The City of New Haven, a lively, small urban center between New York City and Boston, offers many diversions. Strolling the streets immediately around the Law School, you'll pass shops and restaurants to suit any taste or budget. Cultural attractions and outdoor recreation are plentiful for such a small New England city.
A View of the City
New Haven and the Region
Yale Law School is at the heart of the city of New Haven—a lively, small urban center between New York City and Boston.
New Haven and the Region
The New Haven Green is the heart of downtown, and home to free cultural events like the International Festival of Arts and Ideas, Music on the Green, and the New Haven Jazz Festival.
New Haven and the Region
The Law School is part of downtown New Haven, close to bookstores, boutiques, art galleries, restaurants, and entertainment.
New Haven and the Region
Chapel Street in downtown New Haven has a wide variety of restaurants and shops.
New Haven and the Region
Year-round, seasonal farmer’s markets held throughout New Haven are a great place to buy fresh, local produce.
New Haven and the Region
The shops on Broadway, around the corner from the Law School, cover all of the essentials from books, to clothes, to coffee.
New Haven and the Region
New Haven is home to several museums and a vibrant arts community, all within the greater downtown area.
New Haven and the Region
Ask a group of locals which pizza they like better, Sally’s or Pepe’s, and you’ll witness a debate as fierce as any Red Sox vs. Yankees discussion.
New Haven and the Region
Modern Apizza on State Street is not in New Haven’s Little Italy district, but is often named in the same breath as the originators of New Haven-style pizza: Pepe’s and Sally’s.
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At heart, Yale Law School is about a distinctive culture of intellectual curiosity about the law. We think good ideas matter. Our faculty and, most of all, our students live this idea every day.”
John Fabian Witt
Allen H. Duffy Class of 1960 Professor of Law; Class of 1999
