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From YouTube: East Boston Police Station Ground Breaking
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A new home for Boston Police Officers, community meetings and public gatherings is now being built in East Boston! Mayor Walsh joins Boston Police Commissioner William Gross, other BPD representatives and East Boston community members to break ground on a brand new $29.9 Million police station in the Eagle Hill district of East Boston.
A
A
I
worked
my
summers
at
this
park
and
the
officers
patrolling
the
area
used
to
stop
by
and
say
that
a
new
police
station
was
going
to
be
built
right
across
the
street
in
1990.
I
did
my
first
patrol
assignments
here
in
East,
Boston
and
remember
back
then
everyone
saying
oh
they're,
building
a
new
station
over
at
the
city
yards
and
now
that
day
has
arrived
on
behalf
of
the
community
of
East.
B
Thank
You
captain,
it's
a
great
honor
to
be
here,
I,
want
to
say
a
word
of
appreciation
to
our
Police
Department
and
their
work
in
the
community.
I've
been
a
pastor
here
for
26
years,
and
the
relationship
between
the
faith
community
and
our
local
police
and
other
community
agencies
is
a
deepening
work
and
we
so
appreciate
how
they
reach
out
and
endeavor
to
do
a
lot
of
preventative
work
that
people
aren't
really
always
aware
of,
and
so
I
want
to
say
a
big
thank
you
to
our
Commissioner.
B
Thank
you
to
Mayor
Walsh
and
captain
McCormick
and
all
the
officers
who
serve
so
faithfully
and
diligently.
Let
us
pray
the
ancient
prophet
says:
what
does
the
Lord
require
of
you
to
do
justice
to
love
mercy
to
walk
humbly
with
God,
and
so
we
pray
on
this
occasion
of
the
groundbreaking
of
a
new
police
station
here
in
East
Boston.
We
pray
your
blessing
upon
this
endeavor
o
God.
C
Thank
you
very
much.
Captain
and
I
know
you've
been
waiting
a
long
time
and
these
boss
has
been
waiting
a
long
time
and
it's
exciting
that
we
here
today
so
I
want
to
I
want
to
thank
your
mom
before
I
get
talking
about
my
phone
remarks.
Pastor.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
prayer
today,
but
also
the
peace
walks.
C
Pastor
serials
is
that
every
single
piece
walk
in
East
Boston
when
we
do
them
in
the
summertime
and
it's
amazing,
as
we
walk
to
the
different
communities
and
having
him
as
a
spiritual
leader
and
a
guide,
and
somebody
connected
the
community.
I,
truly
appreciate
all
that
you
do
to
the
Commissioner
Commissioner
grants
the
command
staff
this
year.
I
want
to
also
thank
all
of
you
for
being
here
today
for
the
offices
of
a
seven
that
are
here
and
the
ones
that
can't
be
here
with
us
today.
C
Congratulations
on
on
what
we're
going
to
see
is
spectacular.
New
police
station
to
our
elected
officials,
City
Council,
Lydia,
Edwards,
City,
Council
and
Easter
sabe
George,
State,
Senator
drove
all
Corrie
and
represented
a
tomorrow.
I
know
that
this
is
truly
a
partnership
and
it
takes
all
of
us
to
continue
to
work
together
to
to
see
advances
and
thank
you
for
that
tip
a
trophy
and
cheap,
a
trophy
and
Trish
Lyons
and
everyone
at
public
facilities,
Brian
McLaughlin.
Thank
you.
Congratulations
on
a
great
job,
Debra
cave
from
Eagle
Hill
and
all
the
folks
from
Eagle
Hill.
C
Thank
you
for
your
patience.
This
is
this
is
probably
I.
Don't
know
what
to
compare
this
to
this
project,
but
it's
a
long
time
coming.
You
know
when
I
first
got
elected,
mayor,
I
thought
we're
gonna
be
breaking
ground.
I
was
all
excited,
and
here
we
are
six
years
later
sprint
ground,
so
I'm
very
excited
the
wheels
of
government.
C
We
have
to
get
it
right,
but
I
want
to
I
want
to
thank
you
and
real
quickly,
just
some
of
the
investments
that
are
being
made
in
East
Boston
I'm
gonna
go
more
into
the
talk
about
the
police
station,
but
a
new
EMS
station
at
Logan
Airport.
Add
an
ambulance
through
the
advocacy
of
the
community
and
elected
officials,
2.5
million
renovations
to
eat
engine
5,
which
is
under
construction
right
now,
9
million
for
Paris
Street,
the
swimming
pool
I
know
we
had
a
meeting
last
week.
C
I
think
it
was
a
couple
weeks
ago
talking
about
the
pool
noise
Park,
almost
5
million
dollars,
Orion
Heights,
the
Senior
Center
million
dollars,
three
million
dollars
from
Mikado
Bridge,
which
is
under
construction,
new
lights
from
Memorial
Stadium
upgrades
resilient
upgrades
and
I
waterfront.
There's
a
lot
in
a
master
plan.
C
There's
a
lot
happening
in
East
E
and
it's
well
deserved,
because
this
community
is
a
special
place
and
a
lot
of
people
have
a
lot
of
interest
in
making
sure
that
East
Boston
continues
to
thrive
and
led
by
your
elected
officials
that
here
today,
but
also
working
together.
So
I
want
to
thank
that's
just
some
of
the
things
that
we're
doing
this
new
police
station
is
a
unique
investment.
It's
close
to
30
million
dollars.
It's
the
first
complete
new
station
that
we're
building
in
Boston
in
a
decade
B,
2
and
W
Square
opened
in
2011.
C
This
will
open
in
2021.
So
it's
the
first
time
in
10
years,
we're
building
a
brand
new
police
station
in
the
city.
It's
an
investment
in
more
than
dollars
and
cents.
It's
an
investment
in
confidence,
not
police
department
and
it's
a
belief
and
the
values
of
trust
and
community.
The
design
on
this
project
reflects
our
values.
It's
Martin,
it's
professional,
it's
attractive.
C
It's
welcoming,
and
the
really
thing
that's
different
is
when
people
build
police
stations
years
ago
is
about
arresting
people,
locking
them
up
making
sure
that
the
area
that
you
lock
them
up
with
strong
in
that
you
book
them
today.
A
police
station
is
a
central
part
of
community.
There's
our
opportunity.
We
will.
We
will
gather
our
lives
around
there
and
it's
so
different
today
our
police
stations
in
the
city
of
Boston,
and
we
need
to
make
sure
they
continue
to
reflect
the
changes
that
we
continue
to
make
every
single
day.
C
This
space
has
a
community
space
for
use,
a
budget
for
public
art,
so
we're
going
to
be
able
to
really
make
sure
that
this
space
truly
is
open
space
to
the
community.
Those
features
strengthen
the
way
police
department
says
one
trust
and
respect
of
our
residents.
Ultimately,
this
investment
in
public
safety
is
gonna
is
going
to
continue
to
help
us
fight,
reduce
crime
in
our
city,
Boston
crime
rate
is
down
25%
over
the
last
five
years.
That's
a
big
statement
and
we
have
to
continue
to
make
sure
we
break
bring
that
rate
down.
C
This
is
a
flyby
we
have
here
today,
not
all
that
is,
but
in
the
most
recent
crime,
stats
in
a7
crime
is
down
15%
over
the
last
year
when
you
think
about
in
this
district.
Here,
that's
a
clock.
That's
flatline,
because
they've
done
an
amazing
job,
and
a
lot
of
this
is
doing
the
incredible
work
of
our
police
and
community
policing
in
the
strong
community.
We've
increased
our
opportunities
for
young
people
in
our
city
and
people
trying
to
turn
their
lives
around.
C
What
we're
trying
to
do
here,
I
think,
is
working
and
we
can't
take
all
the
credits,
the
nonprofits,
the
Boys
and
Girls
Clubs,
the
YMCA's.
It's
the
community
centers,
it's
a
piece
walks.
It's
the
organization's
is
the
food
pantry
that
comes
ahead.
What
started?
It's
all
of
those
different
things
that
we
have
in
our
community.
It's
many
at
the
health
center.
It's
all
of
these
different
organizations
that
we
have
in
our
community
to
help
people
in
advance
people
and
that's
really.
C
We
can't
that
we
shouldn't
get
complacent.
We
have
to
keep
investing
and
keep
innovating
and
keep
expanding
opportunity
in
our
city
and
that's
what
the
station
is
all
about.
It's
a
commitment
that
all
of
us
are
making
for
the
next
generation
for
our
youth.
It's
not
just
a
place
to
go
where
you're
in
trouble
it's
a
place.
You
can
learn
about
law
enforcement
careers
will
get
mentoring,
join
the
youth
group
or
even
just
come,
and
talk
about
an
issue.
C
That's
concerning
to
your
community,
like
the
folks
at
the
gate
here
we're
concerning
about
the
environment,
the
substation.
That's
what's
going
to
happen
at
these
places
that
we
can
sit
down
and
have
those
conversations
so
I
want
to
thank
everyone
for
being
here
today.
It
is
exciting
to
be
here
today
is
exciting
to
finally
break
ground
on
this
great
police
station
and
I,
look
forward
to
being
back
here
in
2021
when
we
cut
the
ribbon
so
Thank
You
captain.
A
D
D
This
is
a
great
day
because
Boston
is
different
than
it
was
in
1985.
The
police
departments
different
than
it
was
in
1985.
Look
at
the
face
of
politics.
Look
at
the
face
of
law
enforcement.
Look
at
the
face
of
the
community,
today's
about
21st
century
policing,
which
is
community
policing.
What
you
see
here
before
you
folks
is
our
police
station.
All
of
you
right
here
from
our
great
elected
officials,
to
the
help
center
command
staff,
the
people
of
East
Boston.
D
This
is
our
station,
as
the
mayor
alluded
to
about
the
crime
rate
being
down,
never
think
that
when
we
tell
the
numbers
that
it
just
means
police,
this
is
community
policing.
Community
policing
is
this:
the
police,
the
clergy,
the
community,
our
health
facilities,
institutions
of
higher
learning,
even
our
great
professional
sports
teams,
the
media
everybody
working
together
to
solve
problems
to
make
it
a
better
quality
of
life
for
everyone.
That's
what
we're
gonna
have
in
our
new
police
station,
a
better
quality
of
life,
East
Boston
deserves
it.
D
D
E
Well,
good
morning,
everyone,
this
is
a
beautiful
day
for
East
Boston,
it's
a
beautiful
day
for
our
community,
as
as
the
previous
speakers
have
alluded
to.
This
is
truly
a
day
to
actually
enhance
our
community
I'd
like
to
note
that
the
physical
location,
taking
the
police
station
actually
away
from
connecting
to
the
courthouse
is
something
that's
also
something
that
we
should.
We
should
focus
on
because
it's
no
longer
now
directly
going
into
the
courthouse
that
folks
can
go
we're
in
the
community,
we're
actually
closer
to
the
high
school,
we're
closer
to
local
businesses.
E
That
is
true,
community
policing.
It's
a
police
station
that
everyone
has
access
to
where
there's
a
public
room
where
folks
can
come
and
talk
where
there
may
be
some
mediation
where
we
can
kick
off.
Maybe
some
of
our
peace
walks
up
here
versus
just
down
in
maverick
square
I,
think
that
this
is
actually
going
to
increase
the
amount
of
policing
that
we
have
community
policing
that
we
have
in
East,
Boston
I'm
excited
for
this
I'm
excited
for
the
growing
of
our
relationship.
It
also
assures
that
we're
more
responsive.
This
is
our
house
now.
E
This
is
a
new
house
of
gathering,
just
like
our
churches,
just
like
our
schools,
just
like
other
places
where
people
come
to
meet,
to
have
a
coffee
and
talk
will
be
safer
because
of
it
and
I
want
to
thank
the
mayor
for
his
and
based
investment.
I
want
to
thank
my
other
city,
councilor
colleagues,
for
voting
on
that
thirty
million
dollars
to
make
sure
we
had
that
investment.
E
I
also
want
to
thank
my
colleagues
in
the
State
House,
Adrienne
and
Joe
working
with
you
guys,
honestly,
it's
where
the
three
amigos
we
say
that
all
the
time
we're
in
lockstep,
because
we
truly
love
East
Boston.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
this
opportunity.
I'm
excited
to
break
ground.
I'm
excited
to
be
a
part
of
this.
F
Thank
You
captain
Macomb
I
can't
what
it's
wonderful
of
the
day.
This
is
for
the
East
Boston
community.
It
should
be
celebrated
by
YouTube,
because
this
is
just
an
investment
in
a
building.
It's
an
investment
in
the
area,
seven,
it's
an
investment
in
you
and
the
men
and
woman
who
serve
us
every
day
in
the
great
community
of
East
Boston,
and
we
celebrate
that
today.
Along
with
you,
this
truly
is
a
wonderful
day.
F
I
spent
a
lot
of
time
in
the
East
Boston
District
Court,
which
is
connected
to
the
the
current
police
station
and
the
state
of
disrepair
of
those
buildings
was
becoming
tenuous
a
tenuous
situation
and
that
Court
did
remind
people
of
different
things
and
so
to
do
that
police
station.
But
this
state-of-the-art
building,
that's
depicted
on
my
right
is
really
what
community
policing
is
all
about.
This
is
not
just
a
lockup.
This
is
a
place
where
people
can
come
in
our
community
and
get
roots
resources.
F
This
is
a
place
where
youth
in
our
community
can
come
and
get
services
that
they
so
desperately
need
in
these
times,
and
it's
an
incredible
investment.
It's
a
great
day
for
this
community
of
East
Boston,
it's
a
great
day
for
this
neighborhood
of
Eagle,
Hill
and
I
want
to
recognize
Deborah
cave
who's,
whose
really
rode
the
ride
of
seeing
this
through
along
with
men.
So
many
other
community
members
and
I
want
to
thank
the
City
Council
for
their
their
vote
and
their
investment,
but
really
mayor.
F
G
Good
morning,
everybody
what
an
exciting
day
that
says
you
know,
I
was
talking
with
my
mother,
Debra
cave,
who
you'll
hear
from
shortly
a
few
days
ago
about
this
event,
and
she
was
sharing
with
me
that
it
was
a
couple
decades
ago
that
she
was
talking
about
doing
this
police
station
here
at
the
base
of
Eagle
Hill
with
former
Mayor
Menino,
and
certainly
this
community
has
waited
a
long
time
for
this
police
station
and
mayor
Walsh
to
you
and
your
team.
Thank
you
for
making
this
a
priority.
G
Thank
you
for
finally
getting
this
over
the
goal
line.
For
us.
This
is
such
an
exciting
day
for
East
Boston,
and
it
really
could
not
be
more
timely.
I
was
recently
visiting
with
captain
McCormick
and
his
amazing
team
at
district
a7,
which
I
just
have
to
pause
for
one
moment:
I
recognize
them,
because
when
we
talk
about
community
policing,
we
have
it
some
strong
air
in
East
Boston.
G
Thank
you
for
your
leadership
as
well,
but
I
was
recently
visiting
with
the
captain
and
his
team
in
East
Boston,
there
were
some
rooms
on
the
second
floor,
the
politte,
the
police
can't
even
use
the
ceiling
is
crumbling,
but
the
building
is
falling
apart.
We
have
to
show
their
respect
to
our
officers
that
they
deserve
for
the
hard
work
they
do
for
us
each
and
every
day,
and
that
starts
with
giving
them
the
resources
that
they
need
to
do
an
effective
job.
G
And
that's
what
we
have
here
in
this
poster
with
our
brand
new
police
station.
This
is
going
to
transform
our
community
first
of
all,
giving
them
such
a
state-of-the-art
facility.
But
even
beyond
that,
we
are
now
moving
the
police
station
to
a
much
more
centrally
located
central
location
in
East
Boston,
allowing
our
district
a7
officers
to
respond
more
efficiently
more
quickly
more
effectively
to
whatever
is
happening
across
our
neighborhood
again.
I
could
not
be
more
excited.
G
G
Next
up,
you're
gonna
hear
from
another
one
of
our
counselors,
which
I
have
to
echo
my
my
senators
comments
to
the
City
Council.
Thank
you
for
approving
the
money
for
this,
but
next
up,
you're
gonna
hear
from
one
of
our
at-large
City
Council's
and
he
says
sabe
George.
Thank
you
so
much
for
being
here.
Thank.
H
You
rapping,
thank
you
all
for
being
here.
I
am
NOT
from
East
Boston,
so
don't
quite
fit
into
the
trio,
although
every
now
and
then
I'll
be
a
fourth
wheel
and
happy
to
do
it.
But
as
a
former
teacher
in
East
Boston
High,
this
part
of
East
Boston,
Eagle
Hill
is
very
special
to
me
and
although
I
spent
13
years
in
the
classroom,
some
of
my
most
productive
teaching
happened
here
at
the
city
yards
when
I
was
coaching
so
to
really
fully
activate
this
space.
H
The
city
invested
in
the
city
are
the
number
of
years
ago
it's
a
beautiful
space
so
to
continue
the
activation
of
this
portion
of
Eagle
Hill
along
Chelsea
Creek
is
really
very
appropriate
and
long
overdue.
So
to
support
this
investment
to
be
a
part
of
today's
celebration,
kicking
off
this
renewed
attention
to
this
this
section
of
East
Boston
and
to
really
create
that
community
center
that
Lydia
Lydia
discussed.
Although
it's
a
police
station,
it
is
definitely
going
to
be
part
of
the
community
here.
So
I'm
happy
to
be
a
part
of
it.
H
C
I
Hi
everybody:
it
was
about
15
years
ago
that
I
went
to
a
series
of
meetings
at
our
police
station
and
I
had
really
never
been
there
before,
fortunately,
and
when
I
walked
in
I
looked
around
and
I
thought.
Oh,
my
god,
this
place
is
decrepit
and
these
policemen
deserved
much
better
than
this.
So
we
went
to
the
meetings
and
I
remember
talking
to
Mayor
Menino
about
the
police
station
and
it
was
in
such
bad
shape
and
I
heard
that
we
were
going
to
have
a
new
police
station
somewhere
in
this
area.
I
Cori
has
been
so
generous,
letting
us
use
the
high
school
for
our
meetings,
but
I
know
that
it's
no,
no,
no!
No.
What
did
I
say
Phil
branch
of
40.
Sorry
do
you
know
what
every
meeting
I
always
mess
up
a
name
and
that
this
is
typical
of
me,
but
anyway,
so
they've
been
so
generous
in
East
Boston
high
to
let
us
use
their
space,
but
I
know
that
it's
a
convenience
every
time.
So
maybe
this
is
where
we
can
have
our
new
meetings.
I
I
Thank
you
so
much
for
making
this
happen
and
I
want
to
say
that
you
know
we
are
the
one
of
the
safest
neighborhoods
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
I,
give
credit
not
only
to
the
people
of
East
Boston
and
to
all
of
the
agencies
that
we
have,
but
really
we
have
to
credit
police.
We
have
the
most
wonderful
policemen
and
women
working
in
this
community.
I
love
them.
I
really
do
they're,
wonderful
people
they're
always
there
when
you
need
them
and
they
deserve
this
facility,
as
does
the
community.