Clear Investment has started running Skyline Apartments and two other Green National-owned properties. Residents are worried about displacement.
Justice & Equity
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Voting to start on funding proposals to increase lead testing in Syracuse
The voting will cap an eight-month process by community members and the Community Foundation to increase lead testing.
Posted inPolicing
Syracuse wants to slash police overtime. Can SPD hit the mark?
Syracuse police have exceeded their overtime budget in 20 of the last 21 years.
Posted inHousing
With New York budget late, advocates eye ‘good cause’ eviction protections
One study projects that two-thirds of all renter households in the county could receive protections under the “good cause” proposal.
Posted inHousing
What’s next for Skyline, Green National apartments in Syracuse
The city of Syracuse took the Greens to court to request the properties including Skyline Apartments be put into a receivership.
Posted inHousing
Skyline Apartments pending owners plan for evictions, upgrades, security
The likely new owners of three Green National properties in Syracuse want to turn around the complexes by investing heavily in security, spending millions in upgrades, and evicting non-paying tenants and others.
Posted inHousing
Syracuse residents weigh funding for 3 proposals to increase lead testing
Voting on the project proposals will start April 18 and run through May 2.
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Man dies in custody at Onondaga County jail
The sheriff’s office has not yet released the man’s name.
Posted inCity of Syracuse
Syracuse embarks on study to quantify its housing problem
Less than a quarter of residents living in Syracuse can afford a newly renovated apartment.
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Syracuse declares Ballantyne Gardens apartments unfit, considers further legal action
“No one deserves to live in an environment like that. We won’t tolerate it,” a city official said.
