New Year New Haven First time event hosted at New Haven Green NBC Connecticut [Video]

The New Haven Green hosted its first-ever New Year’s Eve celebration for families to enjoy. 

The event, New Year New Haven began at 2 p.m. and was scheduled through 7 p.m. for families to celebrate together before midnight, according to event organizer Angel Dahfay.

Dahfay, the manager of public programs and activation for the New Haven Green, said she was tasked with putting the event together and she said her vision was to create a family-friendly New Year’s Eve celebration.

“People need to be able to come here, feel safe and have something to do and not just use it as a pathway to cross the street and get to spots around,” Dahfay said. 

The event offered free live music, free carousel and giant slide rides, an arts and crafts station and food trucks were also on site selling delicious meals and treats. 

New Haven mother Kenicha Lopez and daughter …