A lawsuit by the Black Artist Collective and Black Cuse Pride led the city to add more objective requirements when it has Syracuse police patrol community events.
Justice & Equity
Posted inJustice & Equity
Wage board: Farm workers in NY state should collect overtime like everyone else
Overtime regulations for farm laborers in New York could be changed to be in line with those seen in other industries.
Posted inJustice & Equity
Phone operators for the deaf in Syracuse make minimum wage, seek to unionize
If the election succeeds, CSD Workers United would be the first union of nonprofit workers providing relay services in the country.
Posted inHousing
How would you spend $150K to address lead poisoning? Community Foundation seeks input
Residents will get to vote on how to spend $150,000 to increase testing for lead poisoning after 10 meetings this fall and next spring.
Posted inInterstate 81
As I-81 teardown, Blueprint 15 move ahead, residents push to keep neighborhood in tact
Urban planning firm Dover, Kohl & Partners solicited feedback on the Interstate 81 project last week. Residents have continued to push to keep at least some of the already existing public housing.
Posted inInterstate 81
Syracuse resident pushes planners for homeownership in post-81 South Side
Don Jordan, a lifelong Syracuse resident, believes homeownership needs to be incentivized in the post-81 South Side.
Posted inInterstate 81
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.
Posted inCity of Syracuse
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.
Posted inOnondaga County
Birth of premature baby at Syracuse jail: Blood, cries for help concern family and inmates
Cheree Byrd, 35, tried to tell deputies she was going into labor for two days before she gave birth to an infant after just 23 weeks. The infant later died.
Posted inCity of Syracuse
Syracuse church, law enforcement bring court to community with warrant resolution event
Residents can have their warrants resolved Wednesday.