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Experts agree Syracuse is primed to become a climate refugee city
Syracuse climate experts and advocates said the city is an ideal candidate to become a refugee city for people displaced by climate change. Read more »
NY-22 candidates clash over abortion, inflation in 1st debate
Candidates in New York’s 22nd Congressional District Democrat Francis Conole and Republican Brandon Williams debated for the first time. Read more »
Syracuse ranked among 50 'rattiest' cities for 6th consecutive year
Orkin listed Syracuse as the city with the 42nd highest number of rodent treatments in 2022 in its annual ranking of the "rattiest cities" in the U.S. Read more »
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 »
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 »
SU reports under 20 student COVID cases for second-straight week
SU reported 6 fewer COVID-19 cases than the week prior as of Oct. 22. 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 »
New York state’s 1st legal cannabis cultivations are underway
Legal marijuana farms, like Tap Root Fields and 4 Erratic Farm, in New York state are starting to harvest their first crop. 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's investment in Syracuse will bring jobs, economic growth
CNY being chosen to be a part of this monumental plan for industrial growth within the United States needs to be celebrated. 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 »
It's time to pay attention to the ongoing housing crisis in Onondaga County
Protestors demanded that county-level elected politicians support public housing investments, expand and fully fund lead poisoning interventions, end the County’s practice of union busting, increase government transparency and increase support for the formerly incarcerated. Read more »
Childcare in Onondaga County deserves more than temporary solutions
Overall investment in childcare will be extremely helpful, especially as COVID restrictions are rolled back and parents no longer are able to work from home. 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 »
