Burnside Park — Attraction in Providence

Lots of homeless and addicts hanging about. I took my son for a walk though Providence on Labor Day Monday and he asked to stop at the park to play. Park itself was lovely, but there were lots of people camped out just sleeping in the middle of the day. Openly drinking alcohol and many "nodders", some asked us for money preying on a child's innocence. My son saw a dog and couldn't resist asking to pet. The owner was falling on the ground and repeatedly dropping his bottle of unlabeled pills. Filthy hands asking to shake my sons hand. I had to have a very unfortunate conversation with my...

I’ve been through very urban neighborhoods and this block of providence had me on guard.

I can see authorities giving the block as a way to contain it. I’ve seen the same in other jurisdictions. Once an element steps off the block though, they are open game.

Idk that is what providence does but I did see this block divided up into various units by those who assemble there. Looked like a yard to me.

Wouldn’t walk my wife and child...

We like to visit with the kids this playground when we come here from Boston. Last time we came around 7pm on Saturday. I must admit it was a little scarier to be there. I didn't feel safe at all. There were rats around the fountain, in all the trash cans and on the playground. The park was full with junkies and homeless people. I do understand that they don't have any place to live, but the city should solve somehow this problem and help...