by | Jan 9, 2025 10:51 am | Comments (8)
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Tenant Gabriella B.: Next time, will make sure to get a lease in writing.
A state judge approved the no-fault eviction of an Edgewood family after cautioning both landlord and tenant about the quicksand-like perils of oral, rather than written, leases.
by | Jan 9, 2025 10:07 am | Comments (11)
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Signs of community life beneath the Front Street I-91 underpass.
It’s official: the city has received $2 million to stitch up the neighborhoods sliced apart by highways.
Continue reading ‘Feds Grant $2M For Local Urban Un-Renewal Effort’
by | Jan 8, 2025 4:49 pm | Comments (9)
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Parks Chair Belowsky: No longer term-limited by mortality.
The Board of Alders unanimously voted to uproot the parks commission — along with its lifetime appointees — and compost it into a new board with limited terms.
by | Jan 8, 2025 4:06 pm | Comments (13)
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General Law Chair Lemar: “Have you seen those towing articles?”
(Hartford) Connecticut’s towing industry better watch out. There’s a new sheriff in town — and he’s got his sights set on scrapping storage fees, eliminating “patrol towing,” requiring companies to take credit cards, and otherwise protecting consumers.
by | Jan 8, 2025 9:26 am | Comments (13)
An opening slide from 2002's Convergence.
“The Green is big enough, gracious enough, generous enough to tolerate many different people.”
And public space — well, “public space is not always fun.” That’s kind of the point.
So argues Elihu Rubin, a Yale architecture professor and documentarian of the Green, as he cautioned against too many permanent changes to the city’s great public square at a time when a redesign is on the horizon.
Continue reading ‘Prof/Filmmaker: The Green’s Not Just About Fun’
by | Jan 8, 2025 9:19 am | Comments (17)
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Alder Caroline Smith (right): "There are lot of different goals in the neighborhood."
A housing meetup at City Hall quickly devolved into a fiery exchange of barbs over whether or not 23 new apartments above a historic firehouse will help or hurt an East Rock block.
Continue reading ‘Developer, Neighbors Clash Before Zoning Vote’
by | Jan 7, 2025 3:00 pm | Comments (27)
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Police Chief Jacobson (right): “We went to nine less funerals this year."
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Homicides and gunshots in New Haven fell by more than 30 percent last year, mirroring a nationwide trend of a post-pandemic drop in gun violence — even as the city saw a year-over-year jump in nonfatal shootings.
Continue reading ‘2024 Crime Review: Homicides, Gunshots Down’
by | Jan 7, 2025 11:10 am | Comments (5)
Architectural rendering of Dewitt Street redevelopment.
The redevelopment of a former housing cooperative in the Hill will soon net 64 new (mostly) affordable apartments, with another 40 units set to be renovated over the next two years — thanks to a second alder-approved tax break.
by | Jan 7, 2025 9:29 am | Comments (3)
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Gisleidy Rodríguez and her nieces, Nathalie and baby Aaliyah, pose for a photo with a volunteer trio of Three Kings.
According to 12-year-old Gisleidy Rodríguez, the meaning of Three Kings Day was “presents.”
But as she skipped around the room with her younger nieces and told the story of the milk she left under her bed for the Three Kings to drink, she gave a different kind of gift to the adults in the room — adults determined to pass on dearly-held traditions to the next generation.
by | Jan 6, 2025 8:43 pm | Comments (2)
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Youth Continuum's Tim Maguire (right): Winthrop Ave. warming center open as of Monday night.
As snow fell and the temperature plummeted, a third city warming center opened Monday night for homeless young adults looking for a place to sleep and stay warm during winter nights.
Meanwhile, two other warming centers will be staying open 24 hours a day until Thursday, as the city has activated its severe cold weather protocol.
Continue reading ‘3rd Warming Center Opens; City Activates Cold Weather Protocol’
by | Jan 6, 2025 1:10 pm | Comments (6)
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Renee Hartman got the last laugh on Adolf Hitler.
by | Jan 6, 2025 10:50 am | Comments (4)
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Varick Church, to stay at 242 Dixwell.
A historic Black church won’t be leaving Dixwell Avenue after all — now that congregants have voted against moving forward with a plan to sell the building and relocate.
by | Jan 6, 2025 9:23 am | Comments (1)
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Hillhouse soars at latest Saulsbury Invitational.
Coach Saulsbury (right) with Olympic gold medalist Alexis Holmes and invitational founder Neil Richardson.
Under the bright lights of the Floyd Little Athletic Center, shoes squeaked on hardwood. Bodies collided and scrambled for loose balls. The 800 people in the stands groaned over every missed jumper.
The scintillating affair, between the Hillhouse High School Academics and the New London Whalers, was just one matchup in the annual Robert Saulsbury Basketball Invitational.
by | Jan 3, 2025 3:50 pm | Comments (15)
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Eggshells and lemons and peels, oh my ...
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... can now be thrown out in city compost bins, including on Crown St.
It’s a great time to be a banana peel in New Haven — as the city has installed three new public composting bins as part of a pilot program to help divert food scraps from the landfill.
by | Jan 3, 2025 2:27 pm | Comments (8)
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Competition co-hosts Thompson and Smith: "The world is a better place if more people are involved in design."
Want to wear your love for the Elm City on your sleeve?
A new T‑shirt design competition is now accepting submissions for apparel that fosters community pride in New Haven.