SU’s hotel proposal passes State Environmental Quality Review Act
Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. The City Planning Commission determined Syracuse University’s proposed hotel on University Avenue passed the State Environmental Quality Review Act during its Tuesday night meeting. The university plans to construct a...
Rain arriving in Syracuse this evening
Starting off the day quite nice with filtered sunshine and temperatures again warming into the low 70s. Keep an eye on rain showers developing in the Finger Lakes this afternoon and moving north into Syracuse this evening as another system brings unsettled weather our way. Thankfully we're not expecting severe...
Planet Fitness offers free summer gym membership — if you’re young enough
You may not be eligible, but someone in your household could qualify.
Top o’ the Flavortown to ya: Syracuse pub returns to ‘Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives’
Syracuse, N.Y. — One of Syracuse’s most beloved pubs is about to get another taste of national fame. Kitty Hoynes Irish Pub & Restaurant, the anchor of Fayette and Franklin streets for the past 25 years, will be featured on “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” this Friday night at 9 p.m. on the Food Network.
Search every campaign contribution in race for Syracuse mayor
Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse will elect a new mayor this year and the three Democratic candidates vying for the seat are bringing in hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions combined. The Democratic candidates filed their latest financial reports Friday, about a month before the June 24 primary....
Complaint says father left fentanyl pills where daughter, who died, could reach them
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A criminal complaint revealed new details about how a 1-year-old girl overdosed and died after consuming fentanyl and cocaine in October 2024. Syracuse Police Department arrested Kenneth Brown, 40, on May 22. He was charged with criminal negligent homicide and endangering the welfare of a child for...
Police blotter: See 262 new arrests, charges include negligent homicide
The Syracuse.com | The Post-Standard police blotter of arrests from police agencies around Central New York was updated today. The arrests added this week occurred between May 1 and 27. Those charged were 16 to 70 years old. One person was arrested for negligent homicide. Syracuse dad charged in death...
Motorcyclist killed in DeWitt crash identified; he was 19 years old
DeWitt, N.Y.— A motorcyclist who died in a crash after colliding Sunday evening with a car in DeWitt has been identified. The motorcyclist was Victor Jensen, 19, of the town of Manlius. At about 8:50 p.m. Sunday, Jensen was heading west on Nottingham Road at the time of the...
Syracuse sees rise in shootings while most of New York reports decline
New data show shootings were down across most of New York in the first quarter of 2025, but Syracuse saw an increase. The State Division of Criminal Justice Services reports Syracuse had 8 more shootings involving injury, 10 more shooting victims and two more shooting deaths compared to the first quarter of 2024.
Free movies return to Syracuse’s Sound Garden for Flicks on the Crick series
The Sound Garden’s annual Flicks on the Crick film series returns in June, with a sweet summer lineup of rom-com movies. The outdoor free movie series takes place every Wednesday in June and July as The Sound Garden projects the flicks on the side of the record store at 310 W. Jefferson St.
