John Doherty: This is what Newburgh is like without crack.
Laressa Knight and her friend, Yahaira Fernandez, are walking down Lander Street on their way to the city pool, pushing a pair of strollers and herding two boys before them.
"There are times, I would never — never — walk through here," said Fernandez, 24.
Laressa Knight and her friend, Yahaira Fernandez, are walking down Lander Street on their way to the city pool, pushing a pair of strollers and herding two boys before them.
"There are times, I would never — never — walk through here," said Fernandez, 24.
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