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The New York Department of Transportation hopes to maximize student safety by relocating the roundabout in an updated version of the I-81 replacement plan.
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Central New York’s economy appears poised to grow in the coming year. That’s based on data reviewed by M & T Bank Vice President Peter Kneis who delivered the keynote address at Centerstate CEO’s annual economic forecast Wednesday.
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A somber and reflective vigil outside the State Office Building in Syracuse Monday marked a grim day in history to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the U.S. dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan.
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The City of Syracuse and Skaneateles Lake stakeholders are preparing to try out some new technology in an effort to address harmful algal blooms that affect swimming and the water supply.
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As expected, Syracuse common councilors Monday postponed voting on a number of proposed pandemic relief spending items, with two exceptions. One of them was allocating $2 million for the planting thousands of trees in city parks and along city streets
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The state Department of Transportation is out with its latest plan to replace the I-81 viaduct in Syracuse, and it reaffirms their commitment to a community grid. The draft environmental impact statement, or DEIS, includes some changes from the preliminary draft introduced a little over two years ago.
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Elected officials and community members in Syracuse are pushing back hard against a so-called Skybridge proposal by some suburban leaders who claim the viaduct replacement would complement the community grid.
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Years of collective effort at the institutional and governmental levels right down to individual farmers and residents have resulted in the creation of the first comprehensive food system plan in the region. It’s called FoodPlan CNY, and it aims to coordinate and connect all parts of the system, from the farmers to the distributors to the retailers and finally to the consumers.
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The first eight members of Syracuse’s independent redistricting commission are preparing to take the next step in the citizen-led process to re-draw council district lines.
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Programs aimed at Syracuse youth were among the first to be approved Monday using a portion of $123 million in federal pandemic relief funds. Common councilors agreed to spend a total of $1.3 million dollars to fund the Summer Youth Fellows program through 2023.
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The City of Syracuse is once again declaring common areas of the Skyline apartment building unfit for human occupancy after mayor Ben Walsh paid a visit Thursday.
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Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a new state of emergency this week in New York, saying that the upsurge in gun related violence is a public health emergency equivalent to the COVID -19 pandemic. But critics say other approaches would be more effective, and question the governor’s political motivations in taking actions that give him more power.