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View Poll Results: Which CT city will see biggest turnaround in 10 years besides Stamford?
New Haven 13 36.11%
Norwalk 6 16.67%
Bridgeport 1 2.78%
Hartford 3 8.33%
New London 1 2.78%
Danbury 7 19.44%
Waterbury 0 0%
Meriden 0 0%
New Britain 4 11.11%
Middletown 1 2.78%
Norwich 0 0%
Voters: 36. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 01-01-2018, 06:14 PM
 
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New Haven is far from “horrible”. It’s a great little city with a lot to offer.
Agreed, but New Haven has many sections where a lot of horrible things happen. Have to recognize both.
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Old 01-01-2018, 06:37 PM
 
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New Haven is far from “horrible”. It’s a great little city with a lot to offer.
I agree YNH is a fine asset, but its untapped regarding economic growth, and that has gone on for decades now.
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Old 01-02-2018, 12:24 PM
 
Location: Connecticut
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Agreed, but New Haven has many sections where a lot of horrible things happen. Have to recognize both.
Isn't that true of any city in this country? Jay
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Old 01-02-2018, 12:47 PM
 
Location: Coastal Connecticut
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Isn't that true of any city in this country? Jay
It's true of most. And steady decreases in crime year over year for the last 7 years–with a record low homicide rate–still isn't enough, I guess.
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Old 01-02-2018, 12:59 PM
 
Location: Northeast states
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It's true of most. And steady decreases in crime year over year for the last 7 years–with a record low homicide rate–still isn't enough, I guess.
It will still need another 5-7 years for New Haven crime reductions. NYC been decreasing last 25 years and it reach point in 2010ish NYC is safe bet. Past 10 years NYC got more popular than ever.
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Old 01-02-2018, 01:09 PM
 
Location: Coastal Connecticut
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It will still need another 5-7 years for New Haven crime reductions. NYC been decreasing last 25 years and it reach point in 2010ish NYC is safe bet. Past 10 years NYC got more popular than ever.
First, you can't compare NYC and New Haven. Totally different league. Second, NYC shed its dangerous image LONG before 2010. I think you need to go back to the late 90's to make that assertion.
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Old 01-02-2018, 01:27 PM
 
Location: Connecticut
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First, you can't compare NYC and New Haven. Totally different league. Second, NYC shed its dangerous image LONG before 2010. I think you need to go back to the late 90's to make that assertion.
I think it was more that New York pushed the problem out to other cities. They spent a lot of money cleaning up Manhattan which sent the riffraff to the other boroughs and cities like Bridgeport, Waterbury, Newark, Yonkers, etc. Jay
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Old 01-02-2018, 01:34 PM
 
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I think it was more that New York pushed the problem out to other cities. They spent a lot of money cleaning up Manhattan which sent the riffraff to the other boroughs and cities like Bridgeport, Waterbury, Newark, Yonkers, etc. Jay
Brooklyn is not that dangerous anymore Eastern Brooklyn can be little sketchy like East New York and parts of Flatbush, Bushwick
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Old 01-02-2018, 01:40 PM
 
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Brooklyn is not that dangerous anymore Eastern Brooklyn can be little sketchy like East New York and parts of Flatbush, Bushwick
Sections of Brooklyn are not dangerous anymore but some sections still are (Vinegar Hill, Bushwick, Crown Heights, etc.). The same thing could be said for Bridgeport (downtown, North End, Black Rock, East Side, etc.) or New Haven (the Medical District, Wooster Square, City Point, etc.). Jay
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Old 01-03-2018, 09:47 AM
 
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It’s been a great city for decades now. Otherwise it would not be so desirable to companies and residents paying a premium to live there. Jay
It's arbitrage for companies that want a lower cost corporate location than New York. That doesn't make Stamford a "great city". Where's the world class university? The world class medical complex? The world class culture? Where are the nonstop flights to Tokyo and London? Stamford is a NYC edge city. People pay a premium to live in north Jersey, too.
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