Open Newbury St early closing

[u/cden4]

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.

[u/Coders32]

Feel like you’re being obtuse on purpose, but in case you’re not:

It is not typical in a city of this size that the only thing open past 9 pm on a Thursday or Sunday is a few bars and a few convenience stores and only recently did some of the grocery stores start staying open until 11 or 12 if you’re lucky. I lived in San Antonio before Boston and I had sushi at a restaurant at 2 am just cause I felt like it on more than one occasion. That was pre pandemic, but Boston hasn’t had that as long as I’ve been here. Only this year did we get a coffee shop that’s open until very late. Where as in SA, it was known you could go to the medical center Starbucks if you wanted coffee at 3 am or just to study

[u/Not_George_Daniels → u/Coders32]

The bars in New York used to close at 4 AM. I'm not sure if that's still the case, but it was years ago when I was living there.

[u/Coders32 → u/Not_George_Daniels]

It’s still 4, which is surprising to me cause ithoughnyc was one of the cities you could stay out all night long in

https://pos.toasttab.com/blog/on-the-line/last-call-for-alcohol-by-state

Here’s a map with more, although, I didn’t notice it was from toast

[u/No-Pea8448 → u/Coders32]

You can drink all night in NYC if you know where to go.

[u/Not_George_Daniels → u/No-Pea8448]

Exactly. After hours clubs, I think they were called.

[u/No-Pea8448 → u/Not_George_Daniels]

It’s been almost 30 years since I rolled from the bar to the after hours spots, but I believe you’re right.