i dont think thats a great comparison, we dont treat police like other jobs for good reason, having a “reserve” of police in the city to get to work quickly in the event of a major event is a practical reason for requiring city residency

plus most police officers in the city are from here and went to school here and it helps humanize the police to the community and vice versa. seeing off duty cops at their kids sports events, involved in the community outside of work and so on is an important part of not creating an us vs them culture

globe paywall articles should be banned from this site

im not following. its not a good thing to have police living in and invested in the community they police?

nickerson gets used quite extensively and i think the main goal of the city here is to get a private entity to pay for repairs to government property

nye is pretty awful here and the bars are packed with amateurs. never saw more bar fights and ambulances for alcohol poisoning than i did going to bars on nye in my early 20s

youre paying a minimum of $25-50 to enter even the dingiest dive bar and getting home is a nightmare with lyft/uber prices

those $10 for 10 minute uber rides dont exist anymore

try $30 for 10 minutes

no shit, but if im looking for a spot to park id rather avoid the spot some random is going to smash my windows in

hes not a risk taker, just screwing over some unsuspecting person who parks there after

why would you sign the contract if it was such a big deal…?

thats not a criminal offense

have you been to many church or store lots around boston? theres frequently people experiencing homelessness sleeping there, ive never seen anyone arrested for that

what criminal offense are you concerned about? if the police do get called youll just get asked to move along

theres currently a huge storm making its way across the country that doesnt just impact here, they are canceling flights by the hundreds in the midwest and the south, all of those people need to be rebooked which results in a cascading effect. if you can get out asap, even in less than ideal conditions, its far better than waiting with everyone else

huh? that was still probably the smart move

being on pto is the best during storms. get a nice blanket and book or a good show and chill

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its almost impossible for government agencies to keep up with the benefits and salary of private tech companies

even with the relative “safety” of working for a government entity, you can make far more in the private sector and government salaries are never going to be able to pay as much

if you like to save and can live only on the basics why would you move to a city? let alone a city that costs as much as this one

you can live pretty comfortably on 130k, but if youre intent on saving youre not going to take much advantage of what the city offers.

take into account we have the highest electric bills on average in the country and some of the highest gasoline/natural gas costs in the country and its really not a great place to save

its literally a side street adjacent to the main road lol, it changes nothing other than moves people out of the public eye

yeah but even with the second floor its still a lot smaller than most bars

worth noting the banshee is very small and people show up very early

if youre not a fan of standing the entire game and being packed like sardines for a 1pm soccer game, there are better places

there are plenty of open lots along blue hill ave or american legion

you have one turkey and two sides for 10 people?

you are very much an outlier

yeah i think so, its super competitive here i think because of the “prestige” of it like fdny or lafd

every kid i grew up with in the city that became a ff has a veteran license plate because thats the only way you can get into the fire dept in boston haha