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Stroll down beautiful high-end retail destination Newbury Street or Boylston Street, and you are likely to see evidence of a long-term problem that has bedeviled the Graffiti NABBers for nearly six years:  street fixtures that are defaced with graffiti, stickers, stencils, flyers, posters, expired signage, tape, string, wire, and gum.  This illegal vandalism makes even a beautiful part of the city look like a blighted area.

Hereford St. to Mass. Ave. Block of the Commonwealth Avenue Mall Receives Extreme Makeover

The Commonwealth Avenue Mall Committee (a joint committee of the Friends of the Public Garden and the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay) is restoring a block of the Commonwealth Avenue Mall.

State Representatives and NABB submit comments on the potential impacts of the Copley Place Expansion Project

On October 31, 2011, NABB and State Representatives Byron Rushing and Marty Walz, joined by the Ellis South End Neighborhood Association, Tent City and NABB, submitted comments on the proposed retail expansion and residential addition at Copley Place.  Read their comments and become more informed about the potential impacts of this project on our neighborhoods.  State Representatives' Comments. 

Legislation to Protect Sunlight in Copley Square and Other Public Parks

State Representatives Martha M. ("Marty") Walz and Byron Rushing have filed legislation which, if enacted into law, would limit new shadows on certain parks, such as Copley Square and the Commonwealth Avenue Mall, to one hour after sunrise and one hour before sunset at any time of year.  This legislation will protect important open spaces while still allowing for appropriate commercial growth.