Economic pain train's a coming (Boston: salaries, delivery, food)

[Dm84]

Originally Posted by Bridge781

It seems like a lot of companies are going to be remote for a while. I was thinking of the restaurants and take out spots in the seaport earlier. They depend so much on workers getting lunch and dinner there. I can’t imagine that area is doing well now at all.

The really scary part is that Walsh seems hell bent on maximizing economic pain in the city.

[Bridge781]

Originally Posted by Dm84

The really scary part is that Walsh seems hell bent on maximizing economic pain in the city.

It’s sort of surprising since he really seemed to push the whole gentrification thing. There are a lot of new restaurants in Dorchester, the adams village/neponset area gentrified really quickly. All these new restaurants and shops that are now take out only. Apparently molinari’s a new pizza place is doing well with take out...but there’s a slew of other restaurants that must be taking a big hit.

Not sure If it was mentioned here yet but stellas in the south end closed.

[Dm84]

Originally Posted by Bridge781

It’s sort of surprising since he really seemed to push the whole gentrification thing. There are a lot of new restaurants in Dorchester, the adams village/neponset area gentrified really quickly. All these new restaurants and shops that are now take out only. Apparently molinari’s a new pizza place is doing well with take out...but there’s a slew of other restaurants that must be taking a big hit.

Not sure If it was mentioned here yet but stellas in the south end closed.

He's literally about to drive out as many businesses and affluent residents as he possibly can... It makes no sense.

The way he talks it will be years before Boston allows anything resembling normal life to proceed.

[wolfgang239]

Somerville is right there with them. They've already cancelled all gatherings in the city for the remainder of the year (but not schools?). These mayors aren't letting things play out before making decisions with major implications. Glad I cashed out.

[mdovell]

Somervilles mayor tied tooth and claw
against the Encore casino. Watch him change his mind if Encore reopens.

[porterhouse]

Curtatone is as sleazy as politicians come

[Bridge781]

Curatone has been bailing his drug addict Somerville cop cousin out of trouble since the early 2000s. It seems like there are mafia ties there.

[Urban Peasant]

Originally Posted by Bridge781

It seems like a lot of companies are going to be remote for a while. I was thinking of the restaurants and take out spots in the seaport earlier. They depend so much on workers getting lunch and dinner there. I can’t imagine that area is doing well now at all.

I worked in the South Boston Waterfront for a number of years when buildings were going up. I think I said it already in another post a while back but that district was very poorly planned from the start. Inadequate public transit, lots of traffic, few ways to get in and out, out of the ways, no supermarket, no schools, little affordable housing, until recently little retail as well, and you have little to no sense of community. It was an economic experiment at most, a mini Shenzhen inside Boston. The whole district is going to have to go through a new re-imagining to nurse its economic health back to where it was.

[mdovell]

I don't think the office is coming back.


https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/...ing-be-strange

So one way directions on offices, lines for elevators, lack of trying to talk between plexi glass, no shared food (so much for girl scout cookies and boy scout popcorn).. Thr article doesn't even mention Ada accommodation.

So it's this or work from home... Of course this also assumes that the companies can spend this money to accommodate.

[mmyk72]

Originally Posted by Urban Peasant

I worked in the South Boston Waterfront for a number of years when buildings were going up. I think I said it already in another post a while back but that district was very poorly planned from the start. Inadequate public transit, lots of traffic, few ways to get in and out, out of the ways, no supermarket, no schools, little affordable housing, until recently little retail as well, and you have little to no sense of community. It was an economic experiment at most, a mini Shenzhen inside Boston. The whole district is going to have to go through a new re-imagining to nurse its economic health back to where it was.

Completely agree w this. Every couple months I'd see a new office building- meaning another couple hundred workers going to commute in BUT... I don't see much in terms of new bus lines or subway infrastructure. since thesebuildings sit on former parking lots, there arent many affordableparking left. It seems they are relying on people using Uber and Lyft. The only retail are restaurants ... again relying on food / grocery delivery. Definitely not designed for community building but adequate for the younger crowd who gets a job there for a few yrs and then move on.