Martine Powers
A 10th Square?

New Haven is about to get a 10th square. Mayor John DeStefano Jr. announced Thursday that he has appointed Northland Investment Corp. to develop the […]

Fighting prostitution: Effort hampered by lack of resources

There is a joke going around the Fair Haven neighborhood about the prostitutes in the cars that line up every night along the Quinnipiac River. […]

Around New Haven: Lewis’ war against prostitution persists

With a new round of anti-prostitution stings, incoming New Haven Police Department Chief James Lewis has quickly established his campaign against prostitution as one of […]

Back to school, $52M later

Equipped with Hannah Montana backpacks, freshly braided cornrows and pressed white uniform shirts, the students at Augusta Lewis Troup School yesterday were ready to face […]

Grant to fund gunshot detection

New Haven streets may soon see the benefits of cutting-edge, crime-fighting technology — $374,120 worth. Members of the aldermanic Public Safety Committee on Wednesday night […]

Briefly: Shvarts presents at London’s Tate Modern

Aliza Shvarts ’08, whose controversial senior art project instigated a media frenzy last April, participated in a two-day art exhibition in late June sponsored by […]

Briefly: NHPD arrests more ‘johns’ in prostitution sting

Undercover officers from the New Haven Police Department arrested 10 more “johns” in Fair Haven last Thursday night in the latest in a series of […]

NHPD arrests eight prostitutes

Recently appointed New Haven Police Department Chief James Lewis plans to make New Haven streets safer by tackling the world’s oldest profession: prostitution. Undercover officers […]

Redding cracks NHPD glass ceiling — for now

Ask New Haven Police Department Interim Chief Stephanie Redding, and she’ll say that being a woman has never made her more or less successful at […]

After buildup, a quiet opening

One University police officer stood on the steps to Green Hall on Chapel Street on Tuesday morning. There were no crowds, no signs and no […]

Yale threatens to ban Shvarts’ art project from show

This article has been corrected. You may view this article’s correction here. The University will not allow Aliza Shvarts ’08 to display her controversial senior […]