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Discarded Needles In Boston Rise During The Pandemic Mobile teams hired by the City of Boston to pick up discarded needles have seen a lot more of them since the start of the pandemic, a union spokesperson told GBH News. Matt Rourke / AP Share Mobile teams hired by the City of Boston to pick up discarded needles have seen a lot more of them since the start of the pandemic. Nearly 400,000 syringes were disposed of by the city in the first five months of this year, the Boston Public Health Commission told GBH News. Most of the needles have been found in the area around the Boston Medical Center, known euphemistically as Methadone Mile because of nearby treatment centers and those who flock to them. Throughout the area bordering Massachusetts Avenue, the Southeast Expressway and Melnea Cass Boulevard, commonly known as Mass and Cass, city workers said they have seen an increase in the number of syringes on the streets, in parks and along sidewalks. ....