Living in New Haven

Get to Know New Haven

New Haven is a vibrant City with so much to offer and so much to do. Take a few moments to explore its many wonders through this short video.

New Haven has been called a “city of neighborhoods,” each with residential, shopping and recreation areas and distinctive histories. Many students live in one neighborhood, and use the parks, shops, cafes and bars in other New Haven neighborhoods regularly. Explore and enjoy your city!

• City Map of New Haven Neighborhoods
• Living in New Haven Yale site provides photos, info, shopping, dining & transit recommendations.
• Resident's Guide from the City of New Haven, offers information and assistance.
• Yale Campus Map shows you how campus relates to the city.

• Best Trails in New Haven - this lists a few of the trails that are in the New Haven area. 
• Multicultural Resource Handbook - Over the past few years, The YSE Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Office have crowdsourced a compilation of goods, spaces, and services that members of the YSE community may be seeking out.  Included are businesses such as winter clothing specialists, Hispanic grocery stores, African hair braiding salons, recreational areas, furniture stores, and many other resources that will help make all feel welcome to Greater New Haven.  We ask that you take full advantage of this handbook and reach out to us to contribute information to it.
• Yale Office of New Haven Affairs
   

Welcome to New Haven – A Yale Overview

Take a few moments to see the City of New Haven through the eyes of Yale students.

 

Living Sustainably in New Haven

Please watch the online orientation video from the Yale Office of Sustainability regarding living sustainably in New Haven. 

Office of Sustainability

Yale Office of Sustainability
203.436.3571
sustainability@yale.edu
 

Yale Campus Virtual Tours

Yale University Virtual Tours offer five different tour experiences you can choose from: Campus, Science, Engineering, Athletics, and Residential Colleges. Take one or all of these tours and experience Yale from wherever you are!

Take a virtual tour of Yale Campus.

If you will like to take a more formalized tour, please reserve your spot with the Yale Visitor Center tours.
 

Yale Parking & Transit

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with Yale's Parking and Transportation. There is relevant information about shuttle service, bus service and campus parking.

For information regarding shuttle service, utilize this track your ride map to see the routes available.
 

Partners & Spouses

There are a plethora of resources available to spouses/partners and children of G&P students. For information on such things as ID cards, gym access, child care, auditing courses, employment, and more, please refer here.