Posted on 05/08/2008 12:11:48 PM PDT by Puppage
New Haven (WTNH) _ New Haven Mayor John DeStefano is expected to announce severe and sweeping cuts in city services this afternoon.
Because state revenue is declining so fast the governor struck a deal with the Democratic leadership in the general assembly not to open up the state budget. That leaves communities who need funding for early childhood reading programs, nursing homes and services are on their own.
New Haven’s mayor joined others earlier this week to express their anger.
“You’re going to see incidents and things happen over the coming year that are all going to come back to this moment,” Mayor DeStefano said. “These last couple of days when the General Assembly and the Governor had a chance to provide leadership and decided to take a walk on the people of Connecticut.”
DeStefano is not expected to be alone. No increase in aid from the state government to cities and towns means many city leaders are forecasting double-digit property tax increases.
The legislative session ended last night at midnight. Governor Rell did not give her annual close. Rather, lawmakers went home, some feeling defeated.
Mayor DeStefano makes his announcement at approximately 3:30 p.m. We expect to carry it live on wtnh.com.
Tough luck, New Haven. You made your bed.....
Maybe they can get the illegals to make up the tax shortfall. The Left claims the illegals pay taxes.... put up or shut up time...
Carolyn
I first read it as “facing large cats”..
At the current rate the city will be about one-third black, one-third hispanic and a quarter white by sometime in the next two years.
Basically, the "Sanctuary City" policy has pushed New haven past the point of no return.
Someone could do a study of demographic tipping points in every long-established Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic/Old Northwest city with a population of over 100,000 - it would demonstrate that every one of those cities, with the sole exception of New York City, has dramatically lost population since 1950, and that this demographic shift has triggered an almost inescapable fiscal pathology.
The only good thing about New Haven is Toad’s Place. And, perhaps Rudys.
As puppage has said.New Haven is a Known sanctuary city with thousands of illegal aliens residing there sucking off the taxpayers.
New Haven’s problem is they have chased most if not all of the profitable businesses away because of their high taxes.
That leaves the Non Profit institutions and the Parasitical criminal aliens in charge.
The poor working people are leaving while they still can.
Well, Vallejo's problem is that they pay their city employees a ridiculous amount of money - a preposterously bloated municipal payroll.
The median household income in New Haven is $29,000. In Vallejo it is $47,000.
New Haven is a poor town, Vallejo isn't poor - just incredibly mismanaged.
I like Louis’ too.
Other than Pepe’s Pizzeria on Wooster, or Yale (if you have friends and family who study/teach there, that is), the is NO reason to visit New Heinous. I will admit, however, that it has improved over the past 10 years thanks to considerable investment from the University. Bridgeport is still far worse.
I thought of them after I hit the post button.
Birth of the hamburger, so they say.
Bridgeport is indeed a complete hole.
Agreed. Bigger city, bigger hole.
What helped New York more than anything else was that the WEALTHY never fled the city. For all the talk about the importance of the "white working/middle class" such folks were unable to stem the tide of decline, even if they "stood their ground" in their respective neighborhoods. Newark, Baltimore, and Philly lost much of their wealthy population beginning in the 1920s, leaving only working class whites, and growing populations of poor/working class minorities. Without the haute bourgeosie, these cities could not survive.
Boston, like New York and (to a lesser extent) Chicago maintained their well educated and wealthier populations, even as the white working class declined, whether through flight or natural attrition (to the cemetaries). This is the main reason why these three cities are in much better shape than Detroit, Philly, New Haven, Newark, etc.
What helped New York more than anything else was that the WEALTHY never fled the city. For all the talk about the importance of the "white working/middle class" such folks were unable to stem the tide of decline, even if they "stood their ground" in their respective neighborhoods. Newark, Baltimore, and Philly lost much of their wealthy population beginning in the 1920s, leaving only working class whites, and growing populations of poor/working class minorities. Without the haute bourgeosie, these cities could not survive.
Boston, like New York and (to a lesser extent) Chicago maintained their well educated and wealthier populations, even as the white working class declined, whether through flight or natural attrition (to the cemetaries). This is the main reason why these three cities are in much better shape than Detroit, Philly, New Haven, Newark, etc.
BTW: Whites are indeed a minority in NYC, and have been since the mid-1980s. However, they still have a significant plurality, and much of the growth in the nonwhite population has come in the form of Asian immigrants, to say nothing of Latinos.
And ruining every town they move into, by bringing the city into suburbia.
There are a few places on the east side of the harbor. Anthony’s Oceanview and Amarante’s. The whole east side tried more than once to succeed from the city but couldn’t do it on their own. The city desperately wants the tax base this east side provides.
Whites are indeed a minority in NYC, and have been since the mid-1980s.
Of course - but not, and this is key, a minority in Manhattan.
56%.
And maybe 75% during the working day.
Whatever the cuts, they will still fund the illegals, cause they want to grow at any cost.
Get the popcorn and watch these hack politicians do the C.Y.A. dance!.....
The French part of New Haven...Maurice Cove'
Affirmative ... great hamburgers. Just around the corner and up the street is one of the premier tobacconist anywhere The Owl Shop. Use to smoke their x-4 pipe tobacco, not to edgy ... great aroma.
Still wish the twentysomethings from California/Virginia/Ohio, etc. would stop turning the place into Mallhattan (and turning much of Brooklyn into smugland).
There are many wonderful things about New Haven. It's a great town--with a lousy mayor.
It used to be a great place, no longer IMHO. When they did away with the York Square Cinema, Yale Co-Op and a few others, there was never a reason to go down there.
The east of New Haven, bordering on East Haven is an absolute gem. Beaches parks, the same middle class white families for generations, good schools, and the sole Republican alderman. Of course on Halloween all the Fair Haven riff-raff invade with their greedy fat children who try and grab all your candy. No one in the neighborhood opens their doors after the sun sets on Halloween. Let them get candy in their own ghetto.
Morris Cove. Not French, but lots of Italians, and almost no minorities.
Those are just for catered affairs. Any italian dinner places you like?
Maurice Cove'...an affectinate joke.
Like East Haven being called East Heaven. West Haven being called Waste Haven (ok, not so affectionate, but you get the idea)
But, wadda ya want...I was raised in Branford.
Hey - posts like yours make me wonder how many Yalies are on FR. Might be nice to have a ping list!
FrPR
SY 96
Haha! Thanks.
Tolli's has great pizza. Not to mention Foxon Park soda.
He welcomed illegals. Now he needs money. How is he going to get money from Whites? Play a game of “poor me”, and the state will come running with money.
A buddy & I used to live on Morgan Ave. Nice little place. They tore it down & built an out of place behemoth house.
Don’t cry for me ...I live in Ct..
The Dems and Republican governor cranked up spending so high, a mild slowdown is creating a huge deficit.
A pox on Ct. I can’t wait to flee. Hope I don’t get killed in a home invasion first.
CHANGE Ping!
Hey?! What about Sally's and the whole Wooster St. gang? Are they gone?
It's been a long time away for me. I'll agree on Toad’s Place, and don't know what Rudys is.
FMCDH(BITS)
Frank Pepe and Sally’s are still there. There is an Italian bakery on Wooster that is OK. I believe those are the only three businesses I saw open last time I was there (and all were doing great business).
Ever go to Toads Place (formerly known as Hungry Charlies), while you visited NH CT? Just curious.
FMCDH(BITS)
The Main Liners occasionally go to Rittenhouse Square/Walnut Street Corridor, but they are not "of the city" and spend most of their time in Haverford, Bryn Mawr, etc., avoiding Center City as much as possible most of the time.
The contrast in Chicago between the tonier nabes (mostly on the north side) and the neer do well nabes on the west and south sides is considerable. It even extends to the level of police protection: I felt safer when I lived in Uptown (the poorest neighborhood on the north side) than I did when I lived in Hyde Park (wealthiest nabe on the south side).
People don’t realize just how far south Chicago goes. The southern most nabe along the lake that’s still Chicago is Hegewisch which may as well be in Alaska. South of that it’s Calumet City which may as well be Detroit. A lot of people on the North side not to mention the suburbs don’t know those areas exist.
Never been to Toad’s. I remember the Rolling Stones doing a surprise concert there when I was 12.
Even creepier is the fact that the apartment complex where Richard Speck killed those nurses is still there in Jeffrey Manor (then a middle class Jewish neighborhood, now the ghetto). Took a drive passed it about two years ago and I can see why it was so easy for him to break in (doors/windows at street level or facing a little park). I thought to myself that the convention tour groups NEVER make it down here!
Getting back to the subject at hand: Connecticut is alot like New Jersey in that, in aggregate, the population is the wealthiest in the US, but that you have these urban areas that were once industrial powerhouses, but are now a dumping ground for the poor, whether immigrant or native born. For Bridgeport/New Haven/Hartford see Newark/Camden/Trenton.
“The reason is that much of the South Side was zoned for industry, something especially noticeable when you go down South Chicago Avenue towards the Indiana line. Kinda creepy to see these huge abandoned steel mills, punctuated here and there with abandoned row houses and taverns (often with Slavic names).”
That area is slowly getting its share of luxury condos.
Nope, they're still there. I left them out....thanks for the correction.
Is Toad's Place closed? When I was a kid and into college we used to head there to party. That was back when you wanted to go to New Haven.
They also have the "Peabody Museum of Natural History" which is nice, though small.
They were shut down all last summer by the State Liquor Commission for repeated under age violations. They're back open now, though.
I was there for that one. Just sittin' around drinking my beer. They just walked in and set up. A stopover between NYC and Boston gigs. Saw many a "big name" band there. A great venue for those of us who couldn't afford $50-100 tickets in the BIG venue. (Much more comfortable too)
FMCDH(BITS)
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