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Cherelle Parker: “Riverview Wellness Village [was built] on the grounds of a…”

Featuring: Cherelle Parker, Democratic | Mayor of Philadelphia | Pennsylvania

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Full speech: Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker delivers 'State of the City' address

Published | Video Starts at 39:25

But what were we going to do here in Philadelphia, Sid? We're going to go to war with the status quo. And in January of this year, we opened Riverview Wellness Village [was built] on the grounds of a former city nursing home in Northeast Philadelphia alongside the Delaware River. They put posters up on Kensington Avenue that said, if you or someone you love suffers from addiction. A picture of me. Ugly picture, too. Mayor Cherelle Parker wants you to die. (39:25–39:42)

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Asserts the location of Riverview Wellness Village on a former city nursing home site in Northeast Philadelphia.

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