At 17 minutes in you ask what do I think about if they made a law so they could just take them up and take them somewhere. Plain straight like that, they could not get by with it in America. But there are workarounds. If they were offered free fentanyl, no guarantees about quality, the same stuff they get now, and a free meal of some cheap kind, but more than and better than they now get. Also offer them a free spot on asphalt or concrete with some kind of roof, plywood, and put this place far in the countryside, it might begin to work. Free food, free fetty, free spot with roof; that'll go a long way. Offer it with a contract signed and fingerprinted digital. with a promise of no investigation of warrants except for murder or some heinous crime, don't worry if you have a warrant for 9 dui's and escape or owe an ex a lot of alimony. It won't be reported. Now this place in the countryside needs services like any unincorporated community. Just make it like 200 acres. Lots of thin inexpensive asphalt, some concreted areas. Needs some convenience stores. A check cashing place. A bus that comes and goes a few times a day. A dispensary place or 2 or 3. A fire department. Water, and water spigots. free sodapop and snack food places, day old bread, day old donuts, protein bars, coffee. Some folks might qualify to work at these places. Have a rehab place with an actual building to live inside if they want to try reducing. A few ambulances. Just off the place should be a precinct of police who only appear if called, and do a once a day drive thru. Some ground rules easy to follow. Folks divided by number 1 thru 7 to pick up trash once a week so trash gets picked up every day... a moral to develop that make less trash and to use the many trash cans if possible. This community will need the infrastructure of electricity, and a power outlet at each "spot". Spots can be of different sizes for 1, 2, 3, 4, and a few bigger ones. A manager with authority of some kind to sort minor problems such as someone who might have a car wants it parked nearer to his or her spot. Stealing to be prohibited, but it'll happen because theft is their present economy. It is in some places for sure, such as in san francisco. But if someone has a real problem of something stolen, it should be required to return or replace it. The manager and police can make appointments for persons to go to a justice of the peace court. Court held once a week for somebody keeps stealing, they go to county lockup for a short time, and probation requires the person to wear prison garb during that time, and must not leave the community until probation is over. See, these people need to be decent persons as most try to be anyway. There could be sessions provided for folks to learn basic things. Public showers, public toilets, park bench tables, safe places to go to use those drugs. So many more details, but there should be at least one of these places in most every county, county run with funding by county, state, and federal, plus donations. Oh yea, there should be a donations facility with a thrift shop of free and inexpensive stuff. So yea, I think something like this might be nominated as one kind of solution. Something like this.

They were shamed into cleaning this place. The whole world was watching.

This is a good start. The residents deserve a clean and safe community.

Almost 8 years clean off of these streets.

They really need to clean up all the garbage it really makes the place look like a shit hole

I’m happy for the clean and sober citizens of Kensington. The others I wish great luck on changing their lives. 🙏🏼.

First, I would like to salute the efforts of the citizens of Philadelphia. Although not shown in the video, these places must have smelled very bad before. I hope the drug addicts go to places where they can get treatment. No one has the right to pollute the streets.

Wow, I grew up right there at Kensington & Ruth Sts. I can’t believe that Martin’s Deli is still in business. I’m 62 now and went there as a kid. Kensington is just so unrecognizable now. Sad to see it like this.

Give everyone living on the streets a large plastic garbage bag, a pair of disposable gloves. For a full bag of garbage, they go to a redemption spot, the garbage bag gets dumped in a huge container, and then they receive a new bag and gloves, along with food and toiletries, etc. Sounds simplistic, but it's a start in instilling care for their surroundings.

That place is still damn depressing no offence intended but it makes me sad

We should all be asking why is this happening all over the US? Why is homelessness and drugs being pushed upon people, by our govt.? Why are homeless people, receiving checks, every month;getting 3 meals a day;and are being supplied with the tents, to live in? Homelessness and drug abuse, is a business, in the United States. Our country is vulgar. RIP🙏

I hope the neighborhood stays well from now on😊. It's looking great❤

So what did they do with all of the people? It’s not like all of them are suddenly fine and have a roof to sleep under. Did they just bus them to another city or something?

A strangely serene vibe right there with the rain and none of the bustle. I enjoyed walking with you Mr Work.

It looks really good. I hope more cities start and do this. Start spending money on our own country, our own people that need help. Now if they could get people to quit throwing their trash all over the place

I went to Pharmacy School in West Philly before I went on to get my Master's and PhD. in Chemical engineering. I remember how it was right before it was cleaned up. People used to run up to your car if you even drove through there. It is a lot more safe and clean from what I can see. I still have friends who live in North Philly and I drive through there. It is definitely safer. I do not see as many people all over the place. To me it seems like everything is in much better shape. I remember what you were saying about people being down near the tracks like that. Excellent camera work my friend!! Really crisp and clear images. You really give that area a good feeling despite the sadness and homelessness. I always try and keep a handful of dollars and fives in case I see someone who is begging. It takes either a complete breakdown of any pride and be on your last good graces or to not care but either way I am going to help one of my brothers or sisters who are stuck out on the street. I do believe that in the whole scheme of life that helping others is one of our biggest responsibilities. Maybe I helped that person for a day or a couple days but at least I did something.

Memory lane from an og....they cleaned it up for now. Nice work young man. Keep 'em coming!

Thanks to people like you bringing global attention to the problem, you got it cleaned up!

Hi from Europe! Those people moved some other place. Why don't you find them and make a video about it. Even ask them some questions about how they feel about it. I think it's time for you to start making also interviews. 😀

Looking so much better for people not to fear for their own safety. I hope this continues for the people of Kensington! Thanks for the walk, it was pleasant, not like before.

REMARKABLE where are the junkies now ?

So where are the people

Must be a election year🙄🙄🙄 When i was homeless nearly 8 years ago and i met alot of people from different places. One happened to be from Kensington and i was like dam you walked all that way to here . The place we was at was a homeless shelter in Kansas. I dont remember his name but He said yeah he had some family out in California somewhere. I was passing through my self in the opposite direction out of the state. I really needed a new start and i got one i never knew what happened to the guy. Hope he is ok

I made it. I'm from Wisconsin and a small farm city, only 38,000 people, so it's interesting to watch your videos. Thanks for putting your safety aside to show us what you see on a daily basis. Be safe and God bless you.

Thanks for the update after the clean-up. I watched the clean up video and it was very amazing, but this situation is one that needs to be on the forefront every day every 2-3 days, every week ... because they will come back and start camping again. The city needs to assign a Kensington Ave team to patrol and clean up / up keep the neighborhood. I do wish that most of those individuals get help to stay sober and move away from such a devastating addiction. Once the area stays clean businesses will begin to move in and invigorate a neighborhood that has so much potential. I believe some of them can be paid to clean up the area and they may become proud of keeping it clean. 🙏🙏🌼🌼

OK! My question IS where did everybody GO? Looks better BUT where were they resettled? 90% of those who were there could not even walk!!

Wow what a difference

I don't think anyone "chooses" to be in that situation. Life is hard, and no one is perfect and sometimes we make bad choices. The world would be a nicer place if we chose to help people who are less fortunate. Love and respect from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿xx

Mr Deep. I live in dusty ol las vegas nevada and want to thank you for walking us up to see how people get to a train, normal to you to me ive never seen iit in real life just movies. Im down to watch neighborhood tours of places ine never been. Thanks Deep❤

23:45 How that clothing store Rainbow ( black & striped frontage ) managed to stay trading throughout all chaos & filth right up until Christmas 2023 was an astonishing achievement . 🏆

Philadelphia looks like The Bronx of the 1980s.

What about all that trash left ??? Everyone should come together and pick it all up

Something is telling me the city made that inside deal with those investors on buying bulk property in kenssington

You asked the question about taking them away and making them get sober. Imo forced quitting any addiction doesn't work for the majority.

Hi, Mr. work. You do a great video! It's fun walking with you. Thank you! 😊

I'm not a democrat by any means. But she is trying more then everyone else has done in decades.. Lets give her a little bit of a chance

If we’re gonna drop laws on the addicted. Why are we not coming after the dealers????, the johns, the people who keep this wheel turning

Ephesians 4:22-23 AMEN🦅 A lot of people aren't ready for change or the plan to make Philadelphia a better place to live, but it's coming.. They all did a great job on cleaning this place up.. God bless them all.. What if they dragged them away🤔 🙋🏾‍♀️Well, I said to myself that this city is blessed not to have that happen, but if our battling brothers and sister with an addiction dont want to abide by the rules or care about people's businesses, the kids in the neighborhood or endangering others lives with diseases and possibly death then from time to time they may have to drag them away..Sober folks and those in high places are battling things too and they're paying the price for not getting help or following rules too✔️ Thank you for this video God bless you💙💚

Thank you, Mr. Work for your videos. ❤

Used to be a decent place to live back in the day ❤

Looks like solient green movie. Now we know where they went

Yes I saw when the police was clearing the people out of the area, but thanks to your video I got to see how much was cleaned up. I hope they keep up the good work cause it's be a shame for our country the sadness of drugs in Kensington.

I'm wheelchair bond now, Thank you for sharing!

This is an artist talking. He doesn't talk every minute and lets the visuals and sounds speak instead. Good voice and descriptions when he does.

I really do appreciate your update and you stand aware of what’s going on and keeping us people aware what’s going on in the city and I really do hope that the mayor keep her word and make sure that that area stay clean. I really hope that they make these people help or arrest them. Take them off. The streets is always been help out there. They just don’t want it. People just wanna get high and they have to get rid of the drug dealers.

It’s great that your updating us what’s going down there 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🇬🇧👍👍

Glad you were able to get back on the straight and narrow. Much love and respect to you.

Another great one. God bless you, Mr. Work!

I really enjoyed the walk this morning, thank you

My mother was born on Kip street right up 🆙 the street from that bridge in 1930. So crazy

you're a safe guy, it's good to hear about the history of your city, love from Manchester UK

Great video Mr Work thank you.

Good evening Mr. Work! This is the 6 th time they tried to clean up

I love to see the raw video, it keeps it real. Thankyou Mr Work

I remember watching these videos,when they were packed with homeless, now dam looks good, always gonna have soft heart for them, I'm a ex streety too from New Zealand 🇳🇿 and man America has it hard alright, god bless and thanks for the update bro❤❤

Where did all the street folk go to ? Where did they move them to?

I've watched videos about addiction in other countries and they also have areas like kensington they are just well hidden. People have to realize if you have an addiction you can only get clean if YOU WANT TO. They can force people into treatment but as soon as they get out they are going back to what drug they want. The old saying you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink is very true. You can't force a person to get clean unless they want to. As always you provide an overall picture of the issue not just one section of Kensington 😊I made it 💯

About time; I’m so happy such a great city finally got some stones. I truly hated watching the suffering in prior videos and hope these ppl get help and recover. It can happen, giving up on them is easy, being tough and helping them is worth effort when u see the lost be saved. Thanks for ur video.

Thank you for this video. I liked the way you made comments along the way like the cross street information.

I not from Philly, but to be one of Americas big cities. That place is depressing and it is sad the city let it go down like that. Philly got 3 major sport teams that alone should motivate city to clean it up....... Philly and Los Angeles should be ashamed of themselves

Hey guys, beautiful neighborhood 😍

Thank you for all you do

New subscriber here from New Zealand. Thanks for showing what is really going on and speaking the truth about it.God bless you. ❤️💙🤍

I used to live by the L line station on A & K for 7 years. Mind boggling, walking to the station to get to Center City. Gotta do a video on the train. The Walgreen parking lot was a mess! Part 2 to the streets. So far, it looks a little better.

Philly is definitely a beutiful city. I'd love to hear more history on kenssington

Made it! Great footage. I hope that your city heals from this epidemic🙏🏾

About time and amazing.

Excellent content Mr.Work

First of all, a littering law: jail and $300 fine must be imposed and enforced. Second, after arrest and interrogation, detox and rehab opportunity or jail or mental asylum. Repeat all instances and let courts manage. I am not a person that likes to be mean to people, I like to see people happy including addicts. I used to be one. No littering is a part of getting clean (punt intended).

Gr8 video Mr. work.... congratulations ... 🙋🏻‍♂️

Good job Mr Work really enjoyed the video

This is how u fix the issue stop the drugs from coming here,n dont say ur gov cant i use to work for coast guard n we use to get calls over radio let certain boats go throu wit out checks why is tat,for the right price they came thru,think about how many get rich off these peaple hardship,so the answer is they wont stop the drugs coming thru cuz to many get rich off it.there is ur answer....

I hope many of them took advantage of the HELP that was offered. I know a few that have cleaned up and darn glad they got that help! They live great lives now. The new Philly Mayor was true to her word. In truth, it's not about the addicts, it's about the drug sellers! FOCUS! Focus on the sellers. Great video and thanks for letting us know what it looks like now. Also, nice to know your equipment is a DJI Osmo. Nice choice.

I just discovered your channel and am glad I did. You remind me of one of my favorite KZfaqrs, a fellow named Hobo Shoestring. Like you, he showed a side of American society that most people prefer to ignore. Sadly, he died just a few months ago. But I hope you stay safe and keep making these videos for many years to come. I’ll be watching them. Be careful out there.

Historically laws around prohibition and criminlization have not worked. It further entrenches a black market and feeds the prison industrial complex. This is a multilayered issue that involves mental health care, housing, substance abuse assistance, education, employment, etc.

Where is everyone? Seriously, where did they all go and how did they get there?

Good walk through to see a description of the Main St. and side streets. It's a hard world.

I remember that bridge from when i was a kid lived on Ella st from 80 to 91 then moved to Maryland

It'll be right back the way it was. Idk how long this going to last.

Nice to see a video after clean up,, God Bless you and thank You 🤗❤️😘🙏

Good morning thanks for sharing your walk today , so 3 days ago it was spotless the city workers hanging out the trash is back in town again.

Really great view of K& A. Thanks for your realistic showing of life in this part of Philadelphia.

Morning mr worrk that’s a nice camera excellent picture man respect mick🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍

Now it LA turn

I've seen a bunch near 2733 block of emerald and sterner st, underneath that bridge. Even Somerset and York dauphin station

Awesome job thanks 🎉

Wow,it looks so different!!Look like it's deserted! New subscriber...love the videos

Where is everybody?

The rig you're using looks and sounds amazing, stay safe out there and thanks for the tour

Thanks for sharing, I love that the brick road is still there

WOW LOOKS SO MUCH BETTER ❤❤

Better journalism than CNN

It definitely must be an election year😅

Omg !! WTF !! It looks awesome I used to go there when I lived in PGH . It like night and day !!

Will the zombies not return? Such a beautiful city.

Kensington has long way to go.

Somerset Bridge. Rocky ran across that bridge. Used to be up there a lot. Freddy and Tony’s was right up the street on Front & Indy. Them cats up there were crazy.

I’m glad to see that

Can you help someone who does not want help??

I am from Australia and I can't get over the trash problem you have in America. Why do people throw their trash on the ground? It's disgusting. You would never see this in Australia!! Use the rubbish bins...not hard