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Senior Advisor to @MayorWu for Partnerships | Public-Private Boundary Crosser | Building a better future for our kids | Formerly @Northeastern @BostonFdn 🌈 he/him
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Mayor Wu knows what makes Boston so great. 💙
November 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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We just launched #Boston250 with an incredible opening ceremony commemorating 250 years since Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride and the beginning of the American Revolution.
Mayor Wu stands at a podium. Behind her is an aerial image of Boston with "Boston 250" written over it. A person in a historical costume applauds while standing in a crowd. A bustling crowd stands outside at the event. Mayor Wu and her family smile for a photo. Behind them, drones arrange themselves to reflect exciting illustrations in the sky.
April 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Today I launched our campaign for re-election—because Boston families deserve a Mayor who fights for them.

Here in Boston, we stand up. We fight. We win. And we show the world that when we work together, anything is possible.

Head to michelleforboston.com to join us.
Portrait of Mayor Michelle Wu standing at a podium. Photo of Mayor Michelle Wu waving with her husband, Conor Pewarski, and three kids, Blaise, Cass, and Mira. Michelle Wu stands at a podium in front of hundreds of supporters waving Mayor Wu signs.
April 5, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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If you think this can’t happen, remember that of the 125,000 Japanese Americans who were interned during WWII for years without charge or trial, two-thirds were U.S. citizens. Including me.
The image is a screenshot of a tweet from Brandon Bradford (@BrandonLBradfor ). The tweet reads: "Deporting Americans without due process then saying they no longer get due process because they aren’t in America means no one has rights, FYI. Nightmare scenario."
April 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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I’m proud to endorse Mayor Michelle Wu for re-election. She has continued to show her commitment to protecting and supporting the LGBTQ+ community across Boston. I look forward to continuing to work together to tackle the issues facing our communities.
April 3, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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We needed a bigger space than him.

See you Saturday, April 5th @ 2PM after the Hands Off rally! Family-friendly with activities for kids too. RSVP:
March 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Boston showed up today to send a clear message: We will not sit by while Donald Trump and his billionaire friends dismantle the protections that our families count on.

Hands off Boston.
Mayor Michelle Wu stands back to camera in front of a large crowd of protesters attending the Hands Off Rally on April 5, 2025.
April 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Today, we celebrate and uplift our transgender family, friends, and neighbors, and stand strong in our commitment to making our city a home for everyone. 🏳️‍⚧️

#TransDayofVisibility
March 31, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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boston.gov
Boston is a city of belonging.

The Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement is offering free 15-minute immigration consultations, Know Your Rights trainings, and help connecting to City and community resources to support immigrant residents.

Learn more at boston.gov/moia-resources.
Graphic that reads "you belong here", "home isn't just a place. It's more than a point on a map. It's beyond the boundaries of district lines. Home is where you belong, and it encompasses more- the instances, the interactions, the experiences, the relationship, the moments that become lifetimes. This is the human experience of belonging. With a QR code that reads "and Boston is where you belong, learn more at boston.gov/belonging".
March 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Every day is a good day to fight displacement! Thank you @sheila-a-dillon.bsky.social & team, partners, & especially the Fairlawn tenants for never giving up through 6 years of organizing.
Boston strikes deal to stop gentrification of Mattapan housing complex
The deal for Fairlawn Estates is the largest so far under a special city program to help buy occupied mutli-family properties to keep them affordable.
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March 11, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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We’re protecting our communities & preventing displacement in Mattapan with today’s acquisition of the Fairlawn Estates—converting 347 market-rate units to permanently affordable housing.
Mayor Wu with resident of Fairlawn Apartments in Mattapan. Mayor Wu is shaking hands with Fairlawn Apartment residents in Mattapan. Mayor Michelle Wu joins residents of Fairlawn Apartments in Mattapan, as well as members of City Life/Vida Urbana, Related Beal, Winn Management, community members and elected officials.
March 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Very proud to work with @mayorwu.boston.gov @wutrain.bsky.social, who is so committed to making Boston a great home for everyone. #bospoli #wutrain
Delivering for Boston
YouTube video by Michelle Wu for Boston
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February 6, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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The City of Boston is leading 40+ mayors, cities, and counties in an amicus brief against the Trump Administration's drastic and illegal cuts to federal research funding—cuts that will lead to immediate job losses nationwide.
COALITION OF MAYORS ACROSS U.S. FILE AMICUS BRIEF IN OPPOSITION TO TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S DRASTIC CUTS TO FEDERAL RESEARCH FUNDING Led by the City of Boston, MA, City of Cleveland, OH, the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, TN, the Mayor of Gainesville, FL, and the Mayor of Salt Lake City, UT, over 40 mayors, cities, and counties argue that NIH cuts will cause job losses, economic disruption, and undermine U.S. competitiveness BOSTON - Thursday, February 20, 2025 - Late yesterday, Mayor Michelle Wu co-led a coalition of Mayors from across the United States in writing and filing an amicus brief in federal district court in Boston to stop the Trump Administration's drastic and illegal cuts to federal research funding and immediate job losses in cities nationwide. Over 40 mayors, cities, and counties from across the country joined the brief. These cities are home to universities and hospitals that employ hundreds of thousands of Americans in cutting edge medical and scientific research, and the federally-funded research in these communities has made the United States the global leader in scientific discovery. The brief seeks a temporary restraining order against the Trump Administration, alongside the research universities, medical schools, hospitals, and 22 states that are plaintiffs in the three cases filed last week in federal district court. “For decades, Congress has made a clear choice to use federally-funded research to invest in cities, build a broadly-distributed infrastructure for scientific discovery, create jobs, and drive economic growth in communities across the United States,” said Mayor Michelle Wu. “We join with cities across the country – in red states, purple states, and blue states – to stop this illegal action that will cause layoffs, lab closures, and undermine scientific progress in American cities. I thank Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell for her leadership on behalf of the research institutions of Boston.” This amicus brief is in response to the abrupt February 7, 2025 announcement by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) of an immediate reduction in funding for scientific and medical research institutions across the country. Under the NIH’s new policy, which temporarily went into effect on Monday, February 10, payments for indirect costs reimbursed to research universities would be capped at 15%, down from 30-70%. The brief makes clear that NIH funding cuts would devastate research institutions in cities across the county, cause job losses, create severe economic disruption, and undermine a critical pillar of strength and civic pride in cities across the United States. The cuts would also undermine critical medical and scientific research that residents are counting on, including cancer, diabetes, and heart disease, and jeopardize the cities’ and country’s position of global leadership on scientific advancement. “The Gainesville community depends on this highly efficient, dependable investment of our tax dollars back into our city’s innovation economy,” said Harvey L. Ward, Mayor, City of Gainesville, Florida. “I’m glad to join other mayors in highlighting the vital role NIH funding plays in the lives of everyday hardworking American families.” “The breadth and diversity of this coalition highlights the devastating and widespread impact of these NIH funding changes, from Alzheimer’s research to cancer clinical trials,” said Jill Habig, Founder and CEO of Public Rights Project. “We’re proud to partner with mayors, cities, and counties in opposing this threat to critical federal funding and the health and vitality of our communities.” On Monday, February 10th, twenty two states and associations of medical schools, hospitals, and universities, filed three related cases, and secured a temporary restraining order preventing the Trump Administration from slashing the reimbursement rates. That initial order will be revisited this week in a hearing scheduled for Feb. 21. The Public Rights Project served as amici counsel. The full list of mayors, cities and counties who joined the brief is below. Local Governments and Mayors City of Boston, Massachusetts City of Cleveland, Ohio Harvey L. Ward, Mayor, City of Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee Erin Mendenhall, Mayor, City of Salt Lake City, Utah City of Alameda, California City of Albuquerque, New Mexico Allegheny County, Pennsylvania City of Baltimore, Maryland Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Mayor, City of Burlington, Vermont Township of Canton, Michigan Town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina City of Chicago, Illinois Sandra Welch, Mayor, City of Coconut Creek, Florida City of Columbus, Ohio City of Easthampton, Massachusetts Daniel Biss, Mayor, City of Evanston, Illinois City of Fairfax, Virginia Harris County, Texas Ravinder S. Bhalla, Mayor, City of Hoboken, New Jersey Quinton Lucas, Mayor, Kansas City, Missouri Indya Kincannon, Mayor, City of Knoxville, Tennessee City of Madison, Wisconsin Jeff Silvestrini, Mayor, City of Millcreek, Utah Anissa Welch, Mayor, City of Milton, Wisconsin Montgomery County, Maryland City of New Haven, Connecticut Dontae Payne, Mayor, City of Olympia, Washington Adrian O. Mapp, Mayor, City of Plainfield, New Jersey Sue Noack, Mayor, City of Pleasant Hill, California City of Pittsburgh and Ed Gainey, Mayor, City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania City of Providence, Rhode Island John Clark, Mayor, Town of Ridgway, Colorado City of Rochester, New York City of Sacramento, California City and County of San Francisco, California City of Santa Monica, California Constantine H. Kutteh, Mayor, City of Statesville, North Carolina Lisa Brown, Mayor, City of Spokane, Washington Tishaura O. Jones, Mayor, City of St. Louis, Missouri City of St. Paul, Minnesota Dennis R. McBride, Mayor, City of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
February 20, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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We’ll see you this Sunday as we kick off #BostonFamilyDays at cultural institutions across the city. 🥳

🖼️ boston.gov/familydays 🦒
A graphic with a faded rainbow gradient background. A large image of a ticket at the top of the graphic reads "Mayor Michelle Wu's Boston Family Days." Text on the graphic reads: Every first and second Sunday of the month, Boston families can visit nine amazing cultural institutions for free. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Museum of African American History, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston Children’s Museum, New England Aquarium, Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of Science, Franklin Park Zoo. Sing up & learn more at Boston.gov/familydays. Boston Public Schools students are pre-registered for Boston Family Days. The logos for the City of Boston, Mayor Michelle Wu, and the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture are at the bottom.
January 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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dotnews.bsky.social DotNews @dotnews.bsky.social · Dec 28
The city of Boston is on pace to record a significant drop in violent crime in 2024 driven by a notable decline in shootings and homicides.There have been 24 murders so far in 2024, which is believed to the lowest since 1957, according to city officials. www.dotnews.com/2024/officia...
Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox, Mayor Wu, and Isaac Yablo, the Mayor’s Senior Advisor for Community Safety, are shown during a press conference to discuss public safety at BPD headquarters at Schroeder Plaza on Dec. 27, 2024. Screenshot from City of Boston video.
December 28, 2024 at 6:10 PM
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Have to call out this whiff by @leungboston.bsky.social. I know we’re used to seeing govt promises fizzle & big ideas fail, but are we so deep in that cynicism as to ignore real facts?

On Monday we signed/shared a binding lease that moves White Stadium fwd for the 1st time in decades. Let’s unpack:
December 27, 2024 at 2:12 AM
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“The wait for real progress at White Stadium is over” 🥹
—via @billforry.bsky.social @dotnews.bsky.social
Editorial: Mayor Wu delivers on White Stadium deal | Dorchester Reporter
No big city mayor is ever going to make everyone happy all of the time. In fact, if they’re doing the job right, a chunk of the electorate is going to find beef over something, even if they embrace ot...
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December 24, 2024 at 3:32 PM
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Tackling hunger, boosting access to fresh & healthy foods, & cutting down on food waste/emissions ✅✅✅
December 12, 2024 at 11:01 PM
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Today we celebrated the 235 families who bought their 1st home this year through @boston.gov’s programs—each a new anchor building generational wealth in their families & building community in our neighborhoods.
Boston helped hundreds of families accomplish the seemingly impossible this year: buying a home in the city - The Boston Globe
Programs administered by the Boston Home Center provide downpayment and loan assistance to low-income families.
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December 15, 2024 at 2:06 AM
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“They don’t represent or speak for our residents. I know what our residents are going through, and every chance that I have, I’m going to fight for the people of Boston.” - @wutrain.bsky.social
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Those who opposed tax relief effort ‘do not have the best interests of Boston residents at heart,’ Wu says - The Boston Globe
Mayor Michelle Wu on Thursday also took aim at the home rule petition process, which requires municipalities like Boston to seek and obtain the Legislature's approval to alter certain local policies o...
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December 13, 2024 at 2:55 AM
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We are honored to have been a part of the announcement of the Boston Housing Acquisition Fund to secure and protect the affordability of housing units for all residents in our city. We value the partnership of @wutrain.bsky.social and the other organizations participating in this vital effort.
December 12, 2024 at 6:05 PM
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Housing is health & community! Grateful to Boston’s leading hospital & philanthropy partners for joining us to launch the Boston Acquisition Fund—we’ll keep another 500 families in their homes by making market-rate housing permanently affordable: www.masslive.com/news/2024/12...
Michelle announces the program from the podium in City Hall, alongside leaders from the healthcare & philanthropy sectors as an audience of partners listens. (City of Boston Mayor’s Office Flickr)
December 13, 2024 at 5:48 PM
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Free to all. #BostonFamilyDays expands next month to 9 museums & cultural institutions so our young people feel at home in the places that show them the world.
Boston museum program now open to all
On Wednesday, Mayor Michelle Wu announced that starting in January all young people in Boston – regardless of what school they attend – will be eligible for the free museum program, which originally w...
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December 5, 2024 at 7:13 PM
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Not a coincidence to achieve record low gun violence in same years as record highs in:
☀️ Paid youth summer jobs participation
👶 Universal pre-K access
🏘️ Affordable housing & homeownership investment
👩‍🍳 Small business creation
🌳 Parks programming
👩‍🏫 BPS early college & career seats
Boston broke a record last year for fewest homicides. It’s on track to do it again.
As of Dec. 10, Boston has reported just 22 homicides – a little over half of the 40 it had just two years ago.
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December 12, 2024 at 12:52 AM
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NEW: Low-interest loans to local developers and public and private funding sources will fuel a new Boston Acquisition Fund that Mayor Wu plans to launch Thursday to help acquire and preserve affordable housing. #mapoli
December 11, 2024 at 10:07 PM