Tom Ready
@tomready.bsky.social
Fort Point… Seaport… Southie…
Working to improve my city
Working to improve my city
The “happenings” in the neighborhood.. on the #FortPoint blog
Ferries, Climate Action, @south-boston.boston.gov at Elephantine Bakery & More.. details on the neighborhood blog
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November 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The “happenings” in the neighborhood.. on the #FortPoint blog
Appreciate the in-person session held on Saturday Nov 8th 🙏
November 11, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Appreciate the in-person session held on Saturday Nov 8th 🙏
@samanthajgross.bsky.social & @Giulia .. are whistles in our future??
November 9, 2025 at 3:03 AM
@samanthajgross.bsky.social & @Giulia .. are whistles in our future??
I am a BIG fan.. thank you @jfh01.bsky.social for all of the support over your time as chief🙏 Mayor @wutrain.bsky.social, I only ask for someone as progressive in this role that can lead, unabashed focusing on safety.. best of luck Jasha
“Jascha’s leadership has set a foundation for continued improvement and service delivery, and we are so grateful for his lasting impact."- @mayorwu.boston.gov
First in the Dorchester Reporter— Jascha Franklin-Hodge, city’s Streets Chief, to exit Wu Cabinet as first-term ends #Boston
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www.dotnews.com/2025/jascha-...
November 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I am a BIG fan.. thank you @jfh01.bsky.social for all of the support over your time as chief🙏 Mayor @wutrain.bsky.social, I only ask for someone as progressive in this role that can lead, unabashed focusing on safety.. best of luck Jasha
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For 6 years, Boston and FEMA have been working on a plan to protect the Fort Point neighborhood from flooding.
Now, FEMA has rejected the grant application, blaming Boston, saying the city failed to send the right documents. Are they being gaslit?
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/06/s...
Now, FEMA has rejected the grant application, blaming Boston, saying the city failed to send the right documents. Are they being gaslit?
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/06/s...
Boston officials flummoxed by Trump administration’s rejection of federal funding for flood protections - The Boston Globe
A plan to prevent flooding in Fort Point is in limbo after FEMA denied Boston’s $10 million grant for a flood wall following six years of collaborative planning.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
For 6 years, Boston and FEMA have been working on a plan to protect the Fort Point neighborhood from flooding.
Now, FEMA has rejected the grant application, blaming Boston, saying the city failed to send the right documents. Are they being gaslit?
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/06/s...
Now, FEMA has rejected the grant application, blaming Boston, saying the city failed to send the right documents. Are they being gaslit?
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/06/s...
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Thank you Clr. @edflynnforboston.bsky.social for introducing this critical resolution to certify the City with FEMAs National #Flood Insurance Community Rating System & to all Councilors for passing it. 🙏
Boston council urges city to join federal program offering flood insurance discounts - CommonWealth Beacon
CommonWealth Beacon reported last week that Boston missed a 2021 self-imposed deadline to join FEMA’s Community Rating System program, which has cost residents and businesses at least $785,000 in tota...
commonwealthbeacon.org
November 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Thank you Clr. @edflynnforboston.bsky.social for introducing this critical resolution to certify the City with FEMAs National #Flood Insurance Community Rating System & to all Councilors for passing it. 🙏
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There will be a virtual public meeting tonight from 6-7:30 PM to discuss the proposed 391 D Street project in the #SouthBostonWaterfront. Register and learn more: www.bostonplans.org/news-calenda...
391 D St Public Meeting | Bostonplans.org
See upcoming events, task forces, public meetings, and more.
www.bostonplans.org
November 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
There will be a virtual public meeting tonight from 6-7:30 PM to discuss the proposed 391 D Street project in the #SouthBostonWaterfront. Register and learn more: www.bostonplans.org/news-calenda...
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Hey @streets.boston.gov .. please pass on our thanks to the PWD team that fixed the pedestrian ramp on Summer Street 🙏
October 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Hey @streets.boston.gov .. please pass on our thanks to the PWD team that fixed the pedestrian ramp on Summer Street 🙏
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And as always, the details of the meeting are on our neighborhood blog fortpointboston.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
And as always, the details of the meeting are on our neighborhood blog fortpointboston.com
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We are hoping to get into the Army Corps study in our conversation tomorrow night with the City team..
October 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
We are hoping to get into the Army Corps study in our conversation tomorrow night with the City team..
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Neighbors, plan on voting in the city election on November 4th? Check your voter registration status, especially if you have moved in the last 18 months.. easy, 5 minutes!
www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/el...
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October 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Neighbors, plan on voting in the city election on November 4th? Check your voter registration status, especially if you have moved in the last 18 months.. easy, 5 minutes!
www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/el...
www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/el...
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Join FPNA for The State of #FortPoint Flood Protection: Come hear from the City & coastal resilience experts on the state of flood protection along the Fort Point Channel without FEMA funding. Details in the neighborhood blog fortpointboston.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Join FPNA for The State of #FortPoint Flood Protection: Come hear from the City & coastal resilience experts on the state of flood protection along the Fort Point Channel without FEMA funding. Details in the neighborhood blog fortpointboston.com
Would love to see a similar look for Boston.. perhaps the @bostonglobe.com team @shankman.bsky.social @kateselig.bsky.social could consider something, especially now that all of the FEMA grant funding in South Boston.. including the denial in Sept. for #FortPoint.. has been pulled
New York Is Going to Flood. Here’s What the City Can Do to Survive... www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
What New York Can Do to Survive Flooding
Adaptation is a matter of survival, and the city may have to throw every solution available at a worsening situation.
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Would love to see a similar look for Boston.. perhaps the @bostonglobe.com team @shankman.bsky.social @kateselig.bsky.social could consider something, especially now that all of the FEMA grant funding in South Boston.. including the denial in Sept. for #FortPoint.. has been pulled
Looking forward to a few of the new cadets perhaps working out of the Seaport station ..
October 16, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Looking forward to a few of the new cadets perhaps working out of the Seaport station ..
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Another protest planned today at 6pm.. Sunday’s march was documented by the @bostonglobe.com @sarahrahal.bsky.social
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October 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Another protest planned today at 6pm.. Sunday’s march was documented by the @bostonglobe.com @sarahrahal.bsky.social
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The City @parks.boston.gov and @environment.boston.gov continue to incrementally work to address sea level rise along #FortPoint Channel.. Review Thursday at the FPCLD meeting on the flood barrier planned for #MartinsPark..
www.boston.gov/public-notic...
www.boston.gov/public-notic...
October 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The City @parks.boston.gov and @environment.boston.gov continue to incrementally work to address sea level rise along #FortPoint Channel.. Review Thursday at the FPCLD meeting on the flood barrier planned for #MartinsPark..
www.boston.gov/public-notic...
www.boston.gov/public-notic...
Congressman @lynch.house.gov .. we need your direct and urgent action
Stephen Miller: "Eventually elections don’t carry the day because violence beats votes… When we see a muscular response from the federal government, it’s because we’re not going to let violence beat votes."
Is he implying federal intervention determines political legitimacy, not ballots or courts?
Is he implying federal intervention determines political legitimacy, not ballots or courts?
October 7, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Congressman @lynch.house.gov .. we need your direct and urgent action
Senators @warren.senate.gov and @markey.senate.gov … we need your direct and urgent action
Stephen Miller: "Eventually elections don’t carry the day because violence beats votes… When we see a muscular response from the federal government, it’s because we’re not going to let violence beat votes."
Is he implying federal intervention determines political legitimacy, not ballots or courts?
Is he implying federal intervention determines political legitimacy, not ballots or courts?
October 7, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Senators @warren.senate.gov and @markey.senate.gov … we need your direct and urgent action
Join us in a neighborhood focused conversation …
📢 Join neighbors 9/30 @ 6PM!
✨ Surprises, special guests & ways to make a difference
🥫 Bring non-perishables for #SouthBoston Food Pantries (with Rep. @david_biele)
🌊 Update on #FortPoint berm grant
🍞 🏋🏻♀️ Welcome Elephantine Bakery & Backyard Bos! Details in the blog
Fortpointboston.com
✨ Surprises, special guests & ways to make a difference
🥫 Bring non-perishables for #SouthBoston Food Pantries (with Rep. @david_biele)
🌊 Update on #FortPoint berm grant
🍞 🏋🏻♀️ Welcome Elephantine Bakery & Backyard Bos! Details in the blog
Fortpointboston.com
September 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Join us in a neighborhood focused conversation …
Massport is pivoting to 100 affordable units vs 200 on Parcel D.. building will be adjusted to seven stories, stick built..
September 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Massport is pivoting to 100 affordable units vs 200 on Parcel D.. building will be adjusted to seven stories, stick built..
September 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Breaking down the recent changes to federal mRNA vaccine research funding and what experts are saying about the implications for future pandemic preparedness and cancer research. What does this mean for medical innovation? #FactCheck #PublicHealth
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Breaking down the recent changes to federal mRNA vaccine research funding and what experts are saying about the implications for future pandemic preparedness and cancer research. What does this mean ...
TikTok video by Sue O’Connell
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August 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Breaking down the recent changes to federal mRNA vaccine research funding and what experts are saying about the implications for future pandemic preparedness and cancer research. What does this mean for medical innovation? #FactCheck #PublicHealth
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www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6sSVLaW/
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Thanks @bostonharbornow.org for the early start to Labor Day weekend 🙏❤️
August 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Thanks @bostonharbornow.org for the early start to Labor Day weekend 🙏❤️