Huntington Avenue

Citizen complaint of the day: Stupid Massholes on Huntington Avenue

adamg — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:33:39 +0000

A concerned citizen grows weary of obnoxious drivers blaring horns at pedestrians crossing with the light at Belvedire and Huntington by the Pru:

The curse of the E line: SUV vs. trolley on Huntington Avenue

adamg — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 04:02:20 +0000

Crash aftermath. Photo by Brian D'Amico. See more photos.

Local 718 reports two injuries in the crash around 10:50 p.m. near the firehouse at 560 Huntington Ave.

D'Amico reports it looks like the SUV driver attempted to make a left turn in front of the trolley.

E Line service is, of course, suspended until after the victims are extricated and the investigation completed.

Citizen complaints of the day: Rubbish fiestas across the city

adamg — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:24:34 +0000

Columbus Avenue slobs.

It's as if we've been hit by a hurricane of slobbery. Citizens Connect this morning is just filled with reports of mounds of filth and vermin, including:

774 Columbus Ave., Roxbury: "Every week, Residents of 772, 774, and 776 Columbus throw loose trash on the sidewalk. Makes it difficult for garbagemen to pick up everything, so there is usually lots of trash left behind. (worse than usual because many are probably moving on Sept 1)."

Huntington Ave., Mission Hill: "Student moving trash all up and down Huntington Ave from Brigham circle to S. Huntington corner."

22 Batterymarch, downtown: "The sidewalk is stained and usually covered in rotting food, bird feces, feathers, avian flu, and pigeons."

Downtown Crossing Red Line platforms: "Dead cockroaches are littered all over." Ed question: Well, better than if they were still alive, no?

The strip mall on American Legion Highway in Roslindale: "Rubbish fiesta on Legion."

City rules Huntington Avenue Y no landmark

adamg — Thu, 12 May 2011 11:08:31 +0000

The move clears the way for the YMCA and Northeastern to build a 17-story dorm and comes after Y residents sought to block the move by asking the city Landmarks Commission the building with the blinking logo a landmark, the Huntington News reports.

Roof fire shuts down Huntington Avenue near medical area

adamg — Tue, 03 May 2011 23:06:52 +0000

The Boston Fire Department reports contractors were doing roof work at a Mass. College of Art and Design building at 621 Huntington Ave. when the building's rubber roof caught on fire. The building was evacuated and Huntington Avenue was shut down; no injuries reported.

The department says investigators are still looking at the exact cause of the fire.

5/3/11 - 5:45 pm

Green Line a little off track this morning

adamg — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:42:42 +0000

Night Owl City took this photo of a derailed inbound E trolley at South Huntington and Huntington around 9:30 a.m. AlertNewEngland reports no injuries. Expect, as they say, delays.

It's not like he wrote 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious'

adamg — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 03:25:22 +0000

Absolutely, we shouldn't be encouraging rapscallions to whip out their Sharpies and mark up the T, but you have to almost admire the effort, or at the very least, the amount of time, that went into this defacement of a blank sign on the E line. One wonders if a judge would sentence him based on the number of letters if he gets caught and convicted.

Via Boston Reddit.

T to triple three-car trolleys; Even on the E

adamg — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:57:15 +0000

The MBTA will expand the number of three-car trolleys on the Green Line on Monday - and will start running them on the E branch for the first time, which also means the return of triple-trolley service to Lechmere.

The T restored some three-car service on non-E lines last year. The expansion means the number of tripled-up trains will increase from 13 to 32 on weekdays.

In a statement, T General Manager Richard Davey said:

As I've talked with Green Line customers over the past year, train capacity is an issue that is frequently raised. We have received that message loud and clear, and the MBTA is responding.

A trolley car

adamg — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:30:05 +0000

Our Eye in the Sky shows us a Honda CR-V being towed off the Green Line at Longwood and Huntington about 1:30 this morning (and no, there was not an even larger tow truck to the right pulling the tow truck that was pulling the tow truck that was pulling the car).

Alright, who's the bonehead who just left his work lying around?

adamg — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 20:41:31 +0000

Channel 4 reports those skulls that turned up in a Huntington Avenue basement the other day were a) real and b) "likely used for medical research."

Pedestrian hit by Longwood shuttle bus at Huntington and Ruggles

adamg — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:18:11 +0000

UPDATE, 7 p.m.: Boston Police identify the victim as Simin Arad, 50, say the bus had a green light, that she walked in front of the bus and that the driver tried to stop.

UPDATE: Channel 5 reports the victim, a woman in her 30s, has died.

Not looking good: The intersection is shut as both the homicide and the fatal-accident reconstruction units investigate.

Piss 'n' go on Huntington Avenue

adamg — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 11:48:28 +0000

The Huntington News reports:

The manager of Symphony Market reported a student urinated on the shelves in the rear of the store then made a purchase with his credit card.

T inspector surprised to learn bus 100 feet away from him seemed about to burst into flames

adamg — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 03:03:38 +0000

Our Longwood Medical Area correspondent files the following dispatch to go with his photo:

Why aren't those people getting on that bus?

adamg — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:43:17 +0000

Because, as Stephanie reports, it just ran out of fuel. How does that happen?

Man charged with dicking around at Huntington Avenue trolley stop

adamg — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:22:07 +0000

7/13/10 - 7:57 pm

MBTA Transit Police report arresting a homeless man for exposing himself to an E trolley driver at Longwood last night after being asked to pay his fare.

According to a police report, Derek John Agresti, 40, initially responded to being asked to pay for his ride around 8 p.m. by swearing at the driver and threatening to beat him up. The report says Agresti then got off the train, walked a short distance, stopped, pulled down his shorts and grabbed his penis with both hands in view of the driver.

Agresti was arrested at the Ruggles stop on the Orange Line about 15 minutes later and charged with open and gross lewdness.

Innocent, etc.