Copley Square

Rally for Ukraine in Copley Square

By adamg - 2/27/23 - 1:59 pm

The Dig has photos from yesterday's rally.

Green Line trolley derails between Copley and Hynes; no injuries, at least

By adamg - 1/26/23 - 9:27 pm

The scene in Copley Square. Photo by Rand. Can't sit still.

What the MBTA described as a signal problem turned out to be a trolley derailment just after Copley Square outbound that left passengers on that train and two trains behind it stuck in the tunnel. Read more.

City looks to permanently ban cars from Dartmouth Street in front of the BPL

By adamg - 1/19/23 - 11:15 am

The BPDA board this afternoon will vote on spending $100,000 for a consultant to recommend ways to turn Dartmouth Street between the BPL main library and the Copley Square park into a permanent mall for pedestrians and bicyclists - with space set aside for a lane for emergency vehicles. Read more.

Man charged with sexual attacks at Copley T stop

By adamg - 11/25/22 - 11:39 am

Transit Police report arresting a South End men they say attacked at least two women at the Copley Square Green Line stop this month - and say they are now investigating whether he is responsible for additional attacks. Read more.

Boston to keep several street changes originally made for the Orange Line shutdown

By adamg - 9/20/22 - 10:15 am

Huntington Avenue between Brigham Circle and Gainsborough Street and Boylston Street in Copley Square will keep their dedicated bus lanes, city officials announced today. Read more.

8:10 p.m. on a weekday perhaps not best time to spray graffiti at the Copley T stop, man learns

By adamg - 9/16/22 - 2:25 pm

Transit Police report arresting a man for spraying painting graffiti that included the word "GANG" on the walls of the Copley Green Line station around 8:10 p.m. on Thursday. Read more.

Man forgets backpack at Copley T stop, but is arrested when he goes to retrieve it - because of the high-powered gun inside, police say

By adamg - 8/31/22 - 9:08 am

Transit Police report arresting a Boston man on gun charges at the Copley Green Line stop Sunday morning because of the "9mm handgun with a high capacity magazine, laser sight affixed and ammunition" inside his backpack. Read more.

Boston begins setting up bus-only lanes for Orange Line shuttles

By adamg - 8/14/22 - 10:30 pm

Boston Streets Chief Jascha Franklin-Hodge reports contractors began laying down the stencils and paint tonight to create bus lanes down Boylston Street in Copley Square as the first set of temporary bus lanes for the charter buses that will move between Orange Line stations when the trains stop running for a month at 9 p.m. on Friday.

We’re marking around Copley Square now, and moving on to Government Center over the next few nights.

Thank goodness for the 39 bus

By adamg - 8/1/22 - 9:37 am

The T reminds Green Line riders that it's shutting down the ol' E Line between Copley and Heath between Aug. 6 and Aug. 21 to make improvements, including sprucing up the tracks it didn't get to the last time it shut the line. Riders who'd rather not just walk from Back of the Hill to Copley Square can instead ride the 39 bus, the T says.

Faulty Green Line door proves hard to ignore

By adamg - 7/27/22 - 6:08 pm

The MBTA reports a trolley with an embarrassing door problem at Copley is messing up service on the Green Line. "Trains may be asked to stand by at stations," along with, presumably, their passengers.

Boston Bike Party takes to the streets for first time since the Before Times

By adamg - 7/16/22 - 10:38 am

Erica Mattison was among the scores of bicyclists yesterday evening in Copley Square who set off for the first Boston Bike Party in a long time.

The Fort Pointer captured the procession through the Seaport (and, yes, one of the Seaport's Lambo drivers making the rounds): Read more.

Mayor, federal prosecutor vow to bring charges against Nazis for attack on man in Copley Square - once they can ID them

By adamg - 7/5/22 - 4:00 pm

Wu, Rollins and acting Suffolk County DA Kevin Hayden exit BPD HQ for press conference.

Mayor Wu and US Attorney Rachael Rollins vowed today to prosecute white supremacists they say attacked a gay, Black man who had the misfortune of walking onto Dartmouth Street just as they were marching to the Back Bay Orange Line stop for a ride out of town on Saturday. Read more.

Nazi brownpants with riot shields parade through Boston after members pulled out of clown-car U-Haul in Idaho

By adamg - 7/2/22 - 4:31 pm

Nazis under flags they couldn't tear down in Copley Square. Photo by twonickles.

Update: They even used a U-Haul in Boston, but to haul away their riot shields.

Twonickels sums up the scene in Copley Square this afternoon: Read more.

Man sought for beating somebody during Copley Square Celtics watch party last Friday

By adamg - 6/17/22 - 10:14 am

Boston Police have released photos of a man wanted for aggravated assault during a Celtics watch party in Copley Square Park around 11:30 p.m. on June 10. Read more.

Copley Square was all in for the Celtics tonight, but then the fights began

By adamg - 6/10/22 - 10:54 pm

At 10:38 p.m., Frank Solensky posted a photo of hundreds of people watching the Celtics play on a wicked big screen in Copley Square. Read more.

Back Bay to get restaurant serving food until 1:30 a.m.; quieter space to replace rowdy, now defunct club

By adamg - 6/8/22 - 2:54 pm

The Boston Licensing Board today approved plans to replace the former Storyville club in the Copley Square Hotel at Exeter Street and Huntington Avenue with a restaurant aimed at what its lawyer said was "an older, more sophisticated crowd" only out to "enjoy food," not bring the house down. Read more.

Boylston and Newbury streets and the Public Garden were awash in blue and yellow this afternoon as people marched to show their support for Ukraine. Read more.

Librarians, supporters rally in Copley Square against disruptive anti-maskers

By adamg - 2/19/22 - 6:48 pm

WBZ reports.