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Category: Housing Stability

Posted on 26 March 201927 March 2019

City to Announce Eleven New Initiatives to Address Housing Stability in Syracuse

The City of Syracuse, in partnership with Legal Services of Central New York, will host a press conference to discuss the results of a yearlong process to research and develop a series of initiatives related to housing stability.

Posted on 28 January 201930 January 2019

City of Syracuse Announces Three Startups Selected to Participate in Ground-Breaking Startup in Residence Program

Startups to Address Permit Transparency, Security Deposit Loans, and Trauma Response SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The city of Syracuse announced that the startups Camino, Vite Labs,…

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Posted on 24 October 201826 October 2018

Syracuse’s lead-poisoning crisis: For hundreds of poor kids, home is making them sick

At least 600 Syracuse children were poisoned by lead paint last year - a crisis that shows the difficulty in solving a stubborn and expensive…

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Posted on 19 October 201826 October 2018

‘Evicted’ author who lived in slums and wrote about it is coming to Syracuse to talk poverty

More than 5,000 families in Syracuse are evicted from their homes and apartments every  year. That's an entire small village. And it's not just a Syracuse…

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Posted on 19 July 201826 October 2018

City of Syracuse Releases South Avenue Economic Development Feasibility Study

The City of Syracuse has released a seven-month study into the economic viability of the South Avenue Corridor. The study is available online at  “South…

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Posted on 12 July 20185 October 2018

Syracuse mayor launches citywide book club this week

Looking for a good summertime read? Syracuse's mayor has a suggestion. Mayor Ben Walsh has named "Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City," by…

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Posted on 7 July 201817 January 2019

Citywide Summer Book Club launches with the Pulitzer Prize-winning book “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City”

The 2018 book club selection supports the Innovation Team’s housing stability initiative SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The City of Syracuse and Legal Services of Central New…

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Posted on 28 February 201817 January 2019

Office of Innovation Announces Housing Stability as its Priority Area for 2018

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The City of Syracuse’s Office of Innovation, or “i-team,” has announced housing stability as its priority area for 2018. The Mayor chose…

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City of Syracuse administrative offices will be cl City of Syracuse administrative offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 20 in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday. Refuse and recycling pickup will be delayed by one day for the entire week. Sanitation crews will collect Monday’s trash and recycling on Tuesday, Tuesday’s trash and recycling on Wednesday, Wednesday’s trash and recycling on Thursday, Thursday’s trash and recycling on Friday, and Friday’s trash and recycling on Saturday.
WORKING TOGETHER WINS At the 2019 State of the Cit WORKING TOGETHER WINS At the 2019 State of the City, Mayor Walsh announced the #SyracuseSurge, our strategy for inclusive growth in the New Economy. At the center of the Syracuse Surge is the creation of the Southside Campus for the New Economy on the southern edge of downtown Syracuse, a campus for technology workforce development and the location of a ground breaking regional Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math school in the grand but vacant Central Tech High School. When we work together and believe we can, it’s amazing what can be accomplished. We thank the Syracuse Common Council; our local, state and federal government partners; our region’s non-profit and business institutions; our dedicated City employees; and, most important, the people of Syracuse. See other #WorkingTogetherWins https://bit.ly/2SRB2G6 #SOTC2020
WHAT TO KNOW FOR THE 2020 STATE OF THE CITY Syracu WHAT TO KNOW FOR THE 2020 STATE OF THE CITY Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh will give his third State of the City address at SUNY Upstate Medical University on Thursday, Jan. 16 in the 4th floor Lecture Hall in the Academic Building. The program will begin at 7 p.m. Attendees should enter through Weiskotten Hall (pictured) at 766 Irving Avenue. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Bags may be subject to search. Parking will be available for free at the Irving Avenue Hillside Lot (entered off of University Place) and at the Irving Avenue Garage (IAG) just south of the VA Garage (entered off of Stadium Place), courtesy of Syracuse University. Spectrum News Central New York and the City of Syracuse Mayor's Office will live stream the event for watch parties and viewer who are unable to attend.
JPMORGAN CHASE SELECTS SYRACUSE Nearly 250 cities JPMORGAN CHASE SELECTS SYRACUSE Nearly 250 cities applied. Only five were selected, and Syracuse was one of them. In a major vote of confidence in the #SyracuseSurge, JPMorgan Chase awarded Syracuse a $3 million AdvancingCities grant in April. Our City was selected for its “we can” attitude: the global bank said Syracuse successfully outlined local coalitions of elected, business and nonprofit leaders working together to address major social and economic challenges, such as employment barriers, financial insecurity, and neighborhood disinvestment. When we work together and believe we can, it’s amazing what can be accomplished. We thank the Syracuse Common Council; our local, state and federal government partners; our region’s non-profit and business institutions; our dedicated City employees; and, most important, the people of Syracuse. See other #WorkingTogetherWins https://bit.ly/2SRB2G6 #SOTC2020
NEW COMMITMENTS AND CONSTRUCTION DOWNTOWN Investme NEW COMMITMENTS AND CONSTRUCTION DOWNTOWN Investment continues to happen in Downtown Syracuse. In August, the Allyn Family Foundation a leader in local philanthropy, broke ground on a new headquarters building at the corner of Salina and East Onondaga streets. The four story project, known as Salt City Market, will include a food hall, a grocery store, office space and mixed income apartments. Also last year, Haylor, Freyer & Coon, Inc., a top 100 independent insurance agency in the U.S., moved its headquarters to the heart of Downtown Syracuse. When we work together and believe we can, it’s amazing what can be accomplished. We thank the Syracuse Common Council; our local, state and federal government partners; our region’s non-profit and business institutions; our dedicated City employees; and, most important, the people of Syracuse. See other #WorkingTogetherWins https://bit.ly/2SRB2G6 #SOTC2020
The @syracusestrong315 football team will travel t The @syracusestrong315 football team will travel to Fort Lauderdale, Florida this weekend to compete for the Sunshine Bowl AAA National Championship for the second year in a row. The local minor professional champions are undefeated with a 30-0 record. Beyond the championship game, the team will go on to face the best of the best in a new league in the upcoming season. Mayor Walsh welcomed the team to City Hall for a send off and proclamation ceremony to wish the team well. View the recorded live stream ceremony on the City of Syracuse YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-Nx_xqfrLY We look forward to the team bringing home the 🏆, showing the nation what it means to be #SyracuseStrong!
WORKING TOGETHER WINS With support from the Common WORKING TOGETHER WINS With support from the Common Council, we nearly doubled the City’s sidewalk snow clearance pilot this winter, expanding coverage to sidewalks on about 40 miles of #Syracuse streets. Syracuse University took on plowing sidewalks on two big streets near campus, enabling the City to cover more sidewalks in other parts of Syracuse. When we work together and believe we can, it’s amazing what can be accomplished. We thank the Syracuse Common Council; our local, state and federal government partners; our region’s non-profit and business institutions; our dedicated City employees; and, most important, the people of Syracuse. See other #WorkingTogetherWins https://bit.ly/2SRB2G6 #SOTC2020
THE PAST AND FUTURE MEET Mayor Walsh and The Syrac THE PAST AND FUTURE MEET Mayor Walsh and The Syracuse City School District Superintendent Jaime Alicea toured the former Central Tech High School. They saw the historic spaces that will become home to the state’s first regional high school and worker training center focused on science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM). It will be the centerpiece of the Southside Campus for the New Economy and a key part of our #SyracuseSurge strategy to prepare people for the tech job demand already growing in #Syracuse. More pictures https://bit.ly/2QLbjOk
REDUCING EVICTIONS AND VACANT HOUSING Vacant housi REDUCING EVICTIONS AND VACANT HOUSING Vacant housing in the City is dropping. In July, Mayor Walsh announced that Syracuse has experienced a 12.3% drop in vacant residential properties since 2017. The Greater Syracuse Land Bank has successfully transitioned 708 properties from tax delinquency to new owners since its founding in 2012. The City is also making progress in cutting back evictions, which have a devastating impact on children and families. Our Department of Neighborhood and Business Development ran a pilot program that prevented 99 evictions and helped property owners save more than $336,000 in lost rent and eviction filings. When we work together and believe we can, it’s amazing what can be accomplished. We thank the Syracuse Common Council; our local, state and federal government partners; our region’s non-profit and business institutions; our dedicated City employees; and, most important, the people of Syracuse. See other #WorkingTogetherWins https://bit.ly/2SRB2G6 #SOTC2020

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  • Mayor Walsh Announces Partnerships to Strengthen Snow Plow Fleet

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