Tag: long island bridge

  • Boston Pushes for Long Island Bridge’s Reconstruction, and Quincy Pushes Back

    Boston Pushes for Long Island Bridge’s Reconstruction, and Quincy Pushes Back

    Boston city officials are pushing forward with plans to build a new bridge to Long Island and re-establish an addiction recovery facility there. The Boston City Council expressed widespread support for the project, calling it a needed expansion in treatment for the thousands of people affected by the opioid crisis in the area.    At…

  • VOICES FROM THE STREETS: Don't forget

    VOICES FROM THE STREETS: Don't forget

    It has been one year since the Long Island shelter debacle. For those of you who don’t remember, the shelter was hastily shut down after it was discovered that the bridge—which was used to carry the homeless to the island on buses—was deemed unsafe by the state and was condemned. So why am I calling…