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City Essentials

The departments that combine to make a city run effectively define its essence. The difference in Cambridge is that it is always a work in progress—ever changing to reflect new ideas on how to best serve the interests and needs of its residents, its businesses and the visitors who come to enjoy it all.

CITY AGENCIES

CITY HALL

617 349 4000

cambridgema.gov

CAMBRIDGE ARTS COUNCIL

617 349 4380

cambridgeartscouncil.org

CAMBRIDGE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

617 349 4800

cambridgema.gov/theworks

CAMBRIDGE ENERGY ALLIANCE

617 349 5323

cambridgeenergyalliance.org

CAMBRIDGE HISTORICAL COMMISSION

617 349 4683

cambridgema.gov/Historic

CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY

617 349 4032

cambridgepubliclibrary.org

Find a Library

CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Administrative Offices

617 349 6400

cpsd.us

CITY OF CAMBRIDGE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICE PROGRAMS (INCLUDES COMMISSION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES)

617 349 6200

cambridgema.gov/dhsp

CITY OF CAMBRIDGE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' SERVICES

617 349 4761

cambridgema.gov/vet

CITY OF CAMBRIDGE LICENSE COMMISSION

617 349 6140

cambridgema.gov/license

CITY OF CAMBRIDGE TRAFFIC & PARKING

617 349 4700

cambridgema.gov/traffic

CAMBRIDGE BUSINESS LINKS

CAMBRIDGE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

617 876 4100

cambridgechamber.org

CAMBRIDGE LOCAL FIRST

857 998 7392

cambridgelocalfirst.org

CENTRAL SQUARE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

617 864 3211

centralsquarecambridge.com

EAST CAMBRIDGE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

eastcambridgeba.com

HARVARD SQUARE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

617 491 3434

harvardsquare.com

INMAN SQUARE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

inmansquare.com

KENDALL SQUARE ASSOCIATION

kendallsq.com

PORTER SQUARE NEIGHBORS ASSOCIATION

portersquare.net

OTHER BUSINESS LINKS

GREATER BOSTON CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU

888 733 2678

617 536 4100

bostonusa.com

MASSACHUSETTS OFFICE OF TRAVEL & TOURISM

800 227 6277

617 973 8500

massvacation.com

EMERGENCY

CAMBRIDGE FIRE

491 Broadway

Cambridge, MA 02138

617 349 4921

cambridgefire.org

CAMBRIDGE POLICE

125 Sixth Street

Cambridge, MA 02142

617 349 3300

cambridgepolice.org

HOSPITALS

CAMBRIDGE HOSPITAL

1493 Cambridge Street

Cambridge, MA 02139

617 665 1000

challiance.org

MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL

330 Mount Auburn Street

Cambridge, MA 02138

617 492 3500

mountauburnhospital.org

SPAULDING HOSPITAL CAMBRIDGE

1575 Cambridge Street

Cambridge, MA 02138

617 876 4344

spauldingrehab.org/locations/cambridge-ma/