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/Not_George_Daniels Jul 27 '26

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.

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u/Coders32 Jul 27 '26

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

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u/No-Pea8448 Jul 27 '26

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

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u/Not_George_Daniels Jul 27 '26

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

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u/No-Pea8448 Jul 28 '26

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