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From YouTube: Student Move-In Press Conference - 8/31/23
Description
City Officials welcome college and university students to Boston and detail ongoing citywide preparations across City departments and agencies related to the upcoming September 1 student move-in.
A
Today
my
name
is
Connor
Newman
I'm,
the
deputy
director
for
the
mayor's
office
and
neighborhood
services
within
the
community
engagement
cabinet
for
the
city
of
Boston.
Our
cabinet
leaves
the
city
of
Boston's
work
towards
eliminating
silos
between
Boston
residents
and
city
hall,
with
the
office
of
Neighborhood
Services.
Each
neighborhood
has
a
designated
liaison
to
help
residents.
Business
owners
and
organizations
navigate
city
services.
Liaisons
will
be
out
in
the
neighborhood
today
and
tomorrow
to
conduct
walk-throughs
to
help
ensure
that
our
streets
are
clear
and
prepared
for
student
movements
to
occur
safely.
A
Liaisons
will
also
be
around
to
welcome
new
residents
to
Boston
and
answer
any
constituent
questions.
They'll
have
city
of
Boston
informational
materials
on
hand
to
distribute
as
well.
Residents
can
also
access
that
information
online
at
boston.gov
backslash
residents.
Another
great
resource
for
residence
is
3-1-1.
The
Boston's
24
7
non-emergency
hotline,
which
you
can
call
to
connect
to
any
City
department
and
to
your
neighborhood
liaison
Boston
301
can
also
provide
information
to
Residents
to
allow
them
to
report
issues
that
they
see
in
their
neighborhood.
Their
full
phone
number
is
617-635-4500.
A
We
also
would
like
to
encourage
everyone
to
pull
out
their
phones
and
download
the
BOS
colon
311
app
for
the
next
week.
The
Boston
311
app
has
student
movement
section
to
streamline
reporting
any
issues
in
your
neighborhood,
such
as
trash
illegal
parking
and
to
schedule
a
bulk
item.
Pickup
there's
also
the
ability
to
include
photographs
of
your
case
as
well.
Lastly,
if
you're
moving
to
Boston
for
the
first
time,
spark
Boston
in
the
office
of
Civic
organizing,
provides
great
opportunities
for
residents
to
become
civically
involved
in
their
Community
spark.
A
Boston
empowers
20
to
35
year
olds
in
our
city
to
play
a
greater
role
in
planning
for
the
city's
future.
With
that,
thank
you
so
much
and
welcome
to
Boston.
I'll
turn
it
over
now
to
commissioner
Sean
Lyden
from
our
inspectional
services
department
and
then
we'll
hear
from
Deputy
Chief
of
transportation,
Nick
Gove
superintendent
of
street
operations
from
Public
Works,
Mike
broll
and
the
fire
marshal
Patrick
Ellis
thanks
so
much.
B
Good
afternoon
everybody
good
afternoon
folks,
my
name
is
Sean
Lyden
I'm,
the
commissioner
of
inspectional
services
in
the
city
of
Boston,
I'd
like
to
welcome
new
students
to
the
city
of
Boston
and
welcome
back
those
returning
to
our
Fair
City,
the
universities
and
the
colleges
in
the
city
of
Boston,
inspectional
Services.
Department
role
in
the
city
is
critical
to
ensure
the
safety,
comfort
and
well-being
through
various
codes
that
fall
under
our
jurisdiction.
B
on-call
inspectors
throughout
the
year,
along
with
the
staff
mentioned
above,
our
environmental
team
is
available
to
address
any
situations
in
regards
to
unsanitary
conditions
that
can
lead
to
further
nuisance,
such
as
pests.
Rodents.
With
this,
we
ask
the
students
keep
in
mind
their
cooperation.
Cooperation
is
needed
to
ensure
the
comfort
and
the
safety
of
all
informational
handouts
are
available
in
various
languages
in
print
and
on
the
city's
website.
We
encourage
anyone
with
concerns
to
reach
out
to
3-1-1,
and
let
us
know
how
we
can
address
your
concerns.
C
Thanks,
commissioner,
good
afternoon,
my
name
is
Nick
Gove
Deputy
Chief
of
streets
for
transportation.
During
this
busy
time,
the
Boston
transportation
department
works
diligently
to
help
keep
streets
clear
for
emergency
and
sanitation
Vehicles
so
that
they
could
safely
pass
and
provide
services
throughout
the
city
we
ask
residents
and
visitors
to
be
mindful
of
parking
regulations,
both
permanent
and
temporary.
These
regulations
have
been
put
in
place
to
keep
streets
clear
and
safe.
Please
do
not
park
at
a
fire
lane
do
not
park
in
front
of
a
fire
hydrant
or
block
access
to
a
street.
C
We
need
to
keep
these
spaces
clear
for
emergency
vehicles
if
needed.
We
also
don't
want
to
create
obstacles
or
barriers
for
pedestrians,
cyclists
and
Transit
users.
Please
make
sure
there
is
space
on
the
sidewalk
for
pedestrians
to
pass
and
do
not
block
crosswalks
ramps,
bus
or
bike
Lanes.
The
city
has
issued
over
2400
moving
permits
this
month.
These
areas
are
posted
with
temporary
parking
restrictions
to
keep
space
clear
for
moving
trucks.
C
The
BTD
parking
enforcement
team
will
be
deployed
city-wide
this
weekend
to
help
things
move
smoothly.
We
do
not
want
a
ticket
and
tow
if
you
believe
your
vehicle
may
have
been
towed.
You
can
visit
the
transportation
webpage
via
boston.gov
and
use
our
license
plate
lookup
tool
to
see
if
your
vehicle
has
in
fact
been
towed.
C
If
you
are
new
to
the
city
or
if
you're
moving
to
a
new
neighborhood
and
you
have
a
vehicle,
please
check
your
street
if
your
street
has
a
resident
parking
requirements.
If
so,
you
can
apply
for
a
resident
parking
permit
by
visiting
the
transportation
webpage
on
boston.gov
or
by
visiting
the
office
of
the
Parking
Clerk
in
person
at
City
Hall.
C
D
The
street
operations
Public
Works
I'm,
happy
to
be
here
today
to
talk
about
our
operation,
which
starts
actually
a
week
ago.
We
we
take
this
as
about
a
two
and
a
half
week,
operation
with
increased
trash
volumes
on
the
street.
That
teams
have
been
working
diligently
since
the
end
of
last
week,
we've
had
some
trucks
working
picking
up
heavier
volumes
at
the
curb
both
on
regular
scheduled
trash
day,
but
also
on
non-st
trash
day.
D
That's
where
our
code
enforcement
team
comes
into
play
when
trash
is
placed
out
illegally
you,
you
can
be
cited
that
that
material
gets
turned
around
to
our
Highway
team
out
to
dates
and
Saturday.
We've
already
picked
up
38
tons
of
material
via
VIA
that
operation,
that's
above
and
that's
above
and
beyond
the
200
tons
a
day
that
our
residential
team
collects.
D
We
will
be
deployed
over
the
weekend
with
trucks
and
resources,
but
understand
that
you
know
we
will
also
have
code
enforcement
out
to
handle
any
Trash,
that's
put
on
the
on
the
wrong
day
or
in
a
manner
that's
not
becoming
a
legal
put
out.
We
will
work
this
operation
most
likely
through
the
middle
of
next
week.
Till
we
see
volumes
go
down,
but
we
will
have
trucks
out.
We
will
be
working
and
we'll
have
teams
ready
to
respond
again
use
3-1-1.
Commissioner
Eli
at
this
point
use
the
system
pictures
help
to
Connor's
point.
D
E
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
Patrick
Ellison,
with
fire
marshal
for
the
city
of
Boston.
I
have
a
pretty
good
base
on
a
college
living
student
housing
I
was
born
and
raised
in
Brighton,
where
a
lot
of
the
kids
live.
The
last
I've
been
on
the
fight
upon
for
28
years.
14
of
them
were
spent
as
a
capital
ladder
company
14
in
Austin.
All
right
I've
responded
to
numerous
incidents,
hundreds
involved
in
our
kids
in
their
housing
ten
years
ago.
E
As
a
matter
of
fact,
I
pulled
around
Brighton
Avenue
onto
Linden
Street,
heavy
fire
and
smoke
show
and
I
had
kids
jumping
from
the
second
floor
and
hanging
from
the
porch
all
right.
So
what
the
tips
I'm
telling
you
is
coming
from
experience.
It's
not
just
out
of
a
you
know
a
nice
book
that
gives
you
things
to
say
all
right,
first
and
foremost
make
a
plan.
You
need
to
have
a
plan
of
action
now
not
when
the
emergency
happens.
E
Not
when
you
start
hearing
people
screaming
throughout
the
house
that
there's
a
fire
or
an
emergency
all
right
make
a
plan
to
get
out
now.
Talk
with
your
roommates
have
a
plan
a
place
to
meet
outside,
so
everyone
can
get
together.
We
know
everyone's
safe
once
you
got
that
plan
done
make
a
second
one,
because
your
primary
plan
might
be
blocked
by
smoke.
E
A
fire
all
right
smoke
detectives
check
them
when
you
move
in
when
you're
and
once
they're
in
leave
them
alone,
don't
disable
your
smoke
detectors
when
you
set
them
off
accidentally
cook
in
or
shower
leave
your
smoke
detectors
alone.
Early
notification
leads
to
early
action.
All
right
that
might
save
your
life.
It's
really
a
life
and
death
situation.
Co
detectives
make
sure
you
have
a
CO
detector,
all
right
candles.
I
can't
tell
you
how
many
fires
we
have
because
candles
are
misused.
All
right,
stay
away
from
the
candles
all
right.
E
One
thing
kind
of
getting
nude,
because
the
technology
has
changed.
Is
these
e-bikes
and
scooters
the
kids
are
bringing
them
into
their
Apartments?
Don't
leave
a
a
Lithium-Ion
battery
powered
device
charging
forever,
don't
go
to
sleep.
If
you're
going
to
charge
it
charge
it
and
then
unplug
it.
What
happens
these
Lithium-ion
batteries?
They
overheat?
They
go
into
thermal
runaway
and
they
explode
they're
like
little
bombs
like
sapphires
all
across
the
country.
I
know
we're
going
to
see
them
here
in
the
city.
All
right
be
careful
with
them.
E
I'm
going
to
have
my
inspectors
out
in
the
city
over
the
next
couple
of
days
around
the
college
areas
I'm
going
to
have
my
Cadets
passing
out
flyers.
If
you
see
something
in
the
place,
let
us
know
we'll
address
it.
Okay,
you
can
use,
as
I
said
earlier,
the
3-1-1
system,
but
don't
just
don't
turn
a
blind
eye
to
something
all
right,
A
lot
of
times
the
kids
that
come
in,
they
they
freedom
for
the
first
time.
E
If
the
parents
are
with
them,
the
parents
got
to
be
the
adult
in
the
room
and
point
something
out.
If
it's
not
right
all
right,
let
us
know
inspectional
Services.
The
fire
department
will
will
make
sure
that
we
we
have
a
safe
atmosphere,
safe
housing
for
our
students.
We
want
a
successful
year,
everyone's
safe
everyone,
you
know,
live
happily
all
right.
Thank
you
very
much.
F
Then
just
students,
most
leases,
are
September
1st
start
so
everybody's
out
of
their
places.
Tonight
the
places
are
presumably
empty
tonight
and
then
moving
in
tomorrow.
Can
you
just
talk
about
the
concentration
of
having
this
all
happen
in
like
a
24-hour
period?
Does
that
make
your
jobs
harder?
Is
it
easier
to
get
it
out
of
the
way.
B
I
could
adjust
before
the
institutions.
It's
been
a
rolling
admissions
now
and
once
again
in
conjunction
particularly
Northeastern
bu,
all
the
all
the
colleges
around
the
staggered
dates
of
move-in
dates
and
that
has
helped
immensely
and
obviously
the
property
owners
know
a
unit
is
to
be
delivered
clean
and
is
their
responsibility
to
deliver
that
clean
in
our
moving
condition
and
that's
the
bottom
line
and
that's
there's
zero
tolerance
for
anything
other
than
that,
and
it
would
be
up
to
them
to
put
these
individuals
up
if
any
anybody
has
a
problem
with
that.
B
Basically,
with
inspection
on
services,
in
conjunction
with
the
fire
department,
with
fire
marshal
Ellis,
it's
you
know,
you
want
safe
conditions,
you
don't
want.
If
there's
bedrooms
in
the
basement
in
particular,
egress
is
key.
The
way
out
the
way
out
of
a
situation.
You
need
two
means
of
egress
in
most
conditions,
unless
the
building
is
sprinkler,
derived
other
precautions
in
place
by
code.
B
F
D
So
we
asked
the
residents
schedule
their
mattress
collection
use,
use
the
311
system
schedule
it
we'll
have
it
picked
up.
We
we
are
obviously
to
that
question.
We're
seeing
increased
volume
in
the
city.
We've
picked
up
already:
1700
mattresses,
just
since
Saturday,
which
is
which
is
a
lot
but
trust
the
system.
I
understand
also
that
we
will
have
some
trucks
out
and
about
that.
D
D
Sure
so
you
know
we
want
folks
to
know
their
trash
day.
We
want
folks
to
know,
put
you
know
to
put
out
their
trash
on
their
correct
trash
day
when
that
doesn't
happen,
most
notably
around
this
week,
and
next
next,
probably
week
and
a
half,
we
we
deploy
our
resources
in
areas
where
we
see
that
higher
turnover
to
your
question
earlier
that
you
know
we,
you
know
we're
starting
to
see
different
different
areas
of
the
city.
D
F
D
I
defer
to
ISD
by
way
of
what
they
should
be
touching
and
handling
I.
Think
that
you
know
we
we
ourselves,
we
pick
up
that
material.
We
dispose
of
it,
I,
don't
I,
don't
I
think
folks
are
out,
there
definitely
grabbing
and
shopping,
but
I
I.
It
isn't.
It
is
in
public
works,
it's
positioned
to
kind
of
stay
one
way
or
the
other.
What
you
should
be
doing,
what
you
should
be
picking
up,
what
should
not
be
picking
it
up?
B
D
B
B
B
A
Moving
out
and
you're
thinking,
oh
I
can
leave
this
out
in
the
curb,
and
maybe
someone
can
grab
it
as
Mike
mentioned,
so
much
of
it
ends
up
going
in
the
in
the
landfill
anyways.
So
I
think
it's
really
smart
for
folks
to
look
at
there's
organizations,
churches
in
your
neighborhood
or
other
groups
that
can
take
in
these
donations
it's
a
great
way
of
ensuring
that
someone's
actually
going
to
get
a
use
out
of
it.
A
A
You
know
if
the
event
that
there
are
bed
bugs
in
your
apartment,
you
can
contact
3-1-1
and
they'll
notify
ISD,
but
you
should
be
looking
to
make
sure
that
something
is
safe
before
you
bring
it
inside
and,
as
the
commissioner
said,
we'd
highly
discourage
just
grabbing,
something
that
looks
suspect.
Thank
you.
C
You
know
I
think,
as
we
heard
here,
you
know,
for
our
our
role
is
really
to
support.
You
know:
Boston
fire,
ISD
public
works
on
the
sanitation
side
so
that
they
can
get
through
pick
these
mattresses
up
get
to
trash
and
then
obviously
God
forbid.
You
know
in
in
the
case
of
an
emergency,
they
can
get
a
fire
truck
down
there.
We
can
get
an
ambulance
in
somewhere.
So
that's
that's.
Why
we're
we're
really
pushing
that
people
are
mindful
of
those
parking
restrictions
particularly
do
not
do
not
block
an
intersection.