Boston officials look to revive Long Island as hub for addiction services, homeless care
Boston officials look to revive Long Island as hub for addiction services, homeless care
City officials and health care professionals on Wednesday toured the now-dilapidated facilities. Inside, the buildings are in an eerie state of disrepair, nine years after being abandoned when the Long Island bridge shut down.
Lots of photos in this article make it clear there's a lot more work to be done to make this viable than just getting the bridge permits (which the Quincy mayor is still trying to cause problems for).
But all the representatives quoted from health & outreach groups involved -- Victory Programs, Volunteers of America, MGH-Brigham, the Gavin Foundation, Boston Medical Center, St. Francis House, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program and Bay Cove Human Services -- indicate they think it will be worth it.