I wouldn’t say that. The main YNH hospital area is fine. That area of downtown is great and there’s several new apartment buildings nearby in the “City Crossing” complex. As you move AWAY from the hospital in the Hill direction, it gets worse.

I’m not opposed to that. I like Nolo a lot which is creative with toppings, and other places like that. I just didn’t think the crust/ingredients were great. I got a more traditional pizza there and just didn’t love it.

Next Door is awesome.

I feel like I’m the exception where I’m not really a fan of 163. Went twice and it didn’t do anything for me.

Tacos Los Gordos makes their own corn tortillas and they’re 👌

Flour tortillas aren’t authentic Mexican so it’s going to be tough to find.

I did find a few spots out west that did them at Mexican restaurants.

A government worker getting free parking is inequality? OK, Che.

So if you were that person, and you were granted special parking privileges, you’d take one for the team? Uh huh. 🙄

Naturally leavened!

I miss Oscar’s.

Sayulita for Mexican

Like Bethel, Milford, Branford, North Haven, Oxford, Southington, etc.

I wouldn’t say they’re lesser known. There’s excellent schools outside central CT (Hartford County) and FFC. Example, New Haven County has Woodbridge/Orange/Bethany, Madison, Guilford, Southbury.

As an aside, even the “next rung down” schools are pretty good. They don’t need sparkling test scores to be a place to get a great education.

Completely ignoring whole counties of the state with excellent schools?

Grey Matter has a variety. Book Trader is cool too. Neverending Books. For a used book field trip, go to Book Barn in Niantic.

Stephanie Ellison in Milford. She does whole area and is great.

I did from Milford. Agree any more than 3 days a week is really rough. Especially now that hybrid and remote work is so much more prevalent.

Nice, quiet, isolated. Worst thing is the occasional train noise, if that bothers you.

An overdose every day? Cool story bro.

I worked in New Haven for 3 years and have lived in the area for 12 years. I’m plenty familiar with downtown and am there multiple times a week. I, nor anyone I know, has ever had an issue there. Sure things happen, but consider that hundreds of thousands of people pass through downtown every year and it’s no more dangerous than any major city.

Let’s see.

Good: downtown, East Rock, Wooster Square, East Shore, Morris Cove, Prospect Hill, Westville

OK/Marginal: Edgewood, Dwight, Amity, Q Meadows, Beaver Hills

Bad: Fair Haven, The Hill, Newhallville, Dixwell

It evens out, and most population are in OK areas.

Most prevalent? What does that even mean? New Haven has just as many good areas as bad.

You just named 2 of the highest crime areas of the city 🙄

That’s a stretch. Plenty of safe areas in New Haven.

Jimmie’s is insane. They’re a failing restaurant that’s trying to block a COMPLIMENTARY business that will bring hundreds of thousands of people to their vicinity. Idiots. No wonder they’ve squandered that great location.