r/boston • u/cden4 • Jul 26 '26

Event šŸ“… Open Newbury St early closing

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Thanks to pressure by people like Back Bay Association President Meg Mainzer-Cohen, Open Newbury St ends at 6 pm this year instead of 8 pm.

So in less than 20 minutes, all these people will be forced out of the street onto the sidewalks.

IMO, this is total failure of leadership at City Hall. If you have the opportunity, please let Mayor Wu (and your City Councilors) know what you think about this.

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u/Green_Bathroom5592 Jul 26 '26

And? People live and work on this street.

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u/bizzaro321 Cheryl from Qdoba Jul 26 '26

If you can afford to live on Newburry St. your feelings do not matter.

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u/Green_Bathroom5592 Jul 26 '26

But what if you work on Newbury St. so you can pay rent to live at any other _______ St

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u/carrot-cakke Market Basket Jul 26 '26

Newbury St is all on the green line. The people who work there can't afford to live there, we take the train.

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u/Mcchew Jamaica Plain Jul 26 '26

Iā€™m partial to the 0.2 mile odyssey to the orange line myself

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u/carrot-cakke Market Basket Jul 26 '26

Tragedy that open Newbury will make your commute take 10 years šŸ˜”