Independent candidate Alfonso Davis takes on Deputy Mayor Sharon Owens, Republican Thomas Babilon and independent candidate Tim Rudd.
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Posted inElections 2025
2025 election Q&A: Syracuse mayoral candidate Sharon Owens
Deputy Mayor Sharon Owens takes on Republican Thomas Babilon as well as independent candidates Tim Rudd and Alfonso Davis in the race to be Syracuse’s mayor.
Posted inSyracuse Housing Authority
Syracuse Housing Authority Board Chair Calvin Corriders Sr. resigns
Corriders has served on the board for four years and as chair for two years. His term was set to expire in October 2026.
Posted inPhoto Stories
A Tiny Home for Good fights homelessness in Syracuse, one small house at a time
In a city strapped for answers to its housing crisis, one Syracuse nonprofit offers a promising solution.
Posted inPhoto Stories
A PLACE TO CALL HOME
Over the last 18 months, Central Current contributors Michelle Gabel, Mike Greenlar and Janet Gramza have captured Syracuse’s housing crisis in words and photos. This is what they saw.
Posted inInterstate 81
Syracuse’s community grid will have landscaping. Can trees prevent air and noise pollution?
Trees can act as a second line of defense against pollutants from the community grid — but only with the right strategy.
Posted inHousing
Syracuse has thousands of tax delinquent properties the city hasn’t foreclosed. Why?
Greater Syracuse Land Bank Executive Director Katelyn Wright believes the tax delinquent homes could be ripe for redevelopment.
Posted inHousing
Nob Hill tenants who received ‘bump keys’ ask for more security at court hearing
Syracuse City Court Judge Shadia Tadros said giving ‘bump keys’ to tenants was one of the most dire security issues she has ever seen.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
ICE won’t provide City Hall, Syracuse Police Department with details on East Side operation
A city councilor on Tuesday spotted federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Syracuse’s university neighborhood, but ICE won’t say why the agents were there.
Posted inHousing
Redevelopment of public housing in Syracuse pushed back 1 month, city says
The Syracuse Housing Authority was supposed to close on the first phase of public housing’s redevelopment by the end of August or early September. The closing date has been delayed until the end of October.