A temporary campus at the 24-acre parcel could offer housing, addiction treatment, health care, and other services for those living at the intersection but it will require political will to make happen.
On Friday morning, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced new protocols for cleaning up the streets around "Mass. and Cass" and helping those living in the area, which has seen increased drug use and violence, access needed social services.
New proposals to create a safe sleeping place for homeless people in Boston has raised alarm bells among locals that say it could turn into an open-air drug market.
State Rep. John Moran and Boston City Council President Ed Flynn met with leaders of the Worcester Square Area Neighborhood Association at the corner of East Concord and Albany streets to survey a city plan to open a new shelter in the 700-block of Albany Street.
The shelter is part of a new strategy by city officials to respond to the myriad public health problems at Mass. and Cass, the city’s top public health official said during a virtual meeting on Tuesday.