Syracuse NY

Syracuse, NY -- Syracuse’s Black infant mortality rate has spiked to its highest level in years. From 2022 to 2024, the city’s Black infant mortality rate was 14 deaths per 1,000 births, the worst three-year period in a decade, and three and a half times higher than the city’s white infant mortality rate.

As children in the crowd babbled and sun streamed into the auditorium of Syracuse University’s College of Law, 34 people were sworn as new United States citizens. Applicants from 18 different countries took the Oath of Allegiance in front of family and friends Thursday, marking the last step of their journey towards...

Syracuse, N.Y. – Adrian Autry’s frustration was obvious. In the aftermath of Syracuse’s 76-74 loss to Virginia Tech on Wednesday, Autry opened his post-game press conference with the first f-bomb of his head coaching tenure. In describing Syracuse’s missed opportunities to tie the game in the final...

What to know: CICERO, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The monthlong chapter of the water main break affecting many Central New Yorkers ended Thursday, Jan. 22, once the water company officially lifted its order for customers to limit their water use. But in its place, two more water main breaks have been reported in Syracuse...

Update: The National Weather Service issued an updated weather alert at 11:28 a.m. for snow squalls until 1 p.m. for Madison, Oneida, Cortland, Chenango, Otsego, Broome and Delaware counties. Update: At 10:59 a.m., a dangerous snow squall was located along a line extending from near Bridgeport to Bath, moving east...

SKANEATLELES, N.Y. — A chemical containment breach occurred this morning at the City of Syracuse Water Treatment Plant in the Village of Skaneateles. A portion of Genesee Street was closed temporarily as emergency crews responded to the site. Emergency shutdown systems were activated to contain the breach...

Skaneateles, N.Y. — Beef on weck is a humble sandwich with humble beginnings, invented in the late 19th century by William Wahr. Legend has it that Wahr, a baker who owned a bar, was asked by a customer for a sandwich that could be eaten while standing in his establishment. The German immigrant offered up...

Mayor Sharon Owens is beginning her first term by trying to prevent last year's budget brawl between the Syracuse Common Council and city administration. The post Owens to ask councilors to ‘double down’ on funding her vision for Syracuse after last year’s budget battle appeared first on Central Current .

(We all have our go-to order. This series is about shaking that up. Each week, I’ll share one sandwich at a Central New York restaurant that’s worth trying — and explain why it ended up on my plate. If you know a sandwich I should try, text me at 315-382-1984. I just may invite you along.)

Sometimes the most interesting historic sites are the ones closest to home. Some are large institutions, others are easy-to-miss roadside oddities. Some have a major historical storyline to them, others are simply too interesting to not visit. A few inspire smiles; others invite reflection. All are worth a short...