Natasha Khazzam
Staff Reporter
natasha.khazzam@yale.edu
Natasha Khazzam covers housing and homelessness for city desk. She previously covered climate and the environment. Originally from Great Neck, New York, she is a sophomore in Davenport College majoring in history and English.
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NATASHA KHAZZAM & ARIELA LOPEZ
Carbon monoxide leak at Yale construction site leaves 14 hospitalized

Propane-powered tools, combined with freezing weather and a lack of carbon monoxide monitors, caused the gas leak and subsequent hospitalizations at a Yale-leased construction site on Howe Street.

January 18, 2024

NATASHA KHAZZAM & MAGGIE GRETHER
City’s fourth tenants union forms at Lenox Street in Fair Haven Heights

After landlord Ocean Management said it was looking to sell properties at 195 and 199 Lenox St., tenants formed a union to renew existing leases and protect against rent increases.

December 4, 2023

NATASHA KHAZZAM
New warming center opens doors to unhoused people as winter approaches

The warming center, located at 130 Orchard St. in the Hill neighborhood, will provide sleeping areas, food and warm beverages to unhoused people throughout the upcoming winter season.

December 4, 2023

NATASHA KHAZZAM
Nonprofit seeks to build new non-congregate shelter 

Columbus House, an organization that provides shelter services to unhoused people in Connecticut, applied to the New Haven Board of Zoning Appeals for approval to build a new non-congregate housing facility.

November 17, 2023

NATASHA KHAZZAM & TYSON ODERMANN
After receiving second city order to remove tiny homes, homelessness activist discusses next steps 

Mark Coleville, founder of the Rosette Village Neighborhood Collective, maintained that he would not comply with the city’s request.

November 10, 2023

NATASHA KHAZZAM & YURII STASIUK
Proposed charter revision sparks debate as election approaches

The new proposed charter, which would increase the term length of elected officials among other provisions, has ignited opposition from Republican officials.

November 3, 2023

NATASHA KHAZZAM
City demands non-profit end construction of tiny homes for unhoused people

On Friday afternoon, the city sent out a cease-and-desist letter asking The Rosette Village Neighborhood Collective refrain from further construction to the homes and vacate the structures, which violate city zoning codes.

October 31, 2023

NATASHA KHAZZAM & KENISHA MAHAJAN
Bill expands renters protections in Connecticut

Revisions outlined in Substitute Senate Bill 988 went into effect at the start of this month and will facilitate the housing search among renters in the state.

October 26, 2023

NATASHA KHAZZAM & YURII STASIUK
New Haven politicians back Israel, Palestinian supporters condemn military aid as Israel prepares for ground invasion of Gaza

Local elected officials advocated for military funds for Israel at two events over the weekend, while pro-Palestine organizers criticized the politicians for supporting “ethnic cleansing.”

October 17, 2023

MAGGIE GRETHER & NATASHA KHAZZAM
Volunteers lay foundations for six tiny homes to serve unhoused New Haveners

Leaders of the Rosette Neighborhood Village Collective are building the tiny homes to provide additional privacy and stability for residents.

October 10, 2023

ESMA OKUTAN, MAGGIE GRETHER & NATASHA KHAZZAM
Affordable housing crisis leaves grad students and city residents scrambling

With rent prices rising across the city, graduate students and New Haven residents have found it increasingly difficult to find affordable and adequate housing.

September 28, 2023