Syracuse NY

Eleven Auburn Correctional Facility staff became ill after being exposed to an unknown substance over the course of three days, prompting the prison guards' union to call on the state to take action to prevent the influx of drugs into state prisons.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upgrades of the playground at Skiddy Park at 300 Tioga St. in Syracuse are now complete. Syracuse official unveiled the playground's improvements on Monday. It now includes accessibility upgrades for children ages 2 to 12. Specifically, it includes a new play area for children ages 2...

Phelps, N.Y. — A 40-year-old man died Wednesday morning when his tractor trailer crashed on Interstate 90 westbound in Phelps in Seneca County, according to troopers. Around 7:41 a.m., the tractor trailer drifted off the highway and traveled along the guardrail on the right shoulder before overturning onto its side,...

DEWITT, N.Y. — The development team behind the project slated to transform the property where the Shoppingtown Mall is right now told the I-Team they're still on track to make it a reality. CNY Central learned the expected timeline is shifting, as the state's highest court weighs whether to...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The long-talked about deal involving the Eastwood Heights Apartments and Latimer Terrace has been rubber-stamped. The Syracuse City Council on Monday voted to approve the deal between the city and Syracuse's Housing Authority. Eastwood Heights is now owned by SHA, which already operates the property....

Another stage of the I-81 project shifts construction activity to Syracuse’s densely populated south side and University Hill. As reported earlier, the most intense work includes the removal of the first several spans of the 1.4 mile elevated highway to make way for the street-level boulevard. The state Department...

In a wide-ranging interview, Syracuse Housing Authority Executive Director Bill Simmons shot back at city officials’ scrutiny of the redevelopment of public housing, said a new phase of the project should close soon and minimized a closed-door meeting of SHA’s Board of Commissioners. The housing authority recently...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — An opening date has been chosen for Syracuse's next Brooklyn Pickle. The new sandwich shop on Marshall Street will open on Aug. 18. It'll be the fourth Syracuse location but the eighth location overall. The new spot will debut the first-ever "Brooklyn Pickle On the Run."...

An 18-year-old from Syracuse is facing multiple felony charges after a string of thefts and a home burglary in Cayuga County last week. According to the Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office, deputies on patrol in the Village of Weedsport early on August 5 spotted a running, unoccupied vehicle. After confirming it had been...

A 7-year-old boy was hit by a vehicle in Syracuse and is in critical condition at Upstate University Hospital, while the driver remained on the scene and is cooperating with the investigation.