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ISAAC YU
Safe streets advocates, residents raise Whalley Ave concerns

Whalley Avenue, one of New Haven’s busiest transit and pedestrian corridors, has long been a subject of controversy for traffic safety advocates and residents. City […]

February 25, 2021

Whalley Ave. street sign
ZAPORAH PRICE & CHRISTIAN ROBLES
NHPS celebrates Black History Month virtually

The New Haven Public Schools Attend, Connect and Engage (A.C.E.) campaign and other local schools have adapted their traditional Black History Month celebrations into a […]

February 25, 2021

DOMINIQUE CASTANHEIRA
Luxury apartments open in converted Red Cross headquarters

Last October, 42 luxury apartments opened in East Rock — tying together the city’s past and present. The Whitney Modern, an apartment complex hosting three […]

February 25, 2021

VANIKA MAHESH
Connecticut state senate to deliberate on bill which would establish right to housing

Last month, Connecticut State Sen. and Vice President of the Senate Housing Committee Saud Anwar introduced a bill that would recognize the right to housing […]

February 25, 2021

THOMAS BIRMINGHAM & ÁNGELA PÉREZ
Board of Alders approves anti-racist policy recommendations

Last week, the Board of Alders voted to approve and endorse the recommendations of the Racism as a Public Health issue working group. On Jul. […]

February 25, 2021

SAI RAYALA
New Haven Preservation Trust holds presentation on the Goffe Street Armory

The Goffe Street Armory has sat overlooking Goffe Street in the Dixwell neighborhood for more than 90 years. Though today’s disrepair has limited its utility […]

February 24, 2021

ISAAC YU
Quinnipiac Avenue to receive traffic calming, curb and sidewalk improvements

Quinnipiac Avenue, a main artery of New Haven’s Quinnipiac East neighborhood, is set to install a slew of road safety improvements in the coming years. […]

February 23, 2021

BRADLEY NOWACEK
State General Assembly holds hearing on changes to election law

On Monday, the Connecticut Government Administration and Elections Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly held a hearing on potential changes to the state’s election law […]

February 22, 2021

TALAT AMAN, ROSE HOROWITCH & NATALIE KAINZ
Community raises concerns over public safety, shuttle service after Jiang’s death

After the shooting death of Yale graduate student Kevin Jiang ENV ’22 in early February, students and community members are expressing concerns over public safety […]

February 19, 2021

JESSE ROY
Despierta Boricua and La Casa Cultural honor poet Julia de Burgos in conversation with Mayra Santos-Febres

La Casa Cultural and Despierta Boricua hosted Afro-Puerto Rican poet Mayra Santos-Febres on Wednesday in a discussion about the life and work of Julia de […]

February 19, 2021

OWEN TUCKER-SMITH & RAZEL SUANSING
Alders, law enforcement agencies discuss increasing violent crime rates in New Haven

In response to the high number of violent crimes that have occurred in New Haven over the past year, the Board of Alders Public Safety […]

February 19, 2021