Are you sure you want to spend so much to live in the city if you work from home? One of the benefits of WFH is that you can literally live anywhere. People pay an arm and a leg because commuting sucks. Why not live out a bit further, get a lot more for your money, and shoot in to the city to see your friends and hang out when you want? Just something to consider. I know living in the city is desirable, but so is saving money.

This has singlehandedly made me question ChatGPT's answers for anything.

I assume the answer is something like "the 60s".

Have they opened back up on Saturday's finally? Can't really make it Mon-Fri 8-2.

Thanks for the honest/good info. And maybe I shouldn't have posted in the Boston Reddit and shot for more general MA area (since we already sort of knew that Boston itself wasn't going to work - a lot of people seem to be missing that I think).

We're definitely not suburb people (hate the 'burbs!). But we'd be open to a smaller city close to Boston where we could live in a downtown and have stuff to walk to right around us.

You're correct regarding either students or young professionals - there's a similar area in Minneapolis called the North Loop - full of young professionals but also older empty nesters and some retirees. It's mainly older converted warehouses/lofts with a ton of small retail and restaurants/bars nearby. Really exploded in the last 10 years or so.

Regarding deposit, we've never avoided having that, but a lot of larger properties have shifted to lower deposits now (normally nowhere near 1 month's rent).

It is NOT anything like OP or Facebook posts describe OMG some of y’all are out of your minds please think critically for five minutes I beg you

Girl people do not just snatch up normal everyday women from parking lots and train stations bffr

Almost all human trafficking targets the super vulnerable: homeless, drug addicts, strippers, sex workers, etc

OPs budget should let them get a nice 1 bed near Malden Center, and then they can easily take the Orange Line to their downtown friends in like 20-30 minutes total.

if im reading this correctly -

• more urban than suburban if you're looking for places to dine & drink in walkable distance
• newer buildings with amenities....that's luxury condos. most of the buildings in the city are old and some recently renovated
• don't like to be near families which means students or young professionals

seaport, somerville, JP, allston fit the bill best

• no brokers fee or deposit...this gonna be near impossible. you can skip out brokers fee at some luxury condos but no deposit is tall order

reading your responses i don't think Boston might be for you

Didn’t realize there was no internet in New Hampshire. Down in Boston we have Google which helps with these sorts of things

I just said I like breweries, as in I have enjoyed my previous visits to breweries, it's not like a hobby or anything. I didn't realize not being up to date on the highest-rated beers was so controversial in this sub, but it's clear I have offended some of the more cultured Bostonians

While not bad, I have also found MIDA so underwhelming.

Green line is slow though. Commuter rail from Boston Landing is nice, but only once an hour.

I'd say proximity to any of the other lines would be preferable to Brighton.

We would probably eventually end up in something like that (or possibly a condo - at our age we're tired of maintenance lol). Just when moving to a completely different part of the country we've found it easier to deal with an apartment building - easier to meet other people, less to know up front, etc.

Over the past 10 years we've managed to downsize from a 2700 sq foot 3-story home with a basement and storage shed into ~1100 sq. foot apartment so we're headed the other way lol.

I don’t know why people are getting on you for wanting to live closer to town. This gatekeeping obsession is weird.

And if they did look at them, what then? Lot of people out there trying to ban police use of facial recognition tech. In the absence of both suspect and bike, seems like there's not much more to be done.

The park under the zakim bridge in charlestown. There’s parking spots for DCR vehicles there but you could definitely park there and enjoy a pizza without being bothered.

what's your budget? are you against the idea of airbnb'ing? tons of places where you can stay and take T to the garden

Lady Black Tie in Hudson! Check out their site to see what they have

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As a freakishly large male person, I would love to approach the guy and offer to help him find his destination.

Those mom and pops are usually a great deal here. We rented a house (garage, 3 bed 2 full bath, living room, family room, dining room, backyard) for $500 less than we could get a 2 bedroom for in a building further from the T station. Who cares if I had to pay a broker fee if I was saving $6k a year; was there 2 years, saved $12k, not to mention had a way bigger place, better parking situation, outdoor space, etc. Just no gym, but I could walk to a gym, but also had plenty of space so I bought an elliptical and rack.

That's really not how it used to be, but maybe it's because I'm old and the phrase has gone out of fashion. I'm telling you though, it was very commonly used back in the day.

If you listened to Boston talk radio, especially sports talk, you'd hear it repeatedly in everyday banter as a stand in for Boston. Of course, I haven't listened to the radio in like a decade so maybe it's totally different now.

Here's a transcript from a Cheers episode. I know it's just a TV show, but this feels really true to life to me, in terms of how the term was used by Bostonians in the 80s and 90s:

https://tvquot.es/cheers/quote/18guwka6y/

great, then don't move to a densely populated city or its surrounding walkable suburbs. Families and kids are part of what makes my neighborhood great.

Depends on the beer, but I would say some are at least that. Some of the stouts are probably 500 or so. They also have some very light lagers that are probably under 150 a can.