The plan, which was met with resident and community member pressure, had been to redevelop immigrant family homes
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SPEAK OUT WITH EAST BOSTON FAMILIES FIGHTING EVICTION
Send ZBA comments in opposition to 168 Gove Street building proposal
STAND FOR SENIOR HOUSING RALLY WILL DENOUNCE LAWSUITS
Landlord Monty Gold and Turtle Swamp Brewery filed a lawsuit to stop the building of 38 units of senior housing.
RESIDENTS RALLY IN SUPPORT OF MATTAPAN RENTERS
A large landlord refused to negotiate with Mattapan renters to prevent evictions and displacement.
EAST BOSTON FAMILIES HOLD VIGIL TO STOP REDEVELOPMENT OF HOMES
The gathering is being held by families at 168 Gove Street, in response to a luxury developer's plan to build condos.
EASTBOUND AND GOWN: AS STUDENTS DISPLACE LONGTIME EAST BOSTONIANS, A COMMUNITY WELCOMES NEWCOMERS BUT NOT WITHOUT SOME CONCERNS
“We will lose the connection, the tight community we have in our neighborhood,” she said of more transient renters. “We won’t get to know our neighbors.”
EXODUS IN EASTIE: IN MAVERICK SQUARE, A COMMUNITY CLINGS TO HOME
"They are the faces of the “displacement crisis."
THERE’S A GOOD CHANCE YOUR LEAST FAVORITE SLUMLORD GOT HIS ASS KICKED BY THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL YESTERDAY
Given the opportunity to publicly address the grievances leveled against him, City Realty Co-Owner Steve Whalen stood at the microphone, pulled his pants down, and covered the entire chamber in a diarrhea tsunami.