Walking dead! Drug ‘zombies’ in Philly neighborhood minutes from World Cup stadium
Thousands of visitors from around the world will be pouring into the Philadelphia Stadium for the World Cup game a short drive from the Kensington neighborhood notorious for it's zoned out "Zombie" drug addicts stumbling around or lying passed out on the street with rotting flesh, waiting for their next fix.
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US News Walking dead! Drug ‘zombies’ in Philly neighborhood minutes from World Cup stadium By Jeanne Erickson Published June 13, 2026, 7:06 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google As thousands of soccer fans pour into Philadelphia Stadium for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the City of Brotherly Love has a rare opportunity to showcase itself on the world’s biggest stage — but one neighborhood’s drug-ravaged streets are only a short drive away Beyond the exciting tourist attractions — the Liberty Bell, the Museum of the American Revolution and the famous Philadelphia cheesesteak — some visitors may also encounter one of the city’s most visible crises: the open-air drug market in the Kensington neighborhood, where addiction has ravaged the streets…
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