![](https://www.urbancny.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/530-x-75-twilight.jpg")
City based information and news written by Urban CNY. – If you have news to report send an e-mail. Click here
Walsh announces new career programs for youth in fire and policing and pledges to “keep positive change happening” on police reform Mayor unveils “SyracuseServes” program for veterans and their families in association with Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families Syracuse Mayor’s Office Provides the following assessment as Mayor Walsh recaps City’s challenges and More »
Governor Cuomo: “As we gather at the beginning of 2021, in many ways our challenge is greater than at any time in modern history. 2020 was not just harmful, painful and costly—it was ugly. 2020 was low tide in America. It was a time when this nation saw the injustices and disparity that lay on More »
Please note all meetings originally scheduled to be held in the Common Council Chambers will now be held via WebEx. Please visit www.syrgov.net to access meeting links. Monday, January 18th City Hall Closed in Observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day Tuesday, January 19th No Meetings Scheduled Wednesday, January 20th 1:00 p.m. Study Session WebEx More »
Delivered at a meeting of what was known as The Hungry Club Forum in Atlanta, created by the Butler Street YMCA. Black leaders and white politicians would meet in secret. The speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. May 10, 1967 recognized Three major evils in the world —the evil of racism, the evil of More »
Syracuse, N.Y. – At 3:57 P.M. crews were called to 638 East Division Street, between Lodi Street and Park Street, for a reported fire in a vacant structure. Neighbors had called 911 after noticing smoke issuing from the single-story house. The house was in very poor condition, and crews spent several minutes removing boards from More »
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Recipients Receive a 15-percent Boost in Benefits More Than $100 Million in Emergency Benefits Will Also Be Distributed This Month The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance today announced that New Yorkers enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will receive a 15-percent increase to their monthly More »
Town of DeWitt, New York – On January 11th, 2020, Detectives assigned to the Sheriff’s Office Abused Persons Unit assisted members of the DeWitt Police Department with a sex offense investigation that occurred at the Springfield Garden Apartment Complex. Detectives arrested Cornell Robinson, (59) of Caton Drive, DeWitt for Rape in the 1st degree, a More »
The Syracuse City School District graduation rate has reached a historic high, according to data released this week by the New York State Department of Education. The 2016 cohort – students who began high school in 2016 – completed high school with a four-year graduation rate of 70.7 percent. This is a record high in More »
Landmark Lawsuit Outlines NYPD’s Use of Brutal Force Against Protesters and Pattern of False Arrests AG James Seeks Systemic Reforms at NYPD, Implementation of External Monitor to Oversee Changes New York – New York Attorney General Letitia James today filed a lawsuit against the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and its leadership to end More »
The information provided below is an update to the COVID-19 pandemic in Syracuse and Onondaga County. As required by law, Local Emergency Orders must be renewed by the County Executive. This action is preceded by an assessment of data as presented by county and regional health departments. Rates such as percentage within a given county More »
