Mass. and Cass

A pedestrian was taken to the hospital after a crash in the area known as Mass. and Cass in Boston Wednesday. Police confirmed they were investigating the crash at Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard. The victim was taken to Boston Medical Center. Their condition was not clear. An NBC10 Boston crew at the scene reports a Boston police cruiser…

Two people were hospitalized Monday after a motorcycle hit a pedestrian in Boston. Police say the crash happened near the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard. The motorcyclist and the person who were hit were hospitalized. Their conditions were not immediately known. No further information was immediately available.

Boston police responded to a pedestrian crash Monday night in the Mass. and Cass area.

The epicenter of the region’s substance use disorder, mental health and unsheltered homelessness crises at Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard is “in a different and better, safer position” than one year ago, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said Wednesday, but an influx of individual migrants is now stressing the city’s shelter system. Massachusetts has been under a declaration of...

A day after tents were removed from an area in Boston known as Mass. and Cass, Mayor Michelle Wu said Thursday the city is starting to see “real signs of stability” and a “different way forward.” “I’m just incredibility grateful,” said Wu. “This was truly a team effort across so many different departments, so many community organizations.” Now cleared,...

Boston police removed all the tents from Mass. and Cass on Wednesday, as the city provided services to those living in the troubled area.

Mayor Michelle Wu said once the last tent is down, the city will make sure the street is cleaned and that there are more services to ensure that the area is “how it should be.”

For the second time in less than two years, Boston’s Mass. and Cass area is being cleared of encampments, and Mayor Michelle Wu took questions on it.

The tents that serve as homes for more than 130 people in the troubled area of Boston known as Mass. and Cass are set to be removed on Wednesday.

As tent removal begins in the troubled area of Mass. and Cass in Boston, Mayor Michelle Wu said on Wednesday the city is “making great progress” with clearing Atkinson Street, where many of the tent encampments and tarp structures are set up. Wu said once the last tent is down, the city will make sure the street is cleaned and…

A day after the Boston City Council approved a new Mass. and Cass ordinance, Mayor Michelle Wu provided an update on what the city is doing to help those living in tents transition from the troubled area. Starting Thursday, Wu said the Inspectional Services Department will post notices around the area to inform people about the prohibition of tents, tarps…

The Boston City Council has approved Mayor Michelle Wu’s proposal to give police the authority to clear encampments in the area known as Mass. and Cass, but many cast doubt on the city’s ability to help the people who are living in those tents once they’ve been cleared. City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo voted against his own version of the...

After months of debate, the Boston City Council approved Mayor Michelle Wu’s proposal to clean up Mass. and Cass.

Boston police say a 2-year-old boy was found near the area of Mass. and Cass on Friday. The state Department of Children and Families is investigating.

Substance abuse and housing concerns at Mass. and Cass need to be addressed, but elected officials can’t seem to agree on how to do it.

Included on Tuesday’s hearing agenda, which is scheduled for 2 p.m., is the discussion of a resolution calling for a state of emergency, and an order for a hearing to discuss the humanitarian crisis at the intersection.

Councilor Erin Murphy, who has been calling for an emergency declaration, has invited a group of officials — including members of the health commission and first responders — to participate in Tuesday’s hearing. She said she also plans to call for a vote and declare a state of emergency.

A major thoroughfare was closed in Boston’s Mass. and Cass area on Friday afternoon for police activity. Boston police didn’t share any information about the incident that closed both the Massachusetts Ave. Connector, which runs to Interstate 93, and Melnea Cass Boulevard between Massachusetts Avenue and Hampden Street. This is a developing news story that will be updated when...

Four Boston City Councilors are calling on the Public Health Commission to declare a state of emergency at Massachusetts Avenue and Melaena Cass Boulevard, warning that the level of sex trafficking, drug abuse and violence in the neighborhood has reached the point of needing a “dramatic intervention.”

Councilors Erin Murphy, Frank Baker, Ed Flynn and Michael Flaherty signed the letter, asking that the Boston Public Health Commission take a vote to declare a state of emergency at their Sept. 13 meeting. The councilors believe that would provide more flexibility to the ongoing situation in that area.