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Mayor's Office

Our mission is to provide executive leadership, as well as set priorities and goals for the City and its neighborhoods.

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The City of Boston is governed by Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the City Council with the assistance of various departments, agencies, and commissions.

Mayor Martin J. Walsh, an accomplished advocate for working people and a proud product of the City of Boston, is the City’s 54th mayor. Mayor Walsh was sworn in to serve a second term on January 1, 2018. Learn more about Mayor Walsh and read his blog. You can also request the Mayor for your event.

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1 City Hall Square, Suite 500
Boston, MA 02201-2013
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Boston's movement to end racism

Mayor Walsh and the City of Boston are embracing the opportunity this moment and movement offer us to produce lasting, systemic change. We want to eliminate all the ways that racism and inequality harm our residents.

Ending racism in Boston

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Parks and Recreation

Guidance for celebrating Halloween during COVID-19

Public Health Commission
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Good Neighbors program has fulfilled more than 4,500 requests during COVID-19

Neighborhood Development
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Boston Public Schools shifts to all remote learning due to rising COVID-19 cases

Schools
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Recognition from the Mayor

 Greeting letters for events
Congratulatory letters
Proclamations from the Mayor
Request the Mayor for an event

Major speeches

State of the City 2020
Learn more about the Mayor's vision to create a thriving, healthy, and innovative City.
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
Read remarks during the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Virtual Government Affairs Forum on September 29.
2019 Boston Municipal Research Bureau
Mayor Walsh delivered his annual address to the bureau on March 7.

Major reports

Major reports
Mayor Walsh's Economic Inclusion and Equity Agenda
Mayor Walsh's Economic Inclusion and Equity Agenda

Learn how we are creating a Boston that is inclusive and provides ladders of opportunity for all — women, minorities...

Action Plan to End Veteran and Chronic Homelessness in Boston
Action Plan to End Veteran and Chronic Homelessness in Boston

The plan calls for a bold redesign of the way Boston cares for its homeless citizens, and will put a functional end to...

First-ever Workforce Report examining diversity in City government released
First-ever Workforce Report examining diversity in City government released

The report provides a benchmark for the efforts to diversify the municipal workforce in the first 15 months of Mayor Walsh's...

Housing a Changing City: Boston 2030
Housing a Changing City: Boston 2030

Boston 2030 is the City's strategy to responsibly plan for that growth. By creating housing across demographics and...

Initiatives

Initiatives

My Brother’s Keeper Boston

In 2014, President Obama started the national initiative My Brother's Keeper. We want to address persistent opportunity...

Office of Strategic Partnerships

We help build partnerships between the City and outside groups.

Meet the Cabinet Heads

Meet the Cabinet Heads

CityScore

Learn about the initiative designed to inform the Mayor and city managers about the overall health of the City.

More on Key Metrics

Transition Committee reports

Transition reports