Mayor Walsh appoints city’s 1st Lead Paint Program Coordinator, outlines program aims
10.5% of children tested for blood lead levels in Syracuse had "elevated" lead levels in 2021, according to data from Onondaga County. Read more »
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Common Council denies SU tax exemptions for Schine Student Center
The legislation, which was part of a larger tax correction for SU that was dropped, would have removed $4,860,000 from the city's tax base. Read more »
Syracuse City School District highlights teachers’ inclusive teaching methods
Nottingham HS teachers Ken Keech and SU professor Nicole Fonger developed a community-centered algebra curriculum that was recognized by the Syracuse City School District. Read more »
What to know heading into election day in Syracuse
People can request an absentee ballot to vote in the Nov. 8 elections in New York state until Oct. 24. Read more »
Clay town hall to involve community on Micron facility investment ahead of Biden visit
President Joe Biden is set to visit Syracuse on Thursday following Micron Technology's announcement it will invest up to $100 billion in a new CNY facility. Read more »
Syracuse City School District could wrap up superintendent search by ‘next month’
Administrators said the incoming superintendent has to both be forward-thinking and understanding of Syracuse’s high child poverty rate. Read more »
Mayor Walsh announces $2 million in ARPA grants toward recovering businesses
The ARPA funding will create more than 230 jobs and retain another 92 in Syracuse, Walsh wrote. Read more »
Syracuse Common Council approves application increasing transportation access
The application, filed under the Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program, includes a maximum of $500,000 in financing. Read more »
Indigenous Peoples' Day event features Native speakers, dance, vendors
The celebration was in partnership with Central New York Women of Italian and Syracuse Heritage (WISH-CNY) and the Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation (NOON), and included sponsors such as Black Artist Collective, SU Native Student Program and the Syracuse Peace Council. Read more »
Micron facility will bring long-term economic opportunity to CNY, SU professors say
Micron Technology announced its decision to invest up to $100 billion in a semiconductor chip manufacturing campus in Clay, N.Y., just north of Syracuse. Read more »
Common Council approves Restore New York Communities Initiatives application
The initiative provides funding to revitalize commercial and residential properties. Read more »
Micron announces $100 billion investment on building facility in central New York
Micron, the fourth-largest producer of semiconductors in the world, will construct a high-volume semiconductor memory manufacturing site, creating nearly 50,000 jobs. Read more »
County’s plan to build an aquarium on Onondaga Lake shore ignores a 1794 treaty
The 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua still legally recognizes Syracuse’s Inner Harbor, where the county plans to build an aquarium, as Onondaga Nation land. Read more »
171 years later, Jerry Rescue Day sparks local attention toward social change
Memorialized as a statue in Clinton Square, the event is an “inflection point” in the history of slavery in America. The statue features Samuel May, a white abolitionist; Rev. Jermain W. Loguen, a Black man who previously escaped his own enslavement and William “Jerry” Henry. Read more »
Amir Gethers attends Common Council meeting following arrest last week
Gethers introduced three pieces of legislation that were passed and held one for a future meeting. Read more »
Students voice frustration with SPD response times
As the Syracuse Police Department faces a staff shortage, some SU students have had negative experiences with police response times. Read more »
Syracuse officials respond to common councilor arrest, what’s next
Amir Gethers was released with an order of protection that prohibits him from contacting the woman he is accused of choking. Read more »
Common Councilor Amir Gethers arrested following domestic violence call
Gethers was booked at 5:10 p.m. and charged with criminal obstruction of breathing and second-degree harassment. Read more »
University Hill, Westcott residents concerned about SU's recent demolitions
Community members hope for more communication as SU expands property ownership and demolishes homes east of campus. Read more »
SCSD community debate recent security increase's impact on students
Following the Syracuse City School District's addition of 40 sentries, parents and teachers are voicing concerns about school security's impact on students. Read more »
Onondaga County Executive proposes 11% property tax reduction
The county has only just started implementing the $1.4 billion executive budget, said Brian Ohl, an adjunct professor within Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Read more »
New Ways Ministry awarded for compassion, advocation for LGBTQ rights
During the church’s 9/11 special mass on Sunday, All Saints honored the national Catholic outreach program New Ways Ministry with the All Saints Parish F. Mychal Judge Memorial Award. Read more »
Common Council approves Syracuse City Redistricting Commission proposed maps
The Syracuse Common Council passed the Syracuse City Redistricting Commission’s proposed redistricting map in a 5-4 vote Monday. Read more »
Experts share ways to protect off-campus housing in wake of robberies
With 41 residential burglaries on the east side since August and 23 in the area east of SU, DPS Chief Craig Stone is encouraging proactive measures. Read more »
