Overview
- Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade stepped off at 11:30 a.m. with a reversed route starting at Andrew Square and concluding near A Street, changes tied to Evacuation Day commemorations and crowd management.
- Boston Police logged 17 arrests during the event, part of a zero‑tolerance push on disorder and public drinking; specific charges were not immediately released.
- Transit adjustments included rush‑hour Red Line service, a South Station–South Boston shuttle, detoured buses, and intermittent skipping of Broadway Station due to crowding.
- MBTA Transit Police targeted large mixed‑drink containers known as “borgs,” reporting dozens of confiscations at Broadway Station within the first half hour.
- Major St. Patrick’s Day celebrations also unfolded in other cities, including San Francisco’s 175th parade, Chicago’s river dyeing and parades, and festive events in Philadelphia, New Haven, and Portland, Maine.