February 16, 2021

MEDIA ALERT

The bill would generate nearly $50M in additional aid for New Haven.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Today, New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker will testify before the Finance, Revenue, and Bonding Committee in favor of Senate Bill 873, proposed by Senate President Martin Looney, which would generate nearly $50M in additional aid for New Haven. The bill would tier PILOT to better serve municipalities with large amounts of tax-exempt property. The hearing will be live-streamed on the CT-N YouTube channel at 11AM.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Pop-up Clinics for New Haven Residents Only!

The Health Department has teamed up with Griffin Hospital to host pop-up clinics throughout the city! We have 7 clinics scheduled for the next 2 weeks. All clinics are:

• Walk up only, no need for an appointment
• For New Haven residents only
• Held from 10am-4:00pm

You must be 18+ since this is the Johnson & Johnson vaccine! Please bring a photo ID with you. Please click here for information on the pop-up clinics

Youth Clinics

The Health Department is partnering up with the New Haven Board of Ed to offer students the COVID-19 Vaccine. We will hold clinics specifically dedicated to the youth starting:

Monday, April 12^th to Friday April 16^th from 10:30am-4:00pm at Career High School (140 Legion Avenue).

Vaccines are by appointment only - If children are under 18 years of age, they must have parental/guardian consent to be vaccinated!

Consent forms will be available at the clinic and were emailed to parents via Parent Link on Thursday, April 8^th.

These clinics are for youth who live or go to school in New Haven

To schedule an appointment please call 877-918-2224 between 8:00am to 8:00pm!

We will be administering the Pfizer vaccine.

This guide includes programs and resources for New Haven families and we believe it will be a good tool to connect families with summer programs.

Link to guide: 2021 Mayor's Summer Guide

Public testimonies submitted to the Board of Alders addressing concerns related to the 2021 City of New Haven budget.

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The City of New Haven will begin the State of Connecticut Rent Rebate application process on May 16, 2021.

To qualify for the Renter’s rebate program you must be at least 65 years of age, or between the ages of 18 and 64 and designated disabled as defined by the Social Security Administration or be at least 50 years old and a surviving spouse of a renter who at the time of his or her death met the qualifications for the rent rebate.

All applicants must currently reside in Connecticut and have resided in Connecticut for any one-year period prior to filing an application for a rebate.

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The City of New Haven, via the New Haven Parks Department, New Haven Historic District Commission, the Cultural Affairs Commission, the Department of Cultural Affairs, New Haven Board of Alders, and the Wooster Square Monument Committee, invites artists to apply to create designs for The Story of Italian Immigration to New Haven and the contributions of the immigrant community to New Haven and Wooster Square, in WoosterSquare Park on the site where the statue of Christopher Columbus once stood.

Call released: April 1, 2021
Deadline for questions: April 30, 2021, noon EST
Deadline for responses: May 31, 2021, 11:59pm EST

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March 17, 2021

Media Coverage

Mayor Justin Elicker, The New Haven Police Department, and the Department of Justice are working together to launch the first call-in for Project Safe Neighborhood since the Covid-19 pandemic started.

Since the pandemic struck our state, there has been a significant uptick in violent crime.

"In 2020, we saw an increase in violence that we hadn't seen in probably the past decade, where our shootings and our nonfatal shootings and our homicides were up from years past" says New Haven Police Chief Renee Dominguez.*

Without plans after release, many felons become victims or perpetrators of violence, noted Holly Wasilewski, a retired New Haven cop who now serves as reentry and community outreach coordinator for the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

"Let's close this revolving door,” Wasilewski said.

NHPD Assistant Chief Karl Jacobson said police are getting back to meeting face to face with the at-risk population recently released from incarnation.**

*Source: Fox 61 - Continue reading this article here

**Source: New Haven Independent - Continue reading this article here

March 13, 2021

Media Coverage

All school staff who wanted the COVID-19 vaccine have already been vaccinated, all within a matter of 10 days, according to New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker.

In a letter to the New Haven community, Elicker said city health officials have vaccinated every teacher, paraprofessional, support staff, food service staff, custodian, bus driver, and other eligible school personnel who wanted the vaccine.

"I want to give a special thanks to the New Haven health department nurses. I also want to thank the Fair Haven Community Health Center who played a huge role in vaccinating hundreds of people over these past ten days," Elicker said in a statement.*

*Source: NBC Connecticut news - Continue reading this article here