The group sued the New York State Department of Transportation for its plans to tear down I-81 and rebuild it as a community grid, citing negative environmental impacts. Read more »
Cecile ran as a candidate for the Working Families and Democratic parties, and received 21,000 more votes than her opponent Jim Corl Jr. Read more »
The new Tipperary Hill Community Center at the former Westside Boys and Girls Club celebrated its grand opening on Wednesday morning. Read more »
The heat island effect has negative health impacts on low-income urban communities, according to the Environmental Protection Agency and the SUNY ESF researchers. Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Administrators said the incoming superintendent has to both be forward-thinking and understanding of Syracuse’s high child poverty rate. Read more »
The application, filed under the Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program, includes a maximum of $500,000 in financing. Read more »
The shooting took place on the 100 block of Dyer Court, syracuse.com reported. According to dispatches within the Syracuse Police Department, the person shot is conscious and breathing. Read more »
The initiative provides funding to revitalize commercial and residential properties. Read more »
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 »
Community members hope for more communication as SU expands property ownership and demolishes homes east of campus. Read more »
Members of the Syracuse Police and Fire Honor Guard gather in remembrance of the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The ceremony was held from 8:46am to 9:03am and dedicated 17 minutes of silence to mark the time between the time the first jet stuck the north tower of the World Trade Center to the time the second jet stuck the south tower. Read more »
Following acquisitions from Syracuse University and corporations, Marshall Street is experiencing changes to its usually small-business-oriented character. Read more »
While the state has changed its public transit policy relating to wearing masks, Syracuse University is still requiring masks on its trolley service. Read more »
SCSD Interim Supt. Anthony Davis responded to community members’ concerns in the first of four ‘Community Conversations’ taking place through September. Read more »
The Syracuse City Redistricting Commission, now in the middle of its process, released its latest draft of the new map to the public on May 1. Read more »
The community grid aims to address harm caused by the viaduct’s construction in the 1960s and reconnect neighborhoods it severed, the press release said. Read more »
The donations will help cover medical expenses and lost income while Manely is out of work, the fundraiser wrote. Read more »
Davis will replace retiring Superintendent Jaime Alicea effective July 1, 2022 while the Board of Education searches for a new permanent superintendent. Read more »
The Syracuse Common Council added $1 million in additional expenditures to Mayor Ben Walsh's initial city budget proposal. Read more »
The Daily Orange compiled a list of reproductive healthcare resources in wake of the leaked Supreme Court draft decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade. Read more »
Women’s March Syracuse hosted the rally, where speakers from both legislative and advocacy backgrounds voiced disapproval of the draft opinion and called for action to protect reproductive rights. Read more »
