Syracuse’s painful employment gap for Blacks and Hispanics: What can be done?
Hispanic and Black workers in Syracuse have some of the highest unemployment rates in the nation, according to U.S. Census data. The city also has wide gaps between the unemployment rate for white workers and the rates for Black and Hispanic workers. It’s a nationwide problem, said Thomas Hirschl, a...
Man convicted of starting fatal fire now faces possibility of life in prison without...
Syracuse, N.Y. ― A Syracuse man was convicted Thursday of setting a fire that killed a woman on Syracuse’s South Side in 2024. Anthony Green, 60, was found guilty of first-degree murder, first-degree arson and three counts of attempted murder. He now faces a maximum sentence of life...
Two women injured in sports bar stabbing
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Two women were hospitalized with injuries after a stabbing at a sports bar in Syracuse. Syracuse Police responded to Playmakers Sports Bar on Park Avenue on Thursday, December 11 just before midnight to find two women in their 20's injured. One woman was found with a stab wound to the arm, and the...
Syracuse’s plow operations more prepared to tackle snow events
Syracuse’s snowplow operations might be the most prepared in years to tackle snow events like the burst of lake effect on Thursday. Mayor Ben Walsh said he’s worked hard over his eight years in office to buy trucks and hire drivers. When he took office in 2018, Walsh said they had only about a dozen big plows to...
Proposed housing development in Onondaga raising concerns from residents
Early details were shared with neighbors on Tuesday about a project proposal for a new housing development in the Town of Onondaga. For now, it's just a concept on a poster board, but developers are hoping to turn the space into 436 housing units. The complex would be a mix...
Traffic reopens on I-81 near Nedrow after tractor-trailer was jackknifed
NEDROW, N.Y. -- The New York State Police reported that I-81 near Nedrow has reopened. 511NY reported that a tractor-trailer jackknifed on I-81 near Nedrow on Wednesday morning. 511NY said that the incident occurred past Exit 78 to US 11. One of the two lanes is closed due to the...
Residents push back on Micron-linked housing plan
A proposed 436-unit housing development in Onondaga drew sharp criticism from locals Tuesday night, according to Syracuse.com. The project, tied to Micron’s coming jobs boom, would sit 20 miles from the Clay chip plant—too far, some argued, to make sense. Neighbors packed the town hall to voice fears about blasting...
New clarification on how Syracuse decides the company clearing sidewalks
The City of Syracuse clarified on Thursday that it does not "license" some city contractors like they do with other snowplow companies who work in the city. PREVIOUS COVERAGE | Syracuse snow plow operators unlicensed, companies begin filing paperwork. Despite a city ordinance requiring snow plow drivers to be...
Performer cancels Syracuse concert due to visa issues; replacement named
A music group has canceled a Syracuse concert due to visa issues preventing them from performing in the United States. The Folkus Project announced Wednesday that Maggie’s Wake, a Canadian folk-roots band, will not be able to perform Friday, Dec. 12 at the May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society in Syracuse.
Recess Coffee suffers pipe burst in aftermath of apartment fire above it
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Recess Coffee on Tipperary Hill remains closed days after a fire broke out in an apartment unit above it. On Thursday, the coffee shop posted on its Facebook page that the fire and the open windows above it caused a pipe to burst, leading to additional damage.
