FairHavenHeights_Parents

  • Olive And Chapel New Haven, CT - Wooster Square
    Chapel St going toward Fair Haven Heights, at the Olive St crossing. Please add a left-only turn marker on the road for the left lane. Right now, both lanes can go forward, merging into one lane, which creates an unsafe intersection and a lot of frustration. Thank you.
  • 142-166 Front St New Haven, CT 06513, USA - Chatham Square

    I don't know where this issue belongs. We have a beautiful riverfront with a lot of potential but the desolate space by Grand Vin is depressing. I'm not sure who owns the land but keeping it empty will not make them money or help the community. For all the time that space has been abandoned (since Bare Beans left and the flower shop burned down and who knows what's going on with Martin's) the developer could have offered free rent to small businesses and allowed them to get started and establish themselves. They would have made the same $0 they've made over the last year, but could've helped the community.

    I believe we have enough families who would go there every day if there was a small Nicas-like market, a nice restaurant on the water and some kind of outside seating where we could sit by the water and have lunch, coffee, etc. Build a parking lot, plant some trees and put some tables outside, like Nica's. You don't need a lot to make that a nice space- the river and marina view is enough.

    We desperately need a coffee shop that opens early in the morning, before 9am; a good small market; and a convenience store. The entire neighborhood would shop there IF there was adequate parking and traffic signs.

    PLEASE do something with that area. Not developing this property and allowing it to remain unoccupied, or occupied by unappealing businesses (sorry, Ziggy) is so detrimental to our neighborhood.

    I hope Grand Vin never leaves. It's the only decent place there.

  • Parks Request Archived
    290-362 Lexington Ave New Haven, CT 06513, USA - Fair Haven Heights

    We need a playground on the Fair Haven Heights side of the river. There are many families with young children in the neighborhood and we have no place to take our young kids to play. There's a very small park by Jenelle's but it only has one big swing. I live on Lexington Avenue and I have nowhere to take my toddler. I know at least one other family on my street who would be interested.

    I'd love to know how we can get a playground built and I'm interested in volunteering, helping to build or donating money to build a playground for my neighborhood.

    If others are interested, or if Parks and Recreation can help, I'd love to do whatever I can to make this happen.

    Thanks.