Cambridge sits across the Charles River from Boston, bordered by Somerville to the north and stretching from the Alewife area down through Central Square to the MIT campus along Memorial Drive. The city's economy revolves around Harvard University and MIT, which together employ tens of thousands and anchor a dense ecosystem of biotech firms, research labs, and tech startups concentrated in Kendall Square and along Massachusetts Avenue. Residential neighborhoods like Cambridgeport, Riverside, and North Cambridge house a mix of students, academics, and long-term residents, while the city's transit access via multiple Red Line stops makes it a hub for workers commuting throughout Greater Boston.
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