Boston anchors eastern Massachusetts from its position on Massachusetts Bay, with neighborhoods ranging from the North End and Charlestown across the Charles River to Back Bay, Beacon Hill, and South Boston, extending south through Dorchester, Roxbury, and Jamaica Plain to Mattapan and Hyde Park. The city's economy centers on healthcare and biotech (with major hospital systems along Longwood Avenue), higher education (over 30 colleges and universities including institutions along the Fenway), financial services in the Financial District, and technology firms in the Seaport and Kendall Square area. Boston serves as the hub for communities stretching from Revere and Chelsea to the north, Brookline and Newton to the west, and Quincy and Milton to the south, with the MBTA connecting residents across Suffolk County and beyond.
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