Mayor Cherelle L. Parker will unveil Philadelphia’s new city-operated drug treatment facility Wednesday, marking what her administration says is a significant milestone in its effort to end open-air drug markets.

Mayor Cherelle Parker and the City of Philadelphia have announced the opening of the Riverview Wellness Village, a care and recovery housing property created to help those who are coming out of inpatient substance-use disorder treatment.

Mayor Cherelle Parker on Wednesday unveiled the first city-owned recovery housing for people coming out of drug treatment, a key to her plan to address the opioid epidemic.