That's funny, I totally disagree with the 2 things you would give up. Faneuil Hall is so close to beautiful views of the water, walking to the Aquarium and seeing the seals fo free, and the Sam Adams Brewery there is pretty great. And Salem (outside of October) is one of my favorite places in New England. Great food, great brewery and cidery, very walkable, and beautiful public spaces.

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Wait. Isn't this Boston?

Oh I was not surprised at all lol

Is $5720 the broker fee or the total up front costs to move in? For a $1900/mo apartment I would assume it's the latter. Most apartments will cost 3-4 month's rent up front to move in (1 mo each for first month's rent, last month's rent, security deposit, and broker's fee). $5700 would equal 3 month's rent for this apartment, leaving the $20 for something else (new locks, application fee, etc.).

Man, if someone asked for a fee that was 3 months rent, I’d promptly tell them to suck my dick.

$5720 as your brokers fee - that is a MISTAKE.

Yes I should’ve specified that but it is not JUST the brokers fee, but in my eyes that’s just an additional fuck ton of money that I have to pay

Is that 10 miles outside of Boston?

What's all that white stuff on the ground

[From local journalist extraordinaire] (https://www.reddit.com/r/boston/comments/116ui3r/new_widowmaker_brewing_location_moving_into_old)

(An entirely humble brag.)

Is this including your first and last months rent and/or security deposit? It seems insane that a $1900 a month apartment would have a $5720 broker fee alone.

But yes, typically for securing an apartment in Boston you need three months rent minimum as well as a decent financial background.

I think it’s worth mentioning the realtor initially said it was $3800 and then changed it to $5720. Bait n switch. Wtf. I can’t lose this apartment. What do I do.

Friendly reminder?

This is Boston, is it not acceptable here to give someone the finger because their car is full of snow? That's rhetorical, of course it is. You can also lay on the horn when you get a blast of confetti because of their lazy ass.

lol i just posted a pic in r/massachusetts of a driver that stopped at a red light and the snow on their roof piled up on their windshield. great karma! they then tried to use the wipers to clear it with no avail, hopefully a lesson learned!!

One year I was working nearby and got a season pass here, ended up skiing basically every night after work for a few hours. Made more progress with my skiing that season than any other. Love this little place

You can also buy seat belt clips to have something unattached to the belt that plugs in, or you can clip in the seat belt loosely and just sit in front of it.

I don't understand how these things are less effort than just wearing the seat belt, but they're both things I've seen people do.

Ten Miles West of Boston

Everyone is dissing Faneuil Hall but if you like history you will like the Hall. The shopping area is touristy but the actual Hall is historically interesting. The old State house is across the street which is a beautiful building. The old cemetery is @ the corner with some cool dead people. Copley Library is definitely worth seeing and if its a nice day there is a beautiful courtyard. The old basement archives is cool. I know you said you are not into museums but the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is cool, another beautiful courtyard and you can see the frames of the stolen artwork :) Charlestown is worth a couple hours, the BunkerHill Monument, Constitution and lunch at the Warren Tavern (oldest consecutively run pub). I find walking the Charles River more interesting than the Common but the Common is nice too. If you go to are at the Common you can walk to Acorn St which is the most photographed street in the State. Salem is worth a day trip imo.

Oh no! Sorry about that, it looked interesting.

Multiple accidents going out to southern ma this morning...

Jimmy’s tires on Hancock St. It looks like a regular house except it has a sign that says Jimmy’s Tires and a shitload of tires

Good luck

Oops just looked it up and you are very right about that

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Like the other commenter said, it's kind of a weird location. It's not too far from all the new development in the area, but it's far enough out of the way that people who live/work there might not go on a regular basis. A lot of the other businesses there don't really bring in foot traffic which limits it even more, and the pike cuts it off from being more walkable from the other side of it. As that area gets more developed it will probably turn into a better location for a place like Brato.

Aside from all that, it was pretty mediocre. The food was good, but not necessarily good enough to draw in people from outside of the Brighton/Allston area, and the beer wasn't anything special compared to other beer in Boston. It also felt like it was trying to be both a restaurant and a tap room, which made me feel like it wasn't much of either. It was nice that they almost always had patio seating available when it was warm, but that wasn't a good sign for the businesses itself.