People caught sleeping in public spaces can be fined $100 or incarcerated for 15 days.
Housing
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Residents pack East Side library with questions about Syracuse’s proposed housing strategy
The Common Council delayed a vote on the plan after a councilor accused the city of failing to do adequate outreach about the plan.
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Syracuse and Onondaga County are finally set to spend feds’ lead funding. Will they have enough contractors next time?
Over the last five years, the city and county have struggled to spend millions in federal funding meant to address the city’s lead crisis.
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Vote on Syracuse’s new housing strategy delayed after councilor alleges lack of public outreach
Councilor Rasheada Caldwell said the city needs to reach out to residents in the east side and Salt Springs neighborhood.
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Why it will likely take months for the Syracuse Common Council to vote on ‘good cause’ eviction legislation
The council plans to embark on an unusually ambitious public information campaign to vet ‘good cause.’
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Syracuse Common Council to begin deliberations on ‘good cause’ tenant protections
If adopted, the law would allow tenants to challenge about 1 in 5 evictions in Syracuse.
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Syracuse teenagers compete for $10K at SHA basketball tournament (photo of the week)
Syracuse police officer Brandon Hanks created the tournament in 2021 as a way to bridge the disconnect between youth and law enforcement.
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Syracuse residents largely agree with proposed housing strategy but want more for tenants
The city called for the final public comments before members of the Common Council vote whether to codify the city’s plan to revitalize its neighborhoods.
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Syracuse’s housing market needs an overhaul. Here’s how the city plans to do it.
Residents will have their last chance to tell city officials how they feel about a plan to invest tens of millions of dollars into middle-income neighborhoods.
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How anticipated EPA regs over lead in water have sent Syracuse on expensive race to replace pipes
Replacing more than 2,000 pipes over the next four years will cost the city $40 million.
