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City councilors call for Mass. and Cass emergency declaration; Wu admin. pushes back
Local News Boston City Councilors Erin Murphy, Frank Baker, Ed Flynn, and Michael Flaherty said that officials need to declare a state of emergency to improve the situation at Mass. and Cass. An encampment of tents and shelters lines Atkinson Street in the area know as Mass. and Cass, Aug. 17, 2023. John Tlumacki / […]
Wu files Mass. and Cass ordinance, details plans in new blog post
Local News Mayor Michelle Wu also responded to reports that City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson was robbed at Mass. and Cass over the weekend. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. Erin Clark/Boston Globe Last Friday, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Police Commissioner Michael Cox announced a major change in terms of the city’s handling of the area […]
Wu announces plans to take down tents, open temporary shelter near Mass. and Cass
Local News Public safety concerns spiked at Mass. and Cass this summer, so officials are looking to remove the temporary structures that they say hide much of the criminal activity there. An encampment of tents and shelters line Atkinson Street in the area know as Mass. and Cass. JohnTlumacki/Boston Globe Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Police […]
Most of the tents at Mass. and Cass now cleared, officials say
Local News A three-day effort to clear the encampments was set to wrap up Wednesday. A worker with the Newmarket Business Improvement District pulls a tarp on Atkinson Street as the city works to clear encampments from Mass. and Cass. John Tlumacki / The Boston Globe Workers with the city and other groups continued clearing […]
City reportedly begins clearing tents from Mass. and Cass
Local News A plan approved last week seeks to clear encampments and relocate people living in them to shelters. Work was underway Tuesday to clear the tents on Atkinson Street. Tony Rivera (right) from the Newmarket Business Improvement District cleans up the street where tents once stood. John Tlumacki / The Boston Globe Following Boston […]
Boston officials prepare to enforce Mass. and Cass tent clearing ordinance
Local News The city has been working with those living in tents at Mass. and Cass to offer them shelter. Enforcement will begin Nov. 1. Boston officials are working to find shelter for those living in tents at Mass. and Cass. Michael Dwyer/AP, File One day after City Council approved an amended version of her […]
Here’s how Arroyo wants to amend Wu’s Mass. and Cass tent plan
Local News Boston City Council is set to vote on Wu’s plan for clearing tents from Mass. and Cass this week. Tents line the area known as Mass. and Cass. Michael Dwyer/AP, File Days before Boston City Council is set to vote on Mayor Michelle Wu’s plan to clear encampments from Mass. and Cass, Councilor […]
City Council delay on Mass. and Cass vote is ‘disappointing,’ Wu says
Local News Mayor Michelle Wu introduced a plan to clear encampments around Mass. and Cass in August. City Council is nearing a deadline to vote on it. A person peers from a tent on Southampton Street in an area known as Mass and Cass. John Tlumacki/Boston Globe Almost two months after announcing a major plan […]
City Council president calls for investigation after toddler spends night at Mass. and Cass
Local News The child was found to be in good health, but police filed a report with the Department of Children and Families. People gathered on Southampton Street, between Atkinson and Topeka streets in 2022. Jessica Rinaldi/Boston Globe Boston City Council President Ed Flynn is calling for officials to investigate after it was found that […]