Ben Walsh

Syracuse is expanding its municipal broadband service, Surge Link, to reach more than 9,200 additional households across the city.

The vote ends the most contentious budget process of Mayor Walsh's tenure, and perhaps the last decade. Walsh says department heads are working on contingency budgets for the fiscal year starting July 1.

Walsh delivered his final address, highlighting seven years of accomplishments while laying out his ambitious plans for the next 11 months.

Nearly half of children in Syracuse live in poverty, according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.

City officials need to find almost $6 million of funding after two non-taxable properties were included in property tax estimates.

The state-funded summer employment program aims to give youth job experience and a paycheck, while also easing the labor shortage for businesses and organizations.

In conjunction with the New York State Attorney General’s Office, the Syracuse Police Department, is hosting its Gun Buyback event for the third year in a row.

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh on Friday announced a new sister city partnership with the Ukrainian city of Irpin.

The city is preparing to deliver large trash carts to about 6,800 residents in select neighborhoods as part of the first phase of the program. One of the big sticking points has been the feasibility of providing the carts to apartment buildings with up to 10 units.

The use of automated license plate readers, which are street cameras that will capture still images of license plates, will aid in investigations of criminal activity.