SUNY opening new nursing program in rapidly evolving Syracuse neighborhood
Syracuse, NY -- The State University of New York is opening a new program to train licensed practical nurses in a Syracuse neighborhood poised for rapid transformation. The statewide university system will spend $270,000 to add a practical nursing program to the Syracuse Educational Opportunity Center, located near...
Weedsport man arrested for domestic assault involving knife, child present
State Police have arrested a Weedsport man following a domestic assault that left a young woman injured. Authorities say 23-year-old Shawn Woolfolk was taken into custody on November 30 after an incident at a residence on Van Buren Street in Weedsport. Troopers say Woolfolk struck a 19-year-old woman and cut...
Solution already exists for Onondaga Lake Parkway’s low bridge (Your Letters)
Anyone who has lived in Syracuse for any amount of time is aware that trucks are constantly hitting the Onondaga Lake Parkway CSX railroad bridge. Last Friday, this happened for the eighth time this year. They’ve been hitting the Park Street bridge, too. Officials have thrown solutions back and forth repeatedly over...
88-unit apartment building proposed for Syracuse’s University Hill
Syracuse, N.Y. – Veteran developer and hotelier Norm Swanson is proposing to build an 88-unit apartment building on University Hill, but he says it won’t be limited to students. Swanson has submitted plans to the city for a five-story apartment building on a vacant lot at 201 S....
The seat gets warmer for Autry after Syracuse’s historic loss to Hofstra
Syracuse lost as a comfortable favorite against Hofstra, once again putting the spotlight on Adrian Autry.
DOT Threatens to Pull Highway Funding from New York Over Commercial License Concerns
The U.S. Department of Transportation is threatening to revoke millions of dollars in highway funding from New York over the state’s improper issuance of commercial licenses. In September, the agency issued an emergency regulation restricting commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants and non-U.S. citizens....
Mourning a tragedy across an ocean, Syracuse’s Jewish community lights a menorah amid the...
In Clinton Square, a giant menorah looms high across from a brightly lit Christmas tree. People gathered Sunday night, Dec. 14, as the local rabbi and the mayor inaugurated the start of Hanukkah.
New York’s Favorite Christmas Movie Has Been Revealed
A new survey reveals the Christmas movie New York loves most.
School Cop Allegedly Threw 7-Year-Old With Special Needs to the Ground, Handcuffed Him for...
Cetera Jones, the mother of a 7-year-old boy with special needs, has filed a federal lawsuit against an elementary school resource officer at Levi Elementary School in Memphis for allegedly using excessive force against her son. According to her, the school cop threw her son, who is referred to as LJ in the...
Ben Walsh sweated Syracuse’s small stuff. He leaves behind a trail of street-level improvements
Syracuse, N.Y. – City officials in April boarded up and padlocked a convenience store on the North Side after police said an employee sold synthetic marijuana, or “spike,” to an undercover informant. Across town on the South Side, code enforcement officials shut down a corner store in...
