BOSTON – This week, Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn filed a text amendment to the Boston Zoning Code related to adult entertainment in the area of Chinatown, Downtown Boston, and Bay Village. Essentially, the goal of the amendment is to change adult entertainment from an “allowed use” to “conditional use”, and require a full community process and hearing at the Zoning Board of Appeal (ZBA) moving forward. Separately, Councilor Flynn also sent a letter to Kairos Shen, Chief of Planning for the City of Boston, respectfully requesting the Planning Department’s help to ensure that the people of Chinatown and communities of color are treated with respect, and that they have a voice in what takes place in their neighborhood.

In the 1960s, the term “Combat Zone” was given to an area for Chinatown

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