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Statement from Governor Andrew Cuomo on the Passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg “New York’s heart breaks with the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. She was a daughter of Brooklyn and the embodiment of all that it means to be New York tough — yet her life was a testament that tough More »
For African Americans, A. Phillip Randolph is the father of our inclusion and ascension to power within the American labor movement. It took until 1937 to gain Collective Barging rights. Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American More »
“It’s only a movie” was my thought, when I first heard the buzz about Black Panther. An action hero movie set in a fictitious wonderful land hidden in the heart of Africa. It soon became a cultural phenomenon, people from 8 to 80 dressed in Wakanda inspired fashions, groups of young Black children flooded theaters More »
Syracuse, NY – Today, Dana Balter for Congress launched a new TV ad that features former Vice President Joe Biden’s endorsement of Balter, which the campaign rolled out on Wednesday. The ad slams John Katko’s string of dishonest attack ads for taking comments from Vice President Biden out of context. The ad makes clear that More »
Police -$6,393,089 Fire -$4,728,486 DPW -$4,438,861 Those who are supportive of Syracuse Police and Fire Departments need only look to our representation in Washington DC. Their failure to come to a deal that supports state and local governments has placed states, counties, cities, and towns in grave danger of losing much needed services. Those services More »
Syracuse, NY – Today, Dana Balter for Congress launched a new TV ad, her fifth of the general election. In the ad, local voters share Dana’s life story, and highlight the personal experiences that they have in common with her — like working their way through college as a waitress and bartender and almost going More »
This was conceptualized to increase our city’s level of participation in the US Census. It was recently announced the effort scheduled to end in October had its deadline changed to September, a 30 day reduction in data collection time. That almost guarantees a massive under-count of populations in cities across the country, especially Syracuse. This More »
State Needs $30 Billion In Aid Over the Next Two Years for The State to Meet Its Obligations Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie today sent a joint letter to New York’s Congressional Delegation outlining the urgent need for federal aid for state and local governments in More »
Washington, DC— U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) penned the following op-ed, published in The Hill, on the need to deliver additional funds to state and local governments. The submission comes amid ongoing negotiations in Congress on the next COVID-19 relief package. Congress Must Deliver Aid to State and Local Governments, Empower Localities to Continue Assisting More »
With all of the violence within the City of Syracuse I felt it incumbent upon the PBA to place the blame where it should be and not on the shoulders of the brave men and women of the Syracuse Police Department. In spite of all the anti-police rhetoric and protests our officers are working diligently More »