Goth Halloween party at the State House. 18+, no cover.

Ella on main in Branford is a large space with only a few stylists at a time. I’m sure anyone would be willing to mask for you there. Everyone is fantastic.

this may be the move! what’s the costume situation like? do people get into it?

Try Salon Lulu in Wooster Square. It’s one guy and a receptionist. I went to him a few times last year and he was great about masking. I have an older, covid cautious friend who still goes there so I’m guessing he’s still taking precautions, but not sure. Definitely worth a shot.

I also know a stylist in North Haven who will cut hair outside in warm weather, but she’s booked solid for the next few months, and the salon itself is more lax in their precautions.

Yeah, 21+ only

Egidio's on Orange.

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Michelle’s on State St (one client at a time and always masked)

Barbershop, Ferni’s, inside Lucky Soul Tattoo. All are still masked indoors.

do you have to be 21+?

Bernadette has come to our house for haircuts, recommend.

https://atravelingsalon.com/

I know that there is a stylist at Egidio's Hair Studio on Orange Street that is still masking and limiting people in the salon while she's there.

Shake n Vibrate at cafe9 is a yearly go-to. Saturday 10/29, great night of dancing, drinks, costume contest, and all around spooky fun 👻

edit: and it’s FREE!

Twelve percent brewing has a Halloween party on the 29th as well

Not spooky parties, but Armada Brewery has a Halloween Market with music on Sat 29th, and Taste of New Haven does a spooky food tour with a cemetery stop etc, on the 31st

Earlier this year I couldn’t find a large option while ordering online. When I called they said they only do Large for dine in because people were complaining about the quality of the large pizza by the time they arrived back home with their take out order. Sally’s is definitely a favorite but it’s hard to make an effort to go there with their god awful wait times and poor management.

I live on Lyon and I'm a single female. During the day, it's super safe. At night - especially when I'm walking home from downtown, I am extremely cognizant of my surroundings. I've never had anything sketchy happen to me, but I know there were some muggings years ago (A friend of a friend was walking home after working at a restaurant at night and was jumped).

Once during a lunch break in the middle of winter, I was sitting the Wooster park by myself and a random man started walking towards me, saying something that I couldn't quite make out. He was twice my size and with no one around, I got nervous and walked away. No matter what, as women, we have to always be super careful.

Walmart auto (my bf prefers the one on Boston post road) is pretty affordable!

Honestly everyone who lives on lyon is great but i had a phone mugging happen there when walking at night. Someone walked over from grand. William is a bit further removed.

I lived there for 2 years almost 15 years ago and it was fine even then. Great location!

Is Lyon not safe? I lived at 40 Lyon in the mid 2000’s.

William St. is safe. I know lots of people who’ve lived on that street through the years, and I looked at buying a house there about 10 years ago. Typical crime is property theft - stolen bikes, packages, occasionally cars. In other words, same types of crime that occurs in most of the recommended neighborhoods. It’s near the train tracks, not sure how often the train goes by.

You can sign up for emails from the Downtown / Wooster Square Community Management Team to keep up with local issues and crime stats.

William Street is definitely a hidden gem. My wife and I have lived in New Haven for 5+ years and love it here. Close enough to everything downtown but still has a neighborhood feel, parking, & a reasonable price. It’s just as safe as all the other areas you’re probably looking at too. The biggest issue we’ve had on this street is package thieves, so I would ensure the place you move to has a spot for your packages to be safe.

Wooster Square is as safe as Park Slope circa 2000. It's really a beautiful neighborhood near everything you need - something that can be said for few urban areas in the US.

I lived on William street and loved it. It’s great being able to walk downtown so easily, and my neighbors were awesome.