Richard Allen residents have been pushing for the change for years.
Category: North 11th Street
Three adjacent public housing projects, Richard Allen, Penn Town, and Harrison, have been engaged in a violent turf war that’s claimed at least 80 lives over the last five years. Shootings in the square mile of the Poplar neighborhood around 11th Street have increased 400% over the past half decade. The community is fighting back, but it’s not easy.
