Boston Ties for Third with NYC for Best Park System in U.S. Cities

Boston Ties for Third with NYC for Best Park System in U.S. Cities. San Francisco is No. 1, and Sacramento is No. 2. [WCVB]

So About That Celtics Stat From Yesterday. LeBron James was just too much for the Celtics previous 36-2 record in the postseason when leading the series 3-2. Make that 36-3 after last night’s non-contest. [ESPN]

Looks Like Fareed Zakaria is the Ursula Burns of 2012 Commencement Speeches. The Globe points out that Zakaria’s speeches at Harvard and Duke are quite similar, a la the Xerox CEO’s copycat speeches last year from MIT and the University of Rochester. [Boston.com]

Survey: Decrease in Bullying, Tobacco/Alcohol Use in Massachusetts High Schools. “I am encouraged by many of these findings,” Deval Patrick said about the findings. “We have worked diligently with our partners across the Commonwealth to reduce bullying in our schools and alcohol and tobacco use among young people, but we have much work left to do.” [MassLive.com]

Could Massachusetts Lead The Big Data Market? Five reasons why Massachusetts has enough high tech swagger to possibly make it happen. [Forbes]