Community Resources
This Community Resources directory is designed to provide you with information on some of the many resources that surround Lesley University. Campus life at Lesley is greatly enhanced by the richness of Cambridge and Boston. Students enjoy moving back and forth between the close-knit campus community and the exciting worlds of Cambridge and Boston. The location information is for Cambridge unless otherwise noted.
Local Information
Boston.com: http://www.boston.com
Great Things to Do: https://www.visit-massachusetts.com/state/90-great-things-to-do-in-massachusetts/
Transportation
Public Transportation: Bus, Subway, Commuter Rail (MBTA, Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority)
MBTA: https://www.mbta.com/
MBTA Transit Police: 617.222.1212
Taxi
Cambridge Checker Cab: 617.497.9000
Ambassador and Yellow Cab: 617.492.1100
Lyft: https://www.lyft.com/
Uber: https://www.uber.com/
Getting Around Cambridge for Persons with Disabilities: https://www.cambridgema.gov/CDD/Transportation/gettingaroundcambridge/personswithdisabilities
Train
Amtrak: 800.872.7245 https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
MBTA: 617.222.5000 https://www.mbta.com/
Bus
Bolt Bus: 877.265.8287 https://www.boltbus.com/
Mega Bus: 877.462.6342 https://us.megabus.com/
Greyhound: 800.231.2222 https://www.greyhound.com/
Concerts & Events
Boston Calendar: https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/
Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/d/ma--cambridge/boston/
ArtsBoston / Bostix: https://calendar.artsboston.org/categories/bostix-deals/
Boston
Blue Hills Bank Pavilion/Rockland Trust Bank Pavillion: 617.728.1600
Berklee Performance Center and The Red Room: 617.266.1400
Boston Conservatory: 617.536.6340
The House of Blues: 888.693.2583
The Orpheum: 617.482.0106
Symphony Hall: 617.266.1492
The Wang Center /Citi Performing Arts Center: 617.482.9393
Outside of Boston
Gillette Stadium: 508.543.3900
Comcast Center: 508.339.2333
Ticket Agents
Bostix: https://calendar.artsboston.org/categories/bostix-deals/
Ticketmaster: https://www.ticketmaster.com/
Ace Ticket: https://www.aceticket.com/
Local Accommodations: Where to Stay: Area Hotels
Copying and Faxing
FedEx, Harvard Square, 1 Miflin Place, 617.497.0125
Gnomon, Harvard Square, 1308 Mass. Avenue, 617.491.1111
Staples Copy and Print Center, Harvard Square, 50 JFK Street: 800.333.3330
Postal Services (ALL: 1-800-ask-USPS)
Harvard Square
125 Mt. Auburn Street, 617.876.6483
Hours: Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m., Saturday 7:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Porter Square
1953 Mass. Ave.: 617.876.6295
Hours: Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m., Saturday 7:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
U.S. Postal Service Collection Blue Mailboxes
1607 Massachusetts Avenue and 37 Mellen Street
Pick-up Times: Monday–Friday 4:30 p.m., Saturday 1:00 p.m.
Recreation Resources
Bicycle Routes
Charles River Bike Path (17.7 miles of bike circuit): https://www.traillink.com/trail/charles-river-bike-path/
Mystic Reservation Bike Path https://www.mass.gov/locations/mystic-river-state-reservation
Bicycles
BLUEbikes - Metro Boston's Bikeshare Program: https://www.bluebikes.com/explore-metro-boston
Swimming
War Memorial Pool, Cambridge: https://www.cambridgema.gov/dhsp/recreation/warmemorial
Food Delivery, On-Campus
GrubHub: https://work.grubhub.com/
Domino’s: 617.629.2929
Half Shell Pizza: 617.876.9596
Harvard House of Pizza: 617.864.8090
Regal 24hr Café and Pizzeria: 617.966.6674
Shopping and Dining
Boston
http://www.bostonmagazine.com/
Newbury Street, one block from the Hynes Auditorium: http://www.newbury-st.com/
Shops, restaurants, and outdoor cafes, art galleries, and salons, found nestled in the brick bay fronts of 19
th century town houses
Copley Place, 100 Huntington Avenue, Boston: http://www.simon.com/mall/copley-place
Shops, restaurants, cinema, and hotels
Faneuil Hall - Quincy Market: http://www.quincy-market.com/
150 Specialty shops, 22 restaurants and 160 years of history. Live entertainment.
Seaport: https://www.bostonseaport.xyz/places/
Cambridge
Harvard Square: https://www.cambridgema.gov/CDD/econdev/aboutcambridge/harvardsq
Porter Square: https://www.cambridgema.gov/CDD/econdev/aboutcambridge/portersq
CambridgeSide Mall: https://www.cambridgeside.com/