China Boone often has to wait an hour at the Centro hub to catch a bus home from work.
Eddie Velazquez
Eddie Velazquez is a Syracuse journalist covering economic justice in the region. He is focused on stories about organized labor, and New York's housing and childhood lead poisoning crises. You can follow his work on X, formerly known as Twitter, @ezvelazquez.
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Posted inTransportation
Riding the bus: Syracuse teaching assistant experiences gaps in service
Centro rider Wendy Cilbrith said buses do not run frequent enough on her route to work.
Posted inTransportation
How advocates say public transportation in Central New York can improve
Public transportation has gotten added attention since Micron announced it planned to invest $100 million in Onondaga County.
Posted inHousing
What’s next for Skyline, Green National apartments in Syracuse
The city of Syracuse took the Greens to court to request the properties including Skyline Apartments be put into a receivership.
Posted inHousing
Skyline Apartments pending owners plan for evictions, upgrades, security
The likely new owners of three Green National properties in Syracuse want to turn around the complexes by investing heavily in security, spending millions in upgrades, and evicting non-paying tenants and others.
Posted inCity of Syracuse
Syracuse embarks on study to quantify its housing problem
Less than a quarter of residents living in Syracuse can afford a newly renovated apartment.
Posted inHousing
Syracuse declares Ballantyne Gardens apartments unfit, considers further legal action
“No one deserves to live in an environment like that. We won’t tolerate it,” a city official said.
Posted inLabor & Employment
Syracuse University grad students plan vote on union for spring
Syracuse University graduate students will vote on forming a union to represent grad workers this semester.
Posted inNews
Onondaga County could lose $11M in Medicaid funds under Hochul budget
In the proposed $277 billion state budget, New York would divert an estimated $1 billion in federal Medicaid funds that counties were to receive over the course of next year.
Posted inHousing
Skyline Apartments taken to court by city of Syracuse; monitor requested to manage rent
“That’s been one of our challenges, as we’ve explored this, is to feel like we can find a receiver that is up to the task,” the mayor said. “This is a monumental task.”