Some think landing Amazon HQ2 would be a big problem in Boston

May 21, 2018

Gentrification is already a concern for locals in East Boston, an area of roughly 46,000 people including many immigrants, with rents rising and people moving out. The situation only promised to become more pronounced if Amazon.com accepts Boston and moves its second headquarters to the area that locals call Eastie.

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