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Once a city hall lawyer, Babilon pitches volunteer cops, faster-acting code officers in Syracuse mayoral bid Updated 8:20 AM; Today 8:00 AM Thomas Babilon is challenging Janet Burman in a Republican primary for mayor of Syracuse in the June 22 primary. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.comDennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com Facebook Share | The Post-Standard is running profiles of the candidates in the city’s June 22 mayoral primary. Look for a profile of Republican Janet Burman on Thursday. Stories on Democrats Khalid Bey and Michael Greene will run next week. Syracuse, N.Y. – Thomas Babilon ...

Amid scrutiny, councilor suggests delaying Syracuse sidewalk program until 2022 Updated May 18, 2021; Posted May 18, 2021 Snowfall makes a comeback in a fairly quiet January 2021. Clearing the sidewalk and steps at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Syracuse N.Y. JAN. 26, 2021. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com Facebook Share Syracuse, N.Y. — As councilors probed details of Mayor Ben Walsh’s proposed sidewalk takeover plan Tuesday, one floated the idea of delaying its start until next year. Councilor Khalid Bey suggested delaying the start of the program until Jan. 1 to allow ...

A mural is nice, but Syracuse has more pressing needs (Editorial Board Opinion) Today 7:00 AM The mural proposed for a building on East Washington Street, near Columbus Circle, will feature four of the city’s most significant basketball stars: Breanna Stewart, Earl Lloyd Jr., Dolph Schayes, and Manny Breland. Facebook Share Critics of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan passed by Congress in March warned that state and local governments couldn’t be trusted to wisely spend billions in federal Covid-19 relief. The Syracuse Common Council seems determined to prove them right. We like pu...

Common Council rejects introduction of sidewalk maintenance program Daily Orange File Photo Sidewalks have been a focus of both Greene and Walsh’s campaigns for mayor. Walsh cited sidewalk maintenance as a priority in his 2021 State of the City address, and it's one of Greene’s most important campaign issues. Facebook Subscribe to our newsletter here. The Syracuse Common Council turned down efforts to introduce the municipal sidewalk program, which Mayor Ben Walsh announced last week, at its Monday meeting. Councilor-at-Large Michael Greene introduced the program, which would commit $4.5 ...

Syracuse lawmakers reject proposed funding increase for civilian police watchdog Updated May 10, 2021; Posted May 10, 2021 “We’ve been down this road before,” said Ranette Releford, the administrator of the Citizens Review Board told Syracuse common councilors this afternoon to cheers from the crowd. “This amendment is another gut punch.” Facebook Share Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse lawmakers Monday rejected a proposal that would have increased funding for the city’s civilian police watchdog agency by 58%. The Common Council voted 4-5 to block a budget amendment for an $80,000 inc...