WBUR TODAY: The Blue Hill Ave fight escalates
❤️ Donate Monday, June 15, 2026 ☀️ ⛈️ Mostly sunny, with a chance of thunderstorms and a high of 85. Good Morning Boston, Congrats to the Knicks on winning another NBA championship after 53 years! Us Bostonians know the euphoria of clinching a title after a long dry spell. But does this victory count as breaking a curse? Where does it rank in sports history? Don't worry; according to The New York Times, Boston still beats NYC on that record . Now, let's get to the news: Getting tapped in: The fight to halt construction of a bus lane in the center of Boston's Blue Hill Avenue is escalating to the feds. After years of imploring Mayor Michelle Wu's administration, opponents of the city's approved redesign of Blue Hill Avenue are calling upon the Trump administration to pull $80 million in funding from the $162 million project (which has been stalled for some time now ). The controversial center bus lane would run from Mattapan Square to Grove Hall in Dorchester,...