by | Oct 16, 2014 8:50 am | Comments (0)
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The Historic District Commission will issue a certificate of appropriateness for the installation of four planters along the edge of small Russo Park to honor a late Wooster Square civic leader — as long as they’re made out of red brick.
by | Oct 13, 2014 11:00 am | Comments (14)
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One view of the planned development.
Wooster Square’s latest proposal for new apartments won its next-to-last needed government approval, after some criticism from a neighbor down the street.
by | Oct 7, 2014 2:09 pm | Comments (7)
New to the Wooster Square neighborhood, I decided to make a batch of cupcakes to bribe my roommates into friendship. I started the hunt for the right grocery store — which proved more complicated than I thought.
by | Oct 1, 2014 10:49 am | Comments (0)
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Sun filtered through stained-glass windows, bathing pews with white light as congregation members took their seats.
Continue reading ‘125 Years Later, St. Michael’s Seeks A Rebirth’
by | Sep 24, 2014 8:05 am | Comments (2)
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A rendering of the proposed Harvey’s Walk in Russo Park.
Harvey Koizim.
Neighbors might soon be able to take a stroll down a walkway honoring the memory of a Wooster Square champion.
Continue reading ‘“Harvey’s Walk” In Hands Of Historic Commission’
by | Sep 18, 2014 8:30 am | Comments (6)
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One view of the full-block plan.
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Waldman, one of the developers of the new proposed project at 87 Union St.
A month after a plan to build 200 new market-rate apartments won approval, a second plan to bring a second complex next door with another 285 apartments to the downtown edge of Wooster Square on the support of the City Plan Commission.
Continue reading ‘Wooster Square’s Transformation Takes Another Step Forward’
by | Aug 15, 2014 8:33 am | Comments (2)
Following are two letters about the impending move of New Light High School to the Wooster Square neighborhood. The first, written by Superintendent Garth Harries to neighborhood Alder Aaron Greenberg, responds to concerns raised by neighbors once they learned about the move. The second letter, by neighborhood activist Ruth Koizim, presses for more of a response.
Continue reading ‘“Rich In Buzzwords But Devoid Of Specifics”’
by | Aug 14, 2014 2:45 pm | Comments (6)
To the last-minute surprise of neighbors, Wooster Square will make room for two new schools this fall.
by | Jul 25, 2014 3:26 pm | Comments (1)
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At one table, neighbors said they could live with new six-story buildings. Too tall, said neighbors at another — four should be the limit.
Continue reading ‘Wooster Square Seeks Historic Continuity Amid Change’
by | Jul 17, 2014 8:31 am | Comments (37)
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The housing authority’s latest plans to revamp a Grand Avenue public-housing complex call for two new mid-rise apartment buildings with a corner store, 13 townhouses — and, down the line, buying and tearing down the homeless shelter next door.
Continue reading ‘New Farnam Courts May Push Out Men’s Shelter’
by | Jul 8, 2014 12:47 pm | Comments (6)
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Fernandez with Kyasia Suggs, closing the tech-ed gap.
“I got it!” Jermiana Cannon exclaimed upon realizing that she could use a “repeat” command to shorten some computer code she’d just written. The exclamation echoed across the room — and signaled hope for New Haven kids aiming for the jobs of the future.
by | Jul 8, 2014 9:06 am | Comments (37)
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Roth: 360 State says tenants “don’t feel safe” hitting Union St.
An empty lot at a central downtown intersection may soon come to life — not as a new store, or offices or apartments, but as a spot for nearby high-rise tenants’ canines to answer the call of nature.
by | Jun 20, 2014 12:04 pm | Comments (45)
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Protest crowd gathers across from shelter.
After a city homeless shelter evicted him Thursday night, Flor Rico Jones traveled to Westville to knock on Mayor Toni Harp’s front door. He had company.
by | Jun 17, 2014 8:06 am | Comments (48)
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Developer Petra.
The envisioned expansion of Wooster Square to the downtown border has taken another leap, as a third-generation New Haven builder unveiled a proposal to build a 325-apartment community on Union Street.
Continue reading ‘Yet Another Wooster Square Housing Plan Debuts’
by | Jun 13, 2014 3:25 pm | Comments (4)
With a vote by lawmakers Thursday evening, developers moved a step closer to converting Wooster Square’s Comcast building into 200 luxury apartments.
Continue reading ‘Comcast Apartment Conversion Plan Advances’
by | Jun 12, 2014 1:04 pm | Comments (2)
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A developer wanted to turn a Wooster Square social club into seven apartments.
You can build six, said the Board of Zoning Appeals.
by | May 30, 2014 2:21 pm | Comments (3)
In a one-gallon pot on her front steps, Cordalie Benoit is growing a piece of New Haven history, and taking part in a now nationally recognized community gardening effort.
by | May 29, 2014 2:58 pm | Comments (17)
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Shansky warns Wednesday evening against “spot zoning”
A developer has moved closer to gaining approval to convert the Comcast building at Olive and Chapel streets to 200 luxury apartments, part of a housing renaissance transforming the no-man’s land between Wooster Square and downtown.
Continue reading ‘City Plan OKs Comcast-To-Housing Conversion’
by | May 21, 2014 1:07 pm | Comments (18)
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A man who smashed into a Honda sedan and sent two women to the hospital said he didn’t notice the light was red.
by | May 15, 2014 3:06 pm | Comments (5)
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Today the raised beds are holding the Common Ground seniors who are building them. In months to come, they’ll hold lettuce, tomatoes, strawberries, and an herb garden. And the fresher than fresh produce will be for the taking by anyone who feels they need to forage or glean fruits and vegetables.
by | May 14, 2014 1:47 pm | Comments (2)
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The Social Club at 112 Wooster.
A social club’s days are numbered, and apartments appear to be coming in, as the trend toward building more apartments in Wooster Square continues.
by | May 2, 2014 8:28 am | Comments (16)
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When a 6‑year-old at Wexler-Grant School started having a bronchial spasm, school nurse Gloria Rosati-Culver was there to save her life — because it was a Thursday.
by | May 1, 2014 11:51 am | Comments (0)
Three days in a row, a man with a distinctive gait and distinctive footwear popped in to a Wooster Square apartment building — just long enough to make off with some packages.
by | Apr 29, 2014 2:12 pm | Comments (0)
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Mary and Oliver Mumper.
After a long afternoon of running, sniffing and barking, Oliver now has a place to quench his well-deserved thirst.