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From YouTube: Vandalism Press Conference - 9/27/22
Description
Boston Mayor Wu hosts a press conference highlighting how City departments address constituent concerns, and will take part in a vandalism cleanup effort.
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F
Thank
you.
So
much
hey
nice
to
see
everyone
from
the
neighborhood
I
am
so
incredibly
grateful
and
proud
of
our
team.
There's
a
lot.
That's
happening
all
across
the
city
and
some
of
the
things
that
I
am
I
think
are
most
important
for
residents
and
what
we
hope
are
taken
for
granted
are
the
clean
streets,
safe,
neighborhoods,
the
day-to-day
bread
and
butter
of
city
government?
That
often
is
invisible
in
terms
of
how
does
that
happen,
who's
doing
it
in
East,
Boston
alone.
F
This
amazing
team
has
cleaned
400
sites
of
vandalism
from
private
property
in
just
the
last
couple
of
months,
so
John
and
and
the
entirety
I
mean
you
could
see.
I
need
to
do
a
little
bit
more
weightlifting
to
be
able
to
really
get
into
that.
John
said
we
would
have
been
here
all
day
if
I,
if
I
had
been
doing
it,
so
the
expertise,
the
care,
the
love
for
our
communities,
that
is
represented
by
all
of
our
team
members
who
take
this
work
on
every
day
is
amazing.
F
So
we
wanted
to
specifically
show
you
a
little
bit
about
what
goes
into
that
work.
All
of
the
preparation,
the
the
muscle,
the
hard
work,
the
layers
of
soaping
and
cleaning
and
sitting
and
then
washing
off.
This
is
what
goes
into
keeping
our
city
as
beautiful
as
we
know
it
could
be,
and
so
I'm
going
to
have
more
comments
to
share
in
a
little
bit.
F
I
want
to
give
some
of
our
cabinet
members
and
department
heads
a
chance
to
weigh
in
first
and
then
I'll
wrap
up
with
some
thoughts
and
then
we'll
take
q
a
but
we'll
start
with
our
chief
of
operations,
Dion
Irish,
then
our
chief
of
the
of
our
Chief
Information
officer,
Santiago
Garces,
then,
chief
of
community
engagement,
Brianna
milor,
our
superintendent
of
street
operations,
Mike
brawl,
City,
councilor,
Gigi,
Coletta
and
then
I'll
I'll
back
clean
up,
oh
and
and
amen.
If
Eamon
wants
to
say
anything
as
well.
A
commissioner
Property
Management,
do
you
virus.
A
Thanks
man
good
afternoon,
everyone
glad
that
everyone
was
able
to
get
a
glimpse
of
this
amazing
team
and
that
worked
so
hard
every
day.
As
you
know,
as
an
Administration,
we
want
to
tackle
all
the
big
things:
climate,
housing,
affordable,
housing
and
a
lot
of
important
things
Transportation,
but
we
also
are
very
serious
about
taking
on
the
nuts
and
bolts
things
and
and
the
things
like
like
graffiti
vandalism,
and
this
team
is
a
part
of
that
effort,
and
we
also
just
want
to
take
advantage
of
this
opportunity
just
to
encourage
others
to
come.
A
Join
our
team.
We
have
amazing
opportunities,
for
we
have
an
opening
on
our
graffiti
team,
and
then
we
have
openings
on
other
City
agencies
that
are
doing
like
core
city
services.
So
this
is
an
important
way
to
contribute
to
our
community
and
so
I.
You
know
I
hope
that
we
we
see
some
increased
applications
to
help
us
continue
to
do
this
amazing
work
that
contributes
so
much
to
the
quality
of
life
in
the
city
of
Boston
I'll
turn
over
to
Ashanti.
G
Santiago
Garces
I'm,
the
Chief
Information
officer
for
the
city
of
Boston
and
I'm
so
proud
to
work
for
the
city
and
to
work
in
a
department
that
enables
and
connects
the
residents
with
the
employees
that
deliver
the
constituent
services
that
make
living
in
the
city
such
a
great
experience.
The
mayor
has
called
us
on
making
the
experience
of
being
a
resident
more
delightful,
that
we
provide
better
information
and
that
we're
able
to
connect
the
needs
of
the
residents
with
the
work
and
the
employees
that
are
able
to
solve
the
problems
that
residents
experience.
G
So
I
want
to
make
sure
that
if
people
are
interested
in
serving
that,
they
come
and
go
to
the
website
and
look
for
jobs.
That
might
be
a
good
fit
and
we're
just
delighted.
And
hopefully
we
can
bring
more
data,
more
user
experience,
research
and
a
more
intentional
way
of
making
these
Services
better
for
our
residents.
E
Good
afternoon,
everyone
Brianna
mallore
chief
of
community
engagement,
I,
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
entire
team
here,
especially
Keith
and
John,
for
really
holding
it
down
and
keeping
our
city
clean
and
safe
and
healthy.
So
thank
you
to
that
team
and
this
is
an
all
hands
on
deck
effort
when
we're
keeping
our
streets
clean
and
safe
for
our
residents.
E
I
want
to
shout
out
office
of
Neighborhood
Services,
of
course,
because
we
are
keeping
our
ears
to
the
ground
and
we
need
the
residents
work
and
constituents
work
to
alongside
us
to
address
these
issues
of
vandalism.
So
please
use
the
301
app
to
report.
If
you
see
any
vandalism
in
your
neighborhoods
and
also
please
call
your
neighborhood
liaison,
we
have
Nathalia
who
represents
East
Boston
in
particular,
so
shout
out
to
her
as
well,
and
thank
you
thank
you
for
all
the
work
that
every
constituent
does
and
alongside
our
City's
leaders.
H
Good
afternoon,
Mike
brol,
with
Boston
Public,
Works
Department
I'm,
proud
to
be
here
to
represent
the
hard-working
men
and
women
of
Public
Works
and
also
support
the
good
work
of
Chief
Irish
in
trying
to
get
the
core
basic
City
service
projects
right,
we
oversee
the
maintenance
and
care
of
67
000
streetlights
throughout
the
city
we
oversee
trash,
pickup
and
recycling
pickup
for
70
000
homes
a
day
we
pick
up
the
dead
animals
that
you
call
in.
We
handle
your
litter
baskets
street
cleaning
and
all
you
know
the
core
nuts
and
bolts
things
with
that.
H
We
also
work
very
closely
with
Chief
mallor,
also
with
Scientists
team.
We
rely
heavily
on
the
311
system.
I
always
say
please.
If
you
see
something
create
a
case.
That's
accountability.
On
our
end,
that's
something
for
us
to
work
against
to
find
you're
you're
working
to
help
us
do
the
job
to
create
a
better
and
cleaner
City.
For
yourselves
with
that,
you
know
we're
always
looking
for
new
people
to
come
into
the
city
to
work
with
us.
We've
got.
H
H
You
know:
I
have
some
colleagues
here
who
started
with
the
city
and
have
moved
themselves
up
their
ranks,
and
you
know
they're
able
to
you
know,
create
a
life
in
a
build,
a
family
and
really
add
to
the
value
of
the
city
that
they
live
in
we'd
love
to
see
more
people
reach
out.
We
certainly
have
the
openings.
I
Good
afternoon
everybody,
my
name
is
Gabriella
Coletta
I'm,
the
city
councilor
representing
East
Boston
Charlestown
in
the
North
End
I'm,
so
happy
to
be
here
with
mayor
Wu,
her
Chiefs
and
commissioner
brawl
to
celebrate
all
of
the
incredible
efforts
on
behalf
of
city
workers.
400
solving
400
graffiti
cases
is
no
small
feat,
so
I
want
to
give
a
special
shout
out
to
Kenny,
to
John
to
all
the
Public
Works
team,
for
their
efforts
in
making
sure
that
this
got
done.
I
Boston
is
a
world-class
City,
because
we
prioritize
beautifying
our
built
environment
and
our
physical
infrastructure
and
I.
Think
a
lot
of
us
talk
about
nuts
and
bolts
being
basic
city
services,
but
there's
nothing
basic
about
what
happens
every
single
day
in
these
City
departments,
on
behalf
of
hundreds
of
city
workers,
so
I'm
so
proud
to
represent
this
District
I'm
so
proud
to
represent
all
of
the
city
workers
and
I'm,
proud
of
what
they
do.
Every
single
day.
I
J
Shelton
I'm,
the
commissioner
of
property
management
I,
want
to
thank
you,
mayor,
Wu,
for
recognizing
the
work
that
the
that
the
graffiti
team
does
every
day.
I
want
to
thank
the
graffiti
team
by
name
John
beinen
Keith,
Nance,
Larry,
Drayton,
Jason,
Moynihan,
Ken
Ryan.
So
we
appreciate
the
work
you
all
do,
as,
as
others
have
said
here,
we're
hiring
in
Property
Management
boston.gov.
Please
check
out
the
opening
open
positions.
F
F
There
are,
as
you
heard,
many
many
different
ways
in
which
our
city
staff
are
24
hours
a
day,
taking
care
of
the
the
things
that
matter
most
to
Residents
their
basic
quality
of
life,
clean
streets
safety
I
want
to
also
just
make
sure
that
we
are
acknowledging
that
graffiti
can
also
be
valid.
Art
and
in
many
spaces,
is
an
important
way
of
expression
and
and
representation
of
the
the
culture
and
vibrancy
of
our
city
and
in
fact,
on
Saturday.
F
We
are
going
to
be
celebrating
the
completion
of
the
city's
tallest
mural
Soledad,
a
piece
of
color
and
energy
by
Victor
marker
27
Quinones
at
a
community
block
party
in
the
South
End,
we're
currently
working
with
Jeremy
sobikarison
on
graffiti
art
project
on
a
graffiti
art
project
for
the
Roxbury
Branch
library,
and
so
we're
not
talking
about
that
kind
of
graffiti.
Today.
We're
talking
about
that
on
private
property,
that
is
unwanted,
and
that
is
a
form
of
vandalism
that
is
targeting
or
demeaning
our
communities.
F
And,
of
course,
as
you
heard,
we
prioritize
those
requests
that
come
in
or
that
are
identified
in
our
communities
that
include
any
sort
of
profanity
or
or
or
targeting
of
the
many
requests
that
do
come
in.
We
do
depend
on
our
residents
to
help
us
identify
and
spot
what
is
happening
across
our
neighborhoods
This
Crew
is
incredibly
proactive
and
they
are
doing
everything
they
can
they're
in
each
and
every
one
of
our
streets
and
blocks.
F
But
those
311
requests
really
do
help
us
prioritize
and
just
make
more
efficient
where
we're
moving
through
the
city.
So
thanks
to
3-1-1,
hundreds
of
cases
of
graffiti
vandalism
have
been
cleaned
up
in
East
Boston,
just
in
the
last
month
alone,
and
you
you
can
see
each
one
takes
effort
takes
time,
takes
resources,
and
so
we're
really
proud
of
our
team,
but
just
want
to
thank
all
of
our
residents
for
partnering
with
us
on
that.
F
F
Not
everyone
has
it
on
your
phone,
but
if
you
have
the
option
to
do
so,
it's
very
helpful
because
that
app
allows
you
to
directly
take
a
picture
of
what
you
see
and
submit
it,
which
helps
our
crews
just
reference
exactly
what
they're
looking
for
and
where
it
is,
and
just
to
quickly
clarify
for
for
three
one,
one
on
behalf
of
3-1-1,
the
vandalism
that
might
include
property
damage
like
broken
windows
or
other
types
of
of
physical
property
damage
those
go
to
BPD.
Instead
of
to
3-1-1.
F
We
have
hundreds
of
vacant
positions
right
now
across
the
city,
1200
alone,
immediately
available
on
the
city
of
Boston's
website,
and
particularly
in
departments
like
this.
This
is
the
the
bread
and
butter
of
what
we
are
proudest
of
in
terms
of
the
services
we
provide
to
Residents,
but
we
need
to
keep
building
up
our
ranks
and
so
we're
especially
looking
for
anyone
again
we're
pushing
hard
on
on
the
hiring
front.
F
Today
there
are
opportunities
available
if
you
maybe
you're
employed,
but
you
work
with
an
organization
and
that
could
have
the
capacity
to
co-host
a
job
fair
along
with
us
or
help
spread
the
word
or
you
know
a
friend
or
family
member.
We
want
to
make
those
connections
and
really
get
into
each
and
every
one
of
our
communities,
multilingual
communities,
every
single
neighborhood.
We
want
to
see
those
jobs
represented
by
our
Boston
residents,
so
boston.gov
jobs,
but
again
please
reach
out.
F
We
want
to
go
even
further
than
that
and
actually
get
City
Hall
out
of
City
Hall
into
our
neighborhoods,
and
if
you
are
a
graffiti
artist
looking
for
your
next
canvas,
not
on
private
property,
that
is
other
property,
but
in
as
part
of
the
city's
public
arts
program.
Our
arts
and
culture
cabinet
is
also
looking
for
artists
to
display
their
work
in
our
neighborhoods,
and
you
can
learn
more
or
propose
a
project
at
boston.gov,
public
hyphen,
art,
boston.gov,
public
Dash,
art,
espanol
and
just
to
make
sure
our
community
members
is
East.
Boston.
K
K
K
K
K
K
F
The
before
the
majority
of
jobs
that
we
are
talking
about
residency
requirements
do
apply.
There
are
certain
categories
of
jobs
where
we
are
in
fact
in
such
dire
need
of
Staffing
affecting
basic
city
services
such
as
9-1-1
such
as
food
service
workers
in
our
cafeterias
that
The
Residency
commission
has
actually
granted
a
temporary
residency
waiver
to
be
able
to
get
us
up
to
the
levels
where
we
can
have
a
guarantee
that
those
jobs
will
be
filled
and
and
that
work
will
be
done.
F
B
F
That
is
a
concern
that
each
and
every
one
of
our
department
heads
his
is
experiencing
as
well,
that
as
housing
prices
go
up,
our
city
workers
are
just
as
impacted,
if
not
the
first,
to
be
impacted
because
of
the
residency
requirement
and
because
of
being
so
connected
in
our
communities.
And
so
we
need
to
be
pushing
on
all
levers
there
to
put
as
much
as
we
can
towards
bringing
housing
costs
down,
creating
more
affordable
housing
and,
where
necessary,
to
ask
to
be
real
and
upfront
about
that
need.
F
J
E
J
J
C
F
Are
all
part
of
a
community
and
we
rely
on
each
person,
each
member
of
our
community
to
take
care
of
each
other
and
understand
the
ways
in
which
we
are
impacting
other
people
around
us
and
our
neighbors
and
and
fellow
residents
of
the
city.
And
so
you
see
how
much
work
goes
into
cleaning
up
each
of
these
incidents
and
it's
painstaking
work.
F
It
is
layer
upon
layer
and
and
site
after
site,
and
so
what
we
want
to
do
in
the
city
of
Boston
is
to
find
ways
that
we
can
support
arts
and
culture,
support
Creative,
Energy
and
do
so
in
a
way
that
is
beautifying
our
city.
We
respect
and
have
been
celebrating
graffiti
artists
as
well
and,
as
you
heard,
are
incorporating
that
work
into
some
of
our
official
City
buildings
and
projects,
but
to
respect
private
property
and
ensure
that
each
one
of
us
is
a
responsible.