Woman attacked on East Boston Greenway

The gates are supposed to be locked at sundown by Massport police on the parts they patrol - which means the new part connecting Constitution Beach to Neptune Road and then the well-maintained part from Neptune Road to about Porter Street. The end gates are shut on that section (Bremen Street Park) while the middle gates that provide through access from Brooks Street to the Airport MBTA station are open while the T is in service (they have chains blocking the trails that lead down the rest of the closed park).

The last stretch of the Greenway from around Porter Street to Marginal Street is open to the world and maintained/patrolled by the City of Boston. There's access at Gove Street and at the end (Marginal Street). From her description it sounds like she was walking from Bremen Street Park (by the YMCA end) onto the City of Boston part when the altercation occurred. Which is where there have been a few assaults at odd hours (once when I arrived at the Y at 7ish in the morning, an assault had just occurred and there were police everywhere). Disturbed folks, drunks, assholes and combinations of all 3 states in one....watch out for them. She seems to have handled herself well. People at risk for assault should probably carry mace/pepper spray if they're going to be walking around solo (and gte appropriate training, licenses, etc.).

Yes, yes, and ALL LIVES MATTER, right?

I think what the OP was trying to convey was that women are disproportionally attacked, whether by sane or crazy people. Perhaps this particular guy would have also kicked a man; we'll never know but it's kind of besides the point.

...you're gonna make a judgy irrelevant comment.

(you may not be passing judgment, but you're passing something...)

she just used the wrong park name.

The Y is essentially IN Bremen St. Park, which also has a Massport Police substation. If she went from the Y to Piers Park, she would have had to walk all the way down that "gauntlet" that leads to the waterfront, and then 3/4 of the way down Meridian. Also pretty sure Piers Park is gated at night.

Regardless, I hate seeing stuff like this happen, and hope they catch the creep.

It happened on the portion of the Greenway between Gove St. and Porter St. On the trail it was between the water fountain and the bridge with the mural on it.

Just wanted to say you rock. I'm sorry this happened and I so appreciate how you defended yourself.

If the self defense class is the free RAD class that is put on, I've taken it a couple of times. I'm not planning on signing up, but if you need help get to 10, let me know and I'll do it. I think it's important.