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From YouTube: East Boston Police Station Ribbon Cutting
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The officers of precinct A-7 have a new home! Mayor Wu, Commissioner Cox, Officers, and local residents gathered to cut the ribbon for East Boston's brand new Police Department.
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We
are
thankful
for
this
building
for
the
people
who
will
work
here
and
for
the
services
they
provide
to
the
public.
We
thank
You,
O
Lord
for
their
dedication
and
their
bravery
in
serving
and
protecting
us
all.
We
thank
you
for
our
commissioner
and
mayor
leading
Us
in
ever.
Better
new
and
improved
directions
keep
them
safe
and
free
from
harm
watch
over
our
city.
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And
so
I'll
invite
up
anyone.
Who's
going
to
speak,
feel
free
to
come
on
up
here
too
I
know
our
elected
colleagues.
The
speaking
program
will
following
myself,
commissioner
Cox
Chief
Irish
councilor,
Coletta
and
representative
Maduro.
Oh
I
apologize
and
Deputy
superintendent
Cruz
as
well.
Please
come
on.
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As
you
can
see,
it
is
a
flexible
space
to
create
the
room
for
all
kinds
of
different
Arrangements,
there's
beautiful,
beautiful
art.
We
want
to
thank
Monica,
Bravo
and,
and
our
amazing
artists
for
sharing
her
heart,
which
also
captures
you
can
kind
of
see
in
the
different
pieces
bits
of
history
of
the
neighborhood
and-
and
you
can
recognize
like
the
greenway
and
other
bits
of
East
Boston
highlighted
here,
and
there
are
so
many
people
who
have
been
involved.
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And
then,
when
you
got
into
the
main
space,
you
look
up
and
you
see
the
water
stains
on
the
ceiling,
the
conditions
that
our
officers
had
to
go
to
work
every
day
in
and
and
the
gaps
that
that
meant
for
community
members
being
full
Partners
in
this
work.
And
so
this
is
not
only
a
hub
for
Community.
It
is
finally
the
space,
the
workplace,
the
atmosphere
that
our
police
officers
deserve
to
get
up
and
go
to
work
in
every
single
day.
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There
are
some
folks
in
the
room
as
well.
In
addition
to
those
who
will
be
speaking,
I
want
to
recognize
a
few
members
of
our
cabinet
who
are
here,
I,
see
chief
of
arts
and
culture,
Cara
Elliot
Ortega.
Thank
you
for
your
leadership
and
for
being
such
an
important
part
of
facilitating
this.
Our
chief
of
community
engagement,
Brianna
malloris,
here
I,
see
a
representative
Tom
here
from
a
city
councilor
at
large
Aaron
Murphy's
office
as
well.
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G
Thank
you
very
much
mayor
I'm,
going
to
stick
to
my
notes
because
superintendents
Deputy
superintendent
Cruz
is
going
to
translate
in
in
Spanish.
For
me,
afterward
and
I.
Don't
want
to
typically
I
go
off
topic
all
the
time,
so
I'm
gonna
stay
on
point.
This
is
really
a
great
great
day.
This
is
a
beautiful,
beautiful
facility
and
we
want
to
thank
you,
know,
mayor
Wu
and
her
team,
certainly
Chief,
Irish
and
and
and
many
others
who
helped
make
this
happen
over
the
years.
G
This
is
a
beautiful
community
space
and
this
is
exactly
what
community
policing
is.
Let
me
get
back
to
my
notes
because
I'm
already
doing
it,
so
you
know
we
must.
You
know
certainly
thank
our
partnership
with
with
the
city
and
chief
Irish
for
actually
helping
make
this
happen
and
I
want
to
thank
our
public
facilities,
director,
Carrie
Griffin
and
her
entire
team
for
participating
and
you'll.
G
This
is
not
only
a
beautiful
facility,
we're
talking
about
the
space,
but
we
do
so
much
in
our
community
with
our
officers
around
community
policing
yeah.
We
have
many
many
officers
here
that
that
not
only
you
know,
speak
English
and
work
with
all
kinds
of
folks
within
the
neighborhood,
but
they
also
speak
Spanish
as
well,
and
and
we
try
to
partner
in
many
ways
to
help
the
community
resolve
issues
or
just
deal
with
the
day-to-day
activities
of
this
East
Boston
Community.
G
You
know
we
have
Hub
meetings
here,
bringing
together
more
than
a
dozen
health
care
and
social
service
agencies
to
partner,
to
bring
services
and
support
to
individual
families
in
the
area.
This
model
has
also
helped
about
225,
East,
Boston
residents
and
others
working
to
grow
in
these
efforts
to
make
sure
that
we
meet
the
needs
of
the
public.
Here
each
week
we
have
offices
working
with
kids,
as
we
talked
about
before
whether
it's
playing
basketball
or
actually
working
on
Spanish
to
English.
G
We
have
offices,
is
it
meant
to
the
girls
and
boys
at
the
girls
and
boys
club
and
we'll
be
expanding
upon
the
program
with
the
Veronica
Robles
Cultural
Center.
In
about
two
weeks,
we
have
officers
again
who
work
with
after
school
working
with
our
kids
and
we
organize
and
do
many
different
activities
within
the
area
now
going
to
be
centered
in
this
beautiful
space.
G
So
you
know
I
I,
you
know.
Not
only
is
this
a
beautiful
place
to
meet,
but
I
think
it's
important
to
for
people
who
maybe
don't
always
have
the
trust
of
the
police
department,
it's
important
for
them
to
know
that
we
are
a
police
department
for
everyone.
It
doesn't
matter
your
nationality,
your
race,
your
Creed,
your
gender
identity
and,
more
importantly,
your
immigration
status.
This
is
a
home
for
you
and
so
I.
You
know
with
all
that
goes
on
the
world.
We
want
people
to
know.
G
This
is
a
place
where
you
can
come
and
feel
safe
and
that
we
are
here
to
hear
from
you
and,
more
importantly,
help
you,
whether
you're
a
victim
of
crime
or
you
just
want
to
solve
a
problem
or
issue
around
that,
and
so
I
am
not
going
to
talk
too
long,
but
I
think
that's
very,
very
important
and
I
want
to
say
it
again
to
be
clear.
That's
very
important
for
people
to
know.
We
are
here
for
you,
and
this
is
your
space
as
well
as
our
home
office.
G
We
look
forward
to
see
in
their
offices
and
work
here
and
I,
look
forward
to
coming
over
here
all
the
time
right
in
this
beautiful
space
to
actually
meet
and
and
meet
the
residents
and
and
actually
hear
from
you
in
so
many
ways
we
are
going
to
have
after
I'm
done
here,
I'm
going
to
have
a
deputy
superintendent
Cruz,
that's
going
to
come
up
and
and
give
what
I
say
in
Spanish.
Good
luck
with
that.
What
but
I
do
want
to!
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I
Thank
you
good
afternoon,
everyone
good
afternoon
we're
in
a
beautiful
new
building
and
I'm
excited
to
be
here,
and
this
is
the
first
new
police
station
in
a
decade.
So
it's
quite
an
accomplishment
I'm
also
very
proud
to
be
here
today
with
a
great
leader
in
May
Wu,
who
is
not
only
committed
to
the
people
of
this
city,
but
also
committed
to
the
work
and
making
the
investment
in
Municipal
facilities
that
serve
our
residents.
Thank
you
mayor
and
thank
you
to
all
the
elected
officials
that
have
joined
us
today.
I
We
broke
ground
on
this
project.
This
30
million
dollar
project
in
October
2019,
to
create
a
facility
that
enhances
Community,
Access
and
improves
the
working
environment
for
our
police
officers.
The
station
now
includes
public
art
and
a
sustainable
resilient
facility
for
the
East
Boston
Neighborhood.
That
would
also
improve
dispatch
times.
So
when
anyone
in
East
Boston
needs
help,
a
police
department
can
now
get
there
more
quickly.
I
This
new
building
is
safer
and
more
functional
energy,
efficient
and
code
compliant
than
the
old
facility.
We
achieved
lead
silver
certification,
which
will
contribute
to
the
ambitious
sustainability
goals
that
the
mayor
has
charged
us
with
in
two
key
areas:
carbon
reduction
in
storm
water
management,
the
building
systems
are
far
more
efficient
and
the
design
team
work
very
hard
to
maximize
natural
light,
as
you
can
see,
which
I
believe
is
also
symbolic
to
transparency
and
a
lot
of
the
great
thought
put
into
this
building,
recognizing
the
importance
of
community
collaboration
and
Public
Safety.
I
We
are
fortunate
that
this
building
includes
a
city
of
Boston
percent
for
the
art
installation
by
artist,
Monica
Bravo
called
unas
Mundus.
This
piece
is
made
of
of
mosaics
and
mobiles
and
represents
the
Topography
of
the
neighborhood,
as
was
mentioned
earlier
and
I
I'm,
confident
that
we'll
probably
be
getting
some
awards
for
this
building.
I
think
it's
beautiful
and
if
there's
an
extra
office.
I
Brian
Melia
can't
hide
in
the
back
there,
Brian
assistant
director,
Steve
serako
clerks
Bill,
O'shea
and
Terry
Steele
Rob
Melvin,
who
started
with
PFD
at
the
time
of
this
project,
and
now
is
the
director
of
the
police
department's
facilities,
division,
our
budget
team
at
City,
Hall,
Jim,
Williamson,
Jack,
Hanlon
and
Mohammed
durian.
Without
all
these
folks,
this
project
would
not
be
here
and,
most
importantly,
without
your
involvement
from
day
one
in
the
community
engagement
process
to
Captain,
Dean
brickerton,
your
team
and
the
entire
East
Boston
Community.
Welcome
to
your
new
station.
J
Thank
you,
okay
looks
like
I'm
next
good
afternoon.
Everyone
it's
already
been
alluded
to,
but
this
has
been
a
long
time
coming,
but
we're
finally
here
to
celebrate.
This
is
a
celebration
to
celebrate
the
opening
of
this
police
station
and
I'd
like
to
thank
mayor
Wu,
commissioner
Cox
captain
bickerton,
my
colleagues
in
state
and
city
government
and
the
facilities
team
for
their
hard
work.
I'm
I'm,
I,
see
Brian
I,
don't
see
Carrie,
so
I
don't
want
to
be
sure
to
give
her
a
round
of
applause
as
well.
J
She
works
extremely
hard,
so
I
bring
my
perspective
today,
not
just
as
a
city
counselor,
but
as
somebody
who
grew
up
not
too
far
away
from
here
on
Eagle,
Hill,
I
affectionately,
know
this
area
as
the
city
arts
and
spent
my
childhood
playing
across
the
street
in
what
used
to
be
a
grassy
field.
But
now
it's
it's
AstroTurf
I
used
to
run
around
the
old
bath
house
that
has
since
been
demolished.
J
J
This
30
million
dollar
investment
is
one
in
public
safety
and
in
our
police
who
deserve
a
home
free
of
black
mold
or
eminent
ceiling
collapses.
It's
a
down
payment
on
doing
the
important
work
every
day
of
building,
Mutual
trust
and
respect
between
officers
in
our
community.
A
police
station
should
be
a
one
should
be
one
stop,
and
a
network
of
safe
supportive
environments.
Here
in
East,
Boston
I
believe
in
the
invocation.
J
This
community
is
a
special
place
and
our
officers
understand
that,
in
partnership
with
them,
we
will
ensure
that
all
all
of
our
residents
from
our
young
people
to
our
immigrant
brothers
and
sisters,
no
matter
who
you
are
feel
100,
safe
and
welcomed
at
this
site,
folks,
should
feel
a
sense
of
ownership.
It's
already
been
mentioned,
but
you
should
feel
like
this
is
your
space
and
you
should
feel
empowered
to
share
this
space
with
individuals
who
are
there
to
protect
and
serve
us.
J
It
will
be
accessible
and
open
to
hold
any
and
all
Community
meetings
and
I
look
forward
to
all
of
the
meetings
that
are
going
to
be
held
in
this
space,
as
well
as
the
various
events
that
celebrate
our
Rich
cultural
diversity
and,
just
to
close
just
know
that
I'm
committed
to
doing
everything
I
can
as
a
resident
first
and
as
a
city
councilor
second,
just
to
ensure
that
everybody
feels
safe
and
welcomed
here
in
partnership
with
the
police
and
the
community.
Thank
you
all
so
much
and
congratulations.
J
K
Good
afternoon,
everyone,
my
name,
is
Adrian
Maduro,
proud
to
be
the
state
representative
here
in
East
Boston
and
like
counselor
Coletta
I
grew
up
about
two
blocks
away
from
this,
this
location
right
on
Eagle
Hill.
So
this
is
such
an
exciting
day
for
the
eagle
neighborhood
and
for
the
East
Boston
community
and-
and
it
really
has
been
many
many
years
in
the
making
and
I
have
to
say
today-
was
my
first
time
stepping
foot
in
here
and
what
a
difference
to
step
into
this
gorgeous
building
with
public
art
and
light
and
modern
amenities.
K
Compared
to
the
experience
you
have
stepping
into
the
Meridian
Street
facility
and
I
remember
having
a
meeting
with
Captain
bickerton
when
he
joined
us
here
in
East
Boston,
we
sat
in
his
office.
I
looked
up,
I
thought
the
ceiling
might
fall
down
on
us.
It
smelled
disgusting.
This
whole
second
floor
basically
is
off
limits
and
cannot
be
used.
So
really,
it
may
have
been
one
of
the
most
decrepit
police
stations
in
the
city
and
to
now
have
this
facility.
This
is
what
these
Boston
Community
deserves.
K
Mayor
Wu,
commissioner
Cox
Chief,
Irish
and
all
of
our
partners
in
the
city.
Thank
you
for
making
this
a
reality.
Thank
you
for
prioritizing
this
neighborhood
and
I
want
to
just
emphasize
one
particular
thing
growing
up
here:
I've
Had,
The,
Good
Fortune
of
seeing
the
evolution
of
the
police
in
East,
Boston
and
I've,
always
told
folks,
easty
and
obviously
folks,
I
can't
speak
for
other
other
districts,
but
East
Boston
has
always
been,
in
my
mind,
a
Bedrock
for
community
policing.
K
Many
of
our
cops
are
born
and
raised
here
in
East
Boston
many
have
intimate
relationships
with
our
neighbors
that
goes
so
far
in
establishing
that
important
relationship
between
community
and
police,
so
that
we
can
all
feel
safe,
healthy
welcomed
and
protected
Captain
bickerton
to
you
and
your
in
your
staff
at
A7.
Congratulations
I
know
that
the
community
is
excited
to
use
this
room
to
interact
with
you
all
here
and
certainly
I
join
in
that
excitement.
Congratulations!
Everyone
and
thank
you.
D
Check
this
out
when
we
had
asked
Captain
bickerton,
who
could
represent
from
the
community
the
very
very
important
partners
that
make
this
district
and
Precinct
and
and
our
police
force
function
and
the
best
collaborators
that
we
can
be
in
community.
There
are
many
many
options.
Many
of
you
all
are
here
in
this
room
and
her
name's
already
been
mentioned.
So
clearly
she
has
been
doing
so
much
we're
very
grateful
to
be
joined
by
Miss,
Veronica,
Robles,
foreign.
L
L
The
police,
the
police
and
the
officers
that
are
here
and
in
the
past
since
I'm
here
making
me
feel
safe
and
at
home,
not
only
because
we
have
all
these
crazy
ideas
about
performing
here
and
going
there.
You
know
they're,
always
there,
and
especially
now
our
captain
and
the
community
officers,
always
listening
and
finding
the
ways
that
we
can
be
able
to
bring
all
these
events
and
and
opportunities
for
all
us
to
come
together
and
celebrate
as
a
big,
big
family.
L
But
most
importantly,
is
that
when
we
see
all
these
horrible
news,
Nationwide
I
feel
so
happy
and
blessed
that
here
at
home,
we
have
this
gentle
group
of
people
that
are
there
and
that
are
part
of
our
family,
I
love,
seeing
them
and
our
festivals
outdoor,
like
Viva
Colombia,
everybody
was
there
with
their
hats
and
colors
outside
on
the
street
and
and
Captain
bickerton
there
with
his
family.
You
know
blending
in
and
so
or
in
Mexico.
L
And
we
don't
know
so
we
want
to
make
sure
that,
through
this
relationship
and
through
these
beautiful
facilities,
because
we
rock
right
now,
it's
too
small,
we
need
a
larger
space.
We
are
looking
for
a
place
in
Boston
major
I,
just
applied
to
your
grants.
So
it
took
me
a
lot
of
time,
but
I
don't
want
to
leave
East
Boston,
of
course,
so
we
want
a
larger
space.
L
But
with
this
place
it
gives
me
hope,
because
it
will
be
like
an
extension
to
our
home,
to
be
able
to
work
with
them
directly
and
to
bring
our
communities
in
in
this
place.
That
is
a
sanctuary
for
peace
and
love.
So
thank
you
so
much
mayor.
Thank
you
to
all
of
you
all
of
you
and
if
you
didn't
understood
what
I
said,
just
pretend
that
I
was
speaking:
Spanish,
gracias,
foreign.
E
E
E
I
Just
want
to
see
one
more
thing
before
we
move
on
to
the
the
ribbon
cutting,
because
we
have
so
many
Civic
Heroes
that
that
I
work
so
hard,
and
this
is
always
the
opportunity
for
us
to
just
make
sure
we
appreciate
everyone
who's.
A
part
of
these
project
teams,
so
I
just
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
some
of
the
folks
from
the
Austin
culture
team
who
helped
work
on
the
art
installation
here
and
on
many
of
our
projects
across
the
city.