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East Boston, nicknamed Eastie, is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts with over 40,000 residents. The neighborhood was created by connecting several islands using land fill. It was annexed by Boston in 1836. It is separated from downtown Boston by Boston Harbor and bordered by Winthrop, Revere, and the Chelsea Creek. Directly east of East Boston, across Boston Inner Harbor, is the North End and Boston's Financial District. The neighborhood is easily accessible to downtown Boston via the MBTA Blue Line.
East Boston has long provided a foothold for the latest immigrants with Irish, Russian Jews and later, Italians. John F. Kennedy's great grandfather was one of many Irish people to immigrate to East Boston, and the Kennedy family lived there for some time.
From the 1990s into the early millennium, Latin American immigrants settled in East Boston, eventually composing more than fifty percent of the population in the 2010 neighborhood census. In recent years, East Boston has become home to a wave of young professionals seeking residence in Boston in newly renovated condominiums along Jeffries Point, Maverick Square, and the Eagle Hill waterfront, ushering in gentrification.
Originally, five islands made up the East Boston neighborhood. To connect to the mainland to the north, fill was mostly used. Logan International Airport is located in East Boston, connecting Boston to domestic and international locations.
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Plenty of transportation options also stores are within walking distance. The area has plenty of police protection as well as numerous fire stations. It also has numerous parks and beaches as well as a public library.
Eastie I think does a good job of taking care of its Senior citizens. We have two health centers right in the middle of town. There's a senior center that's good. We also got a center that takes care of people living with disabilities. For public transportation we got the blue line stop at Maverick station right in the middle of town. It's a very popular bus route too. We are close to Logan airport too which makes getting there very easy, but also we can hear the planes flying in and it gets really loud, but you get used to it eventually. Biggest problems in our town I think are housing costs keep increasing, and we do have a problem of crime and violence in this town.
I think this neighborhood is pretty age friendly. We got a health center that takes care of the elderly. We also have a Pace program that takes care of the elderly and the disabled. It is a nationally recognized program and takes care of patients with alzheimers and other ailments. There is a lot of community involvement, but it is not designed for the elderly necessarily. Public transportation is good here. I do not really have any suggestions, I think services are pretty well provided for the elderly.
Transportation is good. The MBTA blue line is right here in the middle of town. There are a couple health clinics that are very easy. Is it age friendly? Yes and no. Like I said, there are health clinics that you can use if you need. But there is nowhere to put older people moving in. Young people are coming in and buying all these new, expensive apartments. The town is giving affordable houing to drug addicts and does not seem to care about helping the elderly.
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There's a playground for children with a wading pool, a baseball field, and basketball court. There are quite a few restaurants. There are also three schools in the neighborhood.