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Assemblywoman Pamela Hunter (D-Syracuse) joined activists and communities across the nation in commemorating the one-year anniversary of Ahmaud Arbery’s death at the hands of white perpetrators motivated by racial bias who claimed to be conducting a citizen’s arrest. Assemblywoman Hunter and Sen. Michael Gianaris will soon introduce legislation to ban the citizen’s arrests in New More »
by Tolani Ajagbe, MD Medical Director, Addiction Treatment Services, Chief of Psychiatry Crouse Health As a minority person at Crouse Health, I have been inspired by the efforts of hospital leadership to advance issues related to diversity and inclusion. I’ve been particularly encouraged by efforts made to ensure all eligible Crouse employees and members of More »
The COVID pandemic has made government operations tough and this year’s State of the City Address was not exempt. Most of my Council colleagues missed at least the first nine (9)minutes of the address, because the links provided did not take us directly to the live feed. Nevertheless, I listened to the Mayor’s address and More »
The Syracuse Common Council respectfully urges the House of Representatives and the United States Senate to impeach and remove President Donald Trump from office immediately. Yesterday, the President spoke at a rally, inciting thousands of his followers by utilizing false rhetoric and misinformation, ultimately leading them to riot and invade the United States Capitol Building. More »
Dashboard created to monitor commitments and corresponding actions provide tangible milestones as negotiated with local area protestors. Hundreds, if not thousands of people took to the streets this summer, demanding police accountability. These protests eventually generated a list of demands, which were presented to the Walsh Administration. The administration agreed to a set of demands, More »
I’d like to take this opportunity to thank County Executive McMahon for vetoing the pay reductions for our Board of Elections Commissioners. Today I am calling on my colleagues in the County Legislature to learn from this and take this opportunity to put aside such partisan distractions. Our Board of Elections Commissioners were singled out More »
With great fanfare, again we are focusing on “Quality of Life” Issues in the City of Syracuse, again. There was a time when I would welcome the news as a step in the right direction. However, when conditions wax and wane like phases of the moon, it becomes difficult. (Insert sound of chirping crickets here) More »
My favorite holiday of the year is here. Thanksgiving a time to see friends and family all in the same place. Usually a peaceful time, but for some, holiday time is not the bringing of good tidings but it’s a time when someone brings “crazy” as a side dish to a festive occasion. Mental health More »
Dana Balter, Democratic Congressional candidate for New York’s 24th District, released the following statement. “It is important that every single ballot be counted and every voter’s voice heard. I thank all those at the boards of elections for their professionalism and want to reiterate that they need to be given the time and space to More »
The members of Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation (NOON) express our thankful appreciation to Mayor Ben Walsh for his decision made Friday, October 9, 2020, to remove the Columbus statue from the center of our city; and reimagine the circle as an educational space to honor Italian-American neighbors and other peoples who call Syracuse and More »
