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It’s a community that, neighbors said, was in crisis. For years, Geraldine Brown, who lives near the intersection of 52nd and Arch streets in West Philadelphia, said her community has been a hotspot for crime. “You hear the gunfire. Everybody ducking down in their own homes, because you don’t know if a stray bullet is going to come in their homes. It was just so incredibly scary,” she said of the fear the community had previously felt. But, this past week, Brown said, neighbors celebrated as an