Small City

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.