July 2022 NEWNC meeting recording
NEWNC held its monthly meeting Monday, July 11th.
Highlights:
North Meadow Greenway Park completed
The park at Parcel 2 (dubbed "North Meadow") is now complete!
I swung by this afternoon to check it out. Other than the fact that it took me 3 minutes and 32 seconds to reach the park from the bus stop across the street on North Washington, and the exhaust and noise from traffic... the park was lovely! The flowers, seating, and signage all seemed well thought out and designed. (Especially the flowers - they really are lovely🌺)
New public dock coming to Burroughs Wharf
We noticed that the public dock at Burroughs Wharf has been barricaded with plywood and a makeshift sign reading "DO NOT DOCK ANY BOATS DOCK IS DANGEROUS" had been affixed to the gangway.
July 2022 NEWNC meeting agenda
The North End Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) will hold its monthly meeting Monday, July 11th at 7pm.
Think we need more public restrooms?
Universal Hub notes a 311 report about an apparently abandoned porta potty near the Fulton Street entrance to Ausonia apartments. The kicker? People are so desperate for public restrooms that they're actually using it.
Sunset rainbow 🌇🌈
Did you see the rainbow last night? We scoured twitter for the best pics from the North End. Let us know if we missed any @NorthEndPage.
Two alarm fire at 288 Hanover Street; third fire on this block in five years
Boston Fire reported smoke showing from the roof at approximately 5:45pm Wednesday evening which turned out to be a two alarm fire in the building.
Spotted: The annual filling of the Mirabella Pool
Workers were busy shuttling water from Methuen to the North End to fill up the Mirabella Pools on Wednesday night. They told us it will take at least 18 truck loads. I didn't get a clear answer when I asked why they trucked it in from Methuen rather than use MWRA water 🤷♀️.
MBTA proposes eliminating Commercial Street bus stops
The MBTA unveiled its Bus Network Redesign Proposal yesterday. Among the proposed changes is the elimination of the #4 bus service whose inbound route ran along Commercial Street on weekday mornings - stopping at Hanover and Hull Streets.
North End Skinny House wasn't built out of "spite" - it's what remains of a larger original structure
The story, repeated by dozens of tour guides daily, goes something like this: A set of brothers inherited some land on Copp's Hill. One brother built a large house on the land which took up most of the property. The slighted brother then proceeded to erect the skinny house on the remaining land - out of spite - to block the light and view from his brother's house.
The only problem? It's completely made up.