The following is an invitation letter from Responsible Urbanites for Fido (RUFF) inviting community feedback from neighborhood residents at their next meeting at the Nazzaro Center on October 14th at 7pm. Hoping to address the growing need for an off-leash, safe and legal place for residents to bring their dogs, the City of Boston and RUFF Read More…
Sushi Rock, a Pan Asian restaurant and Sushi Bar will be opening at 78-80 Salem Street in the North End, at the former location of Pulcinella Mozzarella Bar E Ristorante. Monday night, September 22nd, residents gathered on the sidewalk outside of the new restaurant for an abutters meeting to hear details about the restaurant and raise Read More…
A late night public safety neighborhood walk around was held on Thursday night into early Friday morning, led by Boston Police District A-1 Captain Kenneth Fong and Neighborhood Council Public Safety Committee Chair David Marx. Also joining the walk were Sergeant James Chin, Officer Jenna Cullity and Officer Teddy Boyle as well as North End Read More…
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw2iMsVbQ7g] Video: North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council meeting, September 8, 2014 The North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) heard from two presenters and voted on three business applications at its monthly September 8, 2014 meeting. View the video for the full meeting with timeline highlights noted below. (0:00 in video) Welcome and Read More…
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzcC7zvukVc] The March North End Public Safety Meeting covered several recent high profile incidents in the neighborhood. District A-1 were represented by five officers and detectives at the meeting, including Captain James Hasson, Lt. Detective Chuck Wilson, Sgt. Thomas Lema, Officer Teddy Boyle and Officer Roy Garber. (00:00 in video) Sgt. Lema started the Read More…
Boston Police District A-1 Captain Jim Hasson and Sgt. Tom Lema discussed recent police activity in the neighborhood at the monthly North End Public Safety Meeting held on February 6, 2013. Captain Hasson will soon be leaving A-1 to be replaced by Captain Kenneth Fong in mid-March. Also attending the meeting were Rich Grelich from Read More…
After a string of public safety incidents and attacks in the North End, an online petition has been created to increase Boston Police presence in the North End, especially at night. The effort is the idea of Stephen Passacantilli, lifelong North End resident and current President of the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC). Read More…
Early on Sunday morning, Boston Police responded to a late night loud party call at the infamous 28 Fleet Street in the North End. The following account was released by Boston Police, District A-1. This address is one of the most reported loud party addresses as reported at the North End Public Safety meetings (Nov Read More…
Tent-gate has now been resolved (whew!), but it brought up the related, and far more serious, public safety concern of gas grills on roof decks. The North End / Waterfront is one of the most densely populated neighborhoods in the country with abutting buildings and wooden interior construction. In response to these concerns and access Read More…
Boston Police hosted the July 2012 North End Public Safety meeting this week where recent crime statistics shows a 21% decrease in reported North End incidents through June as compared to last year. About 40 residents attended, continuing to raise quality of life concerns regarding general mayhem in the streets and parks, especially on weekends. Read More…
This was the third month in a row (#1 and #2) where a large number of residents showed up to complain about a lack of police response to noise, partying and quality of life crime issues in the North End. This was also the third meeting for Captain Lee, new to District A-1, who took Read More…
Under the direction of Carolyn MacNeil, Director of Neighborhood Watch programs for the Boston Police department, councilman David Marx of NEWNC and North End resident Brian Brandt, The North End-Waterfront will soon have a Neighborhood Watch program. Public Safety meetings are held at 6:30 PM on the first Thursday of every month at The Nazarro Read More…