SPD: ShotSpotter program in testing, no expectations for sensor installation
Syracuse Common Councilors in March approved $300,000 to fund the installation of the program. Read more »
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Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner says she will veto Syracuse Common Council budget
The 2017-18 budget, approved by the Common Council on Monday, will eliminate city funding to the Greater Syracuse Land Bank. The council can overturn Miner’s veto with a two-thirds majority. Read more »
Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud doesn’t currently have stance on potential merger
In a recent interview with The Daily Orange, Syverud said he doesn’t have a position “on any particular proposal because I don’t know yet what the exact proposal is.” Read more »
Cities RISE program to prioritize areas with high poverty rates for funding
The Cities for Responsible Investment and Strategic Enforcement program will award money to municipalities from 2017-19 to help fund housing improvement and blight elimination efforts. Read more »
Price Rite grocery store opens in city ‘food desert’
The new location is on South Avenue, located in the southwestern portion of the city — an area that faces a range of different issues, including concentrated minority poverty and high numbers of lead poisoning cases, among other things. Read more »
Syracuse receives millions in federal funding annually for quality housing programs, but those dollars are at risk of being cut
United States President Donald Trump’s budget proposal would eliminate the Community Development Block Grant as part of cuts to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. For the current fiscal year, the CDBG provided Syracuse with more than $4.6 million in funding. Read more »
Syracuse continues to fight for federal funds to remove lead hazards
Syracuse’s Lead Hazard Control Program was completely shut down near the beginning of 2016, after being denied federal lead funds for three years. Officials are now left debating over what went wrong with the city’s once-praised remediation model. Read more »
Joe Nicoletti touts experience as he looks to become next Syracuse mayor
Nicoletti said in an interview that he believes the years he’s spent in government make him the best candidate to be the next Syracuse mayor. He has plans for Interstate 81, the potential merger between the city and county and addressing poverty. Read more »
Despite Syracuse graduation rate increase, immigrant students continue to struggle at school
Syracuse had a 60.9 percent graduation rate in 2016, up from 54 percent in 2015, according to statistics released by the New York State Department of Education. Read more »
Syracuse officials should not give up the fight for more busing until all students living 1 mile away from school are provided busing
The Daily Orange Editorial Board calls on the Syracuse Common Council and the Syracuse City School District to not settle with only busing K-8 students who live more than 1 mile away from their school. Read more »
Local officials want more bus accessibility for Syracuse city students, but say their hands are tied
Busing advocates say harsh winters, often with unshoveled sidewalks along with rising crime and poverty, make walking more than a mile to school difficult and unsafe. Read more »
Meet the 5 people who want to lead the city of Syracuse
Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner will hit her term limit at the end of this year, opening up the race to replace her to new faces. Get to know the candidates as their campaigns get underway. Read more »
Syracuse is facing numerous problems that mayoral candidates will have to address
As more candidates enter the race for mayor of Syracuse, they will have to give their stance on the wide range of issues facing the city. Read more »
Meeting to be held over proposed public art installations in Syracuse
The meeting will be held Thursday between the city's Neighborhood Preservation and Economic Development committee and Downtown & Metropolitan Planning committee. Read more »
In press conference, Mayor Stephanie Miner expresses outrage toward Syracuse-Onondaga merger recommendation
Miner initially issued a press release following Consensus’ publication of the report in which she dismissed the recommended consolidation. Read more »
Chuck’s plans to move back onto South Crouse Avenue pending development vote
The Syracuse Planning Commission will vote on a proposal that could change the face of the Marshall Street area. Read more »
Federal grant could earn Syracuse funding to improve policing on South Side
The Smart Policing Initiative Grant has sparked the interest of the Syracuse Police Department. If granted, $700,000 would be used to improve funds toward technology and other general improvements specific to the South Side of Syracuse. Read more »
Immigrants and community members reflect on Syracuse as sanctuary city
The Daily Orange talks to a Syracuse immigrant who was born in a Kenyan refugee camp and how an SU student thinks of Syracuse being declared as a sanctuary city. Read more »
Down to 2 final options, the state grows closer to deciding the fate of Interstate 81
Two options remain for replacing a portion of I-81 near Syracuse: keeping the elevated highway and modernizing it, or demolishing it and rerouting through traffic around the city. Read more »
Syracuse City School District students shouldn't walk more than 1 mile to school, Common Council votes
The Syracuse Common Council unanimously approved a resolution asking the state government to allow them to lower the current limit for bussing Syracuse City School District students from 1.5 miles to 1 mile. Read more »
Abandoned gas station to be turned into residential and retail property
The Syracuse Common Council reviewed a number of property proposals at its meeting on Monday. Read more »
Joe Nicoletti wins race for councilor-at-large
After beating Republican Norm Snyder in the race for a seat on the Syracuse Common Council, Joe Nicoletti said he is ready to get back to work tomorrow and focus on the issues that matter for Syracuse residents. Read more »
Syracuse Common Council passes legislation banning housing discrimination
Councilor Jean Kessner first proposed a bill three months ago that would ban landlords from advertising that they will not rent to people using government assistance to pay for housing. Read more »
City residents, Syracuse Common Council concerned about new flood insurance
The Syracuse Common Council is urging state legislators allow the city to grant tax exemptions to low-income families affected by FEMA’s new flood zone. Residents are worried the new mandatory tax insurance will force people to leave their homes. Read more »
