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Apartment List found in a national survey that 30 percent of renters were unable to make their January rent payments on time as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect housing affordability. SERENA YU/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

National rent debt highlights racial inequities, Boston no exception

Ashley Soebroto January 28, 2021
The pandemic has destabilized the social and economic foundations of the world, and housing is no exception. Thirty percent of renters in the United States were unable to pay their January rent on time, according to a national survey done by the Apartment List.
The BU Initiative on Cities released the 2015 Menino Survey on Mayors Wednesday, which compiles the priorities of 89 mayors across the country. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

IOC released national survey of mayors, welcomed former mayor on campus

Amanda Kaufman January 25, 2016

The Boston University Initiative on Cities released the 2015 Menino Survey of Mayors during the United States Conference of Mayors 84th Winter Meeting Wednesday. The survey is the only nationally...

A new app called ManyCities, which allows users to track human activity in various cities,  was developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Ericsson. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Many Cities app gives users peek into worldwide human activity

Conner Reed September 15, 2015

At first blush, it sounds semi-dystopian: in light of recent concerns about the collection of personal data, an app that tracks and conglomerates figures of mass cell phone usage in major world cities...

BU officials extend offer of employment to Boston Mayor Thomas Menino

Daily Free Press Admin October 23, 2013

Boston University has extended an offer of employment to Boston Mayor Thomas Menino for after he retires as mayor, said City of Boston spokeswoman Emilee Ellison. In a forum at University of Massachusetts-Lowell on...

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