Democrats and Republicans were split on whether the budget’s low tax rate came at the expense of social services.
Government & Politics
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 inJustice & Equity
The state spent millions to resettle asylum seekers. ICE is arresting them.
The Migrant Relocation Assistance Program helped families leave crowded shelters and put down roots. Trump’s immigration crackdown is upending that.
Posted inNews
Sean Kirst: At 95, Oren Lyons trusts SU and its skilled archivists with his treasury of papers
A lifetime of letters, documents and photos from a global Haudenosaunee diplomat will be made available to scholars, at SU.
Posted inInterstate 81
Tacky mats are a NYSDOT guardrail against I-81 construction pollution. How can you get them?
The DOT has taken a wide range of measures to protect the community against the fallout of construction, including the tacky mats.Â
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
Nedrow’s Dragon China shuttered. ICE detained its owner.
Last Tuesday, City of Syracuse officials investigated a reported sighting of ICE agents in the city’s University Neighborhood. A day earlier, ICE quietly detained Nedrow resident Li Xing Chen.
