Don Jordan, a lifelong Syracuse resident, believes homeownership needs to be incentivized in the post-81 South Side.
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What’s your vision for Syracuse after I-81 comes down? City wants to know
The city is hosting a design studio at STEAM at Dr. King Elementary School this week.
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City of Syracuse ramps up enforcement of lead paint violations
The city of Syracuse began enforcing its new lead abatement ordinance Monday, two years after it was approved.
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Syracuse church, law enforcement bring court to community with warrant resolution event
Residents can have their warrants resolved Wednesday.
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Developers donated $25K to Hochul campaign before she OK’d $29M for Syracuse project
The $29 million would make way for Long Island-based Albanese to redevelop the Syracuse Developmental Center.
Posted inElections
South Side legislator, displaced by urban renewal as a kid, reps district at a crossroads
Charles Garland has thrown himself into the middle of key projects, including changes to I-81, public housing and a proposed aquarium.
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Syracuse parents, teachers at school safety town hall call for more mental health services
Parents and school safety advocates gathered at Fowler High School to call on the Syracuse City School District to fund mental health support systems and alternatives to what they deemed a punitive “zero-tolerance” education system.
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Syracuse 8-year-old who appeared in viral video over Doritos wants to sue police after handcuffing
Anthony F. was the 8-year-old in that viral video of Syracuse officers detaining a kid for stealing a bag of chips. Now lawyers for his family are suing, claiming he was handcuffed a second time in July and is the target of harassment by Syracuse police.
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City Hall wants $1.5 million from DOJ to fund violence intervention in Syracuse
The application follows a push by the city to get funding to violence intervention programs.
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Syracuse community leaders preach cohesion after gun violence prevention summit
Lateef Johnson-Kinsey, head of the Mayor’s Office to Reduce Gun Violence, planned Wednesday’s meeting to get people and the nonprofits they represent on the same page.