Onondaga County to mail rent relief checks this week, while the state lags behind
Updated May 19, 2021;
Posted May 18, 2021
A file photo of the interior of a Housing Visions apartment. The Syracuse nonprofit housing provider is owed $300,000 in back rent in Syracuse, alone, and is helping its tenants apply for rent relief. (Rick Moriarty | rmoriarty@syracuse.com) SYRSYR
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Syracuse, N.Y. More than $20 million in rent relief will begin reaching landlords this week in Onondaga County, County Executive Ryan McMahon announced Tuesday.
The checks will be the first of thousands that will help landlords and tenants who lost income due to the coronavirus pandemic. More than 3,600 landlords in Onondaga County applied for the latest round of rent relief funding, asking for at least $13 million in back rent from a $24.5 million fund provided through the American Rescue Plan.
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Brielle Norfleet, left, and Ra’miya Burnside ride the Kid Coaster at the State Fair Food Fest. It expanded into the size of a small county fair, complete with games, rides and food. At the New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes, N.Y., Saturday May 15, 2021.
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He added that having rules in line with the CDC is important to build credibility with the public. He plans to modify the current mask policy at the county building in accordance with the new rules.
“Next, or Wednesday, when it starts, when I get on the elevator I will no longer wear this nice looking mask,” said McMahon.
“Whether I change my mind if I go into a different type of setting, I reserve the right to always pivot and put a mask on if I feel uncomfortable.”
Syracuse and Onondaga County to private employers: You provide summer jobs, we’ll pay
Updated May 14, 2021;
Posted May 14, 2021
Anahja DeLee spent the summer interning at Syracuse City Hall in Mayor Ben Walsh s office as part of the summer jobs program in 2018.Chris Baker, cbaker@syracuse.c
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Syracuse, N.Y. – Syracuse and Onondaga County officials today urged private employers to provide summer jobs for teenagers and young adults ages 16 to 20, the cost of which will be picked by the city and county. The jobs can be on-site or remote.
Mayor Ben Walsh and County Executive Ryan McMahon said they are eager to resume the City-County Summer Youth Employment program, which had grown to employ more than 1,200 before it was suspended last year during the pandemic. But they need more jobs to fill.
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Syracuse firefighters watch as a car is pulled out of a building on James Street near Stafford Avenue on Thursday.Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com
CAR SMASHES THROUGH WINDOW OF CITY BUILDING: A car crashed completely inside a building on James Street in Syracuse Thursday afternoon. The crash happened at about 3:10 p.m. at 2425 James, according to the Onondaga County 911 Center. The car went through a glass window front and came to a stop inside the building.