In 2019, the City of Boston, alongside our Massachusetts legislators, filed a comprehensive legislative agenda with a common goal: make Boston a city where everyone has opportunities to thrive. While our lives look different than they did two years ago, the partnership between the City of Boston, the Massachusetts Legislature…

Below are Mayor Walsh remarks as prepared for Tuesday, January 12, 2021. Good evening, my fellow Bostonians. One year ago, I delivered my State of the City address at Symphony Hall with an audience of over 2,000 people. …

2020 was an incredibly challenging important year. See it through the lens of the City of Boston’s Photography team.

Below are Mayor Walsh’s remarks for December 14, 2020. I want to start with a moment of silence for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut on the eight-year anniversary of that tragedy. Twenty-six people were killed that day, including 20 children and six school…

Below are Mayor Walsh’s remarks for December 3, 2020. The state numbers yesterday (Wednesday): there were 4,613 new confirmed cases, for a total now of 225,787. There were 46 new deaths reported, and 10,588 people have now passed away. In Boston yesterday (Wednesday), there were 418 new confirmed cases, for…

Below are Mayor Walsh’s remarks for December 1, 2020. State numbers yesterday (Monday): there were 1,166 new confirmed cases, for a total of 218,329. There were 25 new deaths reported, and 10,512 people have now passed away. In Boston today (Tuesday): there were 407 new confirmed cases, for a total…

Below are Mayor Walsh’s remarks prepared for November 25, 2020. The state numbers yesterday (Tuesday): 2,225 new confirmed cases, for a total of 204,060 cases. There were 20 new deaths reported, and 10,319 people have now passed away. In Boston yesterday: 187 new confirmed cases, for a total of 25,962…

Last week, I became Chair of the U.S. Climate Mayors, a national coalition of more than 450 American cities that are taking bold action to fight climate change. On Tuesday, November 17, I participated in a national conversation with my fellow Climate Mayor Latoya Cantrell of New Orleans, and Director…

Below are Mayor Walsh’s remarks for Tuesday, November 17, 2020. The state numbers: yesterday, there were 1,967 new confirmed cases, for a total of 184,511 cases. There were 12 new deaths reported, bringing the total number of people passed away from COVID-19 in the Commonwealth to 10,110. In Boston yesterday…