BCYF and our partners bring neighborhood fun to your block with music, games, hands-on activities, valuable programming information, and a cookout.
BCYF and our partners bring neighborhood fun to your block with music, games, hands-on activities, valuable programming information, and a cookout.
BCYF and our partners bring neighborhood fun to your block with music, games, hands-on activities, valuable programming information, and a cookout.
BCYF and our partners bring neighborhood fun to your block with music, games, hands-on activities, valuable programming information, and a cookout.
Join a world of experts at CIC Boston on April 25 as we explore the explosive growth of the life sciences sector in both regions.
This year, the City of Boston and the City of Kyoto, Japan, will celebrate our 60th Anniversary as Sister Cities. Signed in 1959, Kyoto is Boston’s first-ever Sister City. In Japan, 60 is a significant number, signifying rebirth or kanreki. Therefore, the two cities are planning a series of events throughout 2019 in order to commemorate this milestone.
Join a world of experts at CIC Boston on April 25 as we explore the explosive growth of the life sciences sector in both regions. Guests will hear remarks and insights from Kyoto's Mayor Kadokawa, Dr. Phillip A. Sharp of M.I.T., Dr. Robert Langer of M.I.T., and Dr. Yasuhiko Tabata of Kyoto University. A moderated panel discussion featuring the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Biogen, and FUJIFILM Pharmaceuticals will follow, illustrating lessons and best practices for life sciences companies, academia, and local government.
Event Agenda:Light refreshments and food will be provided. Boston-Kyoto 60th Anniversary Sister City Logo designed by the Boston Children’s Museum.
On May 17, we’ll host a party for cyclists at City Hall and make it fun for you to meet your neighbors and get here by bike.
Boston’s National Bike to Work Day Festival celebrates National Bike to Work Day and is our way of saying, “Thanks for riding your bike today.” We think it’s important to celebrate everyone who rides in Boston, and we want to make it fun for experienced and new bike commuters.
On Bike to Work Day, you can join a commuter convoy as it rides through one of dozens of locations throughout the Boston metro area. These convoys are guided by experienced ride leaders and follow a fixed schedule and route. Everyone finishes together at City Hall Plaza! Because you rode your bike, you’ll get a free breakfast and coffee amid an expo at City Hall Plaza. Join a convoy, or just show up for the fun at City Hall Plaza. Going to work after the event is optional.
Registration is free and encouraged so we know to expect you. It will also help us ensure that we have enough food and free t-shirts for everyone. Breakfast is only for cyclists, so please be prepared to show us your bike, helmet, or Bluebikes key.
Want to help out as a convoy leader? Want to exhibit at the event?
On Friday April 3, 2020, City Councilor Annissa Essaibi-George and the Mass League of Community Health Centers will organize the second annual citywide Syringe Take Back Day in the City of Boston. On Syringe Take Back Day, neighborhood health centers throughout the City will offer temporary collection hours for safe needle disposal from 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
On Syringe Take Back Day, local community health centers in Boston will accept your home-generated and personal-use syringes for safe and free disposal. Please secure your syringes before visiting a participating health center drop-off site.
Last year, the City of Boston reported collecting upwards of 700,000 improperly discarded syringes. The growth of sharps litter is one of the worst side effects of the opioid crisis, an epidemic that disproportionately impacts the residents of Boston. In addition to the opioid crisis, many other medical conditions, like diabetes, also require safe disposal options for home-generated syringes. Massachusetts law prohibits disposal of home-generated sharps waste in the trash or recycling containers. With the rising quantity of volume of syringes, improper disposal poses a major threat to public health, public safety, and the environment.
With only 10 drop-off sites in the City of Boston, there is an insufficient amount of sites to respond to the need for safe and free disposal options. By doubling the number of safe drop-off sites, Syringe Take Back Day is a step in the right direction that will both raise awareness and improve access to free and safe disposal of sharps for everyone in the City.
Please join City Councilor Annissa Essaibi-George, the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, the Boston Public Health Commission, the Mayor’s Office of Recovery Services, the Activist Lab at the BU School of Public Health, RIZE Massachusetts, and Procter and Gamble to reduce the number of improperly discarded syringes in public spaces in Boston.
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Do your part to make sure sharps stay out of our parks and household waste!
On April 25, 2019, the first-ever citywide Needle Take Back Day will take place in the City of Boston. On Needle Take Back Day, neighborhood health centers throughout the City will offer temporary collection hours for safe needle disposal from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
One of the worst side effects of the opioid epidemic is the growing number of improperly discarded needles in our parks and public spaces. The purpose of this day is to also raise awareness and education about proper handling of used sharps for everyone. This includes people who use them legally as part of their regular medical treatment to those who suffer from substance abuse disorder.
With only 10 drop-off sites in the City of Boston, there is an insufficient amount of sites to respond to the need for safe and proper disposal of used needles. By doubling the number of safe drop-off sites, Needle Take Back Day is a step in the right direction that will both raise awareness and improve access to free and safe disposal of sharps for everyone in the city.
Please join City Councilor Annissa Essaibi-George, the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, the Boston Public Health Commission, the Mayor’s Office of Recovery Services, the Activist Lab at the BU School of Public Health, RIZE Massachusetts, and Procter and Gamble to reduce the number of improperly discarded needles in parks, household waste, and public spaces in Boston.
780 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118
230 Bowdoin St Dorchester, MA 02122
3297 Washington Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Joseph M. Smith Building, 495 Western Avenue, Brighton, MA 02135
637 Washington Street, Dorchester, MA 02124
1353 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester, MA 02122
20 Maverick Square, East Boston, MA 02128
1340 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215
250 Mount Vernon Street, Dorchester, MA 02125
4199 Washington Street, Roslindale, MA 02131
1575 Blue Hill Avenue, Mattapan, MA 02126
73 High St Charlestown, MA 02129
15 Tufts Street Charlestown, MA 02129
640 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
409 West Broadway, South Boston, MA 02127
1601 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02118
415 Columbia Road, Dorchester, MA 02125
1290 Tremont Street, Roxbury, MA 02120
