Kim Janey

Newbury Street will once again be turned into a pedestrian-only walkway for three Sundays in August, the city announced Friday.  The bustling stretch of shops and restaurants from Berkeley Street to Massachusetts Avenue will be closed to traffic on August 15, 22, and 29 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m, according to the city. Parking on the street and in…

How important is the progressive vote in this year’s Boston mayoral election? “I don’t think you’ll get elected without having the progressives behind you,” said Annie Rousseau, a founder of Jamaica Plain’s JP Progressives. She has seen how the progressive endorsement can make or break a candidate, like State Rep. Nika Elugardo, Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins and...

Boston may soon institute a coronavirus vaccine mandate for city workers — Mayor Kim Janey said she’s “leaning toward” one — but she didn’t commit to that during a news conference Thursday. Nor did she implement new mask rules for the city, despite rising COVID metrics. Instead, she encouraged mask use for everyone, days after federal health officials issued new…

Boston Mayor Kim Janey says with cases rising, it’s important for city employees to be fully vaccinated.

Progressives will be a very important voting bloc in the 2021 Boston mayoral election, but the crowded field may work against the progressive candidates.

A city review of the investigation into a Boston police officer who stayed on the force for years despite being credibly accused of child molestation has led to new recommendations for keeping the department transparent. The Office of Police Accountability and Transparency’s report on the case of Patrick Rose was released Thursday, offering three recommendations about how the Boston...

Boston Mayor Kim Janey gave an update on the spread of coronavirus in Boston, as cases rise in the city, including her thinking on mandating vaccines for city workers.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Kim Janey are reviewing new mask guidelines from the CDC that recommend fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors in parts of the country where COVID cases are high due to the Delta variant.

Boston Mayor Kim Janey joined Kwani Lunis to talk about the city’s new initiative to provide free transportation on certain bus lines, why she’s running for mayor and what she’s been listening to lately.

Boston public school students will be required to wear masks in the fall, Mayor Kim Janey said Thursday, despite statewide guidance that allows children to learn mask-free in Massachusetts.

Mayor Kim Janey on Thursday filled two vacancies on the Boston School Committee left by members who’d stepped down when texts they shared disparaging families of students were made public. Rafaela Polanco Garcia and Lorena Lopera, both Boston Public Schools parents, have been appointed to the committee, Janey announced. They were among a slate of 23 applicants for the positions….

One of Boston’s newest office buildings is marking a major milestone.

A big endorsement in the Boston mayoral race came Thursday for Mayor Kim Janey from members of a politically-connected Latino family. “I know that Kim is somebody who shares my values, and has also implemented those values in the work that she’s doing that as mayor,” said Boston City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo. Arroyo’s father is Suffolk County Register of...

Mayor Kim Janey is getting more backing in her bid to stay in Boston City Hall.

Boston Mayor Kim Janey and the Boston Public Health Commission hosted events in three of the city’s neighborhoods on Saturday to encourage more residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The so-called “Day of Hope” events were held at the Mattapan Community Health Center, the Paris Street playground in East Boston, and the Dennis Street Park in Roxbury. At each...

The vaccination push was in one of Boston’s least vaccinated neighborhoods.

Amid an “alarming” rise in hate crimes, elected officials and members of the Jewish community reflected on the significance of remembrance at the New England Holocaust Memorial Thursday morning in Boston. The event bringing them together was an unveiling of a new website and interactive mobile tour experience at the memorial downtown, but it came at what organizers call a...

Boston Kim Janey on Friday touted the accomplishments of her administration’s first 100 days, but said much work remained to build a more equitable city and reopen from the COVID-19 pandemic. During an event to mark the milestone at the Museum of African American History on Beacon Hill, Janey said the city had taken positive steps to promote equitable access…

Two women lead the pack in Boston’s mayoral race, but a lot of voters polled by Suffolk University and the Boston Globe remain undecided. Michelle Wu is happy to see her name atop the latest poll in the Boston mayoral race. “I’m glad to see the polls consistently reaffirming that what we’re doing out in the city is matching...

The mayoral race in Boston is wide open, but Michelle Wu and Kim Janey are in front of the pack.