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The story of Syracuse, New York, shows how painful legacies still target the health and lives of Black and brown Americans -- but a reckoning is underway

About 150 Syracuse community members marched from Dr. King Elementary School to the New York state office building in downtown Syracuse, demanding economic, racial and environmental justice for the impacts of the I-81 viaduct Continue reading →

About 150 Syracuse community members marched from Dr. King Elementary School to the New York state office building in downtown Syracuse. Continue reading →

By Syndicated Content By Andy Sullivan SYRACUSE, N.Y. (Reuters) – For more than 50 years, Interstate 81 has cut through the heart of hard-luck Syracuse, New York, raining vehicle exhaust on its Southside neighborhood, where most residents are Black and poor. Now, New York State wants to replace that elevated stretch of freeway with a street-level boulevard to knit the city’s urban grid back together. Construction could begin as soon as next year. The plan has stirred visions of renewal in a city where one in three residents lives in poverty. Some here say it could also m...

One of the biggest barriers to achieving local hiring goals for the I-81 replacement project in Syracuse has come down, and advocates couldn’t be more