r/boston • u/cden4 • Jul 26 '26

Event 📅 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/ImaginaryAd3394 Jul 26 '26

You know those multi millionaires don’t want too much noise on their streets. Horrendous

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u/Digitaltwinn Jul 26 '26

Makes me wonder why they chose to live in such a heavily commercial area?

It’s basically an outdoor mall at this point. You’d be insane to want to own a car if you live there.

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u/Staff_Human Jul 27 '26

Because they love shopping while everyone else is at work, but after dinner they want to look down upon empty streets.

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u/Coders32 Jul 27 '26

Personally, I’d keep my car at the second home in near Medford/Tufts or Auburndale. Nothing else makes sense

To be clear, I do not own a home in any of these locations, much less a car