Before:The image below depicts some of the living circumstances for those who were residing in Methadone Mile. A large number of individuals who have been forced into homelessness are homeless, and many of them spend the hard winter nights and summer months in tents parked by the side of the road.
After:The picture below shows Mass Avenue being cleared out, with Mayor Michelle Wu giving orders to get people off the Methadone Mile strip and try to find other places for them to live. as well as taking them off the streets.
In the course of our conversation, my acquaintance who works for the Boston Police Department provided me with some knowledge that I was unaware of. After the Methadone Mile sweep, he provided information. For these individuals residing on Methadone Mile, Mayor Michelle Wu began to put people into shelters.An story in the news discusses how“154 people were moved into housing at shelters that included the Round House Hotel, Envision Hotel, Shattuck Cottages and Dorm”. She also mentioned to the reporters “Yesterday was not the turning of a page that we are moving on from. I want to be clear that we did not solve homelessness yesterday,” Wu said. Wu thanked her partners who helped make sure the “city did not turn a blind eye” to the situation. Also she created resources for these people where they don’t kicked out of housing for relapsing.
Quote from a Boston Community member: “he hopes Boston’s vacant buildings can better serve homeless people.”They rather have rats, birds and insects living in a warm place than human beings,”