@mayorwu.boston.gov is hosting the first Mayor’s Office Hours, a one-stop shop for residents to connect with the Mayor and City departments. Our team will be at the Bolling Municipal Building on Thursday, March 5th, from 6–8 PM to help residents with housing questions. boston.gov/officehours
She’s large & in charge now
The Fire Horse in Chinatown today helping to melt that snow! 🔥
新年快樂! Celebrating the Year of the Fire Horse
Yes definitely packed! The line was about this long or maybe even a little longer when we were there at 4, but it moves so fast with their amazing staff
Introducing the BPS All-Star Marching Band, featuring student musicians from 10 BPS high schools! Join us to cheer them on at the @bostonlegacyfc.com home opener at Gillette on March 14th 🥁⚽️
Happy 1st day of Boston Spring!
SEE IT !
Our D-1 was at @boston.gov this afternoon for the World Cup Boston Community Leaders special briefing with Mayor @wutrain.bsky.social and our Haitian Ambassador. Whole thing got us hype. D-3s finna be real involved.. 🎉⚽️🇭🇹
This morning in WBUR Today: Boston tried something a little bit different in the wake of this week's big blizzard
Plus:
— Extra-limited World Cup parking at Gillette Stadium
— The Mass. House's second try at energy affordability bill
www.wbur.org/news/2026/02... @wbur.org
Join Mayor Wu & the Boston Public Health Commission TOMORROW for a press event sharing key updates on Boston’s Live Long & Well Agenda! MPHA Board Member, Bisola Ojikutu will be presenting!
🗓️ Friday, February 27
⏰ 10:00 AM (arrrive 20-30 minues early)
📍 Yawkey Boys & Girls Club of Roxbury
THAR SHE SNOWS! @universalhub.com
I saw the @streets.boston.gov crews out with Bobcats clearing these ramps and crosswalks by Fallon Field yesterday. Much appreciated by those of us walking that way to the school bus stop! @wutrain.bsky.social @enriquepepen.bsky.social
Overnight snow removal: 1,094 truck loads (18,150 cubic yards) hauled away to snow farms. Thank you to our relentless Public Works & City Services teams 💪
Post-blizzard snow removal totals: Crews have removed 1,234 loads from neighborhood streets - equaling 20,316 cubic yards.
Day 2: Crews are continuing to using skid steers to clear crosswalks & curb ramps before large scale removal begins again during the overnight hours.
Boston’s 14 “snow farms” — including three in Dorchester— continue to grow as city workers and contractors truck out huge amounts of snow from street corners all over Boston to locations like the old Bayside Expo lot in Dorchester.
Thank you Boston Public Works for clearing up the snow by Mattapan Square and throughout the neighborhood. If you have any snow flags feel free to reach out to me or report it to 311, we are here to help!
Fun to welcome our students & families back to school this morning at the Mildred!
👋 Appreciate your comments. I shared some thoughts here:
These mid-block snow piles help us keep snowbanks away from the intersections where they’d block visibility for pedestrians, cyclists & drivers. Also makes our snow removal efforts more efficient—these will be hauled away with overnight removal this week.
The MA Municipal Association has issued some detailed reports on the fiscal challenge of meeting growing need for city services while MA state law holds us to an inflexible revenue cap that doesn’t account for high-inflation years or rapidly growing healthcare costs ⬇️
It’s why we continue to fight for the State Senate to stop blocking our residential tax relief measure; their “alternatives” all require cutting City services funding to offset tax spikes. Our bill gives relief by temporarily restoring balance between resi & commercial while keeping services funded.
I very much believe in public investment for highest quality of life. Must also fit within budget constraints. State law Prop 2.5 limits City revenue growth to less than inflation every yr & resulted in huge public jobs cuts when 1st passed. MA cities can’t add revenue sources w/out state approval.
With 1400mi of sidewalks, it’s not financially/logistically realistic for City govt to take over clearing every private sidewalk. But we’re exploring:
—A priority sidewalk network that we would do & charge owners who didn’t shovel
—A list of vetted contractors with contact info & guaranteed rates
I know it can be frustrating to clear so much snow as a property owner, esp repeatedly when plows push snow back onto sidewalks. That’s why we focused on more & earlier snow removal this time than ever before. And why I’ve been thanking property owners for doing their part & vols for helping others.
This is helpful to clarify! Boston has the same rules: City is responsible to clear near City properties, State does state (incl MBTA), & private owners responsible for sidewalks outside theirs. City workers (& seasonal contracts) clear our areas mostly with bobcats & snow blowers vs paid shoveling.
Our annual This is Loon Mountain event on City Hall Plaza
As you can see in the picture above, the Governor activated the MA National Guard to help clear state property, like MBTA stations & bus stops. This has been a big help, as last time the T asked cities to cover their properties on top of already large municipal loads.
Back to school! Our overnight snow removal focused on opening up school zones so roadways, crosswalks, sidewalks & bus stops on these key routes are clear.
We used data from 311 & GPS trackers in plows & other feedback from recent storms to pay extra attention to known tricky spots.
