The man was being taken to a Connecticut police station when the driver of a police van hit the brakes hard, shattering the man’s spine. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “New Haven (Conn)”
A Young Black Man is Paralyzed and New Haven Officers are Investigated
By Gotham Rex on June 29, 2022
Randy Cox, 36, was being transported in a police van when it came to a sudden stop on June 19. He is now in the hospital, barely able to move. Source: New York Times
Sharon Oster, Barrier-Breaking Economist, Dies at 73
By Gotham Rex on June 14, 2022
She was the first woman to win tenure as a professor at the Yale School of Management and the first woman to be named its dean. Source: New York Times
New Haven, Conn.: More Than Just Academics and Mozzarella
By Gotham Rex on June 1, 2022
After decades of crime, the city is ‘coming up’ — with the cuisine and culture of a major metropolis, but the laid-back vibe of a smaller place. Source: New York Times
New Haven's Long Wharf Theater to Become Itinerant
By Gotham Rex on February 23, 2022
Long Wharf Theater, a regional nonprofit on New Haven’s waterfront, is ending a long, bumpy chapter there, hoping to expand access and reduce costs. Source: New York Times
A School Won 92-4 in Basketball. Then the Coach Was Suspended.
By Gotham Rex on January 6, 2022
Sacred Heart Academy, a Catholic high school for girls in Hamden, Conn., said that running up the score against Lyman Hall High School did not mesh with its values. Source: New York Times
A Push for Zoning Reform in Connecticut
By Gotham Rex on February 26, 2021
Momentum is growing for multifamily housing to be built in a state full of detached single-family houses. Source: New York Times
M.I.T. Student Wanted For Questioning in Yale Student Killing
By Gotham Rex on February 11, 2021
Kevin Jiang’s killing has attracted attention because of ties to Yale and has put a spotlight on an uptick in shootings in New Haven, Conn. Source: New York Times
Yale Professor Jed Rubenfeld Suspended After Sexual Harassment Inquiry
By Gotham Rex on August 26, 2020
Jed Rubenfeld, a high-profile professor who helped students obtain sought-after clerkships, denied he had harassed anyone. Source: New York Times