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2 big Upstate NY cities among those where home prices are expected to rise most
Home prices in two of the major cities in Upstate New York are expected to rise at among the highest rates in the U.S. over the next 12 months, according to Business Insider. Home prices in the Syracuse metro area are expected to rise 4.5% over the next 12 months, according to Business Insider, citing data from Zillow and SmartAsset. That was the fourth-highest growth rate among 192 U.S. metro areas analyzed.
2024’s Rainiest Cities In New York State
If you think that it has been a very wet start to Spring, you would be 100% right. There have been more days filled with precipitation than not. Most cities in New York have received some amount of precipitation more than 50% of the time so far this Spring. So...
1 Central NY county among those with worst commutes in state
Syracuse, N.Y. — One county in Central New York is among those with the 25 worst commutes in the state, according to a list from Stacker. Oswego County, north of Syracuse, tied with Livingston County for the 25th-worst commute in New York. Stacker compiled the list using 2021 Census...
Syracuse board sends wrong message on affordable housing (Editorial Board Opinion)
No one would argue that Syracuse needs more quality, affordable housing. So, we’re astonished by the Syracuse Zoning Board of Appeals’ rejection of a $26 million proposal to build 67 units of low-income housing on Syracuse’s South Side because, in their view, it would make an impoverished neighborhood even poorer.
Voters in Onondaga County school district resoundingly reject electric bus purchase
Voters in the Baldwinsville school district Tuesday overwhelmingly turned down a proposal to buy an electric school bus. Voters rejected the measure 1,423 to 716. The state legislature electric school bus mandate, enacted in 2022, requires new school bus purchases to be zero emission by 2027 and all school buses in operation to be electric by 2035.
School votes 2024: Complete budget, school board results for Onondaga County
Residents in Central New York cast their votes on Tuesday for school budgets and to choose school board representatives. Some districts also had proposals for capital projects and library budgets on the ballot. Syracuse city residents do not vote on a school budget. Their budget is set and voted on...
Latin Grammy-nominated rapper to play free NYS Fair concert
A Latin Grammy-nominated rapper has been added to the 2024 New York State Fair concert lineup. Snow Tha Product will perform at the NYS Fair’s Chevy Court stage on Sunday, Sept. 1 at 6 p.m. The show is free with admission to the Fair. If you purchase a product...
NY state awards another I-81 contract. Plus, three new legal marijuana shops to open (Good Morning CNY for May 17)
Subscribe to get the Good Morning, CNY newsletter delivered to your email inbox weekday mornings. High: 77; Low: 60. Cloudy, chance of showers late; see the 5-day forecast. Deputy remembered at ceremony: The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office honored deputies and county first responders who have died in the last year. Among them was Lt. Michael Hoosock, who was killed along with Syracuse Police Officer Michael Jensen in a shootout at a Salina home in April. The ceremony was attended by a crowd of more than 100 people, including some of Hoosock’s family.
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