Back Bay

A plan for moving closures on a popular bike path that runs parallel to the MBTA Orange Line during the first two weeks of the train line’s shutdown was reworked Wednesday, amid outcry shortly after it was announced. The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation had announced the moving closures on the Southwest Corridor Park bike path starting this...

Newbury Street in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood will be pedestrian-only on six upcoming Sundays, as Mayor Michelle Wu and the city’s transportation department announce the return of the Open Newbury Street series. The event will begin on Aug. 21, and will continue every Sunday through Sept. 25. With the famed commercial avenue closed off to car traffic, the city wants…

This week, the first cannabis dispensary in Boston’s Back Bay will open its doors. It is a big step for the neighborhood filled with historic brownstones and high-end shopping. NBC10 Boston was the only television station given a tour of AYR Wellness before it opens to the public. The new pot shop is steps away from the Apple store...

A man was punched in the face, then hit with his own shoe, by a stranger at Back Bay Station in Boston Sunday night, MBTA Transit Police said Monday. The suspected attacker was arrested at the station, police said. Oscar Lyle, a 55-year-old from Mattapan, was already wanted on suspicion of assault and battery on a police officer, as well…

As summer approaches, many Bostonians are looking to have extra cash in their pockets. If this is you, here are the best places to buy your lottery tickets and perhaps win big. According to Massachusetts State Lottery, here are the “luckiest” retailers around Boston since the start of the year: Kok Wa Store: 8 Tyler St. with a $1 million…

Emergency crews rescued a man who fell between the walls at Boston’s Back Bay MBTA Commuter Rail station on Saturday.

Need something fun to change your look? Ear curation is a big trend. Kwani Lunis checked out a place dedicated to ear piercing in the Back Bay called Studs. Let’s just say she really got immersed in this story.

Service has been suspended on a stretch of the MBTA’s Orange Line on Thursday afternoon due to a power problem at Back Bay. The MBA said around 4 p.m. that service is suspended between Back Bay and North Station. Commuters are urged to use the Green Line for alternate downtown service. Shuttle buses are replacing service between Back Bay...

A Massachusetts man allegedly stabbed another man Sunday morning who refused to flush a toilet at an MBTA station in Boston. Transit police say officers were called to the Back Bay station around 8 a.m. Sunday for a report of an assault. Responding officers say the victim, identified only as a 33-year-old Boston man, was stabbed in the hand. He…

The wait is over for Boston’s first Chick-fil-A. The restaurant’s first location within Boston city limits opened on Wednesday at 569 Boylston St. in Copley Square, more than three years after a location in the Back Bay was announced. “We look forward to joining the community and to serving all of our guests delicious food in an environment of...

If you’ve walked around the Boston Public Garden lately, you may have noticed that some spots are brighter than others, and there is more than one light that is not working. People who live in the Back Bay say they are tired of walking around in the dark and have concerns for their safety. NBC10 Boston counted around six...

Some Back Bay residents want to shine a light on this problem, worried about walking after dark.

The NBC10 Investigators found more than 50 lawsuits tied to escalator injuries at MBTA stations around the Boston area, including an incident in 2011 that was eerily similar to a recent malfunction at the Back Bay MBTA station.

A Rhode Island couple spoke for the first time about their experience in a 2011 escalator malfunction that was similar to one that happened this weekend at the same station. The NBC10 Boston Investigators found dozens of incidents across the Boston area where people were injured at T stations.

The MBTA is investigating an escalator malfunction at the Back Bay Station in Boston Sunday night that injured several people.

The MBTA is investigating an escalator malfunction at the Back Bay Station in Boston on Sunday night that injured multiple people. In a statement, the agency said the incident involved the escalator from the Amtrak/Commuter Rail platforms to the street-level lobby of the station. Boston EMS said multiple units responded to the MBTA station shortly after 6 p.m., confirming...

A witness described a very bloody scene after the escalator reportedly turned into a slide, personnel told him.

Several people were injured Sunday night in an incident involving an escalator at the MBTA’s Back Bay Station in Boston. The MBTA confirmed they are investigating what happened. In a statement, the transit agency said the incident involved the escalator from the Amtrak/Commuter Rail platforms to the street-level lobby of the station. Boston EMS said multiple units responded to...

Matt Champlin found a way to propose to his girlfriend, Christine Corning, at the Back Bay bar where she worked for years before it closed for good during the pandemic.

A man was arrested Thursday in a shooting that took place the night before in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood, police said. Brandon Sicard, a 29-year-old from Boston, is facing charges of assault with a dangerous weapon, illegal possession of a gun and firing a gun within 500 feet of a home, local police announced. He’ll be arraigned in Boston...