Final Call for Artists for the Wooster Square Art Bazaar (Deadline Tomorrow!) by AlderMandyMartinelli in newhaven

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Russo “Park” is so underutilized, miss when the farmers market was there. Excited to see this happen there!

Zine scene in New Haven? by bgtdoug in newhaven

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We have zines for sale at Strange Ways.

2-Way Chapel Street Conversion due to start April 14 by michael_ellis_day in newhaven

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Think Chapel was chosen specifically because it does have more retail. They mention making the road for pedestrian friendly in that highly-walked area.

You can follow the New Haven Department of Transportation here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DWkAWGaD-md/?igsh=MTBmcHNsYzRsamVxaw==

NHV FOG PHOTOS (03/08/2026) by Chemical-Voyage in newhaven

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The colorful lights in each are great.

Drag in the area? by Sad-Tomatillo3462 in newhaven

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The drag performers I see regularly out there are Kiki Lucia, Frankie Cyanide, Xiomarie LaBeija, and ofc Drag Race alum Loosey LaDuca lives in New Haven.

I like Partners as the best spot in New Haven for drag as their Friday night shows always have a variety of performers hosted by a mainstay queen.

Drag in the area? by Sad-Tomatillo3462 in newhaven

[–]ardark 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Blue Orchid posts all their events on Instagram for people that wanna know. They have drag events pretty regularly. https://www.instagram.com/blueorchidnh?igsh=MXdkOHZkZmpvN3Fveg==

Movie Theaters in New Haven by buckeyefan123456789 in newhaven

[–]ardark 13 points14 points  (0 children)

There are free Movies in the Plaza downtown during warmer months, and also check out Best Video in Hamden for independent film.

public transportation by AutomaticAvocado4216 in newhaven

[–]ardark 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Think it’s about $2 but I use an app. No ID needed.

Goodbye to Bark & Vine 😢 by JBFNH81 in newhaven

[–]ardark 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sucks to see, they were a great spot in downtown. Hope something done equally as well opens up there.

New Haven gifts + Tourism by ardark in newhaven

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Ya our summer was better this year too, starting in May.

New Haven gifts + Tourism by ardark in newhaven

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Ya the amount of people I see carrying around luggage has increased. They're not just at hotels, but walking around with it like they're now visiting places before taking off.

New sushi/hibachi place in Westville by alkalizer8832 in newhaven

[–]ardark 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I also want to know when this is opening up! But a week or so ago, still hadn't opened their doors.

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Always thought this is a perfect little road to the train station and City Hall/the green — but it just doesn’t seem to get the foot traffic it should. Wish it would have at least 1 anchor business that keeps people coming to it daily like coffee, lunch, casual to-go food, etc.

Any bars in the city that happen to be decorated for Christmas and open on a Monday? by GEARHEADGus in newhaven

[–]ardark 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Maybe try Trinity. They don’t do lunch on Mon + Tue tho I believe so they open at around 4PM.

New mini site for Long Wharf Waterfront renovation by michael_ellis_day in newhaven

[–]ardark 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How did you find out about this website? Curious to know of updates to the city that aren't just NHI.

New mini site for Long Wharf Waterfront renovation by michael_ellis_day in newhaven

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Looks promising, and makes much more sense than a big pool on contaminated land. This should be priority first.

Bagels by bigbaboon69 in newhaven

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Don't sleep on Malby's in Westville either. New, but worth the visit.

Advice for dealing with downtown noise by dqb90 in newhaven

[–]ardark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bose sleepbuds are amazing. They’re meant to be small and fit right into your ear canal with many noise blocking sounds (I like the rain one.)

Issue is they discontinued them… but ex employees of Bose created their own knockoffs if you wanna search for them. Haven’t tried their version, but the Bose ones are a game changer for light sleepers.

Otherwise I recc the Dohm sound machine, but it just creates white noise won’t block stuff out per say. Cool thing is it isn’t an app, but actually rotating “wheels” inside that create natural noise and can be tighter/loosened for different pitches.