A new city-operated rehabilitation facility for people in recovery from drug addiction will begin accepting patients this month in Northeast Philadelphia, marking a major milestone for Mayor Cherelle L.

The former U.S. Air Force radar station turned rehabilitation and chemical dependency facility announced on November 26 that as of 1 p.m. they were closing their doors.

Opening the Riverview Wellness Village in Northeast Philly is a key step toward fulfilling the vow she made when she took office last year to shut down Kensington’s open-air drug market. It’s part of an effort to move unhoused drug users off the street and into treatment,