A proposal to rezone downtown Boston for increased housing and development is drawing sharp criticism from residents, who warn it could “Manhattanize” the city and erase its historic character. “To me ...

Far fewer residents said they felt “less safe” compared to the beginning of the year than in a similar survey conducted in ...

This photo from the database shows uneven paving on the sidewalk and curb cut at Shawmut Avenue and Marginal Road in Boston. A recent audit of virtually every sidewalk in Downtown Boston and Chinatown ...

Safety initiatives in downtown Boston have produced some positive results over the past eight months — but business owners ...

A view up Washington Street in Boston's Downtown Crossing. It's a corridor that could see increased building height limits under a zoning plan proposed by Mayor Michelle Wu's administration. (Stuart ...

Downtown now has its lowest retail vacancy rate since 2020, and office vacancies are starting to improve as well, according ...

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The Boston Planning and Development Agency Board approved a zoning plan that would clear the way for new buildings to tower up to 700 feet over the historic downtown, after hearing objections raised ...

More skyscrapers up to 700 feet tall were cleared to be built downtown with the approval of a contentious zoning plan by the Boston Zoning Commission. The Zoning Commission voted, 10-0, Wednesday to ...

Boston police are searching for a suspect in a series of commercial burglaries in downtown Boston. Police say the burglaries have occurred since August 21. The incidents involve a suspect using a pry ...

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