The Route 31 coffee shop would be the first location in Central New York to form a union.
Justice & Equity
Posted inTransportation
Next challenge for Centro’s bus rapid transit plan for Syracuse: staffing
BRT is expected to be implemented by 2026.
Posted inTransportation
Centro makes plans for bus rapid transit system in Syracuse by 2026
Centro will present its plans for BRT to the Common Council on Tuesday.
Posted inJails & Prisons
Jamesville Correctional Facility: Onondaga County, sheriff debate merger with jail
Officials from the sheriff’s office and county executive’s office offered competing accounts of how to fix a staffing problem at the jail.
Posted inLabor & Employment
Syracuse University grad students hold rally to form union: ‘SU works because we work’
The Syracuse Graduate Employees United would represent more than 1,200 graduate assistants at the university.
Posted inEconomic Development
Syracuse state senator proposes changing review process for affordable housing projects
“We have a crisis in New York and in this region in terms of the amount of affordable housing that’s available,” said Sen. Rachel May, Democrat from Syracuse.
Posted inHousing
New law lets Upstate New York renters sue to correct housing codes violations
The Tenant Dignity and Safe Housing Act establishes a new legal process for courts to order monetary judgments against landlords that ignore poor housing conditions.
Posted inJails & Prisons
State probes Onondaga County’s plan for closing Jamesville Correctional Facility, urges thorough review
The Onondaga County Legislature will review a proposal to close Jamesville and move incarcerated individuals to the Onondaga County jail.
Posted inInterstate 81
Interstate 81 construction: Is enough being done to protect residents’ health?
Local advocates have pushed for state officials to create a plan to protect residents’ health from construction.
Posted inJustice & Equity
Jail deaths, housing, unionization: Looking back at 2022 in Central New York
Read some of our best journalism from 2022 on the justice and equity beat.
