Well, better that than post-riot Newark, which for years remained unchanged, including autos that were abandoned during the "uprising."
New Haven also has the advantage of Rose DeLauro, the sexiest woman in Bizarro congress.
Her secret is constituent service. My 89 year old aunt who has been a Republican all her life (hated FDR) had a problem with transferring her medicare supplement. Her son worked on it for three months and got nowhere. One call to Rosa's office and the matter was cleared up in two days. Republicans could learn a lesson from how Rosa and Ted Kennedy treat those who elect them (took me days to convince my aunt not to switch and vote for Rosa)