The City of New Haven has over 124,000 residents. George W. Bush was born in New Haven while his father George Bush was a student at Yale University. Karen and Richard Carpenter grew up in the Morris Cove area of New Haven on Hall St. New Haven is known for its geographic features including a large deep harbor, East Rock and West Rock, three rivers (Mill River, West River, Quinnipiac River), and many diverse neighborhoods. New Haven has many architectural landmarks.
New Haven is enriched in history and the second largest municipality in Connecticut. It is the home of Yale University, Southern Connecticut State University, Albertus Magnus College, Yale-New Haven Hospital, the Hospital of St. Raphael, Hill Health Center, and Gateway Community College.
New Haven is undergoing a 15 year 1.5 billion dollar school construction plan costing $1.5 billion dollars. 50% of the teaching staff have an average of 15 years experience, 80% with master's degrees or higher. New Haven has a student enrollment of almost 21,000. There are 49 schools in New Haven: 29 elementary schools, 9 middle schools, 4 transitional schools, and 7 high schools.
Yale-New Haven Hospital and Yale University are among the largest employees in the state.
Downtown has been extensively revitalized. New Haven's five tallest buildings are: the CT Financial Center (26 floors), Knights of Columbus (23 floors), Kline Biology Tower (10 floors), Crown Towers (22 floors), and the Harkness Tower.
New Haven is the home of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra and the International Headquarters of the Knights of Columbus.
Residents of New Haven enjoy the five miles of beach at Lighthouse State Park with its views, carousel, Lighthouse, watersports, and smooth sandy beach. The Fantasy of Lights is an annual event to raise monies for Easter-Seals. Other folks enjoy East Rock, West Rock, Fort Nathan Hale, and Black Rock Fort.
There are many other cultural and educational sites: Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale Center For British Art, Grove St Cemetery, Toads Place, Science Park, Yale School of Music, Louie's Lunch (home of the hamburger, Pepe's Pizza (world renown), Schubert and Palace Theaters, Long Wharf theater, Yale Rep, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale Cabaret, CT Children's Museum, Eli Whitney Museum, Yale Art Center, Yale Art Gallery, Marsh Botanical Gardens, Amistad Schooner at the Sound School, and Lyman Center For The Performing Arts to name a few.
New Haven has over 61 diverse cultural restaurants. Do Not forget to visit Little Italy and partake of Libby's Pastry Shop.
Union Station is an architectural delight. New Haven enjoys mass transit. The interstates and parkways provide easy access to all points. Tweed New Haven Airport is a stone's throw away.