/21 4:40 p.m. – SEPTA reabrirá la estación de Somerset el lunes 5 de abril después
'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 stop’
'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 here to
'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 in the
'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 because that
‘Podemos hacer más juntos de lo que podemos hacer individualmente’.
Brenda Mosley Residente de Kensington, capitana de cuadra “The Village” y conectora comunitaria de NKCDC El cierre ha afectado a
Esta residente de Kensington está respondiendo a la gentrificación en su vecindario a través de la poesía
Empecé a escribir poesía hace 13 años atrás cuando estaba en la escuela secundaria, pero no fue hasta el noveno
'El cierre de la estación es un síntoma de una enfermedad’.
Bill McKinney Residente de Kensington y director ejecutivo de New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) Me impacta directamente porque esa
'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 need to
'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 I
'The community knows what's good for the community.'
Melissa Kucherich Resident and employee with New Kensington Community Development Corporation One, it pits people against each other. There’s
Kensington community responds to SEPTA closing down Somerset Station
Update 04/01/21 4:40 p.m. – SEPTA will reopen Somerset Station on Monday, April 5 after two weeks
SEPTA responds to Kensington organizations’ protest of Somerset Station closure
Updated 04/07/21 4:40 p.m. Kensington’s Somerset Station, managed by SEPTA and located on the Market-Frankford
'I think the stakeholders ... should call the shots.'
Susan Post Director of Esperanza Health Center It affects all the people that live in this neighborhood. I don’t
‘Creo que las partes interesadas ... deberían tomar las decisiones’.
Susan Post Directora de Esperanza Health Center Esto afecta a toda la gente que vive en este barrio. Yo no
Former resident shares his memories of growing up in Kensington
Bob Horn, a Port Richmond resident, grew up in Kensington during the 60s and 70s and lived there for 25
El artista local Daniel de Jesús lanza un nuevo álbum: ‘Estas canciones representan un análisis de mi propia psique"
Como uno de los líderes del país en arte público, con más de 4,000 murales, y el lugar de
This nonprofit is bringing its free tech education class to Philadelphia
LaunchCode, a nonprofit that provides free tech education and job placement assistance, will begin its first Philly-based web development class
Esta organización sin fines de lucro está trayendo su clase de educación tecnológica gratuita a Filadelfia
LaunchCode, una organización sin fines de lucro que proporciona educación tecnológica gratuita y asistencia para la colocación laboral, comenzará su