The city’s spending is broken down into four categories: enhancing government response and resilience, investing in jobs and economic recovery, transforming infrastructure and public spaces as well as supporting children, families and neighborhoods. Read more »
Election day is Nov. 2. In addition to the mayoral race, seats in the Onondaga County Legislature and Syracuse Common Council, as well as suburban municipal offices, are also up for election. Read more »
Ben Walsh, Khalid Bey and Janet Burman attended the three-hour debate held by Syracuse University. The three fielded questions relating to policing, New York State's upcoming gubernatorial election and affordable housing. Read more »
Early voting starts this Saturday, Oct. 23 for the 2021 mayoral elections in Syracuse. Incumbent Ben Walsh is running against Khalid Bey (D) and Janet Burman (R). Read more »
The student, Madi Messare, was passionate to get involved after Stalwart Battalion's opportunity board was limited last year due to the pandemic. Read more »
Gillibrand was confident that the bill would get the bipartisan support necessary to reach the required threshold of votes this time around. Read more »
The Council appropriated funds from the American Rescue Plan act to recruit unemployed Syracuse residents for specialized training and apprenticeship programs as well as for police cameras. Read more »
The Syracuse Police Department revised its body camera policy to require that officers record the entirety of their presence during police encounters. Read more »
Bey defeated his fellow council member Michael Greene by only 34 votes. The win wasn’t confirmed until a week after election day. Read more »
Syracuse mayor primary voting is open June 12-20 at four locations throughout Onondaga County. Read more »
Councilor-at-Large Michael Greene introduced the program, which would commit $4.5 million toward refurbishing and building sidewalks throughout the city, as a late addition to the meeting. Read more »
Reforming the Syracuse Police Department has been a priority of the Walsh administration, but other candidates say the mayor hasn’t done enough. Read more »
The city will waive license fees for local theaters in 2021 and waive or refund all Certificate of Use fees for restaurants and bars between March 2020 and March 2022. Read more »
The CNY Works program will place young people in jobs in city departments over the summer. Read more »
Activists and experts said police departments should be working to help people who experience mental health crises so incidents like Albahm’s do not even have the chance to occur. Read more »
The mural will feature WNBA superstar Breanna Stewart, Syracuse Nationals champions Dolph Schayes and Earl Lloyd and SU basketball player Manny Breland. Read more »
The 79-page document outlines ways SPD can reform its hiring process, response and community outreach, among other changes. Read more »
The plan elaborates on alternatives to policing models that the city is looking into, focusing on models for 911 response. Read more »
COVID-19 related expenses, as well as losses in sales tax revenues during shutdowns, will cost the state about $39 billion over four years. Read more »
The plan outlines steps to reform SPD’s hiring process, response and community outreach, among other changes. Read more »
Two former aides have come forward saying Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed them while they were working for his administration. Read more »
Students previously needed to be caring for a child, unable to work due to a disability or eligible for 20 hours of federal work-study each week to qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Read more »
The Onondaga County Supreme Court only held a few time-sensitive or urgent cases in a virtual format over the past year. Read more »
Between 2007 and 2016, pregnancy-related deaths were highest among Black women, and they are two to three times more likely to die in childbirth than white women. Read more »
