On a day when Philadelphians would normally be celebrating, a corner of the city was quiet.
The streets of Kingsessing were largely empty Tuesday — residents inside their homes, the doors double-locked. Most of the people outside were politicians and police officers keeping watch. A child’s mint-green bike lay abandoned in the street.
“No one is willing, including kids, to come by and pick it up,” District Attorney Larry Krasner said.
