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Boston City Hall is now open to the public Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. - 5 pm.
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Residents with a valid resident parking permit sticker can park in a metered or two-hour parking space in their neighborhood without having to adhere to the time limit, or pay a meter fee.
Street Cleaning

Street cleaning is on a normal schedule.
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The tow lot is only open Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. Automated kiosks are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for vehicle releases.

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Latest news

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TEN YEARS OF PUBLIC BIKE SHARE CELEBRATED THIS WEEK

TEN YEARS OF PUBLIC BIKE SHARE CELEBRATED THIS WEEK

Transportation
PILOT PROGRAM OFFERING FREE FARES ON ROUTE 28 FOR THREE MONTHS THIS FALL

PILOT PROGRAM OFFERING FREE FARES ON ROUTE 28 FOR THREE MONTHS THIS FALL

Transportation
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LA ALCALDESA JANEY NOMBRA A LORENA LOPERA Y A RAFAELA POLANCO GARCIA PARASERVIR

Mayor's Office
First construction contract under under City's new supplier diversity program

First construction contract under under City's new supplier diversity program

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Featured videos

'Virtually Possible'
This short-form documentary shows the ways the people and communities of Boston creatively and heroically came "together" during COVID-19.
In Your Shoes: Paloma Valenzuela
Valenzuela is a Dominican-American director, producer, and writer, as well as the creator of The Pineapple Diaries, a comedic web-series based in Boston
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Check out our latest videos on the City of Boston's YouTube account.

BOS:311 service requests

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All BOS:311 requests Improper storage of trash barrels Report unshoveled sidewalk (wait until three hours after snowfall ends) Request a bulk item pickup Request to salt or plow a street Report a pothole Report a parking violation Report a missing or damaged street sign Report a streetlight outage

Upcoming Events

Junior Golf Daily Lessons
On Jul 27

Jul 27
Zoning Board of Appeal hearing
On Jul 27

Jul 27
2021 children's arts and crafts workshop: South Boston
On Jul 27

Jul 27
2021 children's arts and crafts workshop: Harambee Park
On Jul 27

Jul 27
Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation hearing on Docket #0330
On Jul 27

Jul 27
Virtual Licensed Premise Violation hearings
On Jul 27

Jul 27
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Boston Mayor Kim Janey

Contact: Mayor's Office

Mayor Kim Janey

Meet the Mayor

Kim Janey is the 55th Mayor of Boston. A proud fourth-generation Roxbury resident, Mayor Janey comes from a long line of educators, entrepreneurs, artists, and advocates.

Learn about Mayor Janey

Boston City Council

City Council
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