Erica Pandey, Author at Yale Daily News

Mayor Toni Harp will run for re-election this November.

March 20, 2015

First budget hearing draws small turnout

With no contentious tax hikes in Mayor Toni Harp’s proposed budget to draw a crowd, the Board of Alders’ finance committee gathered in a sparsely populated auditorium Thursday evening to host the first public hearing of the budget season.

March 6, 2015

ERICA PANDEY

Eidelson defends youth agenda

Though she has not yet announced whether or not she will seek a third term, Ward 1 Alder Sarah Eidelson ’12 would leave a void in leadership in the city’s youth services committee if she chooses not to run for re-election.

March 5, 2015

ERICA PANDEY

Harp’s budget proposes $2.3 million in spending cuts

Faced with unexpected changes in revenue, New Haven city officials shaved the city’s projected expenses to balance Mayor Toni Harp’s budget proposal, which is due to the Board of Alders on Sunday.

February 27, 2015

ERICA PANDEY

Campaign to make city smoke-free slow to develop

Three months into its launch, the city’s campaign to be smoke-free by June is at a standstill.

February 24, 2015

ERICA PANDEY

City budget proposal to hinge on state funding

With Mayor Toni Harp’s budget proposal due to the Board of Alders by week’s end, New Haven will rely on the state’s commitment to municipal aid to bolster the city’s revenue.

February 23, 2015

ERICA PANDEY

Perez’s departure leaves void in Board of Alders leadership

As Board of Alders President Jorge Perez bids farewell to his 28-year career in city government, New Haven will look to a two-term alder to lead the board.

February 19, 2015

NOAH DAPONTE-SMITH & ERICA PANDEY

City to appoint assistant fire chief

Mayor Toni Harp and Fire Chief Allyn Wright jointly endorsed the candidacy of Battalion Chief Matt Marcarelli as assistant chief of operations last week. Their nomination will be considered by the Board of Fire Commissioners at its next meeting.

February 16, 2015

NOAH DAPONTE-SMITH & ERICA PANDEY

Perez to head to Hartford, step down as alder

After nearly three decades of public service in New Haven, Board of Alders President Jorge Perez is headed to Hartford.

February 16, 2015

ERICA PANDEY

City’s small business center gets a boost

City Hall’s Small Business Service Center will soon double in size — from one to two employees — in an effort to catalyze the Elm City’s entrepreneurial scene.

February 13, 2015

ERICA PANDEY & RACHEL SIEGEL

Visits from NEA, NEH celebrate New Haven arts scene

Bathed in pink light and flanked by ballerinas, Mayor Toni Harp, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro and University President Peter Salovey faced a crowded ballroom at the Omni Hotel Monday night to celebrate their “valentines” this year — the arts and humanities organizations of New Haven.

February 10, 2015