Here are three news stories from around New York that you may have missed from over the weekend.

New homeless shelter opens for women in Syracuse

The Salvation Army opened a new homeless shelter for women in Syracuse on Friday, CNYCentral reported. The organization has counted 571 homeless people across the three counties they cover — 444 of which were in Onondaga County, according to CNYCentral. Sixty-five of these people were single women, CNYCentral reported.

The first floor of the building is an emergency shelter for people with mental illnesses that provides meals and counseling for women. A staff of case workers will assist women who visit the shelter, according to CNYCentral.

There are 16 apartments furnished with appliances in the building, and The Salvation Army intends to help shelter seekers find jobs and plan a budget. The shelter is open 24 hours a day, and has extra space for people during the winter months, per CNYCentral.

Cuomo calls for property tax cap

New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has urged state lawmakers to quickly pass a permanent property tax cap, Syracuse.com reported. Cuomo said Thursday that he plans to make property tax cuts for the middle class in 2019.

The New York State Senate approved the permanent tax cap last month, but the bill still needs approval from the New York State Assembly. The tax cap was implemented in 2012, and will expire in 2020 if it isn’t renewed.

Local property tax growth averaged 1.9 percent since the cap was implemented, according to Syracuse.com, That compares to 5.3 percent growth between 2000 and 2010. The cap saved taxpayers $24.4 billion across the state, per Syracuse.com.

Drive-by shooting in downtown Syracuse

The Syracuse Police Department is currently investigating a drive-by shooting that occurred Friday night in the 2000 block of Park Street, Syracuse.com reported.

Sgt. Matthew Malinowski, a spokesman for the SPD, said a male victim was shot at several times when a vehicle approached him while he was walking, according to Syracuse.com. Malinowski said the victim was shot in the foot and went to the hospital, but sustained non-life-threatening injuries, per Syracuse.com.

A suspect has not been currently identified, according to Syracuse.com.

Published on March 3, 2019 at 10:18 pm

Contact Emma: esfolts@syr.edu