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Jul 20

Funding awarded for Digital Equity initiatives across the City of Boston

The Digital Equity Fund will support 19 organizations with nearly $500,000.

Jul 19

New Rental Relief Fund Community Partner Grant now available

The new grant program will add nonprofit partners and create additional outreach and application assistance for Boston’s Rental Relief Fund.

Jul 16

Demolition Delay application: 245 Princeton Street, East Boston

The application is to demolish the garage at 245 Princeton Street in East Boston.

Jul 16

Demolition Delay application: 243 Princeton Street, East Boston

The application is to demolish the house at 243 Princeton Street in East Boston.

Jul 16

2021 Mayor's Neighborhood Coffee Hour Series announced

Mayor Kim Janey and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will host the 2021 Neighborhood Coffee Hour Series, in collaboration with Dunkin’, in local parks citywide from July 30 to August 27.

Jul 16

$250,000 in grant funding to support local childcare services

The grantees selected represent a variety of neighborhoods, with three city-wide programs and specific sites in the South End, Jamaica Plain, East Boston, and Dorchester.

Jul 16

Demolition Delay application: 21 Mayhew Street, Dorchester

The application is to demolish the house at 21 Mayhew Street in Dorchester .

Jul 16

Demolition Delay application: 24 Linden Street, Allston

The application is to demolish the residential building at 24 Linden Street in Allston.

Jul 16

Demolition Delay application: 14-20 Linden Street, Allston

The application is to demolish the two structures at 14-20 Linden Street in Allston.

Jul 16

Demolition Delay application: 20 Pratt Street, Allston

The application is to demolish the house at 20 Pratt Street in Allston.

Jul 16

Demolition Delay application: 8-10 Pratt Street, Allston

The application is to demolish the house at 8-10 Pratt Street in Allston.

Jul 16

Demolition Delay application: 12 Pratt Street, Allston

The application is to demolish the house at 12 Pratt Street in Allston.

Jul 16

Demolition Delay application: 14-16 Pratt Street, Allston

The application is to demolish the house at 14-16 Pratt Street in Allston.

Jul 16

Demolition Delay application: 18 Pratt Street, Allston

The application is to demolish the house at 18 Pratt Street in Allston.

Jul 15

Grantees of summer 2021 Youth Development Fund announced

Awards were made to applicants that aim to strengthen or expand summer violence prevention efforts for youth and young adults, ages 10 to 25.

Jul 15

Boston residents encouraged to claim their Child Tax Credit

Mayor Kim Janey today announced a citywide push to ensure that all eligible families in Boston receive their Child Tax Credit (CTC), a newly expanded federal tax credit that experts believe could cut...

Jul 14

Professional Black Women's Business Club, circa 1960-1969, University of Massachusetts Boston, Joseph P. Healey Library

Creating community: Boston’s neighborhood clubs and organizations

In the first part of our two-part series on the role of community in Boston’s neighborhoods, we explored how community members work together to transform spaces like buildings and City blocks into...

Jul 14

How much canopy is in your neighborhood?

Explore an interactive map or download the five-year canopy change report.

Jul 13

July 2021: Latest updates from the Department of Neighborhood Development

Welcome to the Department of Neighborhood Development’s monthly newsletter. This July update focuses on our ongoing work: building affordable housing, creating green space, ending homelessness...

Jul 13

Major milestone reached in making Boston’s streets and sidewalks more accessible

Agreement will add thousands of new and improved curb ramps annually.

Jul 12

Grand opening of new mixed-income housing on East Boston waterfront celebrated

The development delivers 22 deeply affordable rental units and 30 homeownership units for mixed-income residents.

Jul 9

Demolition Delay application: 22 Albion Street, Roxbury

The application is to demolish the house at 22 Albion Street, Roxbury.

Jul 8

15 units of supportive housing acquired in Allston

The units will be made affordable and will offer supportive housing for extremely low-income individuals in recovery.

Jul 8

Mayor Kim Janey statement on the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse

Read the Mayor's statement in reaction to the assassination.

Jul 7

Close-up of men playing cards on Paul Revere Mall, North End, Boston, ca. August 1972

Creating community: Forming ties in Boston’s neighborhoods

In the first of a two-part series about the role of community in Boston’s neighborhoods, we look at how bonds and history are created between neighbors, and how community members ensure that their...

Jul 6

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Shirley-Eustis Place Study report

The Boston Landmarks Commission has posted a study report on the proposed designation of Shirley-Eustis Place in Roxbury as a Landmark under Chapter 772 of the Acts of 1975, as amended.