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Kensington: McPherson Square Park Ditches the Needles, Welcomes Children

June 30, 2014 2

McPherson Square Park, more commonly known as “Needle Park” among the Kensington community, used to be a place of high drug usage and crime. Children weren’t safe, and the risk of getting stuck by a [continue reading…]