Ben Walsh

Ben Walsh reflects on his 8 years as mayor as he wraps up his final two weeks in office.

He was appointed to succeed Brian Stratton, who's retiring after 14 years at the post.

Mayor Ben Walsh says he's spent his entire two terms slowly building the fleet and hiring drivers and mechanics.

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.