The report, conducted by Community Service Society of New York, was based on a survey of 4,789 renters in New York.
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Current Conversations: Dem. Primary Mayoral Forum
On Thursday, May 29th our newsroom staff will interview candidates running in this year’s Democratic primary for the Syracuse mayoral nomination at the Everson Museum of Art.
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What’s in Mayor Ben Walsh’s last proposed budget?
Taxes, code enforcement staffing and permitting could all see increases while the city’s reserves could take a hit.
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Proposed drones for Syracuse police could be used for ‘low-priority’ calls as working group caves on recs
The city’s Surveillance Technology Working Group initially proposed more stringent requirements on the drones. After police input, they pared the recommendations down.
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Syracuse again goes to court over Skyline Apartments, accuses newest owners of neglect
A March flood at Skyline led the city to sue Clear Investments. City officials have accused Clear of being uncommunicative, a claim which Clear denies.
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Mayoral hopeful tables push to reform Citizen Review Board
Councilor Chol Majok’s legislation is the latest attempt to strengthen the struggling board. Last year, the council tried to gain more oversight over the CRB.
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Video: Experts and advocates untangle Syracuse’s housing crisis on ‘Current Conversations’ panel
Watch a panel of experts and advocates explain the numbers behind the housing crisis and how they’d address it.
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Syracuse living wage law needs overhaul, hasn’t been enforced for about a decade, city auditor finds
City Auditor Alex Marion’s review of the law was the first in about eight years. A committee established by the law hasn’t met since 2014.
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‘The blood in our veins’: Onondagas reignite effort to win back Maple Bay, a foothold on Onondaga LakeÂ
The lake is sacred to the Onondaga, who have not had a foothold on a portion of its shore in nearly 200 years. The county has so far not been willing to give the Nation the land.
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How Project Mend is helping formerly incarcerated people and their families tell their stories
Project Mend was started by Syracuse University professor Patrick Berry, whose own family member’s incarceration prompted him to help incarcerated people tell their stories.
