The Syracuse Graduate Employees United would represent more than 1,200 graduate assistants at the university.
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.
Eddie is a frequent contributor to Central Current and can be reached at edvel37@gmail.com
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New law lets Upstate New York renters sue to correct housing codes violations
The Tenant Dignity and Safe Housing Act establishes a new legal process for courts to order monetary judgments against landlords that ignore poor housing conditions.
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Syracuse tenants enter familiar terrain as pandemic protections lift: ‘Not able to imagine where you see yourself the next few weeks’
Central Current interviewed city renters, political leaders, landlords, housing advocates, and legal experts throughout the year, exploring some of the city’s biggest issues with rental housing.
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Syracuse tenants lament lack of heat at Ballantyne Gardens apartments as notorious complex changes ownership
Tenants’ heating issues are the latest denunciation of what they claim are poor housing conditions inside Ballantyne.
Posted inNews
Syracuse’s rental registry shows nearly half of 9,000 properties are not in compliance
The rental registry, established about 15 years ago, requires property owners renting their homes in Syracuse to schedule an inspection with the city’s Division of Code Enforcement every three years and pay an application fee of $150.
Posted inElections
Central NY election takeaways: Thin margins, mixed messages, voters pick leaders on ‘verge of great change’
Thin margins dominated results in Central New York elections. Read more about takeaways from Tuesday’s results so far.
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50th State Senate: Rebecca Shiroff, John Mannion divided by less than 1,000 votes
Democrat incumbent John Mannion faced a challenge by Republican Rebecca Shiroff, to represent New York’s 50th Senate District.
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48th State Senate: Democrat Rachel May fends off challenge by Republican Julie Abbott
Democrat incumbent Rachel May faced a challenge by Republican Julie Abbott for the 48th State Senate District.
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5 questions with 50th New York Senate District candidates John Mannion, Rebecca Shiroff
Both candidates running to represent the 50th Senate District in Albany had a hand in luring Micron’s $100-billion investment over the next two decades to the town of Clay.
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6 questions for 48th New York Senate District candidates Rachel May, Julie Abbott
In New York’s newly redrawn 48th State Senate District, which includes the city of Syracuse, Sen. Rachel May, one of upstate New York’s most prominent progressive Democrats, faces competition from Julie Abbott, a moderate Republican with an extensive local resume.