Ben Prawdzik
Ben Prawdzik
Ben Prawdzik hails from the greater Boston area and is the town-gown beat reporter for the News. He covers town-gown relations and economic development in New Haven.
Recent Stories
Downtown Crossing project hits setback
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Aldermen sent the ambitious Route 34 development proposal back to the City Plan Commission Thursday evening.
Activists march for labor issues
A crowd of over a thousand students, union workers and community activists flooded Yale’s campus and downtown New Haven.
UP CLOSE | Building the ‘new’ New Haven
Yale University Properties has transformed downtown, but as development pushes further outward, what direction will Yale set for New Haven retail, and at what cost?
University, city announce annual Elm-Ivy Awards
Honor commitment to town-gown relations. President Richard Levin and New Haven Mayor John DeStefano presented the Yale University Seton Elm-Ivy Awards to seven individuals and two groups on Tuesday.
Occupy escapes eviction
City officials were forced to halt the eviction when a federal appeals court issued an injunction allowing the protest to survive at least another week.
Downtown Crossing faces lengthy approval process
The $135 million Downtown Crossing proposal released last week now faces a legislative approval process that could take several months.
Fewer students apply to Promise
Despite administrators' hopes, fewer high school seniors applied for the New Haven Promise scholarship this year.
Warm weather, shrinking labor market lower unemployment
According to Alissa DeJonge GRD '00, director of research at the Connecticut Economic Resource Center, the mild winter has allowed construction projects across the state to move forward earlier this year than usual. This trend is reflected in recent job growth across the state.
A Board without 'Bitsie'
With a talent for facilitating compromise and galvanizing the interests of those with whom she works, former colleagues said, Clark is a figure that cannot easily be replaced.
Local residents weigh impact of new SOM campus
Almost a year after construction began on the new SOM campus, neighbors are concerned about its impact.