![]() “There has been an ongoing effort every single day to prevent the deeply fortified rows of entrenched encampments from reemerging in the city, while centering the people at the heart of this crisis and the services that are necessary,” Wu said at a press conference Thursday.Īt the same time last year, the city counted 90 tents in the area, Wu said, demonstrating a 70% reduction in encampments. and Cass, a team of city employees, public health workers, police officers and members of the Newmarket Business Association worked together to clear 20 tents near the intersection and move people away from Southampton Street to Atkinson Street, in an effort to avoid heavy traffic on the road. ![]() Following a city-sanctioned sweep of a new encampment near the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard Wednesday morning, Mayor Michelle Wu announced additional efforts to tackle a long-standing crisis of homelessness and drug use in the area, home to several shelters and centers for addiction treatment. ![]()
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