Anthony F. was the 8-year-old in that viral video of Syracuse officers detaining a kid for stealing a bag of chips. Now lawyers for his family are suing, claiming he was handcuffed a second time in July and is the target of harassment by Syracuse police.
Justice & Equity
Posted inJustice & Equity, Labor & Employment, News
Armory Square Starbucks workers consider joining national movement to unionize
Starbucks workers running Syracuse’s Armory Square location are considering whether to unionize under the national Starbucks Workers United collective.
Posted inOnondaga County
Onondaga County activists call on lawmakers to spend surplus to improve housing
Public health advocates and fair housing activists gathered at Columbus Circle in Syracuse on Tuesday, calling for Onondaga County leaders to use a $200 million surplus in funds to improve housing and address child lead poisoning.
Posted inOnondaga County
Onondaga County youth detention center mismanages overtime, auditor says
One employee failed to take a full day off 82 of the last 132 weeks.
Posted inCity of Syracuse
City Hall wants $1.5 million from DOJ to fund violence intervention in Syracuse
The application follows a push by the city to get funding to violence intervention programs.
Posted inCity of Syracuse
Syracuse community leaders preach cohesion after gun violence prevention summit
Lateef Johnson-Kinsey, head of the Mayor’s Office to Reduce Gun Violence, planned Wednesday’s meeting to get people and the nonprofits they represent on the same page.
Posted inPolicing
Syracuse activists, Black leaders tell New York AG: Cops treat city like ‘combat zone’
Community leaders told representatives from the New York State Attorney General’s Office that Syracuse police needs help fixing the way it polices communities of color.
Posted inGun Violence
Hundreds of Central New Yorkers join march to push for stricter gun laws
The march in Syracuse was one of many national marches Saturday urging politicians to pass comprehensive gun reform.
Posted inCity of Syracuse
Syracuse community leaders start summit to tackle gun violence
Community leaders to have first-of-its-kind meeting to tackle gun violence.
