Issues: blighted property

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overgrown weeds along road causing blind curve Archived

1-41 Hemingway St New Haven, CT - Fair Haven Heights

Can the parks dept come back out this year and trim the tall weeds along Hemingway near Quinnipiac that block drivers' views and cause a blind curve here? They are over 3 feet high now. Also, while you are it it, the other roadside tall weeds that are also blocking sidewalks, causing pedestrians to walk in the street, are nearby at Clifton near 1st Ave and Rosewood (above the train tracks) and along Quinnipiac Ave, near Old Foxon and the Fargeorge Nature Preserve, between Hemingway and Foxon. Thanks!

2012-07-31 · Reported by LR (Guest) · Share · Flag Flagged
- libbymj
  
  I was just thinking the same thing yesterday! Thanks so much for submitting a request!
  
  2012-07-31 · Flag Flagged
- ITguy
  
  Saw that this was cut back on Monday.
  
  2012-08-07 · Flag Flagged
- blockwatch851
  
  I am happy to see it was done. Thanks city of New Haven. Any neighbors are interested in cleaning it up more. Be aware there is allot of poison Ivy on that corner.
  
  2012-08-10 · Flag Flagged
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  completed
  
  2013-01-16 · Flag Flagged
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Parks Request-overgrown tall weeds along Clifton St. Archived

190 Clifton St New Haven, CT 06513, USA - Fair Haven Heights

Hi, the weeds are getting very high here above the Amtrak RR crossing on Clifton between 1st Avenue and Rosewood. If there is a sidewalk, it is completely overgrown, causing pedestrians to walk in the street, where people fly around this bend. In the past, in this neighborhood, we have been told to contact the Parks Dept to get weeds annually trimmed from the side of the road, like at Hemingway and 1st Ave., so I thought I'd try for this other spot as well. Thanks.

2011-05-31 · Reported by L (Guest) · Share · Flag Flagged
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  2013-01-16 · Flag Flagged
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Urban Blight Open

387 Lenox Street New Haven, CT - Fair Haven Heights

This house is in deplorable condition and there is a large accumulation of vehicles and neglect of property.

2009-12-08 · Reported by concerned (Guest) · Share · Flag Flagged
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- Foreclosure (Guest)
  
  The property is in foreclosure.
  
  2013-04-17 · Flag Flagged
- Smarty (Guest)
  
  Who would buy this house? Oh I know scattered sight housing. Oh wait, it is too junky for section 8. Foreclosure or not someone has to maintain that property, the bank needs to be held responsible. This place is disgusting and looks like shanty town. But I guess that is the look New Haven is going for.
  
  2013-04-17 · Flag Flagged
- Foreclosure (Guest)
  
  Also looks like there is a tax lien, on the property (as of 3/1/2013)
  
  2013-04-17 · Flag Flagged
- Mark (Guest)
  
  since now we know LCI cant do a thing about anything I guess Smarty is right. Maybe the NHI could write a feel good article on how the city is trying so hard to take back these properties even though in reality they are just wasting our tax dollars by not enforcing ANYTHING in this city.
  
  2013-04-18 · Flag Flagged
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overgrown weeds blocking street view Archived

1 41 Hemingway St New Haven, CT 06513, USA - Fair Haven Heights

The weeds along Hemingway after you turn from Quinnipiac Ave are getting too high again this year, and are starting to block the view, and people fly around that curve. Last yr Parks& Rec came out to cut them down - can LCI or someone get them out here again this summer?

2010-07-02 · Reported by K (Guest) · Share · Flag Flagged
- Closed LCI (Guest)
  
  LCI notified the homeowner and the weeds were trimmed back.
  
  2012-12-05 · Flag Flagged
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Blight Archived

729-833 Quinnipiac Ave New Haven, CT 06513, USA - Fair Haven Heights

The hill school looks abandoned. Are there plans to keep it a school or sell it? It is badly in need of maintenance. Crumbling brownstone wall, actively falling, broken rusty metal handrails, peeling maybe original lead paint, mold, 12" tall grass, broken asphalt and other trip hazards abound.

I would like to know what the timeline is for these repairs. Keeping or selling they must be done for the safety of the neighborhood.

2012-06-27 · Reported by H. P. · Share · Flag Flagged
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- H. P.
  
  Broken wall, handrail, trash, weeds and tall grass.
  
  2012-06-27 · Flag Flagged
- dogwalker (Guest)
  
  its saved so u cant buy it,,,, be concerned for real,,dont do this so u can buy it
  
  2012-08-22 · Flag Flagged
- Soccer mom (Guest)
  
  I agree. The place is Unsafe.
  
  To: Dog walker (aka The school custodian) what could possibly be your problem with this issue? Well kept schools and grounds are good for everyone. Especially your property value.
  
  2012-08-22 · Flag Flagged
- Closed Sad for new haven (Guest)
  
  Will anything be done. I doubt it
  
  2012-11-25 · Flag Flagged
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over grown weeds blocking view pulling out of 1st av to Hemingway street Ma... Archived

24 Hemingway St New Haven, CT - Fair Haven Heights

The yearly problem is back. The Brush, weeds and small trees seem to be worse then ever. You can not see pulling out of 1st Ave. to Hemingway street. The problem is from the mail box to 24 Hemingway st. to the corner of 1st Av.. A few of the neighbors are interested in helping keeping it down but the city needs to cut it back first.
Thank You

2012-07-26 · Reported by blockwatch851 · Share · Flag Flagged
- Closed blockwatch851
  
  The city did cut back on quite a bit and I cut the lawn again since their visit. The is a damaged sign that needs to be repaired.
  
  2012-09-27 · Flag Flagged
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Blight Open

419-499 Lexington Ave New Haven, CT 06513, USA - Fair Haven Heights

Another abandon house / teen hangout.

2012-08-21 · Reported by G · Share · Flag Flagged
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Trash everywhere! Open

86 East Grand Avenue New Haven, CT - Fair Haven Heights

This vacant, city owned lot is a filed with trash and fallen trees. If the city can't afford to clean it, sell it or give it to someone who will.

2012-08-21 · Reported by Anonymous · Share · Flag Flagged
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Blight Archived

764 Quinnipiac Ave New Haven, CT 06513, USA - Fair Haven Heights

What is going on with this poor house? It has been this way for many years. Yet another neglected gem on Quinnipiac. Sad.

2012-05-03 · Reported by H. P. · Share · Flag Flagged
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- LCI Watcher
  
  LCI has contacted the owner.
  
  We are going to try to help him obtain financing to he can repair the house.
  
  2012-07-27 · Flag Flagged
- cecilia proto (Guest)
  
  I come to the point where I am seriously putting up the For Sale sign on my house. This city is a dirty filthy,crime ridden, out of control pig pen.. We need a strong leader and we have a has been who has been dead for years. All his pals who he gave joobs to and all the companies he hires are for his own worth, not ours.
  I have been to hundreds of meetings and maybe once or twice something was done. For ten years I have listened to horrendous noise from 80 Clifton, its a hangout for drug dealers, illegal ATV"S, and stolen dirt bikes. They start about noon and continue to pull strips,wheelies, gun car engines, I had enough of these freakin punks.
  At least the police can torture them everyday by checking all the plates and see if they are registered, sometimes there is ten cars parked in the path on the cars. I have seen the police drive right around this disaster and keep going. They have been arrested so many times its ridiculous. so whats the answer. cecilia proto
  
  2012-07-30 · Flag Flagged
- RR (Guest)
  
  Our neighborhood could be so nice - it's got so much going for it, which is why I bought here in the Heights a few years ago. Boy, do I feel like I made a mistake. I can't even go for a walk in my own neighborhood, because I am afraid of getting run down by a speeding car or out of control atv or dirtbike on the street, or getting mugged. Many of the sidewalks, if they even exist, are overgrown by weeds this time of year, too.
  I, too, have stopped going to community mtgs; it's just too depressing. I was really gung-ho for a while, now I am just starting to plot my move out of here, honestly.
  Those kids on Clifton are a nightmare. Why are they not evicted? The police and local gov't don't seem to find our neighborhood to be a targeted problem one - well, it's going to become worse if they keep ignoring our issues. They'd rather put a band-aid on it later, rather than preventive medicine, it seems. At least we now have an active alderperson. I hope she can continue to get results for us.
  
  2012-07-31 · Flag Flagged
- Closed H. P.
  
  It seems the owner is starting to do some work on the house again. Thank you to whoever spoke with them. And thank you to the owner for stepping up!! It is great to see positive change in the neighborhood.
  
  2012-08-04 · Flag Flagged
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Weeds, lack of sidewalk Archived

500 Quinnipiac Ave New Haven, CT 06513 - Fair Haven Heights

The owners of the properties along the Quinnipiac River must keep the weeds cut down to allow for pedestrians to walk the non-existant sidewalk. LCI should fine the owners for each day the weeds are not cut back.

2008-09-24 · Reported by DEZ (Guest) · Share · Flag Flagged
- Mark
  
  I agree. Is it that difficult to keep weeds off the sidewalk? This is a citywide problem.
  
  2008-09-24 · Flag Flagged
- DEZ (Guest)
  
  LCI walked Q Ave with residents and the city just last week. LCI did a great job cleaning up the weeds. I'd love followup on whether or not they charged the property owners. They should. The city could use the cash.
  
  2008-10-15 · Flag Flagged
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Weeds blocking sidewalk Archived

Front Street just South of the new Q terrace - Fair Haven Heights

There is a lot that is fenced off, I believe for anenvironmental clean up, just south of the new Quinnipiac Terrace. It is totally overcome by weeds, including along both sides of the sidewalk. The stretchs along both sides of the sidewalk should at least be kept up so that the area is passable for walkers.

2008-08-23 · Reported by Jeannette Faber (Guest) · Share · Flag Flagged
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- Anonymous
  
  Still not fixed, 11/02/08
  
  2008-11-02 · Flag Flagged
- Anonymous
  
  Still not fixed
  
  2008-12-07 · Flag Flagged
- Anonymous
  
  not fixed
  
  2009-02-03 · Flag Flagged
- Anonymous
  
  Finally - thanks
  
  2009-07-23 · Flag Flagged
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Street markings are not in right place Archived

1st Ave New Haven, CT - Fair Haven Heights

The newly-painted STOP line on 1st Ave at Hemingway is painted too far back for drivers to see traffic coming around the blind curve, usually too fast, and also obscured by 4 ft high weeds. The stop line needs to be repainted closer to Hemingway, so people know where to stop. We could use a big SLOW painted on the st as well, as people fly down our 25mph street.

2009-08-24 · Reported by Anonymous · Share · Flag Flagged
- Closed anon (Guest)
  
  I gave up.
  
  2011-01-28 · Flag Flagged
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overgrown sidewalk Archived

15 Oxford St New Haven, CT - Fair Haven Heights

The sidewalk in front of the G.L. Capasso used property is overgrown and neglected. The weeds have made it impassable. People have to walk in the street just to get around it. It's been like this for two years.

2011-10-04 · Reported by Anonymous · Share · Flag Flagged
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- Ben (Admin)
  
  I'm sorry to hear that. The Mobil station had never helped out previously either and has to date never helped pay the cleaning service we have on Upper State but pitching in ourselves was what motivated them in the end. In principle it felt wrong to be helping someone who wouldn't help us but the end result was what we were looking for anyways.
  
  You should know that this stuff does not go unnoticed. I was on a public board making a decision about the purchase of the Lovell School building and GL Capasso's maintenance of his own property as determined by comments and photos reflected here contributed to my vote for another developer.
  
  Thanks for your diligence.
  
  2011-10-19 · Flag Flagged
- anon (Guest)
  
  Don't we have a blight ordinance for a reason? http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/LCI/ReadMore.asp?ID=%7B0A2A00F1-94BC-4F37-9FDF-71E64F37B7E2%7D
  
  Just let the city fine them $100 a day until they fix it.
  
  2011-10-20 · Flag Flagged
- Ben (Admin)
  
  LCI,
  Can you fine businesses? If not, who is responsible in City Hall?
  
  2011-10-20 · Flag Flagged
- Closed Q river Res
  
  fixed. Looks like the city fixed it when they repaved last week.
  
  2011-11-04 · Flag Flagged
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Blight Archived

177-239 Lenox St New Haven, CT 06513, USA - Fair Haven Heights

Garbage scattered on Property

2011-12-20 · Reported by Q river Res (Guest) · Share · Flag Flagged
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- Mike (Guest)
  
  same crap on Lexington near Revere(they dumped their couch 100ft away to cover their tracks), same on Quinnipiac and Fulton as well(which is growing daily)...
  
  2011-12-20 · Flag Flagged
- Martha Delourdes Ayala-Tannis (Guest)
  
  There is always garbage scattered on New Haven property, particularly Quinnipiac Avenue. Not to mention the crime rate here. Public Works is now charging $50 for bulk trash pickups when residents are trying to figure out where their next meal is coming from. New Haven residents have to pay for their trash to get picked up, or it lays out in the street festering and making the neighborhood look worse, yet Yale pays no taxes and occupy a vast amount of land in New Haven. Do you wonder if we will ever see bulk trash scattered around a Yale property????????? What is wrong with the world today????? We are missing the one and only ingredient that matters........... God!
  
  2011-12-22 · Flag Flagged
- Fairhaven Dave (Guest)
  
  God isn't missing, moral integrity is. I can name plenty of nice clean god free Asian countries where you would NEVER find this kind of rat factory dumping. Yale pays for it's own dumpsters, believe it or not. I don't think the $50 charge made it thru city hall, so I hope you aren't paying for your annual pickup.
  
  This is just another irresponsible scumbag absentee landlord who needs his/her rear end kicked, plain and simple.
  
  2011-12-22 · Flag Flagged
- Closed Q river Res
  
  fixed
  
  2012-01-20 · Flag Flagged
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Graffiti on our new ugly Amtrak fence Archived

222 Clifton St. New Haven, CT 06513, USA - Fair Haven Heights

After Amtrak tore down our trees and tore up our neighbors' yards, keeping us up at all hours with "repairs," someone has emblazoned the ugly green fence they put up with graffiti. Amtrak needs to take responsibility and remove the markings AND plant nice tress and shrubbery in front of the fences, to make it look half-decent. Before they tore this area up, they had let weeds grow all over the sidewalk; they have not been good neighbors, ever.

2010-06-01 · Reported by L (Guest) · Share · Flag Flagged
- Closed L (Guest)
  
  better iron fencing put up
  
  2011-05-31 · Flag Flagged
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pyro fishermen Archived

502 Quinnipiac Ave New Haven, CT 06513 - Fair Haven Heights

The locals have taken over the abandoned lot by the lobster dock for fishing and drinking. The trash is pretty bad but the drunken bonfires are dangerous. Please call the fire dept if you see fire near the dock. Several times there have been fires burning long after they have left.

2009-06-09 · Reported by Anonymous · Share · Flag Flagged
- Closed G (Guest)
  
  Have not seen the pyros in a while
  
  2010-03-14 · Flag Flagged
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Urban Blight, Dog abuse, and Junk yard Archived

2 Runo Terrace New Haven, CT - Fair Haven Heights

Where to begin, I've been hiking past this area of the park and it's getting really bad. This house is an absolute crime scene. Dangerous condemnable condition, barking neglected (fighting) dogs locked in the garage, trash everywhere. ATV storage for kids tearing up fairmont park. illegal dumping in the park in back. 6 or more scary characters loitering out front all the time. Auto shop and unregistered cars on the street.

Next to a school too. Yikes!

2010-03-14 · Reported by Anonymous · Share · Flag Flagged
- Closed G (Guest)
  
  Apathy
  
  2010-03-29 · Flag Flagged
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Buildings next Gran Vin Open

E Grand Ave New Haven, CT 06513, USA - Fair Haven Heights

Clean up this burned out lot. And take care of existing buildings(formerly Bare Beans). Blight seems to pay in this city.

2010-04-17 · Reported by Miffed (Guest) · Share · Flag Flagged
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sidewalk completely overgrown-kids walking in busy street Open

944-1058 Quinnipiac Ave New Haven, CT 06513, USA - Fair Haven Heights

The sidewalk on Quinnipiac Ave (on river side of the st) near the Amtrak overpass is very overgrown with tall reeds form the nearby marsh. This really needs to be trimmed, as groups pf kids and teenagers are now walking in the street instead, and this is a very busy road. While they are at it, the parks dept. should also trim the weeds on Hemingway near Quinnipiac, on the now blind curve.

2010-09-07 · Reported by L (Guest) · Share · Flag Flagged
- Beansie's Mom (Guest)
  
  Especially when you consider that the BillBoard company cut the weeds just in front of their two signs. Since Amtrak still denies responsibility, LCI should cut and bill the property owner.
  
  2010-09-08 · Flag Flagged
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