Long Island Bridge closure hurts homeless

"This is a character issue for the city of Boston," stated City Councilor Tito Jackson (District 7) at the end of Monday's hearing on the impact of the Long Island Bridge closing and the suspension of Boston social services that had been located on Long Island. Nine months after the October 8 evacuation of Long Island that followed a failed bridge inspection, at-large City Council member Ayannah Pressley presided over the hearing on July 13 to determine the scope of the aftermath of the bridge

"This is a character issue for the city of Boston," stated City Councilor Tito Jackson (District 7) at the end of Monday's hearing on the impact of the Long Island Bridge closing and the suspension of Boston social services that had been located on Long Island. Nine months after the October 8 evacuation of Long Island that followed a failed bridge inspection, at-large City Council member Ayannah Pressley presided over the hearing on July 13 to determine the scope of the aftermath of the bridge…