
Broken Sidewalk? Get in Line. 8 Out of 10 Sidewalk Repair Calls in Boston Are Past Due
City 311 records show 491 of 598 sidewalk repair requests opened over the last 30 days are already marked overdue. Potholes aren't far behind.
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City 311 records show 491 of 598 sidewalk repair requests opened over the last 30 days are already marked overdue. Potholes aren't far behind.

BPD incident reports flag 339 shooting incidents January through September 2026, down from 426 in the same months of 2025.

Boston 311 data shows the South End logged 266 needle pickup requests in a month, more than Roxbury, Back Bay and South Boston.

City permit records list five projects valued over $130 million signed off since Sept. 19, from a 432-unit Huntington Avenue tower to a theater in Allston.

Cambridge's 311 system logged 368 rodent sightings January through September, about half of 2022's total. One fresh report targets a public school.

14,037 requests in 30 days. Litter topped the list, and almost half of the Parks Department's cases are marked past due.

The most common BPD incident reports over 30 days weren't the stuff on the evening news.