Student Association will meet with Mayor Ben Walsh next week to discuss replacing a traffic light at the intersection of Waverly and Comstock avenues with a four-way stop. Read more »
The Common Council voted Monday not to fund a community leadership program, citing budget concerns. Read more »
The locations of the two shootings are a 10 minute walk apart. Read more »
Aggie Lane, 75, lives on the Southside of Syracuse and is the treasurer and co-founder of the Urban Jobs Task Force. Read more »
Syracuse’s chapter of Rescue Mission Alliance is working to establish the city’s first shelter devoted to supporting LGBTQ youth who have run away from home. Read more »
For Indigenous people, the downtown monument serves as a reminder of Columbus’ murder, enslavement and oppression of their ancestors. Read more »
The Right to Know Act is designed to increase transparency in interactions between Syracuse Police Department officers and city residents. Read more »
Experts said some of the health measures meant to prevent COVID-19 spread have created new concerns for victims of intimate partner violence. Read more »
Many learning centers throughout the city have become essential for families and students facing difficulties during the pandemic. Read more »
The city will remove the statue after residents denounced the statue Columbus as a symbol of colonialism and white supremacy. Read more »
Richard David, the mayor of Binghamton, tested positive for COVID-19 late Wednesday night after attending an event at Syracuse City Hall. Read more »
SCSD started the 2020-21 school year online on Sept. 14 and transitioned Monday to a hybrid model where students return for in-person classes twice per week. Read more »
SPD decided to end its use of ShotSpotter technology after Mayor Walsh cut $18.1 million from Syracuse’s annual budget due to a sharp reduction in city revenue. Read more »
The movement, a high school student-led branch of the greater Syracuse Black Lives Matter group, meets regularly to discuss community reform measures. Read more »
The city’s Common Council still has yet to vote on a set of police reform measures. Read more »
Following their usual route, demonstrators marched from the Institute of Technology at Syracuse Central to SPD headquarters, where they demanded answers from SPD about Smith’s killing. Read more »
Councilors delayed the legislation at Monday’s meeting, citing concerns from Syracuse Police Department Chief Kenton Buckner. Read more »
Last Chance for Change and other activist groups in the city have continued to speak out against Steve Smith’s killing. Read more »
About 100 people gathered in Clinton Square on Thursday to condemn the lack of indictments for the officers who killed Breonna Taylor. Read more »
Despite the additional assistance from the district, many parents found themselves overwhelmed and confused throughout the first week of school. Read more »
Protesters with Last Chance for Change marched for a third day on Tuesday to protest two SPD officers who shot and killed a man. Read more »
Two SPD officers shot and killed Smith on Sept. 4 during an exchange of gunfire at the Sunoco Gas Station on North State Street. Read more »
Syracuse released an inventory of its police department’s military equipment, which includes jackets, backpacks and a large mine-resistant vehicle. Read more »
The rental registry, established in 2007, requires landlords to register their one- and two-family properties with the city. Read more »
