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East Boston (lead section edit)
East Boston is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts with approximately 40,000 residents. The neighborhood was created by connecting several islands using landfill, which was annexed by Boston in 1836. It is separated from the city proper by Boston Harbor and bordered by Winthrop, Revere, and the Chelsea Creek. Directly west of East Boston across Boston Harbor is the North End and Boston's Financial District. East Boston The neighborhood has long provided a foothold for the latest immigrants with Irish, Russian Jews and then Italians alternating as the predominant group. From the 1990s into the early millennium, Latin American immigrants settled in East Boston. 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. Jeffries Point specifically has become one of the most desirable neighborhoods, due to its location to the harbor, marinas, and Piers Park. The Kennedy family resided in East Boston. The neighborhood is easily accessible to downtown Boston via the MBTA Blue Line.riginally six islands made up the East Boston neighborhood. To connect to the mainland, routes, highways, and bridges had to be built. Some popular structures build to bridge that gap between the islands and the mainland include the Tobin Bridge, the Sumner Tunnel and the Callahan Tunnel. The Logan Airport is located in East Boston connecting to international locations.

Within the urban renewal areas in East Boston many community resources have been built to accommodate for the high rise of Latino American immigrants. Most of these organizations are bilingual, providing access for Spanish speaking families and individuals. There are many community resources programs that implement English speaking courses for the Latino population. East Boston has improved its neighborhood and grown as a community to benefit its biggest population in the urban space. By doing so, the community has embellished the environment with a sense of Latin culture through the arts,foodsand language.Francois1190 (talk) 18:11, 4 April 2015 (UTC)

Some of the demographics of East Boston spread between race, sex, and household type. Most recent data from 2010 including statistics of East Boston demographics also include data on education, pollution, population growth and development, as well as many other aspects or subjects based on demographics in East Boston. No data or statistics on the comparison of race and ethnicity as it relates to a specific location where the same group of people live together in the same space. Francois1190 (talk) 18:12, 4 April 2015 (UTC)

Urban policies in East Boston regard new development projects for the future as well as the status of those projects, planning for future, owned land by the Boston redevelopment authority, capital constructs, news and events. Urban policies on housing in East Boston also divide up into categories about race, household type or orientation of family, and age group. The data collected reflects and compares to the state Massachusetts and the United States. Francois1190 (talk) 18:12, 4 April 2015 (UTC)

Demographics (edit version)
East Boston is now made up of a range of people from diverse ethnic backgrounds, reflecting the constant waves of immigrants from around the world. In the early 1900s, immigrants have been a part of the East Boston community. First the Irish and Canadians, then came Russian Jews and Italians, Southeast Asians, and finally the largest group Central and South American countries. As of 2010, East Boston is 60% Hispanic, 18% White, 14% Black, 5% Asian, and 3% other. Unlike other Hispanic communities in the city, which on average are almost exclusively Puerto Rican or Dominican. Helpful sources can be found from the East Boston Immigration Station.

East Boston has a very diverse Hispanic community with immigrants from various Central and South American countries,[10] such as Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras & Peru.[11] East Boston is sometimes regarded as the heart of the city's Hispanic community due to its high concentration of Hispanics compared to other neighborhoods in the city.[citation needed] Historically East Boston had Italian immigration.[10]

In terms of gender, more males (53.2%) live in East Boston than females (46.8%). The dominate race/ethnicity in East Boston; the Latino population take up the most with 54.4%, the White population at 35.5%, Asian population 4.4%, and black or African American population 2.9%.

According to the East Boston 2010 Census a definite increase among the Latino population from 2000 to 2010 occurred. Research is shown on specific data of Puerto Rican and Dominican ethnicity in the American Community Survey from 2005-2009 estimate data collected for East Boston. With El Salvador being at the top of the list as 26.6% foreign born population, Dominican Republic foreign born have 3.8% while Puerto Rico did not make the top 20 list of countries. Other countries that made the top 20 list of foreign born that are not Spanish include; Morocco, Vietnam, China, Cape Verde, Poland, Haiti, Canada, and Malaysia. Francois1190 (talk) 18:17, 4 April 2015 (UTC)

Community Resources
East Boston's community resources expand into many different organizations and companies whether it be government funded or nonprofit organizations. Just to name a few from City of Boston; Orient Heights Community Center which is now known as The Marcintino Community Center, and Paris Street Community Center. Those two organizations are a part of a major organization all throughout neighborhoods in Boston called Boston Center for Youth and Families. Many of these organizations cater to the youth who live in the neighborhood and are usually available with after school programing. Many community resources also cater to different types of individuals and families such as those who are low-income, non English-speaking, immigrants, victims of abuse, senior citizens, women, in need of housing, and those who are refugees. All of those organizations in East Boston can be found on City of Boston with a full description of their mission.Francois1190 (talk) 18:18, 4 April 2015 (UTC)

Urban Policies
The Boston Redevelopment Authority for East Boston displays upcoming projects in terms of buildings for housing, and or parks and recreations. This allows residents of East Boston to be aware of what new housing developments taking place and the location. It also informs them of other recreations for instance what the future of Suffolk Downs will be. In a fashion BRA displays the plans in motion or plans being reviewed, plans being approved, leading up to the construction beginning as well as the progress of the development. This gives residents the awareness of the all changes to come in their neighborhood. In terms of policies on zoning, Boston Redevelopment Authority has presented the zoning laws for the cities of Boston in three volumes. To get specific information on East Boston zoning, review the zoning commission on Boston Redevelopment Authority. Again, according to the Boston Redevelopment Authority, it shows that residents are welcome to include input on developments within the community. Boston Redevelopment Authority request residents to access information on urban design, developing projects, planning initiatives, what specific landed is own by the Boston Redevelopment Authority, and Capital construction in East Boston. Residents can access all this information in many different ways, through the site Boston Redevelopment Authority and or attending meetings held at Jeffries Yacht Club in East Boston. Francois1190 (talk) 18:26, 4 April 2015 (UTC)