Luxury high-rises spur new gentrification worries in Chinatown

Luxury high-rises spur new gentrification worries in Chinatown

BOSTON — In January 2015, a new landlord evicted Pei Ying Yu from her Hudson Street home in Boston's Chinatown section, ultimately relocating her to the Boston Marriott Quincy, a 20-minute walk to the nearest T station.

A homecare worker, Yu, who is 67 years old, relies on public transportation to get back and forth to her job in Waltham. Relocating made the commute much more challenging.

Leary, Louis CK, Fallon perform in Boston to benefit cancer foundation
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Leary, Louis CK, Fallon perform in Boston to benefit cancer foundation

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BOSTON (AP) — Denis Leary, Louis CK, Jimmy Fallon and other famous comedians are coming together to raise money for a cancer foundation.

The long-running Comics Come Home show takes place Saturday night at the TD Garden in Boston to benefit the Cam Neely Foundation for Cancer Care.

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