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How cannabis tax revenue can eliminate health inequities in New York (Guest Column)
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next full-day conference in Albany on Sept. 25, 2024. Tickets available now. Dr. Torian Easterling is senior vice president for population and community health and chief strategic and innovation officer at One Brooklyn Health and former first deputy commissioner and chief equity officer at the city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
New York Mandates Inclusion of Crisis Text Line and 988 Hotline on Student ID Cards
To address the growing youth mental health epidemic, New York state has passed a bill requiring the 988 suicide prevention hotline and Crisis Text Line's numbers (741741) to be printed on the back of student ID cards starting in 2025. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), suicide is...
Controversy over Pizze Fritte size at NYS Fair; more top stories (Good Morning CNY for Aug. 28)
Subscribe to get the Good Morning, CNY newsletter delivered to your email inbox weekday mornings. Charcuterie board competition at the State Fair: A charcuterie competition sponsored by the The New York Beef Council was part of Beef Day at the State Fair on Tuesday. The board above was prepared by Olivia Orlando of Cafe Blue in Syracuse’s Inner Harbor. See more photos, and find out who the winner of the competition was. (Charlie Miller photo)
New York Among Top 10 States With Smallest Number of Residents Moving Out
If you thought people are packing up and fleeing New York, think again. Despite a recent poll finding 1 in 3 New Yorkers are thinking about leaving the state, it appears many aren't willing to put their money where their mouth is. The real estate experts at AgentAdvice are out...
New York GOP to Hochul: Cost analysis, grid concerns must be discussed at climate summit
As preparations become finalized for New York's energy summit in Syracuse next week, Republican lawmakers are urging the state leaders and global experts who will participate to make a cost analysis of New York's clean energy goals and reliability of the electric grid part of the conversation. Environmental experts, state...
NYS Fair concerts today: Joan Jett headlines Women’s Day (Wednesday, Aug. 28)
Welcome to our daily New York State Fair concert guide! We’ll be publishing a list of music performers and showtimes every day of the 2024 NYS Fair on syracuse.com. There are two main stages: Suburban Park and Chevy Court. Suburban Park will host the Fair’s largest concerts in the New York Experience area on the west end near Gate 10, in the back of the Midway and past the Expo Center. Chevy Court is located near Gate 1, next to the Center of Progress Building and by the Dairy Products Building. Both have limited seating available.
Day 8 at the NYS Fair: Today’s handpicked menu and schedule
Geddes, N.Y. — Tuesday was Beef Day at the State Fair, and 52,285 folks walked through the gates to celebrate. For the first time ever, the New York Beef Council sponsored a charcuterie board competition. Three finalists who make these grazing appetizers for a living created snack boards in...
How Unchained plans to increase incarcerated people’s access to books in New York state prisons
In an office on West Genesee Street, 11 volunteers folded more than 250 forms they would eventually send to people incarcerated in New York state prisons. The volunteers worked on behalf of Unchained, a Syracuse-based nonprofit dedicated to dismantling the prison industrial complex. The forms, sealed in colorful, custom-designed envelopes, will allow incarcerated people to request books, which Unchained has organized to be sent back to incarcerated people of charge.
Disabilities Beat: How can LGBTQ+ Pride festivals be more accessible? A look at Toronto
Warm weather and sunny skies make summer the perfect time to go to festivals in Western New York and Southern Ontario. But for people with disabilities, festivals are sometimes set up in a way that is difficult to navigate, overstimulating or inaccessible. . WBFO’s Grant Ashley took a deep...
Warning for Horse Owners in Central New York
Own a horse? Make sure they are up to date on vaccinations. Cases of the Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and the West Nile Virus (WNV) are rising across New York State and the New York State Agriculture Department is urging horse owners in Oneida and Madison counties to get their animals vaccinated.
Seasonal clean-up at Mt. Hope, Riverside cemeteries
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The teams over at Mount Hope and Riverside cemeteries are gearing up for the changing seasons. The annual clean-up process was well underway Tuesday, before the grass is covered with leaves and eventually snow. The grounds team makes sure debris is swept away and trees are trimmed before the snow comes. […]
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