We invite you to join us on Thursday, May 1st from 5 – 7 pm at the Salt City Market Café & Bar on Salina St. to celebrate Central Current’s growth, visit with staff, and to join us in launching our Spring 2025 campaign. This event is free and open to the public.
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Central Current and ArtRage host photojournalism exhibit on the housing crisis
Photojournalists Michelle Gabel and Michael Greenlar have spent the past year capturing how the housing crisis is impacting the lives of Central New York residents.
Current Conversations: Untangling the Housing Crisis
A panel of housing leaders explore policy solutions to Syracuse’s rising rates of housing insecurity and homelessness. Join us March 3rd to listen and participate.
2024: Central Current’s year in review
In a time when more than two newspapers shut down each week across the country, we are proud to be adding new staff, producing more coverage, and growing our footprint.
CNY Community Foundation awards $55,000Â to support hiring a new reporter
The new reporter will begin in July 2025 and will cover a housing and infrastructure beat, focusing on the I-81 viaduct removal, the community grid construction, and public housing redevelopment unfolding in Syracuse.
Central Current selected as a Report for America host newsroom
Report for America is a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities.
New York Focus spent 6 months listening to what New Yorkers need from the news. Here’s what they found.
The report found New Yorkers are eager for more transparency, a desire to engage with the political process and that newsrooms want to provide civic information to readers.
LION Publishers awards $20,000 grant to Central Current
LION Publishers awarded Central Current with a $20,000 grant to support audience and revenue growth at the CNY newsroom.
Survey: we want to hear from you
Whether you read us regularly or not, we want to know your needs and habits regarding local news coverage in Central New York.

