What's happening in Kensington: Week of Jan. 26, 2026
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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
