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Posted on 24 August 202124 August 2021

City Finance Department Reports Significant Progress in Clearing Up Tax Payment Processing Delays

Finance Commissioner says late fees showing up online are being reversed for payments postmarked by Aug. 5 Finance Commissioner Brad O’Connor announced the City of…

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MORE THAN A VISIT: STORYTELLING AND JOURNALISM W/ MORE THAN A VISIT: STORYTELLING AND JOURNALISM W/ NATASHA ALFORD @natashasalford is a daughter of Syracuse. She is Afro-Latina and grew up on the Southside enjoying poetry, oratory, and storytelling. She went onto earn her bachelors and master degrees from @harvard and @northwesternu after graduating from Nottingham High School. After college, Natasha worked as an educator and in financial investments before choosing to return to using journalism as a tool to change lives and ultimately spotlight the power of people and communities. Over the past few years, Natasha has become the "people's journalist" in her work as a @CNN analyst and as Vice President of Digital Content for @thegrio but she hasn't stopped there. She has contributed to the @nytimes, @oprahmagazine, @guardian and continues to mentor the next generation of journalists. Her visit back home this week includes: — a workshop on pitching to national media in partnership with @mysouthside Stand — a visit to @syracuseschools to speak with youth — a community town hall at Greater Evangelical Church on Empowering the Community through Journalism (Wed. Oct 20, 6pm) — a workshop with Camelot Todd and the Syracuse Journalism Lab — and a visit to @newhousesu for a day-long workshop on entrepreneurship and branding for aspiring journalism students in high school Mayor Walsh asked the City Communications Director, @ruthnieangrand, to deliver a proclamation proclaiming the week Natasha S. Alford Empowerment through Journalism week to acknowledge how this city native is committed to growth, diversity, and opportunity #forall. Thank you, Natasha, for continuing to represent Syracuse. #journalism #citizenjournalist #4thestate #powertothepeople #entrepreneurship #blackexcellence365
FIXING OUR ROADS: VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD Our Road Rec FIXING OUR ROADS: VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD Our Road Reconstruction team is working on South Salina Street in the Valley today.  A milling and paving job is underway south of Seneca Turnpike to Dorwin Avenue. Click on the Link Tree in our profile and select Our City blog to read more.
SUNDAY READING Mayor Walsh submitted the City’s SUNDAY READING Mayor Walsh submitted the City’s written response to the @nys_dot Interstate 81 Draft Environmental Impact Statement. He reaffirmed support for the Community Grid while pointing out that improvements can and must still be made to the project. Click on the Link Tree in our profile and select the Our City blog to read the full comments.
FIXING OUR ROADS Our DPW Road Reconstruction team FIXING OUR ROADS Our DPW Road Reconstruction team is on the job today in the Hawley-Green neighborhood. They are starting a milling and paving project on a short but busy stretch of Catherine Street. Click on the Link Tree in our profile and select Our City blog to read more.
LGBTQ+ ADVISORY BOARD 19 caring people will make u LGBTQ+ ADVISORY BOARD 19 caring people will make up the City’s new LGTBTQ+ Advisory board. Mayor Walsh announced the appointments this week during LGBTQ+ History Month. Click on the Link Tree in our profile and select Our City blog to read the names.
NEIGHBORHOOD DREAM COMING TRUE Pathfinder Bank inv NEIGHBORHOOD DREAM COMING TRUE Pathfinder Bank invited neighbors and community leaders to its new branch under construction in a formally vacant West Onondaga Street mansion. Mayor Walsh thanked Pathfinder for investing in a key neighborhood business corridor on the southwest side. As it creates a new branch, the bank is saving and restoring historic features inside and outside the building. Pathfinder expects to open in the first quarter of 2022.
HEALING A COMMUNITY. Mayor Ben Walsh joined the Ne HEALING A COMMUNITY. Mayor Ben Walsh joined the New York State Attorney General Leticia James and the regions elected leaders today to share how the region will begin healing from the harm of the opioid crisis. Attorney General Letitia James today began her statewide ‘HealNY’ tour of New York state, where she delivered the first of up to $1.5 billion dollars to the city and the county. The funds — which will go to all 10 regions of the state — come from different settlements Attorney General James has negotiated following a 2019 lawsuit against manufacturers and distributors responsible for the opioid crisis. The addiction crisis is bigger than just one city, said Mayor Walsh. It affects neighbors from every town and village across the region. This problem is bigger than one city or one demographic. “…we are ensuring every region and every county gets financial help to recover from the devastation that opioids have inflicted on them. The funds we’re infusing into New York today and going forward will be used towards combatting this epidemic with investments in prevention, treatment, and recovery,” said AG James. #healing #opioidcrisis
CUSE COLORS ARE COMING Post your pictures of fall CUSE COLORS ARE COMING Post your pictures of fall foliage in the city and help us celebrate the wonder of this season. Use the hashtag #CuseColors2021 so we can share another amazing photo album of fall in #Syracuse.
FIXING OUR ROADS Road reconstruction work in the h FIXING OUR ROADS Road reconstruction work in the heart of @downtownSYR is moving north. The City will mill and pave North Salina Street between Fayette and Willow Streets next Monday and Tuesday. Crews recommend alternate routes on those days. Click on the Link Tree in our profile and select the Our City blog to read more

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