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I'm here today {\an1}to tell my story on how I gotin front of the hydrant {\an1}and why...

MAN:
I'm here today {\an1}to tell my story on how I got
in front of the hydrant {\an1}and why I'm in front of
the hydrant

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MAN: I'm here today
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{\an1}to tell my story on how I got in front of the hydrant
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{\an1}and why I'm in front of the hydrant.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
03:06:16
Uploaded
May 31, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
ITVS,Corporation for Public Broadcasting,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,Zipporah Films,Sundance Institute,PBS

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Movie Summary

A look at Boston's city government, covering racial justice, housing, climate action, and more.
How, how I ended up there, - City Hall 00:09
How, how I ended up there,
{\an1}It's also, happened to be twoweeks before my wife's due date. - City Hall 00:06
{\an1}It's also, happened to be twoweeks before my wife...
{\an1}So, predictably... - City Hall 00:04
{\an1}So, predictably...
{\an1}Was that Tuesday night, September 23, - City Hall 00:11
{\an1}Was that Tuesday night, September 23,
{\an1}It's East Boston, past midnight, there's no parking anywhere - City Hall 00:08
{\an1}It's East Boston, past midnight, there's no ...
{\an1}I'm a first-time father, new father, - City Hall 00:06
{\an1}I'm a first-time father, new father,
{\an1}Um, wake up the next day, and there's not one, - City Hall 00:07
{\an1}Um, wake up the next day, and there's not one,
So, I'm here... (laughs) - City Hall 00:14
So, I'm here... (laughs)
{\an1}(printer whirring) - City Hall 00:12
{\an1}(printer whirring)
{\an1}What I'm going to do, however, instead, - City Hall 00:07
{\an1}What I'm going to do, however, instead,
{\an1}First, it means in the future, you do gotta make sure - City Hall 00:10
{\an1}First, it means in the future, you do gotta make sure
{\an1}Right. Which would not have been helpful in this - City Hall 00:05
{\an1}Right. Which would not have been helpful in this
{\an1}Second, if you file an appeal, you do need to bring - City Hall 00:08
{\an1}Second, if you file an appeal, you do need to bring
WOMAN: For the record, we're here today for ticket 754471406, - City Hall 00:10
WOMAN: For the record, we're here today for ticket 7544...
{\an1}It's tough for me to prove the ticket was given incorrectly, - City Hall 00:10
{\an1}It's tough for me to prove the ticket was given i...
{\an1}And then, I mean, I've lived in, lived in, - City Hall 00:04
{\an1}And then, I mean, I've lived in, lived in,
{\an1}So it, it's, you know, for me to park - City Hall 00:11
{\an1}So it, it's, you know, for me to park
{\an1}And I figure 9:00, I'm fine, - City Hall 00:04
{\an1}And I figure 9:00, I'm fine,
{\an4}I mean, I just, I can't understand what happened. All right. - City Hall 00:04
{\an4}I mean, I just, I can't understand what happened....
So what could have happened, - City Hall 00:07
So what could have happened,