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.
City of Syracuse
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Micron, Interstate 81 and elections: Looking back at 2022 in Central New York
Read some of our best journalism from 2022 on the government and politics beat.
Posted inHousing
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 inInterstate 81
Interstate 81, traffic and air pollution: Experts analyze highway teardown’s effect on residents
We asked experts to analyze claims about the I-81 project’s effect on traffic and pollution that have arisen after a lawsuit was filed to stop construction from moving ahead.
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 inInterstate 81
South Side Syracuse residents grapple with Interstate 81 lawsuit, trust and the path forward
A lawsuit filed over Interstate 81 has left South Side residents looking for answers.
Posted inInterstate 81
Interstate 81 project: Read the lawsuit that has stopped work on the community grid
The group Renew 81 for All sued to restart the review process of the Interstate 81 project.
Posted inInterstate 81
Interstate 81 lawsuit: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand joins Syracuse leaders in decrying delay
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand gathered a group of local leaders to advocate for the community grid to replace Interstate 81.
Posted inJustice & Equity
Syracuse residents decide together how to spend $150K to fight lead poisoning
The Community Foundation gave residents the power to spend $150,000 on Syracuse’s lead crisis.
Posted inCity of Syracuse
OGs Against Violence leader Clifford Ryans gets outpouring of support after Syracuse house fire
Clifford Ryans, of OG’s Against Gun Violence, lost everything in a house fire. Now he’s trying to push forward.