You paid her salary. Mayor Wu kept it quiet. Her socials? Literal flames.

Boston City Hall is no stranger to drama — but this one comes with burning buildings, felony charges, and a silent City Hall payroll office.

Meet Daunasia Yancey, Mayor Wu’s Deputy Director of the Office of LGBTQIA2S+ Advancement — and self-described radical activist.

Her X banner?
A burning building.

Her job?
A $116,000 taxpayer-funded salary.

Her alleged crime?
Slamming a woman into a wall and hitting her in the neck, according to Boston police.

And the best part?
She stayed on payroll.

The Arrest They Didn’t Want You to Know About

On April 11, police responded to a domestic incident in Roxbury. Yancey allegedly grabbed her partner’s ex, threw her against a wall (yes, the wall was classified as the "dangerous weapon"), and struck her in the neck.

Visible injuries. Witnesses. Arrest made.

Most people would lose their job. Or at least get suspended.

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But Yancey?
She was placed on paid leave on April 15.
She didn’t go unpaid until May 7.

Three months of silence — while you covered her check.

Daunasia Yancey (Photo by Shawn G. Henry)

A Radical Résumé

Yancey’s rise wasn’t through city planning or budgeting.
It was through organizing protests and building street cred during the BLM movement.

That’s not speculation — it’s on her résumé. And her X account, which proudly displayed a burning building before she locked it down.

Seriously — a city official with a flaming building as her header image. And no one at City Hall thought, maybe we should vet this one.

Wu's Boston: Where Activists Get Six-Figure Jobs and Zero Accountability

Wu reportedly hid Yancey's arrest for three months

Mayor Wu’s team claims they knew about the arrest on April 12.

So, they knew — but said nothing.
No statement. No explanation. No firing.

Just let the self-described 'comrade' keep collecting checks like nothing happened.

Imagine the outrage if this were a cop, a teacher, or a trash collector.

The Bottom Line

She posted burning buildings.
She was arrested for felony assault.
She kept her job — and her $116K salary.
The Mayor stayed silent.
The public found out only because Mass Daily News blew the lid off.

If you’ve ever wondered where your tax dollars are going… now you know.

Mass Daily News is watching. 👁️

Revealed: Mayor Wu’s City Hall 'Comrade' Who Posted Burning Buildings on Social Media — Before Being Arrested for Slamming a Woman Into a Wall… While Still Collecting a $116K Paycheck