A Syracuse judge this week granted an order evicting Ericka Johnson from her apartment at Brighton Place because of her refusal to pay rent. Johnson was the subject of a Central Current article earlier this month.
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Posted inPolicing
Citizen Review Board to host community listening sessions on Syracuse police
The review board will host six sessions in the next month.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Syracuse gets nearly $1.5 million federal grant for violence intervention
City officials hope the money will boost intervention groups who work to stop gun violence.
Posted inNews
South Side apartment tenants start rent strike after ceiling collapse, code violations
Ericka Johnson’s two-bedroom apartment at the Brighton Place complex was suddenly rendered uninhabitable on Sept. 21. City officials found five open code violations.
Posted inNews
Literacy torch burns bright in Syracuse with return of Light a Candle parade, fest
The Light a Candle for Literacy Parade and Children’s Book Festival is back after a hiatus and organizers want the Central New York community to know it.
Posted inJails & Prisons
Families rally against New York prisons’ care package ban
A group of about a dozen organizers and relatives of incarcerated people rallied Tuesday against New York State’s care package ban in state prisons.
Posted inOnondaga County
Onondaga County budget: McMahon proposes $1.4B for lead testing, Blueprint 15 support, tax cut, more
Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon presented his proposed budget for 2023 on Thursday.
Posted inArts & Culture
Syracuse organizers’ lawsuit ends required police presence at community events
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.
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.
