A suspect was arrested and charged following a “suspicious event” incident on campus last week and Hungry Chuck’s announced the date of its last night of operation at its current location, among other things. Read more »
The bar’s current location will be demolished to make way for an eight-story “multi-use” complex. Read more »
Cameron Isaac, 23, was charged in December with tampering with a witness in the fourth degree, a misdemeanor. Read more »
The new location is on South Avenue, located in the southwestern portion of the city — an area that faces a range of different issues, including concentrated minority poverty and high numbers of lead poisoning cases, among other things. Read more »
United States President Donald Trump’s budget proposal would eliminate the Community Development Block Grant as part of cuts to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. For the current fiscal year, the CDBG provided Syracuse with more than $4.6 million in funding. Read more »
Syracuse University and Le Moyne College are reaffirming their long-standing relationship. Various academic programs will take advantage of the strengths of each institution, specifically within the iSchool and College of Law. Read more »
Syracuse’s Lead Hazard Control Program was completely shut down near the beginning of 2016, after being denied federal lead funds for three years. Officials are now left debating over what went wrong with the city’s once-praised remediation model. Read more »
Many of the same residents that struggle with lead poisoning in Syracuse also rely heavily on other programs Trump seeks to cut in 2018, officials said. Read more »
The increase in off-campus student housing developments in Syracuse has some university neighborhood residents concerned the projects will flood the local market due to a local student population that isn’t seeing any significant growth. Read more »
South Crouse Development Project
Steve Theobald, owner of Hungry Chuck’s, earlier this month filed a temporary restraining order against Syracuse 727 LLC, the developers planning to demolish the structure at 727 S. Crouse Ave. — where Chuck’s is located — and construct a mixed-use building. Read more »
On-campus housing is only available to transfer students on a first-come, first-serve basis. Read more »
Nicoletti said in an interview that he believes the years he’s spent in government make him the best candidate to be the next Syracuse mayor. He has plans for Interstate 81, the potential merger between the city and county and addressing poverty. Read more »
Perez-Williams, a Democrat, recently announced her candidacy after she said she received support and encouragement from her friends, family and community members. Read more »
Onondaga County Sheriff Eugene Conway announced the county will introduce an animal abuser industry. Read more »
Officials with Refugee and Immigrant Self-Empowerment, a local nonprofit that works primarily with Somali refugees and immigrants, said President Donald Trump’s travel bans have caused confusion among their clients, but have also sparked new energy for the organization’s work. Read more »
Multiple spots of Interstate-81 have been flagged as either functionally obsolete or structurally deficient for years. Read more »
The state had originally narrowed the options for replacing I-81 down to two from 16 last year, but now a consulting firm will be reviewing all options for the project, again. Read more »
Neighborhood officials and landlords are split over whether a three-year housing requirement would have a positive effect on the university neighborhood. Students are currently required to live in campus housing for two years. Read more »
Interstate 81 will probably have a major impact on the future economy of Syracuse. Business leaders in the Syracuse area are divided about the best future for the highway, though, but they are working off limited information. Read more »
Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney delivered her State of the County address Tuesday night, urging a proposed Syracuse-Onondaga government consolidation to be realized. Read more »
ShotSpotter is a series of sensors used by police that are able to track, record and monitor gunshots in a particular area. Read more »
The center previously received two bomb threats in January. New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo released a statement Tuesday morning decrying the latest threat. Read more »
Onondaga County and the city of Syracuse both separately received a tactical team targeted grant and an explosive detection canine grant. Read more »
Experts said it’s unlikely a spill like the one described by multiple Finger Lakes region officials and residents would occur or drastically affect the city’s water supply. Read more »
