CITY POLITICS
ELIJAH HUREWITZ-RAVITCH
DeLauro, public health experts urge continued funds for gun violence prevention

At a Yale-hosted roundtable, Rep. Rosa DeLauro and a coalition of experts, officials and advocates stressed the need for sustained government funding to combat gun violence.

February 2, 2025

LILY BELLE POLING
“A bold initiative”: City, state leaders announce $2 million federal grant to mend highway harm

The U.S. Department of Transportation grant will fund studies on mitigating the impact of I-91 — which spliced many of New Haven’s neighborhoods in the early 1960s.

January 27, 2025

ELIJAH HUREWITZ-RAVITCH
Dozens rally on New Haven Green against Trump, “Capitalist Decay”

Activists gathered on the Green to protest President Donald Trump’s inauguration, uniting diverse causes under a shared call for radical and systemic change.

January 22, 2025

LILY BELLE POLING, KADE GAJDUSEK & SABRINA THALER
New Haveners, Yale students occupy City Hall in protest of encampment sweeps

Members of the Unhoused Activists Community Team marched through City Hall, demanding that New Haven adopt better policies regarding the treatment of its unhoused citizens.

January 17, 2025

ETHAN WOLIN
In election year, mayor’s to-do list may be bigger test than the ballot

With no challengers so far and “a steady hand” in City Hall, Elicker seems on course to win a fourth term, although residents’ concerns about crime and public schools are demanding his attention.

January 15, 2025

ETHAN WOLIN
Fire department veteran tapped for senior city post

Mayor Justin Elicker appointed Justin McCarthy — a former assistant fire chief — to be New Haven’s next chief administrative officer, responsible for public safety and other city functions.

January 13, 2025

ISOBEL MCCLURE
New director takes up mantle at newly-reestablished Parks Department

The arrival of a new director comes after the separation of New Haven’s Parks and Public Department in May and emphasized the city’s efforts to dedicate renewed attention to the parks.

December 6, 2024

LILY BELLE POLING
How will the Trump administration impact New Haven’s tough housing market?

Trump has promised to bring down mortgage rates, eliminate homelessness and deport millions of immigrants. New Haven will pay close attention to his moves in these issues.

December 3, 2024

ETHAN WOLIN
Democratic-endorsed Gary Hogan wins Beaver Hills alder race

The retired housing official defeated former Alder Claudette Robinson-Thorpe in a low-turnout special alder election in Ward 28.

November 19, 2024

ETHAN WOLIN
Alder candidates hard on crime, soft on past union tensions

Gary Hogan, the Democratic-endorsed candidate, and Claudette Robinson-Thorpe, a former Ward 28 alder, are competing in Tuesday’s special election in Beaver Hills.

November 18, 2024

MAIA NEHME
Connecticut makes strides to expand prison education programs

In the wake of the 2023 reinstatement of Pell Grants for incarcerated students, state officials are working to boost education access in prisons.

November 15, 2024