According to recent figures from the Downtown Boston Alliance, about 20,000 fewer people work downtown than they did five years ago, and they come in, on average, about three fewer days per month.

It sure seems like addressing safety in downtown Boston has become an “all hands on deck” situation. More than 90 people packed a room in a downtown condo building Thursday night for a summit ...

Sidewalks, handicap ramps, vacant building facades and more in downtown Boston will get an upgrade this spring after about 100 state, city and civic leaders met Thursday night to discuss “urgent ...

Boston officials gathered on Thursday for a closed-door meeting to discuss ongoing public safety issues in downtown Boston. The meeting, held on Washington Street in Boston’s downtown ...

A community meeting in the Boston's Downtown Crossing neighborhood focused on safety after months of crime and drug activity in the area. Over the past several months, downtown shop owners and ...

As crime has reached a seven-year high in Downtown Crossing and the areas around the Common, Boston’s mayor, top cop and prosecutor are blaming congregate drug use from Mass and Cass spillover ...

Here's more on that and other local retail news. Despite worries that hybrid work patterns are hurting downtown Boston’s restaurants and retailers, nine new restaurants are coming to Downtown ...

A person was injured in a drive-by shooting near a downtown Boston movie theater early Sunday morning, police said. At around 2:45 a.m. Sunday, Boston Police officers went to 175 Tremont St., ...

A death investigation is underway after a person fell from “an unspecified height” at a Massachusetts Department of Transportation building in downtown Boston Thursday, Massachusetts State ...

Two teens are facing assault and robbery charges after they allegedly assaulted a man Thursday in a Macy’s store at Downtown Crossing, Boston police said. Just after 3 p.m., officers responded ...