Maverick Square

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Maverick Square is a business district in the Boston neighborhood of East Boston that is intersected by several thoroughfares, most notably Chelsea Street and Meridian Street. It is the location of a station on the Blue Line of the MBTA. The skyline of downtown Boston can be seen clearly across Boston Harbor from the square.

The nearby Maverick public housing project, once a source of urban blight gave the area the reputation as the most crime-ridden in the neighborhood – has been redeveloped by Trinity Financial and the East Boston Community Development Corporation. The razing of crime ridden high-rises, reintroduction of the urban street grid removed in the 1940s, and the construction of individual homes with privates access, combined with mixed-income home ownership contribute to the area's revitalization. In recent years, the area has seen some increase in violence among Latino street gangs, most notably the violent MS-13 gang. However, through efforts of the Boston Police and North Shore Gang Summit, many MS-13 members in East Boston have been arrested or deported.