Councilors on Monday will vote on legislation that would block Flock Safety’s privileges to operate license plate readers in Syracuse.
Justice & Equity
Posted inSyracuse Housing Authority
SHA is increasing ‘flat rent’ each of the next three years. What does it really mean?
Some residents will be able to choose between income-adjusted rent or the new flat rent, said SHA Executive Director William Simmons.
Posted inHousing
The flow of foreclosed properties to Syracuse’s land bank has slowed. The city says lawmakers bear some blame.
The slow flow of properties could harm the land bank’s financial health and make it difficult to build more affordable housing.
Posted inPolicing
Will Syracuse lawmakers end Flock’s ability to put license plate readers near city streets?
Two lawmakers proposed doing just that. Syracuse’s license plate reader provider has been embroiled in national controversies for much of 2025.
Posted inPolicing
Before the deportation
ICE agents came looking for a French national and the husband of a beloved Hawley-Green business owner, forcing the couple to contemplate a new, uncertain future.
Posted inPolicing
Syracuse lawmakers again leave drone program waiting on the runway
Syracuse lawmakers have grounded the city police department’s proposed drone as first responder program by delaying for nearly a year a vote on the purchase of software.
Posted inJails & Prisons
Detainees allege shoddy medical care at ICE Batavia
Central New Yorkers arrested by ICE are often taken to the ICE facility in Batavia, where detainees have repeatedly alleged medical neglect, according to court records, documents and interviews.
Posted inSyracuse Housing Authority
Walsh appoints two allies of mayor-elect Sharon Owens to Syracuse Housing Authority board
Change is coming at City Hall. Walsh appears to have laid the groundwork for Owens to “shift” leadership at the housing authority.
Posted inElections 2025
Syracuse mayoral candidate Sharon Owens on I-81 viaduct removal, redevelopment of public housing
Sharon Owens, the Democratic candidate for mayor, talks the removal of the I-81 viaduct and the redevelopment of public housing.
Posted inPolicing
Who knows when ICE comes to town?
When a group of men were taken from a Syracuse city street, it took nearly two weeks to know who’d grabbed them.