Michael Warner

Wooster Square has proven to be ideal for me. It hosts a sprinkling of Yale faculty, staff, and students, but does not feel like an extension of school; it is compact in scale, and between the dog-friendly park and the excellent farmer’s market it is possible to get to know quite a range of neighbors. I can walk from the train station, and I can walk to campus. Campus is 15 minutes by foot, and if I use the State Street station for Metro North (a little known secret, apparently—not all trains to and from New York stop there, but several do every day) the walk is under 10 minutes. There are good options for groceries and restaurants of almost all varieties in walking distance, so it really is possible to live in New Haven without having to drive. An old-fashioned walking city! I am also a big fan of the music programming at the School of Music. Along with the art galleries, the concert series there offer the best of urbanity without the hassles of Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. The longer I live in New Haven the more I appreciate its combination of livable scale and cosmopolitan opportunity. I was a confirmed New Yorker before coming to Yale. I’m converted!”
Michael Warner, Seymour H. Knox Professor of English, Professor of American Studies