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NATIVE AMERICANS, QUINCY EXTEND “OLIVE BRANCH” TO BOSTON

Written by DYLAN J. HEARN Posted November 17, 2021 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Mayor Wu’s promise of halting the construction of the Long Island Bridge generates cautious optimism

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Boston, features, Long Island, news, opioids, Recovery

LONG ISLAND, LONGER HISTORY

Written by DYLAN J. HEARN Posted June 1, 2021 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Tribal organizers ask for recognition of past horrors in debate over bridge and recovery project

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Boston, equity, Long Island, mayor, native american

THROWBACK: IS HOMELESSNESS WORSE IN BOSTON NOW THAN IT WAS A CENTURY AGO?

Written by PETER ROBERGE Posted August 1, 2018 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dirty Old Boston

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.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dirty Old Boston Tagged With: Boston, Brockton, Dirty Old Boston, homelessness, Long Island, Marty Walsh, Quincy, throwback

HOW TO WALK ACROSS BOSTON HARBOR WITHOUT GETTING IN TROUBLE

Written by MARC HURWITZ Posted July 15, 2018 Filed Under: DigThis, GTFO, LIFESTYLE

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.

Filed Under: DigThis, GTFO, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: Boston, Boston Harbor, Harbor Islands, hikes, hiking, Long Island, Marc Hurwitz, No Trespassing, sand bar, Squantum

IF YOU BELIEVE WALSH ABOUT LONG ISLAND, I HAVE A BRIDGE TO SELL YOU

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted January 9, 2018 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader

Here’s what Walsh said in an October 2017 WGBH debate against then-City Councilor and challenger Jackson...

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader Tagged With: Boston, bridge, homelessness, Long Island, Marty Walsh, South Station

THE TERMINAL: SOUTH STATION IS A HOMELESS SHELTER WITH NO SERVICES

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted January 7, 2018 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

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.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Boston, Boston Public Health Commission, homelessness, Housing, Long Island, mayor Marty Walsh, Pine Street Inn, Quincy C.O.P.E., Shelter, Shelters, snow, South Station

THE LONG SHADOW OF LONG ISLAND

Written by KYLE CLAUSS Posted October 31, 2017 Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

The 2014 closure remains a defining moment of the Walsh administration

Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: #mapoli, bospoli, homelessness, Long Island, Marty Walsh, Mayor Walsh, Shelters

DON’T MAKE US HOMELESS AGAIN: AN OPEN LETTER TO MAYOR WALSH

Written by DIG STAFF Posted June 6, 2017 Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS

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.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Boston, Boston Public Health Commission, Homeless, homelessness, HUD, Long Island, mayor Marty Walsh, Project SOAR, Safe Harbor

HOMELESS FOR THE HOLIDAYS: SAVAGE CUTS AND CRAPPY JOBS ARE WHAT GOT US HERE

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted December 6, 2016 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS

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.

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: bad jobs, Boston, Boston Winter, Haley House, homelessness, Housing, housing insecure, Jason Pramas, Long Island, low income, mortgage scandal, National Low Income Housing Coalition, winter

LONG ISLAND, LONGER STRUGGLE

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted August 24, 2016 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

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

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Boston City Hall, Boston Homeless Solidarity Committee, homelessness, Long Island, Marty Walsh, Mass Ave, rehab, urban farming

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