Mayor Sharon Owens

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Hundreds turn out to MOST to celebrate new mayor & hear about Syracuse's future

Lucy Shaffer

Mayor Sharon Owens held Mayor's Ball Saturday night at the Museum of Science and Technology. Elected as Syracuse's first black mayor, Owens shared vision for the city's future to hundreds of attendees.

Syracuse Mayor Sharon Owens delivers her State of the City Address at Nottingham High School Jan. 29, 2026.

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Mayor Sharon Owens outlines priorities in first State of the City address

Scott Willis

Many of them build on her successes as deputy mayor, but others offer a glimpse into her own vision for the city.

Mayor Sharon Owens cries as her mother delivers the closing prayer at the inauguration ceremony. Owens' husband stands with her, and their daughter is at right.

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Mother of Syracuse Mayor Sharon Owens dies at 81

Scott Willis

Pastor Ester Daniels attended her daughter's inauguration Jan. 3.

Sharon Owens, Syracuse Mayoral Candidate

Syracuse's new mayor to be speaker at SU's MLK-day event showing 'The Dream Lives Here'

Chris Bolt

Syracuse Mayor Sharon Owens, the city's first Black leader, will be speaker at Syracuse University's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. event. Organizers say she shows King's dream is thriving.

Syracuse City Court Judge Staci Dennis-Taylor administers the oath of mayor to Sharon Owens at the Landmark Theatre Jan. 3, 2026. She's joined by her husband, daughter, and son. Her mother, Ester Daniels, observes from her wheelchair at right.

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Mayor Sharon Owens begins her first full week on the job after weekend inauguration ceremony

Scott Willis

Hundreds filled the Landmark Theater for a ceremony that featured special guests New York State Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Kathy Hochul.