Reddit mentions of PuppyPerfect: The user-friendly guide to puppy parenting (Howell Dog Book of Distinction (Paperback))

If you're a first time owner, I definitely recommend reading up on training techniques. This isn't specific to Bostons, but to all dogs. You'll want an especially well-behaved dog if you're living in an apartment. Don't just rely on the internet here. Go find a book or two. I've had really great results with positive reinforcement and click training. I liked This Book because it talks about how to deal with a puppy as their brains are developing. Alternately, consider adopting an older dog that's already well-mannered.

Also note that if you get a puppy they require a lot of attention. Leaving them at home (Even crated) for an 8+ hour work day is not a great way to start them off and it's going to make your training job much more difficult. Someone needs to get home to give them a lunch walk, or plan to hire a walker. With puppies, the early weeks require even more attention for housebreaking.

Now onto the breed. You'll need to provide exercise and/or mental stimulation every day. The dog park is great for this. So are walks. You can get by with indoor mental stimulation on rainy days. Training, food toys, other games etc. These can all tire your dog out. Generally, I find that I get better behaved dogs from the mental stimulation than the physical. (They're not getting bored). That dog park you mention is going to be fantastic since it gives dogs both mental and physical. But do plan to use it daily.

Now onto the Boston Terrier:
Bostons have a tough time in the heat or cold. You can help with the cold a bit with some dog clothes. The heat is a little tougher to deal with. I find that over 80 degrees F I have to take it easy on them (shorter, slower walks). Over 90 and we generally stay indoors.

They are an awesome breed. They are very playful and full of energy, right up until they're not. Then they just want to cuddle. It's probably possible to train them not to be on furniture, but at least for mine, that would have been a difficult thing to train. So just give in now and expect that they're going to curl up under the covers, probably right between you and your girlfriend.