LIVING IN NEW HAVEN
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Where do Residents live?
The Connecticut State Motto: Qui Transtulit Sustinet—“He Who Transplanted Still Sustains.”
A large percentage of Diagnostic Radiology Residents live in New Haven or in the surrounding towns, such as Hamden, East Haven and Branford.
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New Haven, Connecticut
Points of Interest
New Haven is situated on Long Island Sound just 40 miles from Hartford, 75 miles from New York City and 135 miles from Boston. New Haven is the third-largest city in Connecticut and reaps many benefits from being located in one of the nation's wealthiest states.
Please visit the following websites for information about New Haven and Connecticut:
Greater New Haven/Connecticut & State of Connecticut.
Economics
Major employers include Yale University, AT&T, Yale-New Haven Hospital, Hospital of Saint Raphael, and Southern Connecticut State University. Statewide employers include world-wide organizations as Xerox, G.E., Uniroyal, G.T.E., Olin, Champion International, and Union Carbide. Insurance companies are among Connecticut’s better known industries with 106 insurance companies.
Health Care
New Haven offers a first-rate health care system, which includes three of New England's top 50 hospitals: Yale-New Haven, the Hospital of St. Raphael and the Veterans Administration Medical Center.
Arts/Culture/Recreational Opportunities
New Haven boasts a variety of cultural and arts offerings which include world-class theater and museums, as well as a fine symphony. There are myriad offerings from the excellent Yale School of Music and an active community arts and music scene. It is a cosmopolitan city that is home to people of diverse cultures. One can find restaurants that serve Italian, French, Vietnamese, Thai, Chinese, Japanese, Greek, West Indian, Ethiopian, Mexican, American and Nouvelle Cuisine.
There are numerous recreational facilities within a few hours drive – public beaches on the Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts shores and skiing in Connecticut, Vermont, and New Hampshire. There are also numerous outside activities throughout New England that include golfing, hiking, tennis, biking, rafting, and canoeing.