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ARIELA LOPEZ

Ceasefire resolution moved to committee, organizers testify outside Board of Alders meeting

The Board of Alders convened as pro-Palestine protesters held what they called a “public hearing” in favor of a Gaza ceasefire resolution on the steps of City Hall. During the protest, organizers learned that the resolution had been moved to committee, meeting their immediate demand.

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Yale Community Kitchen faces funding shortage, concerns over long-term viability

The head coordinators for the student service organization, which provides dinner for hundreds of New Haven residents every weekend, said that rising costs and a lack of avenues to increase Yale funding may hinder the organization’s 20-year history of serving the New Haven community.

ARIELA LOPEZ & LILY BELLE POLING

Environmental policy hearing urges new city priorities: pesticides, artificial turf, electrification

EAC Chair Laura Cahn urged the city to strengthen its policy regarding pesticides and artificial turf at the Board of Alders’ Community Services and Environmental Policy Committee meeting on Thursday. A representative from the New Haven Climate Movement and Steve Winter, director of the Office of Climate and Sustainability, also discussed the city’s progress towards electrification.

MIA CORTÉS CASTRO, NATASHA KHAZZAM & YURII STASIUK

Proposed budget rethinks city housing programs

If approved, the new proposed budget will restructure the Livable City Initiative, creating an Office of Housing and Community Development and expanding staff for both programs.

ARIELA LOPEZ & LILY BELLE POLING

Environmental policy hearing urges new city priorities: pesticides, artificial turf, electrification

MIA CORTÉS CASTRO, NATASHA KHAZZAM & YURII STASIUK

Proposed budget rethinks city housing programs

ARIELA LOPEZ & KENISHA MAHAJAN

New 24-hour crisis intervention center planned for New Haven

Ceasefire resolution hearing set for May over Zoom

Budget proposal for separate Parks Department follows a year of advocacy

Yale Community Kitchen faces funding shortage, concerns over long-term viability

ARIELA LOPEZ & LILY BELLE POLING

Environmental policy hearing urges new city priorities: pesticides, artificial turf, electrification

MIA CORTÉS CASTRO, NATASHA KHAZZAM & YURII STASIUK

Proposed budget rethinks city housing programs

MAIA NEHME & ZACHARY SURI

State Housing Committee advances just cause eviction legislation

EDUCATION AND YOUTH

BROOKLYN BRAUNER

YaleBleeds supports New Haven Public Schools providing free period products to meet state law requirement

New Haven Public Schools using AI tool to develop five-year plan

Application open for the Ulysses S. Grant Foundation’s summer program for New Haven middle schoolers

YURII STASIUK & LUA PRADO

Education Secretary highlights $2.5 million grant during New Haven visit

COPS & COURTS

ARIELA LOPEZ & KENISHA MAHAJAN

New 24-hour crisis intervention center planned for New Haven

HANNAH KOTLER & KENISHA MAHAJAN

Qinxuan Pan pleads guilty to murder of Kevin Jiang ENV ’22

BUSINESS

ALYSSA JHINGREE

From digital dreams to streetwear reality: the resilient rise of Mindless Thoughts Clothing

Six front desk agents unionize at the Omni

NATASHA KHAZZAM

City’s fifth tenants union forms in response to burst pipe

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program ramps up service campaign

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Education & Youth

Community leaders link police violence against Tyre Nichols and Randy Cox

Online storytelling platform Istoria aims to connect Yale and New Haven

OISS celebrates Lunar New Year with open mic event

New Haven creates new office to equitably address climate change

Union Yes: Local 33’s three-decade road to recognition

New Haveners mourn Tyre Nichols, challenge police violence

Progreso Latino Fund celebrates 20th anniversary with a $20,000 match campaign and nearly $100,000 in grants

City leaders hope to alleviate affordable housing crisis in 2023

New Haven Public Schools security guard charged after shooting at 14-year-old

Half of mayoral candidates publicly commit to city’s campaign finance grant program

City officials pitch controversial $1.3 million purchase of Monterey Club

Mayoral candidates trade barbs over Board of Education nomination at Aldermanic meeting

Possible mayoral candidate Liam Brennan’s progressive plan for New Haven

“Not like other libraries”: How a 197-year-old private library in New Haven survives

New Haven concludes first week of recreational cannabis sales

New Mediterranean fusion restaurant opens on Broadway

Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen receives $1.4 million in federal funding

City gives local arts organizations almost $200,000 in grants

More details emerge about Old Campus swatting incident

Shafiq Abussadar and Tom Goldenberg to challenge Elicker in Democratic Mayoral Primary