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The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has released its Draft 2050 Transportation Master Plan, outlining a sweeping...

Van B. Robinson, the first Black president of the Syracuse Common Council and a lifelong champion for civil rights and community...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Friends of the Central Library (FOCL) will host internationally renowned, best-selling author Mitch Albom as the...

SYRACUSE, N.Y.  — Mentoring Monday, a women-only networking event, is set to return Monday, April 28, offering Central New York...

SYRACUSE, N.Y.  – The Friends of the Central Library (FOCL) will welcome acclaimed author Angie Thomas to Syracuse as part of its...

New York State is continuing its commitment to making higher education more accessible with the Excelsior Scholarship. The program, now...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York State is taking steps toward transforming its approach to behavioral health crises with the release of the...

SYRACUSE, NY  — The Syracuse City School District (SCSD) has announced a transformative partnership with SUNY Upstate Medical University,...

Governor Kathy Hochul signed a series of bills last week aimed at improving child care access and family resources in New York, but her...

Oneonta, N.Y. (AP)  — Kevin Harrington, 50, a former healthcare executive, was sentenced Monday to three years of probation for...

Syracuse Inner Harbor, Syracuse, NY. Site for proposed Acquarium SYRACUSE, N.Y.  — A proposed $85 million aquarium in Syracuse is in...

ALBANY, N.Y.  — New York’s Clean Slate Act, which automatically seals millions of criminal records, took effect Saturday, offering a...

Hanover Thursdays, the beloved music series that has become a staple of Syracuse summers, is set to return to Hanover Square for its...

Syracuse Housing Authority (SHA) commenced the opening weekend of their annual $10K Youth Basketball Tournament, and will continue 27th ,...

Galaxy Media has announced that Central New York’s biggest food and music festival, The Summit Federal Credit Union Taste of Syracuse,...

The Syracuse Police Department (SPD) meeting took place against the backdrop of recent unfortunate events that occurred about two weeks...

The Syracuse City School Board meeting was held on April 11, 2024, covering several important topics such as policy changes, election...

Syracuse mayor Ben Walsh opined that the state of the city is growing and returning as the region’s center of growth during his recent...

Governor Kathy Hochul broke ground on a $74 million science, technology, arts and math high school in Syracuse, New York on Dec. 7, 2023,...

The Syracuse City School District (SCSD) announced on Nov. 13, 2023 that Armory Square businesses are hosting a Holiday Donation Drive...

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh announced on November 8, 2023 that the City of Syracuse has joined a lawsuit against the manufacturers of...

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh announced a new division focused on pursuing social impact in city government procurement on November 1, 2023....

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh named Rebecca Lumpkin as the new Assistant Director of Equity Compliance of DECSI on November 1, 2023. The city...

The Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse region has just won the federal Tech Hub designation created in the CHIPS & Science Act, putting Upstate...

The City of Syracuse Department of Public Works (DPW) announced on Tue., Oct. 31, 2023 that it will issue citations beginning Wed., Nov....

The Syracuse City School District (SCSD) announced on Wed., Nov. 1, 2023 that it is hosting “The Conversation 2.0,” which is a critical...

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh announced that the City of Syracuse Department of Neighborhood and Business Development (NBD) will host a Black,...

The official grand opening of the City Center Building in downtown Syracuse, was recently announced by Governor Kathy Hochul. The...

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh announced the appointment of Michael Lehmann to Deputy Commissioner of Asset Management and Valuation on Thu.,...

STEM students at Blodgett Middle School (BMS) planted memorial trees in honor of Brexialee Torres Ortiz as part of the community’s 2023...

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh announced that the city’s Department of Public Works (DPW) was awarded project of the year for its Speed Hump...

The kickoff of the Syracuse Open Data Challenge, a month-long open data competition focused on City transportation data is now underway. ...

Governor Hochul has taken a series of actions to improve traffic safety across the state. Hochul’s authorizing legislation enables the...

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh announced the opening of enrollment on Monday, October 2, 2023 for Surge LinkTM, a pilot program to provide free...

Former Oswego County Minority Leader Tom Drumm has announced and mounted his campaign for New York Senate’s 50th District Seat. On...

The city’s Division of Code Enforcement closed five smoke shops where New York State investigators seized adult-use cannabis products...

A new local ordinance set to take effect on Oct. 1, 2023 restricts the placement of new tobacco retail locations near schools and public...

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh announced the Department of Public Works began delivering new trash carts to 36,500 households across the city...

HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) published Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for fiscal year 2024. Nationally, FMRs will...

The Syracuse Common Council approved Mayor Ben Walsh’s plan to make public transportation available at no cost to employees. The Common...