The Town Green Special Services District

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Mission

The Town Green Special Services District mission is to improve ownership values and the urban appeal of Downtown New Haven for the betterment of Greater New Haven.

The Town Green Special Services District covers a 27 square block area in Downtown New Haven. Since its founding in 1997, Town Green has worked towards a cleaner, safer, more inviting Downtown. In addition to INFONewHaven.com, the District runs three boots-on-the-ground programs to make New Haven a better place to live, work, and visit.


 

 

 

 

 INFO New Haven Visitor Centers

  • are two strategically-located info centers - INFO New Haven on Chapel Street and INFO New Haven at Long Wharf, open Memorial Day to Columbus Day* - staffed seven days a week by friendly, knowledgeable locals

  • Assists 80,000 in-person visitors per year

  • Collaborates with New Haven-based organizations to beautify and market Downtown New Haven
   The Clean Team

  • has removed 125 tons of litter from New Haven's streets
    and sidewalks

  • maintains 120 planters and flowerbeds around the city,
    and cultivates five public parks and green spaces

  • has, through continuous clean-up and beautification efforts, reduced the number of instances of vandalism and dese-
    cration in the District, and dramatically changed people's perception of New Haven

 

 

Louis Nixon of the Clean Team on Chapel Street.

 


   The Downtown  Ambassadors

  • act as the public face of New Haven

  • keep the District safe and friendly with a seven-day-a-week patrol

  • welcome thousands of arts patrons to performances and openings, provide walking escorts to anyone who wishes one, and offer helpful advice whether you're looking for Thai food or textbooks

 

On top of online and on-the-ground services, the TGSSD publishes a number of New Haven informational publications, including the wildly popular Downtown Guide and Tea Leaves newsletter. They also organize and sponsor promotions, festivals, and celebrations of and for New Haven throughout the year - find out more at the Programs and Services page.

* We regret to inform you that for budget reasons, the Long Wharf visitor center will not be in operation this year. For more information, please call 401-4245.

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