Mayor Wu’s promise of halting the construction of the Long Island Bridge generates cautious optimism
NATIVE AMERICANS, QUINCY EXTEND “OLIVE BRANCH” TO BOSTON
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LONG ISLAND, LONGER HISTORY
Tribal organizers ask for recognition of past horrors in debate over bridge and recovery project
THROWBACK: IS HOMELESSNESS WORSE IN BOSTON NOW THAN IT WAS A CENTURY AGO?
Boston’s most infamous homeless shelter was established only a few years later, in 1915, under Mayor James Michael Curley, who was as well known for his corruption as he was for being a friend, however superficially, to the downtrodden.
HOW TO WALK ACROSS BOSTON HARBOR WITHOUT GETTING IN TROUBLE
The original Thompson Island hike, which included Thompson Island itself, was something I’ll never forget for several reasons, but this perfectly legal walk includes mostly similar sights and may also give you a bit of cachet, since saying that you walked across Boston Harbor sounds like the stuff of legend.
IF YOU BELIEVE WALSH ABOUT LONG ISLAND, I HAVE A BRIDGE TO SELL YOU
Here’s what Walsh said in an October 2017 WGBH debate against then-City Councilor and challenger Jackson...
THE TERMINAL: SOUTH STATION IS A HOMELESS SHELTER WITH NO SERVICES
As television journalists reported that New England Patriots fans donated comforters for homeless people, transit cops disposed of every single blanket that the folks from Quincy C.O.P.E. and others handed out inside South Station.
THE LONG SHADOW OF LONG ISLAND
The 2014 closure remains a defining moment of the Walsh administration
DON’T MAKE US HOMELESS AGAIN: AN OPEN LETTER TO MAYOR WALSH
Since our first letter, the conditions we detailed (including lack of, or no food at meals; no access to beds or medication during the day; and lack of available case management staff) have only deteriorated daily.
HOMELESS FOR THE HOLIDAYS: SAVAGE CUTS AND CRAPPY JOBS ARE WHAT GOT US HERE
There are three major structural problems out of the control of impoverished individuals that best explain the rise of homelessness in Massachusetts: savage cuts to our state mental health system, an economy that creates large numbers of bad low-wage jobs, and the destruction of affordable housing.
LONG ISLAND, LONGER STRUGGLE
In the interest of reminding readers that the promise of Long Island is still a life or death issue, some cogent testimonies from Monday’s Boston Homeless Solidarity Committee speakout
FALL BACK, PROTESTS AHEAD: OCTOBER IS FOR ACTIVISM
FALL BACK, PROTESTS AHEAD: OCTOBER IS FOR ACTIVISM
THE SHAME OF OUR CITY: HOW BOSTON FAILED BELLA BOND AND BEYOND
With another cold front coming, the city doesn’t only need a better plan
“I THINK WE DESERVE MORE THAN A WAREHOUSE BECAUSE WE ARE HUMAN BEINGS”
Earlier this year, DigBoston contributor Bill Hayduke visited the homeless shelter on Long Island for two nights in writing a feature about life there that continues to find thousands of new readers in Boston and beyond on a weekly basis. Since the reception has been so strong, we have asked him to continue following the story as the shelter has been closed, and as hundreds scramble for a warm place to stay this winter.
SPECIAL FEATURE: A DISPATCH FROM TWO LONG AND DARK NIGHTS WITH THE HUB’S HOMELESS IN THE MIDDLE OF BOSTON HARBOR
There’s no way a relatively privileged middle-class reporter could actually know what life is like on Long Island without staying there. And so in June, that’s exactly what I did.
