I'm new to the area, so I don't have any idea on trends, but Modern has never been better than the top three on my list. It seems strange to me given how many people have it as their top choice

I would live in easf rock or wooster square or one of the big apartment buildings id live north of crown east of howe if you can afford it.

I’m not opposed to that. I like Nolo a lot which is creative with toppings, and other places like that. I just didn’t think the crust/ingredients were great. I got a more traditional pizza there and just didn’t love it.

Rock Spot (formerly Prime Climb) up in Wallingford is much better for climbing, but if you don't have a car City Climb is okay.

The pool has been closed since September- they closed it for normal cleaning and found serious issues.

Which hospital campus? The closer you get the less safe it is.

Amazing! Thank you so much for your insight, super helpful.

Thank you so much! Happy to hear that, I will check those areas out.

The city has gentrified, and there aren't many truly unsafe areas relative to what you find in most other large cities. There are a few spots with more concentrated safety issues especially some of the streets just south of the hospital in the Hill (especially the ones near a methadone clinic), a few parts of Newhallville and Beaver Hills, and parts of Fair Haven away from the riverfront, but in those much lower-income neighborhoods, there are also many blocks that are just fine. Anywhere within walking distance to the downtown would be best if you want to be close to stuff to do on weekends.

A lot of the city is middle class or upper middle class, with Westville, East Rock, and Wooster Square, and Downtown proper, being the most popular wealthier neighborhoods for people who can afford them such as Yale professors, doctors, lawyers, state employees who run offices in Hartford, engineers, commuters to big companies in Fairfield County and NYC, etc., or students who want to double up on rent for smaller apartments and/or don't mind taking out loans for a year or two while they are in a master's program or something.

New Haven and some of the surrounding areas are very walkable compared to Florida. You will run into neighbors all the time. That also means that people may walk around and look for crimes of opportunity, like packages sitting on porches. If you have a car make sure you don't leave stuff in it that is valuable, since break ins can happen, whether you are in the city or in the suburbs. If you have a bike you can talk to the bike shops about getting better locks and replacing your quick release with special key bolts.

West Haven has a lap and diving pool with Public Swim on M/W/F nights. Info here:
https://westhavenct.myrec.com/info/activities/program_details.aspx?ProgramID=14263

Thank you for your comments. Appreciate it!

Thank you for sharing your insights. Appreciate it!

Thank you for sharing your insights. Appreciate it.

Their potato pie is amazing

That sounds amazing!

That’s totally fair—I could see how they’re a bit less traditional than Modern, Pepe et al. which might not be everyone’s taste. Admittedly, putting blueberries on the BBQ pizza is a little questionable…

New Haven is a pretty small town so even if you’re in East Rock, you aren’t too far from much! East Rock is a super nice area, but if you’re wanting to be able to walk to the hospital, I would check out places near Edgewood and anywhere between Dwight/Park St. I ended up finding a 1 bed/1 bath for $1250. I’m able to walk to Smilow, and while you definitely want to keep your wits about you, I’ve never felt particularly unsafe. There are tons of food options in New Haven—I would go to The Pantry for breakfast and Prime 16 for a good burger! This will be my first winter in NE, so I can’t really speak to that, but so far the weather hasn’t been bad!

Zennelis

>may possibly want to contact the agency who controls the tunnel.

There's no "may possibly" about it. The tunnel runs under City Hall, a federal courthouse, the US Attorney's office, and multiple banks. It received some pretty significant security upgrades after 9/11 because it's a potential terrorism target, and both ends are guarded by the US Marshal Service. The absolute best case scenario for showing up unannounced is getting politely turned away.

Yale has events for students and the commmnity. Big Guju social club in Woodbridge. Temple in Middletown

Thanks for sharing, I had no idea! I'm actually going to check that out

They also do a pizza class where they supply you with ingredients and their oven as well. Very instructive class.

Payne Whitney has a pool, it's pretty large

My personal ranking is something like as follows, but it depends a little on whenever the last pizza I had was, since some of these places that are farther down the list can be a bit inconsistent. Also, getting the pizza in person or eating it on the sidewalk right after you take it out (assuming you pick it up right when it's taken out of the oven of course) is always better, especially with the thin crust places, since when the pizza sits in a box for more than a couple of minutes it loses some of its texture.

Sally's

Modern

One Six Three

Ernie's

Pepe's

Zuppardi's

Da Legna

Zeneli

Next Door

BAR

There are lots of other good places (Roseland, Dayton Street were mentioned among others) but don't quite rise to the top tier list from what I can tell.

There's also a pizza truck that's good that people hire for parties and such, but I forget the name of it.

I don't think you'll have much luck seeing more than a bit of either entrance. The middle part of it under the federal courthouse and is closed to the public. I suppose could try and get some federal charges and the Marshall service would give you a guided tour.