The Council will vote Monday on a proposal to approve an additional $330,500 for the University Hill Bike Network Implementation Project. If approved, the money will be used to purchase ice bikes, which have blades that let them go smoothly over icy paths. Read more »
Nonunionized city employees will be eligible for 12 weeks of paid family leave beginning Saturday. Read more »
Onondaga County residents had an average of 3.8 poor mental health days per month in 2018, just below the central New York average of 3.9.… Read more »
The South Salina Street location was purchased by Walgreens in May, and all the prescriptions will be moved to another Walgreens-owned Rite Aid on the Near Westside one mile away. Read more »
A fight at Destiny USA on Black Friday resulted in two men sustaining non life-threatening stab wounds, among other things. Read more »
Buying the streetlights from National Grid is part of Mayor Ben Walsh’s plan to make Syracuse a “smart city.”. Read more »
Wills Mahoney and Andrew Englander are entering their fifth year running the startup Plowz & Mowz. They recently decided to move their offices to the AXA Towers in downtown Syracuse. Read more »
From a campus Veterans Day Ceremony to two city shootings, these are the biggest stories from the weekend. Read more »
The council did not address why they were voting to remove Comeau, and the council agenda states his removal is pursuant to a law that states the board can request the Common Council remove a board member when appropriate. Read more »
Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh named Kenton Buckner as Syracuse’s next chief of police on Friday. Read more »
Ray Rinaldi, a former professional boxer, wants the Syracuse Common Council to approve his purchase of a tax-delinquent property to be used for youth intervention programs. Read more »
The proposed reconstruction of a former Kmart by Acropolis Center LLC is part of a larger trend toward urban living in downtown Syracuse, a city official said. Read more »
A new tool shows Onondaga County’s opioid death rate between 2012 and 2016 was 22.6 per 100,000 people, about 8 points higher than the national average. Read more »
The Syracuse Police Department has been using the ShotSpotter software since October 2017. There were about 200 more gunshot reports in the past year than in 2016. Read more »
The efforts are part of a state-wide push to install EV charging stations along I-90, from Buffalo to New York City. Read more »
New legislation reduces the license fee for food trucks from $1,500 to $500 and expands the number of available food truck locations to include spots near SU. Read more »
These are the biggest news stories that happened over SU’s homecoming weekend. Read more »
New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday that he is sending 10 state trooper patrols and financial assistance to the city. Read more »
During SU home games, city police officers assigned to traffic management will more strictly enforce parking regulations, according to the mayor’s office. Read more »
City councilor Michael Greene’s proposal would lower license fees and expand available locations for food trucks, including to Walnut Park and the Euclid neighborhood. Read more »
An armed man barricaded himself in his Baldwinsville home for 23 hours, in a standoff that provoked a large police response and shut down the surrounding area. Read more »
Managers from Manny’s and Bleu Monkey said the luxury student apartment complex has the potential to increase business simply by having students live closer to their stores. Read more »
The platform, launching in November, will allow students to search for off-campus housing that fits their needs and meets city regulations. Read more »
The Common Council funding supports a subscription of ShotSpotter Gunfire Location, Alert and Analysis Services. ShotSpotter uses a set of sensors to detect gunshots around the city, and automatically informs SPD. Read more »
