When a group of men were taken from a Syracuse city street, it took nearly two weeks to know who’d grabbed them.
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Central New Yorkers’ SNAP benefits are delayed. We’ve compiled a list of food pantries.
Syracuse food banks are trying to increase their offerings as SNAP benefits are set to be frozen. Central Current compiled a list of dozens of pantries where Central New Yorkers can find food.
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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.
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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.
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Onondaga ‘LakeBack’ protest shades arrival of ‘Seneca Chief’ with history of harm
As Central New Yorkers gathered to commemorate an ‘Erie Canal moment,’ Haudenosaunee remembered the canal’s long legacy of Indigenous harm.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
