Ah, got it. The Block was a right mess when heroin lodged there - I worked on a job in Caroline St, just metres away - it was “interesting” at times. Many of the locals were up for a friendly chat if they realised you weren’t racist by nature.
Neat juxtaposition of this thread and a recent Police press release:
https://www.police.nsw.gov.au/news/n...bWwmYWxsPTE%3D