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SHARE: Primary elections ended Tuesday night as a test of the strength of established political party interests and partisan insurgents, with incumbent mayors in Albany, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse battling challengers who wanted to deny them another term in office.  The mayors of each of these cities share the goal of getting reelected, but vary widely in the types of campaigns they ran. Four-term Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown ignored his left-leaning opponent who now has a significant lead over him. Two-term Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan debated hers and still cruised to victory. Two-te...

Syracuse mayor primary voting is open June 12-20 at four locations throughout Onondaga County.

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 ...

Syracuse mayoral candidates lay out visions for economic recovery Deandre Gutierrez | Contributing Photographer Federal funding has healed some of the city’s financial woes. Syracuse is on track to receive $126 million in federal funds in 2021, one of the largest cash injections in city history. Facebook Subscribe to our newsletter here. The pandemic has put extreme financial pressure on both the city of Syracuse and its residents. The Daily Orange spoke to the five Syracuse mayoral candidates about their economic priorities for the city post-pandemic. COVID-19 and the economy Syracuse cut ...

Subscribe to our newsletter here. Neighborhood development has been a major issue both in the mayoral race this year and in past city-wide campaigns. Many see the upcoming demolition of the Interstate 81 viaduct as an opportunity to right generations-old wrongs in Syracuse’s communities. The Daily Orange spoke with the five Syracuse mayoral candidates to gauge their thoughts on the future of Syracuse communities. Future of the I-81 viaduct Several politicians and city institutions have endorsed the community grid I-81 replacement plan. The grid would replace the viaduct that cuts through th...