September 1 fell on the Sunday of Labor Day this year which meant the large majority of people starting and ending leases September 1st all moved over the same 72-hour period. This was good for people moving who didn’t have to take a vacation day to lug all their belongings through the city, and good Read More…
Everyone in Boston knows the familiar scene. Heaps of unwanted furniture on the sidewalks. Bags of miscellaneous oddities bursting at the seams. Cars squeezing past the moving trucks clogging up the small North End streets. It’s the chaotic September 1st moving day. With the North End’s small sidewalks and the end of feast season coinciding Read More…
Congratulations everyone! Whether you’re new to the neighborhood or are a lifelong resident, you survived Boston move week in the North End. Tens of thousands of college students returned to the city and many residents packed up their belongings and moved to a new September 1st lease. How did it go? Did your car get Read More…
September 1 is fast approaching and with it, the flip of 75% of Boston’s rental leases. Combine this with tens of thousands of college students returning to the city for the new school year, and you’ve got moving chaos. Don’t fret! Whether you’re moving in or out of the neighborhood, or are a continuing resident Read More…
I cannot even imagine what it was like when 44,000 people lived in the North End, more than four times our current population. We always come a little closer to that experience on September 1st. An endless parade of people winding up and along stairs and streets with boxes held high like the frantic activity within Read More…
The annual move-in street trash piles started September 1st in their typical mountain style. The first trash pickup helped, but it took more cycles by Boston Public Works before things started looking up later in the day. By the end of the day Friday, most of the North End streets looked to be in decent Read More…
Things to know for Tuesday! Coach Calipari Stops in the Neighborhood: View this post on Instagram Dinner with family after some basketball with Bill Coen, John Thompson, Brad Stevens, @waltermccarty and staff at the Celtics' facility. Crazy day. My head is spinning! Also my son-in-law Cody Siciliano's birthday today. Great addition to the family. A post shared by Read More…
It seems like the first of every month comes with a trash ridden moving day, shown here in these photos submitted by Karen DiMaura. Complaints to Public Works had most of the piles removed during the day. As always, residents can call 311 or report trash problems online.