"36 Hours in New Haven, Conn"--NY Times

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<p>A nice article answering the question: Why would I want to go to Yale if I’d have to live in New Haven?</p>

<p>“IT wasn’t long ago that New Haven was the poster child for the troubled college town, a place where the graduates of prep schools rubbed shoulders with the trauma of the mid-’80s and early-’90s crack epidemic. While New Haven’s hard luck reputation lingers, it’s no longer fully deserved…New Haven remains complex and layered — a city of taco trucks and barbecue shacks as well as high-end clothiers and stylish cocktail lounges.”</p>