A Diverse Fair Haven Community with Historic Homes and a Beautiful Waterfront
I was really upset by an article in this week's New Haven Advocate (June 3) that describes our neighborhood in a very negative light. The best way to solve our problems is to get more good people to move into this area--and that's not going to happen if our public image is mired in stereotypes. So I sent a letter to the editor (see below). I hope others do the same.
Re: “Hot topic: Prostitution” article in Advocate, June 3, 2010
To the editor:
As a resident of the Quinnipiac River area in Fair Haven, I strongly object to your description of my neighborhood as a slum. I have been living in this area, first on Front Street and now on Perkins Street, for nearly 10 years, and have seen a dramatic transformation of this neighborhood during that time. Most of the houses on Front Street are now owner occupied, and those that are not are well maintained by responsible landlords (including a beautiful new affordable housing development, Quinnipiac Terrace). One may occasionally see prostitutes on hot summer nights, especially on Grand Avenue, but that is far from making this are a “red light district.” I also object to the author’s reference to this neighborhood as “teeming with low-income families.” Using a word more commonly used to refer to animals or insects (a pond teeming with fish, or a barrel teeming with insects) is disrespectful and only reinforces negative stereotypes. Please do your research and keep your prejudices to yourself!
Christel J. Manning
19 Perkins St.
New Haven, CT 06513
203-772-0723
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Waterfront Living
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47 High St.
203.787.7800
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Buen Gusto Restaurant
379 Grand Avenue
203.772.3577
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El Coqui Restaurant
286 Grand Avenue
203. 562.1757 |
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Grand Apizza Restaurant
111 Grand Avenue
203.624.7646 or
203.624.9320
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Cositas Deliciosas
271 Grand Avenue
203.782.4757
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La Molienda Peruvian Restaurant
113 Grand Avenue
203.562.0675
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Salsa's Authentic
Mexican Restaurant
99 Grand Avenue
203.752.1265
Once again Fair Haven Community Health Care has been recognized as a high achieving health center by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HRSA), and has received the gold level designation. This places FHCHC in the top 10% of the 1,400 community health centers across the country and reflects our strong commitment to high quality clinical care. The full announcement can be found here.
We are proud and happy to have FHCHC as a community partner and a major employer in our community.
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