The Fort Pointer
@fortpointer.bsky.social
Tweets and opinions mostly regarding Fort Point, Boston. Lover of all things creative, worldly and aspirational. Otherwise bristly. fortpointer.com Also: fortpoint.org fortpointpier.com
On a lighter note… Watching Council meetings, it’s amazing to me how many constituents of one councilor have a “daughter unable to attend a dance recital” (due to whatever issue is raised), and how many scooter riders spotted “a few days ago” had a “phone in one hand and a sandwich in the other.”
Hours after judge strips Haitians of their right to work, Councilor Flynn blocks resolution calling on Boston to speed up efforts to help them stay in their homes www.universalhub.com/2026/hours-a... #Boston #TPS
When @massgovernor.bsky.social endorses Nick Collins & Will Brownsberger, she's making it easy to be unenthusiastic about her #mapoli re-election campaign. She will win because the alternatives are truly awful, not because she is cozy w/ Beacon Hill troglodytes. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/05/n...
Beacon Hill’s biggest defender may be Healey - The Boston Globe
Without a primary of her own, Governor Maura Healey is playing defense for Beacon Hill’s most vulnerable Democrats this summer.
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A Pulitzer Prize winning Globe reporter sounds the loudest alarm possible with his film, and Nick's response is, "We're not going to do anything differently!" Governor Healey's response? "Great work, Nick! Who cares that you've been completely AWOL, even as Trump pulled $10s of millions in grants."
The Fort Pointer@fortpointer.bsky.social · 3h agoGovernor Healey just endorsed a Senator that has been 100% absent on climate change. I don’t mean 99.9% AWOL, I mean 100%. I haven’t seen Senator Collins attend a single climate-related meeting. Google “Inundation District.” The South Boston waterfront is an international embarrassment.
Governor Healey just endorsed a Senator that has been 100% absent on climate change. I don’t mean 99.9% AWOL, I mean 100%. I haven’t seen Senator Collins attend a single climate-related meeting. Google “Inundation District.” The South Boston waterfront is an international embarrassment.
"We don't want it and we don't need it." www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/04/m...
ICE seeking nearly 250 parking spots in downtown Boston, per market research notice - The Boston Globe
The agency issued a notice last month that it sought to identify suitable parking spaces in more than a dozen cities across the country, including Boston.
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I've found in my 36 years in Southie is that these questionable tactics are common in Southie politics, possibly more so than elsewhere. The manipulation of words, accompanied by an old school pile-on. The brash insinuation that "we" respect vets and first responders, you don't.
The Fort Pointer@fortpointer.bsky.social · 7h agoCouncilor Flynn is running with a fabricated falsehood that Cohn disrespected veterans. Another abuse of power, with no concern or calibration. Judge for yourself. Below, the entirety of Cohn's tweet, and his credible explanation in today's Herald.
Today’s termination of Haitian TPS is heartbreaking for tens of thousands of families who have built their lives in MA and across our country. We can't lose sight of the human impact of this decision. We’ll feel the effects in our health care system, our workforce, our economy, and our communities.
Councilor Flynn is running with a fabricated falsehood that Cohn disrespected veterans. Another abuse of power, with no concern or calibration. Judge for yourself. Below, the entirety of Cohn's tweet, and his credible explanation in today's Herald.
Regarding future flooding of Southie, Dorchester, Chinatown, Downtown and beyond... Below, some straight talk on climate change, and my strong support for Latoya Gayle. FTR, I supported Senator Collins for over 10 years. Collins has been totally absent re. climate change. AWOL.
8/10 at 11 AM: Join me at an informational meeting regarding tenancy of 23,577sf Chapter 91 Cultural Space at Fan Pier Parcel H. The space and RFI process underway were seemingly designed to fail. Public oversight is critical. 🔥 My scathing letter: www.fortpointer.com/Archive/2027... RFI 👇🏽
The Fort Pointer@fortpointer.bsky.social · last wk.BREAKING: RFI underway for tenancy of civic/cultural space (23,577sf) in Fan Pier Parcel H luxury condo tower. OPINION: Gamechanger, denied. Designed to fail, this embarrassment presents a subpar quality space, low ceilings, with *devastating* fees/costs. www.fortpointer.com/Archive/One-...
Not linking the latest garbage from BPI, a dark money boiler room that major media outlets lend credibility to, sullying themselves in the process. BPI doesn’t care about mobility or data. It’s all whether or not Mayor Wu will hew to expectations. About BPI: commonwealthbeacon.org/politics/the...
The Boston Herald, Councilors Flynn and Murphy, et al., are using their power to trash another Boston resident today, based on a fabricated story — a lie — claiming that the person disrespected veterans. The person, an advocate for progressive issues, never mentioned, or even alluded to, veterans.
State Senate candidate Latoya Gayle wins endorsement of Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA). 🔥
ICE looking to lease 249 parking spaces in downtown Boston for immigrant-grabbing purposes www.nbcboston.com/news/local/i...
ICE exploring plans to lease 249 parking spots in downtown Boston
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is exploring plans to lease hundreds of parking spaces in downtown Boston to stage vehicles used in federal immigration operations. This isn’t a done deal yet,...
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“Today is August 4, 2026," said a second voice from the kitchen ceiling, "in the city of Allendale, California.“ — Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) 🔥
Aimai@aimaiami.bsky.social · yesterdayI am pretty well read and I have never read this. Thank you so much to @helenkennedy.com for putting up here. Chilling and prescient.
The Boston Coastal Storm Risk Management Study is now available to the public. This Thursday, tune-in to our upcoming webinar to learn more about the report and how you can provide feedback. Register here: www.boston.gov/public-notic...! @boston.gov #boston
Fascinating proposal for a Fish Pier "blue tech" incubator. All for it. My one recommendation based on Seaport history? A transparent, competitive process for tenancy of space. Enough is enough with insiders gaming access to valuable opportunities. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/03/b...
From old restaurant to new industry: Fish Pier’s No Name to become a ‘blue tech’ incubator. - The Boston Globe
The site of the old No Name restaurant will become an incubator for companies in the state's "blue tech" economy.
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The Fort Pointer@fortpointer.bsky.social · yesterdayEarlier this morning, I watched a new interview in which Councilor @edflynnforboston.bsky.social decries the involvement of PACs in Southie elections. Receipts available. Just received this text moments ago, Councilor. Are you going to do something to reduce PAC involvement in Southie elections?
Earlier this morning, I watched a new interview in which Councilor @edflynnforboston.bsky.social decries the involvement of PACs in Southie elections. Receipts available. Just received this text moments ago, Councilor. Are you going to do something to reduce PAC involvement in Southie elections?
Councilor Worrell tells @devrafirst.bsky.social he'd like to connect more n'hoods by "rail." Worrell is setting public transit back 20 years, opposing a $162M (50% federal $$$) investment in BRT, fully-funded this year. Bus passengers be damned. Is that "rich?" www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/04/l...
Heading to the Harbor Islands? Enjoy a First Class seating add-on and $135 priority access to a finite number of picnic tables. Everyone justifies classist policies based on overwhelming operating costs. www.eventbrite.com/e/spectacle-... @massdcr.bsky.social
To Sen Collins & Clr Flynn: Chinatown ranks among leading n'hoods to be impacted by climate change. Please publish your comment letters on the Resilient Fort Point Channel Near-Term Project. Deadline was 8/1/26. 🛌🏽💤 👉🏽 www.fortpointer.com/Archive/2027... 👉🏽 resilientcitiesnetwork.org/wp-content/u...
DOCUMENT: My public comment letter to City of Boston regarding the Resilient Fort Point Channel Near-Term Project. Comment deadline was 8/1. As an aside, imagine Boston's future if good ol' boys Larry Edelman, Senator Collins et al. weren't AWOL on climate change. fortpointer.com/Archive/2027...
Yes, Mr. Edelman, the shift to remote work slammed Boston. Another plain fact is that you fail(ed) to recognize climate change as the most pressing existential threat to Boston. Below, my Globe comment. Arguments welcome. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/04/b...
Federal government puts Boston's Harbor's oldest lighthouse complex up for sale to nonprofits. [Globe photographer Dave Ryan’s photo below is exquisite! 🔥] www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/03/b...
A new steward for Boston’s oldest lighthouse? - The Boston Globe
Federal government puts Boston's Harbor's oldest lighthouse complex up for sale to nonprofits.
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Looks like right-wing MDN picked up on one of my tweets on Saturday. Their readers seem to believe that Americans opposed to mass deportation are "communists" and worse. How soon they forget that their own parents & grandparents were immigrants, many arriving with nothing, fleeing failing nations.
Looking forward to Neighborhood Housing Zoning Initiative as well. So far in meetings, a lot of Bostonians are asking, “how soon can we get this, I want an ADU!” @mayorwu.boston.gov please stand behind the planning dept. to achieve equitable, comprehensible zoning in this city.
Allston-Brighton Housing Action@abhousingaction.org · 2d agoAllston-Brighton Housing Action enjoyed talking with @mayorwu.boston.gov at the Rat City Arts Festival about support for legalizing more housing of all types and safer streets. We're excited about the AB Community Plan and creating a more resilient, affordable neighborhood! @planning.boston.gov
