Mayor Michelle Wu

Yeah, we have a lot of different views in Boston, like in every community. I think we tend to be a place that speaks our mind and remembers our history as the community that's always invested in the greater good. We're home to the first public school in the country, the first public park, the first library, free and open to all. And so...

Yeah, we have a lot of different views in Boston, like in every community. I think we tend to be a place that speaks our mind and remembers our history as the community that's always invested in the greater good. We're home to the first public school in the country, the first public park, the first library, free and open to all. And so...

You know, at the end of the day, we might not vote the same way or worship the same way or watch the same types of shows or follow the same influencers or whatever. But you still want your streets to have potholes filled. You want your kids to go to the best schools. And you can't get away at the local level with just talking the talk. You really have to be out there making a difference.

You know, at the end of the day, we might not vote the same way or worship the same way or watch the same types of shows or follow the same influencers or whatever. But you still want your streets to have potholes filled. You want your kids to go to the best schools. And you can't get away at the local level with just talking the talk. You really have to be out there making a difference.

Yeah, and you just have to keep...

Yeah, and you just have to keep...

But Boston, even today, is probably different from those days. We are the safest major city in the country. Thank you. But our historically low crime levels now, we're at the lowest levels in at least 70 years when we first started reliably tracking.

But Boston, even today, is probably different from those days. We are the safest major city in the country. Thank you. But our historically low crime levels now, we're at the lowest levels in at least 70 years when we first started reliably tracking.

And that has come at the same time that we have invested the most in affordable housing, created more affordable housing than in 25 years, invested in the most ever young people in paid summer jobs, early college, childcare.

And that has come at the same time that we have invested the most in affordable housing, created more affordable housing than in 25 years, invested in the most ever young people in paid summer jobs, early college, childcare.

There's a lot of work to do everywhere. But I think generally, we want everyone to be involved in Boston. We talk about where we've been, where we need to go. And there's a neighborhood meeting every other day or multiple a day.

There's a lot of work to do everywhere. But I think generally, we want everyone to be involved in Boston. We talk about where we've been, where we need to go. And there's a neighborhood meeting every other day or multiple a day.

Yeah, we are, again, we're the safest city because we're safe for everyone. In a community where over a quarter of your residents come from, were born in another country, if people are afraid to drop their kids off at school or call 911 when they need help or share information when they actually have information to report about a crime that happened, that makes everyone less safe.

Yeah, we are, again, we're the safest city because we're safe for everyone. In a community where over a quarter of your residents come from, were born in another country, if people are afraid to drop their kids off at school or call 911 when they need help or share information when they actually have information to report about a crime that happened, that makes everyone less safe.

Whether or not you are an immigrant, whether or not you're here in this country six generations or just arrived. So we're really focused on being that home for everyone. And it's worked.

Whether or not you are an immigrant, whether or not you're here in this country six generations or just arrived. So we're really focused on being that home for everyone. And it's worked.

And so all of the buzz around, you know, whether these kinds of cities that are more welcoming for immigrants are more dangerous, it's about a false narrative that immigrants are somehow more likely to commit crimes or cause harm. And that is just simply not true.

And so all of the buzz around, you know, whether these kinds of cities that are more welcoming for immigrants are more dangerous, it's about a false narrative that immigrants are somehow more likely to commit crimes or cause harm. And that is just simply not true.

We know that in our city, where our immigrant communities, our entrepreneurs are holding up the best hospitals in the country, the universities and jobs that we all rely on. And in order to make sure that we can keep that progress going, everyone has to feel part of it.

We know that in our city, where our immigrant communities, our entrepreneurs are holding up the best hospitals in the country, the universities and jobs that we all rely on. And in order to make sure that we can keep that progress going, everyone has to feel part of it.