Protesters calling for a Gaza ceasefire blocked Atlantic Avenue in front of South Station around 8:30 a.m. Not long after, Boston Police began arresting the protesters.
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By adamg - 3/3/24 - 9:10 pm
Matt Frank took in the sunset over Chelsea, the Tobin, the Mystic, Boston Harbor and downtown Boston this evening.
By adamg - 3/1/24 - 2:26 pm
On March 1, 1925, people who supported a new trial for Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, convicted of a 1920 robbery turned double murder in Braintree, marched through the North End and Scollay Square for a rally at Faneuil Hall, where Boston City Council President James Moriarty joined their cause. Read more.
By adamg - 2/28/24 - 3:38 pm
Carina Flynn reports she was walking down Washington Street in Downtown Crossing shortly before 3:15 p.m. when she heard a loud crashing sound and turned to see the remains of a second-floor window from HomeGoods, 350 Washington St. lying all over the sidewalk. Read more.
By adamg - 2/26/24 - 9:54 pm
At 8:51 p.m., the MBTA reported a Red Line train pulled up lame at Downtown Crossing, causing delays of up to 20 minutes.
By adamg - 2/26/24 - 1:27 pm
An area man already wanted on unspecified charges in Philadelphia was arrested inside the Bank of America branch at 175 Federal St. downtown early this morning, police say. Read more.
By adamg - 2/25/24 - 4:54 pm
Transit Police report arresting a man they say went berserk and repeatedly punched a worker at McDonald's stand at South Station for the alleged sin of touching the lid of the man's drink around 7 p.m. on Saturday.
Police say the man, 34, was arrested for assault and battery. His victim was treated at the scene, police say.
By adamg - 2/24/24 - 5:35 pm
A recent report projected more than a $1-billiion decrease in property-tax revenue from downtown office buildings seeing a continuing drop in occupancy because a lot of people are still working at home. Scott Van Voorhis reports we're now seeing the first wave of that: A growing number of requests for tax abatements from downtown building owners who claim their buildings simply aren't worth what they were in the Before Times.
By adamg - 2/23/24 - 9:20 am
A man screaming about masks attacked a 69-year-old woman at the State Street Orange Line stop Wednesday afternoon, ripping her mask off, knocking her to the floor and trying to drag her to the tracks before a bystander intervened, Transit Police and WBZ report. Read more.
By adamg - 2/22/24 - 6:47 am
Christianity Today reports on divisions inside Park Street Church:
A years-long fight over leadership styles and decision-making processes at historic Park Street Church in Boston has boiled over into accusations of abusing spiritual authority and authoritarianism.
By adamg - 2/21/24 - 3:59 pm
A New York developer has filed plans with the BPDA to replace offices in three adjoining buildings it owns on Washington, Water and Washington, Water and Devonshire streets in Downtown Crossing with apartments, under a city pilot aimed at giving tax breaks to building owners who do just that. Read more.
By adamg - 2/20/24 - 12:00 pm
At 11:17 a.m., the MBTA reported: "Delays of about 15 minutes while personnel complete a track repair between Haymarket and State." They have since updated the track is no longer whack.
By adamg - 2/16/24 - 5:58 pm
A man who was convicted of raping a 72-year-old woman in her South End apartment in 2000 was arrested today on charges he held up a market on Washington Street in Downtown Crossing and a market on Staniford Street in the West End, both on Feb. 11. Read more.
By adamg - 2/16/24 - 9:53 am
Surveillance photo of suspect via TPD.
Transit Police report they are looking for a guy they say threw a lit cigarette at a man's face - causing a burn - and then "displayed a knife in a threatening manner" at South Station around 6 a.m. on Tuesday.
If he looks familiar, contact detectives, anonymously if you prefer, at 617-222-1050.
By adamg - 2/15/24 - 11:25 am
Tim Lawrence looked out his window on Washington Street in Downtown Crossing to see a line of flaming trash outside the DSW store on Washington Street in Downtown Crossing shortly after 7 p.m. He reports BFD quickly arrived and doused the burning rubbish.
Might be time for motorists to pay a toll to drive into downtown Boston at rush hour, councilor says
By adamg - 2/13/24 - 10:14 am
The Boston City Council tomorrow considers whether to let Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson (Roxbury) start up some formal consideration of a proposal for "congestion pricing" as a way to ease gridlock on Boston roads caused by narrowing car access because of bicycle and bus lanes - and maybe even provide enough revenue to help improve public transit. Read more.
By adamg - 2/12/24 - 9:31 am
Surveillance photos of suspect via BPD.
Boston Police report they are looking for a man they say held up BNC Market, 226 Washington St. in Downtown Crossing, around 1:40 p.m. on Sunday. Read more.
By adamg - 2/9/24 - 11:34 am
Nick Schmidt has a clear view of where the Government Center garage used to be, but which is finally gone after months of disruption to Green and Orange Line riders and nearby residents - and the death of one worker - to make way for another Bulfinch Crossing tower.
By adamg - 2/9/24 - 9:53 am
A federal judge yesterday issued a preliminary order of forfeiture for the London flat owned by Vladislav Klyushin, convicted last September of orchestrating a hacking scheme that netted him and employees of his Moscow firm some $93 million in profits through advance looks at corporate financial statements via a data center in the Downtown Crossing Macy's building. Read more.
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