Faneuil Hall

Four people were arrested near Boston’s Faneuil Hall Thursday night, after police upped patrols to combat a spate of violent armed robberies.

This week, Boston police made the Wharf District Council aware of seven similar assaults and robberies in the Faneuil Hall area in the past month and a half, where three to four suspects are suspected to be targeting people who appear intoxicated and alone.

Boston police are increasing patrols after a series of assaults near Faneuil Hall.

Boston’s Margaritaville will be the only New England location when it opens.

Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp. said in a statement Tuesday evening that it has paid the $2.1 million the city of Boston says it’s owed as part of payment in lieu of taxes for Faneuil Hall. Boston Planning and Development Agency Director Brian Golden last week served New York-based Ashkenazy with a notice of default, alleging it owed two payments of $1.05…

Boston is threatening to kick out the operator of Faneuil Hall Marketplace — though not its merchants — over more than $2 million it owes the city in payments missed during the coronavirus pandemic, city officials said Wednesday. The city moved forward with a notice of default against Ashkenazy Acquisition Corporation, the New York-based company that runs the historic site…

Another beer garden is on its way to the local area, and this one will be right in the heart of downtown Boston. According to a press release, Ned’s Beer Garden by Sam Adams is opening inside Quincy Market at Faneuil Hall, moving into the the old Parris space which is in the back of Ned Devine’s off the...

Faneuil Hall – an area usually bustling with tourists and street performers – has become a near ghost town as businesses are hit hard by the pandemic. At least 20 tenants have closed for good or have not reopened since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Boston Globe, representing nearly one-fourth of the properties. The Cheers bar…

There are concerns about the future of Faneuil Hall as the coronavirus pandemic has impacted businesses.

About 20 tenants in Faneuil Hall have closed for good or haven’t reopened since the pandemic began, including the Cheers replica.

This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk. A replica of a bar that was the focal point of a beloved sitcom is shutting down for good. According to a source, Cheers at Faneuil Hall Marketplace is closing permanently after 20 years in business, with a press release indicating that the last day for the bar will be August 30. The…

Businesses at Boston’s iconic Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market reopened to customers Wednesday as Massachusetts slowly reopens amid the coronavirus pandemic. The food colonnade at Quincy Market, which features numerous food businesses, began serving customers and pushcart merchants and kiosks were able to do the same.    A special reopening event was scheduled for 11 a.m., featuring musical performances....

Quincy Market has reopened its doors, but it’s not clear if there will be enough tourists this summer to keep businesses afloat.

Religious leaders and activists — including former presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein — on Tuesday called on the city of Boston to change the name of one its best-known landmarks due to its ties to slavery. At a rally at City Hall, the activists with the New Democracy Coalition called for city leaders to change the name of Faneuil Hall,…

Former presidential candidate Jill Stein joined other faith and community leaders in an effort change the name of Boston’s Faneuil Hall on Tuesday.

A woman’s unexpected trip from downtown Boston to a gas station near the New Hampshire border early Sunday morning was not a kidnapping, as she thought, but a misunderstanding, Boston police said Monday.

Police say an Allston woman who thought she was getting into a ride-sharing service car reported that she was kidnapped near Boston’s busy Faneuil Hall and taken on a half-hour drive before managing to escape near the New Hampshire border. The woman in her 20s said she ordered a Lyft around 12:50 a.m. Sunday after spending the night out...

Boston police are investigating after an Allston woman who thought she was getting into a ride-sharing service car reported that she was kidnapped near Boston’s busy Faneuil Hall and taken on a half-hour drive before managing to escape near the New Hampshire border.

Boston police say a woman who thought she was getting into a ride-sharing service car in the city says she was kidnapped by the driver and taken on a half-hour drive before being able to escape near the New Hampshire border.

A downtown Boston taproom that has been a long time in the making has finally arrived....

As reported earlier, the new Samuel Adams taproom and brewery opens today next to Faneuiil Hall in the former Hillstone space, with Boston Magazine...saying...that the two-floor place has a capacity of more than 400 and the brewery will be able to make up...