Stephanie Miner was mayor of Syracuse for eight years between 2010 and 2018 — years that were marked by the troubled city’s “upside down” finances due to outsized pension and health care obligations and diminishing tax revenues.
She was also a key confidante of Gov. Andrew Cuomo before a very public falling out.
Miner, who is a self-described policy wonk, has a new book out detailing, with fascinating stories and insights, how she navigated local and state politics as well as special interests, as she attempted to fix some of the city’s deeply embedded problems…