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Richard Allen residents have been pushing for the change for years.
Members of the Richard Allen, Penn Town and Harrison housing communities held a Put the Guns Down peace walk through their neighborhood in October 2020 Kimberly Paynter / WHYY Feb. 15, 2021, 6:30 a.m. Love Philly? Sign up for the free Billy Penn email newsletter to get everything you need to know about Philadelphia, every day.
After neighbors advocated for 24-hour police presence at an especially violent intersection in North Philly’s Poplar neighborhood, officials appear to have heeded the call.
The Philadelphia Police Department and Philadelphia Housing Authority officers have started coordinating to more thoroughly cover the area around 10th and Brown, police and PHA confirmed to Billy Penn.