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Walden_Walkabout t1_ja8ufbc wrote

My issue with this advice is that more often than not "waiting out the market" simply hasn't worked. History shows that real estate prices trend much further upward in the long term than any downward trends or adjustments in interest rates have made housing more affordable in short term events in the past. Even during 2008 Boston had very resilient housing prices compared to the rest of the US. Waiting for the next major crash could mean missing out on decades of price appreciation. For those that buying now or in foreseeable future is impossible for, this reality simply sucks and we as a society need to address it, but waiting for a crash to fix this for them is not a realistic option.

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silocren t1_ja8u1za wrote

Let me correct you - members of the community directly impacted by violence feel that Wu is ignoring the violence problem. Their concerns are exacerbated by the fact that Wu has yet to show her face in these communities and instead offers Twitter platitudes.

But please continue to tell the Black community how they should feel about a mayor who won't even do the bare minimum to engage with them.

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caspa10152 t1_ja8tjxx wrote

I'm curious to see what the total dwell times are. Whenever I am Downtown I almost never see a line of people waiting to pass thru the turnstyle, whereas, when I used to work in Rockefeller center, especially during the holidays, it could take 10 to 15 mins just to get in, so there it made sense. I guess you can say I am struggling to understand the efficiency gain, in regards to dwell times, because I almost never see any. I'm also curious to know how many "free riding" passengers the MBTA believes currently exists.

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Pinwurm t1_ja8rgba wrote

There's definitely an Irish connection if you're looking for it. And also plenty of Irish pubs (The Druid being my favorite, and Emmet's being the 'unofficial Irish embassy'), plenty of places to see live Irish folk music, art and theater.

But understand that Boston's strong Irish roots have been matched by many other immigration waves over the years including Italians, Eastern European Jews, Salvadorans, Haitians, Vietnamese, Chinese, etc.

Different neighborhoods attracted different groups and developed unique cultures. North End is our 'Little Italy', Field's Corner is our 'Little Saigon', Brookline is known for it's Jewish community, South Boston primarily for it's Irishness - but also has the Polish Triangle area, Allston is our de-facto Koreatown, East Boston & Chelsea for it's Central & South American community, Chinatown for.. well, obvious. You get the idea.

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Jer_Cough t1_ja8rc5z wrote

CoL is insanely high here. That said, when I worked for Gentle Giant Movers, there were a bunch Irish and Scottish dudes on the crews who were over here for the season. For housing they packed themselves deep in shared apartments and toughed it out. If you're interested in that kind of work, contact the main GG office and someone will have a bunch of info for you. They make a point to hire guys from your neck of the woods as well as Lithuania. Strong fuckers, the lot of you.

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Doctrina_Stabilitas t1_ja8q8qy wrote

yeah sure, but it wouldnt be a bigger improvement if you have to cut 30% to match the new revenue. We could do it if we increased the MBTA sales tax from 1% to 2%, but i highly doubt that would ever happen, and a reduction in service (like to 20-25 minutes between trains) would be a disaster given that trains now are already 15 minutes apart and packed to the gills (or at least the orange line is at sullivan)

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