Income segregation in Greater Boston is among the highest in the country, MassINC report shows.
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In a 1-mile stretch of South Boston, the city’s vast income disparities collide. The shimmering high-rises of the Seaport stand at one end, and just across West Broadway, block after block of three-story brick housing developments are on the other.
Southie resident John Meier sees the vast socioeconomic divide in the young professionals who pay a premium to get groceries delivered from Whole Foods just blocks away from residents who rely on food pantries to feed their families…