Ángela Pérez
Staff Reporter
@angela_sophiaa | angela.perez@yale.edu
Ángela Pérez is City Editor of the YDN. She was a former beat reporter, covering City Hall and Women's Volleyball. She was a former editor and writer for the WKND desk. She is from Puerto Rico and plans to major in Architecture.
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ÁNGELA PÉREZ
Board of Alders amends previous order providing affordable reentry housing

In their bimonthly meeting on Monday, the Board of Alders amended a previous resolution that gave the Believe In Me Empowerment Corporation permission to use […]

April 6, 2021

ÁNGELA PÉREZ
Board of Alders breaks down proposed budget by department

On Wednesday night, the Board of Alders hosted a finance committee workshop to debate Mayor Justin Elicker’s budget plans for the 2022 fiscal year. On […]

April 1, 2021

The front of City Hall in the late afternoon.
ÁNGELA PÉREZ & OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
Student vaccinations in New Haven off to a tumultuous start

Yale students became eligible for vaccinations in the state of Connecticut on Thursday, but many students are struggling to make appointments. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont […]

April 1, 2021

A YNHH sign directs viewers to a vaccination site.
ÁNGELA PÉREZ
The Teachers Behind New Haven’s Youth

Amy Binkowski Twenty years ago, Amy Binkowski switched up her plan to pursue business in order to start teaching, and she hasn’t looked back.  After […]

April 1, 2021

ÁNGELA PÉREZ
How to get the COVID-19 vaccine in Connecticut

Connecticut residents between the ages of 16 and 45 are eligible to sign up for vaccines beginning Thursday, which means that most Yale students in […]

March 31, 2021

ÁNGELA PÉREZ
Meet Kassandra Haro ’18, Handsome Dan’s newest handler

As Kassandra “Kassie” Haro ’18 sits at her desk for a Zoom interview with the News, she first excuses the crunching behind the camera — […]

March 26, 2021

Kingman sits on a couch with Haro standing behind.
ÁNGELA PÉREZ
STRANGERS: Writing it Out with Kamiye Runsewe ’24

“I think I’d be too scared to go on Jeopardy,” Kamiye Runsewe ’24 said, via a Zoom interview. “There are people who get on there […]

March 25, 2021

ÁNGELA PÉREZ
Kingman, introduced as Handsome Dan XIX, set to reign

On Thursday morning, Yale introduced Handsome Dan XIX in an official announcement as the successor to Walter, Handsome Dan XVIII, who retired earlier this spring. […]

March 19, 2021

Kingman sits on a table next to a Yale football helmet.
ÁNGELA PÉREZ & ANNIE SIDRANSKY
What Are Yale Moms Up To?

You’ve met the dads — now it’s time to meet the moms. The News talked to four Yale Moms and gleaned a glimpse into the […]

March 18, 2021

NATALIE KAINZ & ÁNGELA PÉREZ
Alders, Elm City residents voice concerns about possible Crisis Budget closures

Alders and New Haven residents have begun voicing their concerns about the “Crisis Budget” Mayor Justin Elicker proposed on March 1 — namely, the closing […]

March 15, 2021

Mitchell Library in the daytime.
ÁNGELA PÉREZ & OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
City provides updates on eased COVID-19 restrictions, vaccinations

With eased COVID-19 restrictions on the horizon, city officials are preparing to make the expansion of New Haven business capacity as smooth and safe as […]

March 9, 2021

A photo of city hall