

Affordable Housing Set for Hub, Nearby Towns
A look at affordable housing projects underway in the Greater Boston area.
Annie Jiang
Jul 24


The Human Toll of High-Cost Housing
A look at how a zine tells what the statistics don't: The human toll of the Hub's housing crisis.
Adam Smith
Jul 22


One Way to Afford Housing in the Hub? Bring Back the Triple-Decker
Sampan talks with housing expert Luc Schuster on the housing crisis in Greater Boston.
Adam Smith
Jul 2


Chinatown Zoning Rules OK'd
Boston's Zoning Commission has adopted new zoning rules for Chinatown on June 17 that the Boston Planning Department says will make it "easier for people to open small businesses, protect the historical row houses in the neighborhood, and improve the climate resilience" of the historic and cultural section of Downtown.
Adam Smith
Jun 17


Why Housing in Hub Is Too Pricey
UMass-Boston economics prof. Keren Horn talks with Sampan about the supply problem and why it's keeping prices too high.
Adam Smith
May 20


‘We Want People to Feel Welcome’
Sen. Nick Collins chats with Sampan about Chinatown, housing, homelessness, more
Daria Mohan Zhang
May 18


City Updates Chinatown Zoning Plan
New zoning rules that will shape the land and sky in Chinatown have been years in the making, and progress on the plans were revealed at an April 28 city meeting in a black box auditorium of the neighborhood’s Josiah Quincy School.
Alvin Huang
May 8


'Disgusted' by Inequity: Sabrina Salvati on Her New Documentary, 'Removed'
In her new documentary, “Removed: Black Erasure in Boston,” local filmmaker and podcaster Sabrina Salvati — better known as Sabby Sabs — takes viewers through the displacement of Blacks in the city.
Adam Smith
Dec 19, 2025


'Mapping Chinatown' Report Tracks Neighborhood Changes
A sweeping report by the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund explores three “swiftly changing” Chinatowns in the Northeast: in Boston, Manhattan, and Philadelphia.
Adam Smith
Dec 19, 2025


In Dense Chinatown, Housing Can Come at Cost of Trees
I n a neighborhood starved of both new affordable housing and greenery, a development project has forced residents and activists to...
Liam Crampton
Sep 19, 2025


Winnie Huang
Feb 15, 2022


Wu's Affordable Housing Plan
“Cost of housing is among the biggest barriers to being able to stay and thrive in our city and is the number one concern I hear from our residents, day in and day out,” said Wu. “With these actions, we’re taking our first major steps towards addressing Boston’s housing crisis."
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Jan 7, 2022
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Aug 6, 2021






