Experienced in moving you from NYC to Boston, Massachusetts
Experienced in moving you from NYC to Boston, Massachusetts
It’s easy to fall in love with Boston, one of America’s most beautiful harbor cities, with world class education and health care.
Piece of Cake Moving & Storage regularly moves New Yorkers to the capital of Massachusetts and into the Boston Metropolitan Area. With traffic congestion on roads and tunnels at both ends of the journey a well known problem, choose a mover with local knowledge to get your things there stress free and set you up for a good start.
A town so rich in history also comes with moving challenges like some narrow streets, old walk up buildings and tight staircases which make choosing a professional mover well worth your while.
Moving you to Boston, MA and all of its major suburbs
Piece of Cake Moving and Storage can move you to all 23 neighborhoods in Boston including:
- Allston
- Back Bay
- Bay Village
- Beacon Hill
- Brighton
- Charlestown
- Chinatown/Leather District
- Dorchester
- Downtown
- East Boston
- Fenway-Kenmore
- Hyde Park
- Jamaica Plain
- Longwood
- Mattapan
- Mission Hill
- North End
- Roslindale
- Roxbury
- South Boston
- South End
- West End
- West Roxbury
Our top moving tips when moving to Boston, MA
Bostonians enjoy four distinct seasons, with spring blossom and fall foliage displays that make perfect backdrops to the city’s architecture.
In summer, there are multiple opportunities for swimming, rowing, sailing and fishing on Boston Harbor and its Islands.
Some other differences to be aware of when moving to Boston include:
- Big City vibes. You shouldn’t have too big a culture shock coming from New York as Boston’s population of 692,600 people makes it the 3rd most densely populated city in the US. That number almost doubles during business hours as professionals travel into the city for work. Property prices mean most Bostonians rent, while the cost of living is more than 50% higher than the national average.
- Foodie Haven. Fresh seafood in its restaurants, cafes and markets is one of the best parts of eating in Boston. Lobster rolls, oysters and clam chowder are must haves along with local recipes like Boston cream pie, Maple Bacon Donuts, gourmet roast beef sandwiches, and of course baked beans. One word of caution though, if you’ve romanticised the show Cheers, set in Boston, and you’re looking to wash it down with a beer there is no Happy Hour in Boston to discourage binge drinking.
- Employment Hub. Boston had a volume of trade 4 times that of New York in the 1700’s and was one of the major centers of commerce in the United States. Today’s Boton’s largest industry is health care and social assistance, with 10 of the largest employers in the city being hospitals. The unemployment rate is much lower than the national average and Boston is home to several Fortune 500 companies like General Electric, Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, State Street Corp., American Tower, and Wayfair and to Fortune 100 companies including LPL Financial Holdings, Iron Mountain, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Cabot, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, and Boston Properties.
- Sport Centric. Boston is immensely proud of its Red Sox, Celtics, Bruins and the New England Patriots, to mention a few of the big guns. A visit to Fenway Park or TD Garden is a must once you’ve settled into your new hometown, to really get a feel for the local passion for sport. The term die hard supporter could have been coined with Bostonians in mind. In between games you’ll have plenty of green space to practice your own catch or train for the annual Boston Marathon.
- Smart City. Boston’s best known universities include Harvard, Boston University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston College, Tufts, Northeastern University, the University of Massachusetts, and Brandeis University but there are more than 45 higher education institutions in the region. These high profile schools drive innovation and are major employers that also attract industries such as bio tech, med tech to the city as well as venture capital. Unsurprisingly student’s make up 20 per cent of the population.
- History. In about 400 years, this trading port has seen upheaval from executions under the Puritans in the 17th century, revolutionary activity including the Boston Massacre and Boston Tea Party in the 18th century and disasters such as the Great Boston Fire of 1872. But it’s also seen some historic firsts, like America’s first public school, the first American lighthouse, the first public beach in the USA, the first subway at Tremont Street, the first chocolate factory and one of the oldest public parks in the United States, the Boston Common dating back to 1634.
- Transport. Traffic congestion, difficulty parking and potholes due to snowy conditions make public transport in Boston a good optio. Locals call the local transportation body the ‘T’, which is much shorter than saying ‘the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’. It includes the subway, bus and ferry routes and ride share services but be aware they don’t run 24/7 like New York and usually shut down by 1am. To travel further afield, Amtrak provides express and regional services up to Maine or south to New York, and beyond while Boston Logan Airport is also an international hub.
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