by | May 4, 2021 1:13 pm | Comments (14)
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Woodbridge zone-by-zone framework.
They lamented “veiled accusations of racism,” a “crafty developer,” and a “missed opportunity” for land-use compromise. Then suburban zoners got to work bringing rules for multi-family housing next door to New Haven into the 21st century.
by | May 3, 2021 3:02 pm | Comments (9)
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An exhibit in court showing the trash strewn around the garage.
What’s the cost of a trashed garage?
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by | Apr 29, 2021 4:00 pm | Comments (5)
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Joe Hemingway, Melissa Saint, Adam LoPiano on walking tour.
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Planned riverfront patio to be included in 500 Blake development.
One hundred twenty-nine apartments are coming. Will the neighborhood be safe from all the extra traffic coming along with them?
Continue reading ‘Red Light Flashes On Builder Walking Tour’
by | Apr 23, 2021 10:23 am | Comments (2)
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Landlord Galina Zalman, outside of her Newhallville home.
A state judge ordered a previously-approved eviction to proceed against an Adeline Street tenant who claimed he was up to date on rent, but failed to submit an electronic copy of the receipts in advance of the court hearing.
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by | Apr 19, 2021 10:04 am | Comments (5)
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Cyclists stop at Orchard and Sylvan to discuss potential improvements.
A group of 16 cyclists were riding down Orchard Street Saturday when a driver of a car sped up and without signaling, cut in front of the leader.
That sent the cyclists to the sidewalk — and gave them a data point to note.
Continue reading ‘Cyclists, Pedestrians Track Trouble Spots’
by | Apr 16, 2021 11:00 am | Comments (1)
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Safe-streets advocates at recent memorial for crash victims.
“Safe streets” advocates are lining up behind a state traffic-camera proposal and drumming up support for car-slowing measures on city streets.
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by | Apr 15, 2021 12:52 pm | Comments (2)
Housing Judge Claudia Baio in court Tuesday.
Roxanne Ibrahim served as her own lawyer — and succeeded in delaying her eviction, with the possibility of resolving the dispute rather than having to leave.
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by | Apr 14, 2021 5:39 pm | Comments (2)
Attorney Elliot Lane, Judge Claudia Baio at hearing.
A tenant’s lack of awareness of rental assistance options, and her husband’s “pending immigration status,” led a housing judge to rule that they were ineligible for the CDC’s nationwide eviction moratorium and that they can now be evicted from their home.
Continue reading ‘Confused, Couple Fails To Meet Bar For Eviction Moratorium’
by | Apr 7, 2021 12:06 pm | Comments (22)
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After six months of public hearing on a Woodbridge rezoning proposal, commissioners are to start deliberating.
Is multi-family housing in the suburbs a civil rights issue? Or a matter of water and sewer access?
Or is the idea of an environment-housing “balance” an excuse for avoiding necessary systemic change?
by | Mar 31, 2021 6:03 pm | Comments (9)
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Local climate activists outside City Hall in 2019.
The city plans to spend $60,000 on a new sustainability-focused staffer.
Local climate activists are pushing city government to dedicate $1.1 million to promote reduced emissions, clean energy jobs, and climate education.
And a state legislative committee advanced a regional climate and transportation accord that could see hundreds of millions of dollars spent over the next decade on cleaner public transportation in air-polluted communities like New Haven.
Continue reading ‘Climate Costs Debated As City, State Weigh Actions’
by | Mar 31, 2021 3:02 pm | Comments (8)
An allegedly inebriated driver of a Chevy Silverado pick-up truck struck and injured a pedestrian at the intersection of Chapel and High Streets, where the traffic signal has been out.
by | Mar 24, 2021 12:51 pm | Comments (7)
A 37-year-old New Haven man is in the hospital in “critical but stable” condition after being struck by a hit-and-run driver.
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by | Mar 19, 2021 12:04 pm | Comments (5)
Morris Cove residents are asking the city to put more speed bumps, raised intersections, bike lanes, and better sidewalks on Lighthouse Road as it spreads around money on planned safe-streets upgrades.
by | Mar 18, 2021 5:05 pm | Comments (71)
Prodigal son challenged: Greenwich’s Fiorello, New Haven’s Elicker square off at hearing.
New Haven’s mayor Thursday rejected a demand from outraged Gold Coast Republicans that he apologize for asserting that their zoning laws keep racial minorities out of their wealthy towns.
by | Mar 18, 2021 10:39 am | Comments (41)
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Superintendent Iline Tracey: “We have a challenge on our hands.”
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High school report cards had far more Fs this fall than last year.
The Covid-19 pandemic has produced a new batch of sobering data: The number of New Haven high schoolers who failed five or more classes this winter was four times higher than it was the previous year as learning went remote.
by | Mar 11, 2021 3:53 pm | Comments (4)
Landlord Candelaria, Judge Baio at Tuesday’s online hearing.
Elizabeth Candelaria had reached her limit.
Continue reading ‘Landlord Runs Out Of Patience; Tenant Runs Out Of Time’
by | Mar 10, 2021 3:52 pm | Comments (12)
At Tuesday’s court hearing, clockwise from top left: Attorney David Rosenberg, Attorney Amy Eppler-Epstein, Judge Claudia Baio, and interpreter Emily Skene.
A state judge stopped the eviction of a renter after finding, through some quick mental math, that he has been surviving on only $7 a day.
Continue reading ‘Judge: $7 A Day Leaves Too Little For Rent’
by | Mar 9, 2021 4:21 pm | Comments (1)
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Volunteers clearing the Mill River Trail.
A $50,000 state grant will help New Haven convert an abandoned stretch of road in Fair Haven into a “community greenspace and living classroom” as part of the ongoing Mill River Trail project.
by | Mar 8, 2021 10:45 am | Comments (45)
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Jason Puttre, one of 10 Bella Vista tenants facing eviction.
Two years after losing one of his legs, and one year after losing his family’s financial support, Jason Puttre is now on the cusp of losing his Bella Vista apartment — as a Meriden-based landlord moves to evict 10 elderly and disabled tenants who are more than six months behind on rent.
Continue reading ‘10 Evictions Filed In 4 Days At Bella Vista’
by | Mar 8, 2021 10:32 am | Comments (1)
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Rock to Rock’s Kick-off on Saturday.
At a canoe cleanup last year, Peter Davis and Menunkatuck Audubon Society President Dennis Riordan pulled a dumped bicycle from the water. This spring, Davis and Riordan hope to help keep New Haven’s waterways, ponds, and sound clean by supporting the annual Rock to Rock bike ride.
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by | Mar 5, 2021 2:59 pm | Comments (8)
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If a high school holds its classes primarily outdoors, should it be allowed to reopen before other New Haven high schools?
For some Sound School families, the answer is yes.
Over 100 people have signed a petition by Sound junior Anthony Cirello asking to restart in-person classes at the aquaculture-focused school.
by | Mar 5, 2021 2:46 pm | Comments (2)
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City officials join FISH and New Reach for ribbon-cutting.
Food in Service to the Homebound (FISH) has expanded with a new home in Fair Haven on the New Reach, Inc. campus to increase storage for its expanding food insecure clients and food delivery programs.
Continue reading ‘FISH Expands Its Reach To Feed Hungry Families’
by | Mar 5, 2021 11:07 am | Comments (6)
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Lashonda Toon (right): Daughter was eager to return.
Eighth grader Brian McClain was the only student back in his classroom Thursday. And it made a difference: He mastered a lesson in eight minutes after struggling remotely for months with pre-algebra.
by | Mar 2, 2021 6:07 pm | Comments (27)
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Zamir (pictured), New Haven legal aid attorney by day, Woodbridge zoning commissioner by night: Does the fine print add up?
What’s best for the Woodbridge neighbors he represents at night? What’s best for the low-income tenants he represents by day?
Those question face Yonatan Zamir as he finds himself playing a unique role in what has become a statewide debate about how “exclusionary zoning” laws protect economic and racial segregation.
Continue reading ‘Urban Lawyer/Suburban Zoner Seeks Right “Balance” In Housing Controversy’
by | Feb 24, 2021 3:24 pm | Comments (6)
At virtual court hearing. clockwise from left: Judge Claudia Baio, plaintiff’s attorney Ori Spiegel, defendant’s attorney Shelley White.
“With reluctance,” a housing court judge gave a Pendleton Street tenant a temporary reprieve from eviction — after she weighed whether the tenant losing her home would pose a public health risk during the pandemic.