Sorry, my rant could have been better written and edited. Just got mad and spitting like Sylvester the Cat. ;)

Thank you for reporting this issue:

Given that this reported issue involves a residence directly next to Ingalls Rink (The Yale Whale), it is unlikely our city will do anything to retaliate against the livelihood of the living conditions of the future leaders of our country.

If; however, the property is under the jurisdiction or Yale, which it isn't, you might have had a good case on your hand.

The fact is, the residences on Mansfield Street are owned by OUR CITY, so your reported issue is 100% valid. If our city does not take action, then we should enlist the use of lawyers, of which there are many, and take action.

I would love to see how many Yale law grads have the cajones to take on this case.

The ball (balls) is/are in your court.

I hope this information helps.

Cheers!
Tommy

Neighbor
The problem with talking to people when they doing something they shouldn't is you do not know how they may react and if they ever get a ticket they will blame you. It may be better just to call public safety 203 946-6316

Hi XYZ -- You are right about part of this ... in this case (and similar ones on Mansfield Street in recent weeks) is that I've known the people who were doing the work. For years. So they just laughed it off and continued on; I wasn't at all worried that they'd whip out a gun and shoot me. There's no way I'd do this in an unfamiliar neighborhood with people I don't know! I don't even dare to glare or make unattractive finger gestures when someone won't let me change into their lane between I-91 and I-95 North.
However, sometimes you just have to let your voice be heard, you know? And sometimes it's a reasonably safe place and time to do it.
As far as calling the police non-emergency line at 203-946-6316 and expect them to fire up their cars and screech over here to ticket someone for blowing leaves into the street goes ... I think they have a few more heart-stopping things to deal with. (And I can hear their howls of laughter if I actually called and asked them to do that.)
But it would be nice if Public Works (or appropriate department) would occasionally drive up and down the streets of New Haven and ticket the houses with leaves and grass clippings obviously blown into the public street ... while we silly sheep-types doggedly follow the law.

We will investigate this location as soon as possible. Thanks for reporting.

Yale owns most of the properties on the odd side of the street. On the even side of the street, most are privately owned by long-time residents.
But in any case, maintenance issues like this, affecting city-owned streets, should be monitored and fixed by the city. Please.

I’m curious to see if DPW addressed this and if the leaf/grass blowing resumes this spring.

We are closing older Illegal Dumping issues from 2018 in order to focus on current Illegal Dumping issues. Many of the older issues were addressed through our regularly scheduled collection but never closed. Other trash issues include Parks trash and/or litter situations which were resolved. If your Illegal Dumping issue remains please open a new See Click Fix issue so we can make sure it is addressed. Thanks