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Boston is a city of distinct neighborhoods, each with its own history, character, and civic life. Pick one to see what the public record holds there today: development and zoning, new openings, City Hall activity, and the coverage grounded to that place.

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Roxbury

76

A historic heart of Boston's African-American community, centered on Nubian Square and Roxbury's Highlands.

76 markers

Dorchester

54

Boston's largest and most populous neighborhood, a patchwork of distinct residential villages along Dorchester Bay.

54 markers

Downtown

54

A Boston neighborhood with its own civic life, tracked here through the public record.

54 markers

Back Bay

39

A 19th-century neighborhood built on filled tidal land, known for its grid of Victorian brownstones and Commonwealth Avenue.

39 markers

North End

36

Boston's oldest residential neighborhood and historic Italian-American center, threaded with narrow colonial streets.

36 markers

West Roxbury

33

A quieter, more suburban neighborhood on Boston's southwestern edge, known for its single-family streets.

33 markers

Fenway

30

A neighborhood of cultural institutions and Fenway Park, bordering the Back Bay Fens of the Emerald Necklace.

30 markers

Beacon Hill

29

A historic district of gas lamps, brick row houses, and cobblestone streets above the Boston Common.

29 markers

South Boston

28

A peninsula neighborhood of working-waterfront roots, beaches along Dorchester Bay, and the fast-changing Seaport edge.

28 markers

East Boston

23

A waterfront immigrant gateway across Boston Harbor, home to Logan Airport and a strong Latin American community.

23 markers

Jamaica Plain

23

A green, diverse neighborhood along the Emerald Necklace, anchored by Jamaica Pond and the Arnold Arboretum.

23 markers

Hyde Park

16

Boston's southernmost neighborhood, a mix of residential streets and green space along the Neponset River.

16 markers

Charlestown

15

One of Boston's oldest neighborhoods, home to the Bunker Hill Monument and the Charlestown Navy Yard.

15 markers

Mattapan

12

A predominantly residential neighborhood with deep Caribbean-American roots in southern Boston.

12 markers

Mission Hill

11

A Boston neighborhood with its own civic life, tracked here through the public record.

11 markers

Seaport

8

A Boston neighborhood with its own civic life, tracked here through the public record.

8 markers

Allston

A dense, youthful neighborhood shaped by nearby universities, known for its music scene and international food.

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Bay Village

A Boston neighborhood with its own civic life, tracked here through the public record.

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Brighton

A residential neighborhood of triple-deckers and tree-lined streets in Boston's western reaches.

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Chinatown

A Boston neighborhood with its own civic life, tracked here through the public record.

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Roslindale

A leafy residential neighborhood centered on Roslindale Village, bordering the Arnold Arboretum.

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South End

One of the country's largest intact Victorian row-house districts, with a dense network of leafy residential squares.

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West End

A Boston neighborhood with its own civic life, tracked here through the public record.

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