These are the institutions that announced they would be closed due to the manhunt for the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings.
Transportation
MBTA: Entire system, including commuter rail, is shut down. Officials advised not to congregate at stations.
Amtrak: Service shut down between Boston and Providence.
Towns
Public safety officials advise residents in Boston, Watertown, Waltham, Belmont, Newton, Cambridge to remain indoors. Business are asked not to open.
In Watertown, all vehicle traffic is banned.
Colleges
Harvard
MIT
Brandeis
Boston University
Emerson
Boston College
Suffolk
Northeastern
Bentley
Simmons
Berklee
Wheelock
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Emmanuel
Tufts (Boston and Medford campuses)
Boston Conservatory
Schools
Boston Public Schools cancel all activities.
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Other closures
Faneuil Hall Marketplace
Boston taxi service
Hubway bicycle service
Trash pickup and street cleaning in the city of Boston suspended.