Syracuse, New York

{{Main|History of Syracuse, New York}}

French missionaries were the first Europeans to come to this area, arriving to work with and convert the Native Americans in the mid-17th century. At the invitation of the Onondaga Nation, one of the five nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, a Jesuit priest by the name of Simon Le Moyne, accompanied by soldiers and coureurs des bois, including Pierre Esprit Radisson, set up a mission, known as Ste. Marie de Gannentaha, on the northeast shore of Onondaga Lake.

Jesuit missionaries reported salty brine springs around the southern end of what they referred to as "Salt Lake", known today as Onondaga Lake in honor of the historic tribe. French fur traders established trade throughout the New York area among the Iroquois. Dutch and English colonists also were traders, and the English nominally claimed the area, from their upstate base at Albany, New York. During the American Revolutionary War, the highly decentralized Iroquois divided into groups and bands that supported the British, and two tribes that supported the American-born rebels, or patriots.

Settlers came into central and western New York from eastern parts of the state and New England after the American Revolutionary War and various treaties with and land sales by Native American tribes.See Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1784) The subsequent designation of this area by the state of New York as the Onondaga Salt Springs Reservation provided the basis for commercial salt production. Such production took place from the late 1700s through the early 1900s. Brine from wells that tapped into halite (common salt) beds in the Salina shale near Tully, New York, 15 miles south of the city, was developed in the 19th century.{{Cite book|title=Crossroads in Time|last=Connors|first=Dennis J.|publisher=Onondaga Historical Association|year=2006|isbn=0-8156-8149-6|location=Syracuse|pages=17}}{{Cite journal|last1=Yager|first1=Richard M.|last2=Kappel|first2=William M.|last3=Plummer|first3=L. Niel|date=May 24, 2007|title=Origin of halite brine in the Onondaga Trough near Syracuse, New York State, USA: modeling geochemistry and variable-density flow|journal=Hydrogeology Journal|language=en|volume=15|issue=7|pages=1321–1339|doi=10.1007/s10040-007-0186-9|issn=1431-2174|bibcode=2007HydJ...15.1321Y|s2cid=129699518|url=https://zenodo.org/record/1232767|access-date=November 26, 2021|archive-date=April 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418160321/https://zenodo.org/record/1232767|url-status=live}} It is the north-flowing brine from Tully that is the source of salt for the "salty springs" found along the shoreline of Onondaga Lake. The rapid development of this industry in the 18th and 19th centuries led to the nicknaming of this area as "The Salt City".

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The original settlement of Syracuse was a conglomeration of several small towns and villages and was not recognized with a post office by the United States Government. Establishing the post office was delayed because the settlement did not have a name. Joshua Forman wanted to name the village Corinth. When John Wilkinson applied for a post office in that name in 1820, it was denied because the same name was already in use in Saratoga County, New York.{{Cite web|url=http://www.shadesofoakwood.com/pages/syrhist.html|title=Early History of Syracuse|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100830222145/http://shadesofoakwood.com/pages/syrhist.html|archive-date=August 30, 2010|url-status=dead}} Having read a poetic description of Syracuse, Sicily (Siracusa), Wilkinson saw similarities to the lake and salt springs of this area, which had both "salt and freshwater mingling together".{{Cite news|date=April 13, 1921|title=Syracuse Formed as Village 96 Years Ago Today|newspaper=Syracuse Herald-Journal}} On February 4, 1820, Wilkinson proposed the name "Syracuse" to a group of fellow townsmen; it became the name of the village and the new post office.{{Cite web|url=http://sites.rootsweb.com/~nyononda/SYRACUSE/SYRTELPC.HTM|title=Historical Sketch of the "Central City," and the Importance of the Bell System in Its Business and Social Life|last=Cleaves|first=L.L.|date=June 1912|access-date=November 26, 2021|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308113646/http://sites.rootsweb.com/~nyononda/SYRACUSE/SYRTELPC.HTM|url-status=live}}

The first Solvay Process Company plant in the United States was erected on the southwestern shore of Onondaga Lake in 1884. The village was called Solvay to commemorate the inventor Ernest Solvay. In 1861, he developed the ammonia-soda process for the manufacture of soda ash (anhydrous sodium carbonate) from brine wells dug in the southern end of Tully valley (as a source of sodium chloride) and limestone (as a source of calcium carbonate). The process was an improvement over the earlier Leblanc process. The Syracuse Solvay plant was the incubator for a large chemical industry complex owned by Allied Signal in Syracuse. While this industry stimulated development and provided many jobs in Syracuse, it left Onondaga Lake as the most polluted in the nation.

The salt industry declined after the Civil War, but a new manufacturing industry arose in its place. Throughout the late 1800s and early 1900s, numerous businesses and stores were established, including the Franklin Automobile Company, which produced the first air-cooled engine in the world; the Century Motor Vehicle Company; the Smith Corona company; and the Craftsman Workshops, the center of Gustav Stickley's handmade furniture empire.

On March 24, 1870, Syracuse University was founded. The State of New York granted the new university its own charter, independent of Genesee College, which had unsuccessfully tried to move to Syracuse the year before.{{Cite web|url=http://archives.syr.edu/history/founding_su.html|title=Syracuse University History: History of the Founding of Syracuse University|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927002226/http://archives.syr.edu/history/founding_su.html|archive-date=September 27, 2011|url-status=dead}} The university was founded as coeducational. President Peck stated at the opening ceremonies, "The conditions of admission shall be equal to all persons.... There shall be no invidious discrimination here against woman.... Brains and heart shall have a fair chance...."{{Cite web|url=http://archives.syr.edu/exhibits/women.html|title=Co-ed From the Start: Women Students at Syracuse University in the 19th Century|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609183926/http://archives.syr.edu/exhibits/women.html|archive-date=June 9, 2010|url-status=dead}} Syracuse implemented this policy and attracted a high proportion of women students. In the College of Liberal Arts, the ratio between male and female students during the 19th century was approximately even. The College of Fine Arts was predominantly female, and a low ratio of women enrolled in the College of Medicine and the College of Law.

The first New York State Fair was held in Syracuse in 1841.{{Cite web|url=http://nysfair.ny.gov/about/fair-history/|title=State Fair History|website=The Great New York State Fair|publisher=New York State Government|access-date=October 13, 2016|archive-date=October 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011025800/http://nysfair.ny.gov/about/fair-history/|url-status=live}} Between 1842 and 1889, the Fair was held among 11 New York cities before finding a permanent home in Syracuse. It has been an annual event since then, except between 1942 and 1947, when the grounds were used as a military base during World War II, and in 2020, due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As part of the racial incidents happening all over the country during the 1919 Red Summer, on July 31, 1919, there was a violent riot between white and black workers of the Syracuse Globe Malleable Iron Works.

Syracuse is home to the only "green on top" traffic light. The "green on top" traffic light was installed in 1928 as a result of local youths throwing rocks at the "British red" light that was originally on top. These locals became known as "stonethrowers" and the neighborhood now has the Tipperary Hill Heritage Memorial on the corner of Tompkins Street and Milton Avenue to commemorate this history.{{Cite web|date=March 3, 2017|title=How the Irish changed the traffic laws in Tipperary Hill, Syracuse|url=http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/How-the-Irish-changed-the-traffic-laws-in-Tipperary-Hill-Syracuse.html|access-date=April 29, 2021|website=IrishCentral.com|language=en|archive-date=August 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811183929/http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/How-the-Irish-changed-the-traffic-laws-in-Tipperary-Hill-Syracuse.html|url-status=live}}

World War II stimulated significant industrial expansion in the area: of specialty steel, fasteners, and custom machining. After the war, two of the Big Three automobile manufacturers (General Motors and Chrysler) had major operations in the area. Syracuse was also headquarters for Carrier Corporation, and Crouse-Hinds manufactured traffic signals in the city. General Electric, with its headquarters in Schenectady to the east, had its main television manufacturing plant at Electronics Parkway in Syracuse.

The manufacturing industry in Syracuse began to falter in the 1970s, as the industry restructured nationwide. Many small businesses failed during this time, which contributed to the already increasing unemployment rate. Rockwell International moved its factory outside New York state. General Electric moved its television manufacturing operations to Suffolk, Virginia, and later offshore to Asia. The Carrier Corporation moved its headquarters out of Syracuse, relocated its manufacturing operations out of state, and outsourced some of its production to Asian facilities. Although the city population has declined since 1950, the Syracuse metropolitan area population has remained fairly stable, growing by 2.5% since 1970. While this growth rate is greater than much of Upstate New York, it is far below the national average during that period.

The Syracuse Community Grid project is a 2023 highway teardown project taking place in Downtown Syracuse, with the goal of improving the city.{{Cite news |title=I-81Community grid gets final approval from the feds, Construction begins this fall |work=CNYCentral |url=https://cnycentral.com/news/local/i-81-community-grid-gets-final-approval-from-feds-construction-begins-this-fall}}

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Syracuse is located at {{Coord|43|2|49|N|76|8|40|W|type:city|display=inline}} (43.046899, −76.144423).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990|archive-date=August 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824085937/https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|url-status=live}} It is located about {{convert|87|mi|km|-1}} east of Rochester, {{convert|150|mi|km|-1}} east of Buffalo, and {{convert|145|mi|km|-1}} west of the state capital, Albany. It is also the halfway point between New York City and Toronto, about {{convert|245|mi|km|-1}} from each, Toronto to the northwest and NYC to the southeast.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|25.6|mi2|km2|abbr=off|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|25.1|mi2|km2|abbr=off|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.6|mi2|km2|abbr=off|order=flip}} (2.15%) water.

The city developed at the northeast corner of the Finger Lakes region. The city has many neighborhoods that were originally independent villages, which joined the city over the years. Although the central part of Syracuse is flat, many of its neighborhoods are on small hills such as University Hill and Tipperary Hill. Land to the north of Syracuse is generally flat, while land to the south is hilly.

About 27% of Syracuse's land area is covered by 890,000 trees — a higher percentage than in Albany, Rochester, or Buffalo. The Labor Day Storm of 1998 was a derecho that destroyed approximately 30,000 trees. The sugar maple accounts for 14.2% of Syracuse's trees, followed by the Northern white cedar (9.8%) and the European buckthorn (6.8%). The most common street tree is the Norway maple (24.3%), followed by the honey locust (9.3%).

The densest tree cover in Syracuse is in the two Valley neighborhoods, where 46.6% of the land is covered by trees. The lowest tree cover percentage is found in the densely developed downtown, which has only 4.6% trees.Weiner, Mark: "Census of trees sees healthy population – Syracuse, one of Upstate's leafiest cities, is coming back after the devastating 1998 Labor Day storm", Post-Standard, April 27, 2001

Syracuse's main water source is Skaneateles Lake, one of the country's cleanest lakes,{{Cite web|url=http://www.syracuse.ny.us/Water_FAQs.aspx|title=City of Syracuse|website=syracuse.ny.us|access-date=December 2, 2016|archive-date=December 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203124357/http://www.syracuse.ny.us/Water_FAQs.aspx|url-status=live}} located {{convert|15|mi|km|abbr=on}} southwest of the city. Water from nearby Onondaga Lake is not potable due to industrial dumping that spanned many decades, leaving the lake heavily polluted.Onondaga Lake Incoming water is left unfiltered,{{Cite web|url=http://unitedstates-post.blogspot.com/2014/11/syracuse-geography-of-syracuse-in-new.html|title=SYRACUSE – GEOGRAPHY OF SYRACUSE IN NEW YORK STATE {{!}} UNITED STATES GEOGRAPHY & HISTORY™|website=SYRACUSE – GEOGRAPHY OF SYRACUSE IN NEW YORK STATE {{!}} UNITED STATES GEOGRAPHY & HISTORY™|access-date=December 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203061211/http://unitedstates-post.blogspot.com/2014/11/syracuse-geography-of-syracuse-in-new.html|archive-date=December 3, 2016|url-status=dead}} and chlorine is added to prevent bacterial growth. Most of the environmental work to achieve lake cleanup was scheduled to be completed by 2016; however Honeywell, the company tasked with the cleanup, announced the project's completion in late 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lakecleanup.com/progress-news/metrics/|title=Onondaga Lake Cleanup By the Numbers|website=lakecleanup.com|access-date=June 19, 2020|archive-date=May 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522203520/http://www.lakecleanup.com/progress-news/metrics/|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2011/12/onondaga_lake_cleanup_hits_mil.html|title=Onondaga Lake cleanup hits milestone this week with completion of barrier wall|newspaper=syracuse.com|access-date=October 13, 2016|archive-date=October 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014061246/http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2011/12/onondaga_lake_cleanup_hits_mil.html|url-status=live}} For periods of drought, there is also a backup line which uses water from Lake Ontario.[http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/audits/2003/cities/syracuse.htm City of Syracuse – Executive Summary (2003)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051118132122/http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/audits/2003/cities/syracuse.htm |date=November 18, 2005 }}

Onondaga Creek, a waterway that runs through downtown, flows northward through the city. The Onondaga Creekwalk borders this, connecting the Lakefront, Inner Harbor, Franklin Square and Armory Square neighborhoods. The creek continues through the Valley and ultimately to the Onondaga Nation. The creek is navigable, but it can be a challenge. Its channelized nature speeds up its flow, particularly in the spring, when it may be dangerous. After some youngsters drowned in the creek, some residential areas fenced-off the creek in their neighborhoods.

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The City of Syracuse officially recognizes 26 neighborhoods within its boundaries. Some of these have small additional neighborhoods and districts inside of them. In addition, Syracuse also owns and operates Syracuse Hancock International Airport on the territory of four towns north of the city.

Syracuse's neighborhoods reflect the historically ethnic and multicultural population. Traditionally, Irish, Polish and Ukrainian Americans settled on its west side (see Tipperary Hill); Jewish Americans on its east side; German and Italian Americans on the north side; and African-Americans on its south side. In recent years, large numbers of refugees from the Middle East have settled mainly on the north side as well.

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Syracuse has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa), as mean July temperatures are just above the {{cvt|71.6|°F}} threshold needed for a hot-summer climate. The city is known for its high snowfall, {{convert|115.6|in|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} on average;"[https://web.archive.org/web/20020219075528/http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/online/ccd/snowfall.html Snowfall – Average Total In Inches]", NOAA, June 23, 2004 Syracuse receives the most annual average snow of any metropolitan area in the United States.Cappella, Chris: "[https://www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/askjack/2003-10-01-snowiest-cities_x.htm Answers: 10 snowiest 'cities' aren't all in New York] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012221017/http://www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/askjack/2003-10-01-snowiest-cities_x.htm |date=October 12, 2011 }}", USA Today, October 3, 2003Kirst, Sean: "We won't buckle under the Snowbelt's blows", Post-Standard, March 14, 2005 Syracuse usually wins the Golden Snowball Award among Upstate cities. Its record seasonal (July 1 to June 30 of the following year) snowfall so far is {{convert|192.1|in|m|abbr=on}} during the winter of 1992–93, while the snowiest calendar month was January 2004, with {{convert|78.1|in|m|abbr=on}} accumulated. The high snowfall is a result of the city receiving both heavy snow from the lake effect of nearby Lake Ontario (of the Great Lakes) and nor'easter snow from storms driven from the Atlantic Ocean. Snow most often falls in small (about {{convert|1|-|3|in|cm|abbr=off|disp=or}}), almost daily doses, over a period of several days. Larger snowfalls do occur occasionally, and even more so in the northern suburbs.

The Blizzard of 1993 was described as the Storm of the Century. Some {{convert|42.9|in|cm|abbr=on}} fell on the city within 48 hours, with {{convert|35.6|in|cm|abbr=on}} falling within the first 24 hours. Syracuse received more snow than any other city in the country during this storm, which shattered a total of eight local records, including the most snow in a single snowstorm.Staff Reports: "A Storm for the records – Blizzard of 1993 brought 42.9 inches", Post-Standard, December 31, 2003 A second notable snowfall was the Blizzard of 1966, with {{convert|42.3|in|cm|abbr=on}}. The Blizzard of '58 occurred in February (16–17th) across Oswego and Onondaga counties. This storm was classified as a blizzard due to the high winds, blowing snow, and cold; {{convert|26.1|in|cm|abbr=on}} of snow was measured at Syracuse and drifts reached {{convert|20|ft|abbr=on}} in Oswego County. (See Thirtieth Publication of the Oswego County Historical Society, (1969) and The Climate and Snow Climatology of Oswego N.Y., (1971)

Syracuse on average receives an annual precipitation of {{convert|38.47|in|mm|abbr=off|sp=us}}, with the months of July through September being the wettest in terms of total precipitation, while precipitation occurs on more days each month during the snow season.

The normal monthly mean temperature ranges from {{convert|23.6|F|1}} in January to {{convert|71.3|F|1}} in July. The record high of {{convert|102|F|0}} was recorded on July 9, 1936, and the record low of {{convert|-26|F|0}} has occurred three times since 1942, the last being February 18, 1979.

In the early 21st century, a handful of previous heat records have been broken in the city. For example, July 2020 became the hottest month on record, with a mean temperature of {{convert|77.1|F|1}}, while the summers (June–August) of 2005, 2020, and 2012 were, respectively, the hottest, third-hottest, and fourth-hottest summers on record.{{cite web |url=http://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/ |title=xmACIS2 |publisher=NOAA Regional Climate Centers |access-date=August 24, 2020 |quote=Use "Seasonal Time Series" or "Extremes" |archive-date=August 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815183401/http://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|date=August 31, 2020|title=CNY's hot, hot summer fell just short of record-breaking|url=https://www.syracuse.com/weather/2020/08/cnys-hot-hot-summer-fell-just-short-of-record-breaking.html|access-date=December 21, 2020|website=syracuse|language=en|archive-date=April 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418181819/https://www.syracuse.com/weather/2020/08/cnys-hot-hot-summer-fell-just-short-of-record-breaking.html|url-status=live}} Additionally, 2017 and 2018 saw consecutive monthly high temperature records broken in February, of {{convert|71|F}} on February 24, 2017,{{cite news|author=Glenn Coin|date=February 21, 2018|title=Syracuse is basking in its warmest February day on record|work=syracuse.com|url=http://www.syracuse.com/weather/index.ssf/2018/02/syracuse_just_tied_for_the_warmest_february_day_on_record.html|access-date=May 14, 2018|archive-date=May 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514141920/http://www.syracuse.com/weather/index.ssf/2018/02/syracuse_just_tied_for_the_warmest_february_day_on_record.html|url-status=live}} and {{convert|75|F}} on February 21, 2018, in addition to four consecutive days at or above {{convert|60|F}}. The latter was the warmest winter day on record.{{cite news |url=http://www.syracuse.com/weather/index.ssf/2018/02/today_is_warmest_winter_day_in_syracuse_in_at_least_115_years.html |title=Today is warmest winter day in Syracuse in at least 115 years |date=February 21, 2018 |author=Glenn Coin |access-date=May 14, 2018 |archive-date=May 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514141815/http://www.syracuse.com/weather/index.ssf/2018/02/today_is_warmest_winter_day_in_syracuse_in_at_least_115_years.html |url-status=live }}

{{US Census population

|1850= 22271

|1860= 28119

|1870= 43051

|1880= 51792

|1890= 88143

|1900= 108374

|1910= 137249

|1920= 171717

|1930= 209326

|1940= 205967

|1950= 220583

|1960= 216038

|1970= 197208

|1980= 170105

|1990= 163855

|2000= 146070

|2010= 145170

|2020= 148620

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|footnote=Historical Population Figures{{cite web|url=https://www.biggestuscities.com/city/syracuse-new-york|title=Syracuse, New York Population History|publisher=Biggest U.S. Cities|access-date=November 26, 2021|archive-date=November 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108073017/https://www.biggestuscities.com/city/syracuse-new-york|url-status=live}} 2020

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As of the census of 2010,{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 11, 2016|title=U.S. Census website|archive-date=December 27, 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/http://www.census.gov/|url-status=live}} there were 145,170 people, 57,355 households, and 28,455 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 56.0% White, 29.5% African American, 1.1% Native American, 5.5% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.7% from other races, and 5.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 8.3% of the population.

The largest ancestries include Italian (29.5%), Irish (18.4%), Polish (15.3%), German (9.6%), English (4.5%), and Slovak (3.6%).city-data.com is blacklisted. {{Better source needed|date=November 2021}} Non-Hispanic Whites were 52.8% of the population in 2010,{{cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/36/3673000.html |title=Syracuse (city), New York |work=State & County QuickFacts |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=April 20, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423162235/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/36/3673000.html |archive-date=April 23, 2012 }} down from 87.2% in 1970.{{cite web|title=Race and Hispanic Origin for Selected Cities and Other Places: Earliest Census to 1990 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812191959/http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html |archive-date=August 12, 2012 }} Suburbanization attracted residents outside the city, even as new immigrant and migrant groups increased.

There were 57,355 households, out of which 29% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 9.3% were married couples living together, 20.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.4% were non-families. 38.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 3.14.

The city's age distribution was as follows: 19% of residents were under the age of 15, 23% from 15 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 91 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.89 males.

According to the 2014 estimates from the American Community Survey, the median income for a household in the city was $31,566, and the median income for a family was $38,794. Males had a median income of $39,537 versus $33,983 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,283. About 28.2% of families and 35.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 50% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 and over.

As of 2017, the United States Census Bureau indicated an estimated population of 146,396.

Syracuse ranks 50th in the United States for transit ridership and 12th for most pedestrian commuters. Each day, 38,332 people commute into Onondaga County from the four adjoining counties (2006).{{cite web|url=http://www.syracusecentral.com/images/market_data/cnycommute_lg.jpg |title=Graphic of commuter traffic volume |publisher=Syracuse Central |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070620111025/http://www.syracusecentral.com/images/market_data/cnycommute_lg.jpg |archive-date=June 20, 2007 }}

In the results of the 2020 Census, Syracuse experienced population growth for the first time in over 70 years, having grown 2.4% since the 2010 count.{{Cite news |title=Syracuse gains population for the first time in over 70 years! |work=Syracuse.com |url=https://www.syracuse.com/politics/2021/08/syracuse-gains-population-for-first-time-in-70-years-census-data-shows.html?outputType=amp}}

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Christianity: Most Christians in Syracuse are Catholic, reflecting the influence of 19th and early 20th-century immigration patterns, when numerous Irish, German, Italian and eastern European Catholics settled in the city. The city has the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Syracuse is also home to the combined novitiate of the United States Northeast (UNE) and Maryland Provinces of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). The historic Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is located near downtown (Roman Catholic, with Mass, offered in English and Polish). Tridentine Mass is offered multiple times a week at Transfiguration Parish in the Eastside neighborhood.{{cite letter |first=Douglas |last=Lucia |recipient= Diocesan Family |subject= Establishment of St. Mary of the Assumption as diocesan shrine |language= English |date= August 6, 2021 |url=https://thecatholicsun.com/bishop-lucias-letter-on-establishment-of-st-mary-of-the-assumption-as-diocesan-shrine/ |access-date=March 9, 2022 }}

Another major historic church is the Episcopal St. Paul's Cathedral. Both cathedrals are located at Columbus Circle. They represent their respective dioceses, the Diocese of Syracuse (Roman Catholic) and the Diocese of Central New York (Episcopal).

The Assembly of God, the American Baptist Churches of the US, the Southern Baptist Convention, and the United Church of Christ are other Protestant denominations, and they have their state offices in the Greater Syracuse area. The dozens of churches in Syracuse include Seventh-Day Adventist, Eastern Orthodox, Jehovah's Witness, Christian Science, Reformed Presbyterian, and Metaphysical Christian.

Buddhism: Buddhism is represented by the Zen Center of Syracuse on the Seneca Turnpike; as well as a center on Park Street, on the city's Northside.

Hinduism: Hindu houses of worship include the Hindu Mandir of Central New York in Liverpool.

Islam: The Islamic Society of Central New York Mosque is located on Comstock Avenue and Muhammad's Study Group on West Kennedy Street.

Judaism: Several synagogues are located in the Syracuse metropolitan area, including Beth Shalom-Chevra Chas, Temple Adath Yeshurun, Shaarei Torah Orthodox Congregation of Syracuse, and Temple Concord, considered the ninth-oldest Jewish house of worship in the United States.{{cite web |title=Temple Concord Syracuse |url=https://www.templeconcord.org/about-us |website=Temple Concord |publisher=Union for Reform Judaism |access-date=December 5, 2019 |archive-date=April 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418171828/https://www.templeconcord.org/about-us |url-status=live }}

Sikhism: The gurdwara is at the Sikh Foundation of Syracuse, in Liverpool.

Unitarian Universalism: Two Unitarian Universalist societies in Syracuse: May Memorial Unitarian Society and First Unitarian Universalist Society of Syracuse.

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Formerly a manufacturing center, Syracuse's economy has faced challenges over the past decades as industrial jobs have left the area. The number of local and state government jobs also has been declining for several years. Syracuse's top employers now are primarily in higher education, research, health care and services; some high-tech manufacturing remains. University Hill is Syracuse's fastest-growing neighborhood, fueled by expansions by Syracuse University and Upstate Medical University (a division of the State University of New York), as well as dozens of small medical office complexes.

{{See also|Micron Technology}}

File:P20221027AS-0700 (52651187039).jpg tours Micron exhibits with Gov. Kathy Hochul, Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra and Sen. Chuck Schumer, in Syracuse.]]Micron Technology plans to spend up to $100 billion building a mega-complex of computer chip plants in Syracuse's northern suburbs, about a 15-minute drive from downtown Syracuse, in what would be the largest single private investment in New York history.{{Cite web |last=Weiner |first=Mark |date=2022-10-04 |title=Micron picks Syracuse suburb for huge computer chip plant that would bring up to 9,000 jobs |url=https://www.syracuse.com/business/2022/10/micron-picks-syracuse-suburb-for-huge-computer-chip-plant-that-would-bring-up-to-9000-jobs.html |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Syracuse.com |language=en-US}}

Micron Technology announced it will begin construction in 2024.{{Cite web |last=Vijayan |first=Neil |date=2023-02-13 |title=Micron announces 2024 start for construction on Clay semiconductor plant |url=http://dailyorange.com/2023/02/micron-announces-2024-start-for-construction-on-clay-semiconductor-plant |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=The Daily Orange |language=en-US}} Micron's Clay mega-complex of memory chip fabs would create up to 9,000 direct jobs and additional 40,000 supply-chain and construction jobs over the next 20 years in Syracuse area.{{Cite news |last=Lohr |first=Steve |date=2022-10-04 |title=Micron Pledges Up to $100 Billion for Semiconductor Factory in New York |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/04/technology/micron-chip-clay-syracuse.html |access-date=2023-05-13 |issn=0362-4331}} In Phase 1, the company will spend $20 billion to build its first plant, which it estimates will require about 5,000 workers for construction and initially employ about 3,000 manufacturing workers.{{Cite web |last=Muro |first=Joseph Parilla, Xavier de Souza Briggs, and Mark |date=2023-01-12 |title=In Central New York, a test of the CHIPS and Science Act's promise for economic revitalization |url=https://www.brookings.edu/research/in-central-new-york-a-test-of-the-chips-and-science-acts-promise-for-economic-revitalization/ |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Brookings |language=en-US}}

Micron's Syracuse investment was influenced by passage of the CHIPS and Science Act. Through the CHIPs and Science Act, Congress and the Biden administration established a powerful investment platform with the potential to expand the region's productive capacity for decades.

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Top employers in the Syracuse region and the size of their workforce include the following:[https://web.archive.org/web/20180709153810/http://www.centerstateceo.com/sites/default/files/October%202017%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf "Syracuse, New York Fact Sheet," October 2017. Centerstate Corporation for Economic Opportunity.] City of Syracuse website. Retrieved July 9, 2018.[http://www.ongov.net/about/majorEmployers.html "Major Employers," November 2010. Centerstate Corporation for Economic Opportunity.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701164939/http://www.ongov.net/about/majorEmployers.html |date=July 1, 2018 }} Onondaga County website. Retrieved July 9, 2018.

• State University of New York Upstate Medical University: 10,959
• Syracuse University: 5,700{{Cite web |title=Facts, Figures and Rankings - Syracuse.edu |url=http://www.syracuse.edu/about/facts-figures-rankings/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=www.syracuse.edu |language=en}}
• St. Joseph's Health (Syracuse, New York) (Trinity Health): 4,755
• Wegmans Food Markets: 3,713
• Crouse Hospital: 3,100
• Amazon 2,500{{Cite web |last=Moriarty |first=Rick |date=2022-09-22 |title=Amazon in Clay ramps up hiring as it prepares to ring in its first holiday season |url=https://www.syracuse.com/business/2022/09/amazon-in-clay-ramps-up-hiring-as-it-prepares-to-ring-in-its-first-holiday-season.html |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=syracuse |language=en}}
• Loretto (elder care services): 2,476{{Cite web |title=Loretto |url=https://lorettocny.org/ |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=lorettocny.org}}
• Lockheed Martin Corp.: 2,300{{Cite web |last=Moriarty |first=Rick |date=2023-02-17 |title=Lockheed Martin to hire 300 in Salina, swelling workforce to biggest in 10 years |url=https://www.syracuse.com/business/2023/02/lockheed-martin-to-hire-300-in-salina-swelling-workforce-to-biggest-in-10-years.html |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=syracuse |language=en}}
• National Grid USA: 2,200
• Carrier Corporation: 1,552
• SRC Inc 1500{{Cite web |title=Datanyze |url=https://www.datanyze.com/browser-support/ie/index.html |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=www.datanyze.com}}
• Syracuse VA Medical Center (Veterans Health): 1,400
• Baxter (Welch Allyn) 1000{{Cite web |last=Tampone |first=Kevin |date=2021-12-13 |title=Baxter International completes acquisition of Welch Allyn owner |url=https://www.syracuse.com/business/2021/12/baxter-international-completes-acquisition-of-welch-allyn-owner-hillrom.html |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=syracuse |language=en}}

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{{See also|List of tallest buildings in Syracuse, New York}}

Since 1927 the State Tower Building has been the tallest in Syracuse.

In addition to the dominant Destiny USA shopping mall in Syracuse's Lakefront neighborhood, many of the city's more traditional neighborhoods continue to have active business districts:

• Downtown: Armory Square has replaced South Salina Street as the main retail and dining area of Downtown Syracuse. Armory Square has around 30 dining establishments, around 20 pubs, bars and clubs, and over 50 other retail stores. Similarly, but on a smaller scale, there is the Hanover Square area.
• Eastwood: Calling itself "the village within the city", this former village still has a retail corridor along James Street.
• Little Italy: A neighborhood with Italian origins, Little Italy (part of the Near Northeast neighborhood) has several blocks of bakeries, restaurants, pizzerias, shops, and services. Before large-scale Italian immigration, this neighbourhood was heavily populated by German immigrants.{{Cite journal |last=Koch |first=Daniel |date=2022 |title=Working-Class Germans in the Salt City: Syracuse, New York, 1860–1916 |journal=New York History |volume=103 |issue=2 |pages=361–376|doi=10.1353/nyh.2022.0043 |s2cid=257206983 }}
• Sedgwick Farms: An affluent neighborhood on the northeast side of the city near Eastwood containing many architecturally-distinct, large, classic homes including a Sears Home{{Cite web|last1=Wright|first1=Gloria|last2=Post-St|first2=The|last3=ard|date=May 28, 2011|title=Syracuse house, which came from a Sears catalog, is one of only seven of its kind in U.S.|url=https://www.syracuse.com/news/2011/05/syracuse_house_which_came_from.html|access-date=September 29, 2021|website=syracuse|language=en|archive-date=September 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929212359/https://www.syracuse.com/news/2011/05/syracuse_house_which_came_from.html|url-status=live}} designed by many noted architects. The neighborhood has historically been home to city leaders, state politicians, and leaders in Syracuse's industry and economy.
• Strathmore: A neighborhood on the southwest of the city that largely features well-maintained older, residential homes, including some designed by Ward Wellington Ward. There are several buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The neighborhood is anchored by Hiawatha lake in Onondaga Park.
• University Hill: Marshall Street, along with its terminus South Crouse Avenue, is lined with stores, bars, and restaurants, primarily catering to the student population on "The Hill", as well as the over 25,000 people who work there daily. East Genesee Street at the northwestern corner of the neighborhood has several retail establishments, as well.
• Westcott: This neighborhood east of University Hill is inhabited by a wide variety of people, increasingly including some college students as the university grows but still primarily local families and residents. Single-family homes and two-unit apartments comprise the majority of housing. Westcott is known as a bohemian and liberal quarter, and each September hosts the Westcott Street Cultural Fair. The main business district is on Westcott Street between Beech and Dell streets and includes restaurants, bars, a consignment shop, and other businesses.

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Live jazz music is the centerpiece of two annual outdoor festivals in Syracuse, the Syracuse Jazz Festival, Polish Festival as well as the CNY Jazz Arts Foundation's Jazz in the Square Festival. Performers in the last five years have included Chuck Mangione, Joshua Redman, Smokey Robinson, Branford Marsalis, The Bad Plus, Randy Brecker, Stanley Clarke, Jimmy Heath, Terrence Blanchard, Slide Hampton, Bobby Watson, Dr. John, and Aretha Franklin. The Polish Festival hosted Grammy winners Jimmy Sturr and his Orchestra, Polish music legend Stan Borys and Irena Jarocka, Grammy nominee Lenny Goumulka, LynnMarie, Dennis Polisky & The Maestro's Men, The Buffalo Touch Polka Band featuring Jerry Darlak, and The John Gora Band.

Syracuse was home to the 75-member Syracuse Symphony Orchestra (SSO), founded in 1961.{{Cite web|last1=Johnson|first1=Melinda|last2=Breidenbach|first2=Michelle|date=April 3, 2011|title=Backstage at the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra: Squeezed musicians, tired donors and a slow-building crisis|url=https://www.syracuse.com/news/2011/04/backstage_at_the_syracuse_symp.html|access-date=November 20, 2020|website=Syracuse|language=en|archive-date=April 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418202935/https://www.syracuse.com/news/2011/04/backstage_at_the_syracuse_symp.html|url-status=live}} The SSO's former music directors include Daniel Hege,{{Cite web|last=Johnson|first=Melinda|date=June 17, 2009|title=Syracuse Symphony Orchestra music director Daniel Hege signs on with the Wichita Symphony Orchestra|url=https://www.syracuse.com/arts/2009/06/while_syracuse_symphony_orches.html|access-date=November 20, 2020|website=Syracuse|language=en|archive-date=April 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418202940/https://www.syracuse.com/arts/2009/06/while_syracuse_symphony_orches.html|url-status=live}} Frederik Prausnitz{{Cite news|date=November 22, 2004|title=Frederik Prausnitz, 84, Advocate of Modern Classical Composers, Dies (Published 2004)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/22/arts/music/frederik-prausnitz-84-advocate-of-modern-classical-composers.html|access-date=November 20, 2020|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=April 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418181909/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/22/arts/music/frederik-prausnitz-84-advocate-of-modern-classical-composers.html|url-status=live}} and Kazuyoshi Akiyama.{{Cite web|date=January 27, 1995|title=Symphony Guest Conducts In Two Distinctive Realms {{!}} The Spokesman-Review|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/jan/27/symphony-guest-conducts-in-two-distinctive-realms/|access-date=November 20, 2020|website=The Spokesman-Review|archive-date=April 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418204100/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/jan/27/symphony-guest-conducts-in-two-distinctive-realms/|url-status=live}} The orchestra performed over 200 concerts annually for an audience of over 250,000.{{Cite web |title=Syracuse, New York {{!}} GoComGo.com |url=https://gocomgo.com/cities/syracuse-new-york/venues |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=gocomgo.com}} The SSO filed for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy in 2011 and was replaced by the Syracuse Symphoria in 2013.{{Cite web |title=Symphoria plays for 34,000 fans after rising from bankrupt Syracuse Symphony (video) |url=http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/symphoria_plays_for_34000_after_rising_from_bankrupty_syracuse_symphony.html |website=Syracuse.com |date=March 4, 2014 |access-date=October 28, 2015 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924130746/http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/symphoria_plays_for_34000_after_rising_from_bankrupty_syracuse_symphony.html |url-status=live }}

The Clinton String Quartet has been active for over 15 years and is based in the Syracuse area. All four members were also members of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra.

The Syracuse Friends of Chamber Music for more than a half century have presented a series of concerts by various chamber ensembles.

The Society for New Music, founded in 1971, is the oldest new music organization in the state outside of New York City, and the only year-round new music group in upstate New York. The Society commissions at least one new work each year from a regional composer who awards the annual Brian Israel Prize to a promising composer under 30 years of age and produces the weekly "Fresh Ink" radio broadcast for WCNY-FM.

The Syracuse Opera Company is a professional company that generally performs three operas each season. Founded in 1963 as the Opera Chorus of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, it became independent in 1973. In addition to full performances, it offers several free outdoor concerts each year in Armory Square, Thornden Park, and elsewhere. The company has an annual budget of US$1 million and is the only professional opera company in upstate New York.

The Syracuse Shakespeare Festival is a charitable, educational, not-for-profit corporation dedicated to performing the works of William Shakespeare. It was founded in 2002 and is best known for its annual free Shakespeare-in-the-Park program at the Thornden Park Amphitheatre that has attracted more than 12,000 people since its inception.

Syracuse Stage presents experimental and creative theater; a number of its productions have been world premieres and have moved to Broadway.{{Citation needed|date=March 2008}} The venue was designed by its most famous former artistic director Arthur Storch. Its artistic director is Robert Hupp.

The Red House Arts Center, which opened in 2004, is a small theater housed in a converted hotel that offers performances by local, national, and international artists, and hosts regular exhibits in its art gallery, and screenings of independent films.

Syracuse is also known for a large contemporary music scene, particularly in the heavy metal, hardcore, ska, and punk rock genres.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/rq4nwx/upstate-new-york-metal-scene|title=Upstate New York's Music Scene Is Even Heavier Than the Snowfall|last=Jones|first=Alexander|date=December 21, 2015|website=Vice|language=en|access-date=October 24, 2019|archive-date=October 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024171100/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/rq4nwx/upstate-new-york-metal-scene|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.syracuseska.com/scene.html|title=Syracuse Ska Scene – Scene|website=syracuseska.com|access-date=October 24, 2019|archive-date=November 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191118054953/http://www.syracuseska.com/scene.html|url-status=live}} From 1997 to 2003, Syracuse (or its suburbs) was home to Hellfest, a major hardcore music festival.

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• Everson Museum of Art, which opened in 1968 in a building designed by I.M. Pei, features one of the most extensive pottery collections in the United States along with works of American art, dating from the 18th century to the present. This collection includes paintings, sculptures, drawings, photography, and video.
• Erie Canal Museum is a museum dedicated to preserving the history of the Erie Canal and its role in Syracuse's growth.
• International Mask and Puppet Museum is a museum in Little Italy focusing on masks and puppets, the latter of which are also used in educational performances for children.
• Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology is a museum in the Armory Square neighborhood that features exhibits in science and technology.
• Onondaga Historical Association Museum & Research Center, at 321 Montgomery Street downtown, features exhibits on the past of the Syracuse region and contains historical archives relating to the area's history. Its exhibits include a presentation of the history of the Underground Railroad.
• Syracuse and Onondaga County Fire Museum, will occupy the space of the former Syracuse Fire Department fire station 4 on Wolf Street, built in the 1800s (plans announced October 2020).{{Cite web|title=Former Syracuse Fire Station Being Transformed Into Museum|url=https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/community/2020/10/11/former-syracuse-fire-station-being-transformed-into-museum--|access-date=April 29, 2021|website=ny1.com|language=en|archive-date=April 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430224047/https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/community/2020/10/11/former-syracuse-fire-station-being-transformed-into-museum--|url-status=live}}

Onondaga County Public Library (OCPL) operates Syracuse's public libraries.{{cite web|url=http://www.onlib.org/|title=Onondaga County Public Library|publisher=onlib.org|access-date=August 1, 2015|archive-date=August 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801212752/http://onlib.org/|url-status=live}} Including the Central Library, ten city libraries, and 21 independent libraries in suburban Onondaga County.{{Cite web|url=http://www.onlib.org/locations|title=Locations {{!}} Onondaga County Public Library|website=www.onlib.org|access-date=October 13, 2016|archive-date=October 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014061350/http://www.onlib.org/locations|url-status=live}} A library card from any OCPL library will work at any of the other OCPL libraries.{{Cite web|url=http://www.onlib.org/find/using-library/using-your-library-card|title=Using Your Library Card {{!}} Onondaga County Public Library|website=www.onlib.org|access-date=October 13, 2016|archive-date=October 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018201116/http://www.onlib.org/find/using-library/using-your-library-card|url-status=live}}

City libraries{{Cite web|url=http://www.onlib.org/locations/city-libraries|title=City Libraries {{!}} Onondaga County Public Library|website=www.onlib.org|access-date=October 13, 2016|archive-date=October 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014060945/http://www.onlib.org/locations/city-libraries|url-status=live}}

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• Central Library
• Beauchamp Branch Library
• Betts Branch Library
• Hazard Branch Library
• Mundy Branch Library
• Northeast Community Center Library
• Paine Branch Library
• Petit Branch Library
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• Southwest Community Center Library
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Suburban libraries{{Cite web|url=http://www.onlib.org/locations/suburban-libraries|title=Suburban Libraries {{!}} Onondaga County Public Library|website=www.onlib.org|access-date=October 13, 2016|archive-date=October 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017074752/http://www.onlib.org/locations/suburban-libraries|url-status=live}}

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• Baldwinsville Public Library
• Brewerton NOPL
• Cicero NOPL
• DeWitt Community Library
• East Syracuse Free Library
• Elbridge Free Library
• Fairmount Community Library
• Fayetteville Free Library
• Jordan Bramley Library
• LaFayette Public Library
• Liverpool Public Library
• Manlius Library
• Marcellus Free Library
• Maxwell Memorial Library
• Minoa Library
• North Syracuse NOPL
• Onondaga Free Library
• Salina Library
• Skaneateles Library
• Solvay Public Library
• Tully Free Library

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{{See also|Category:Education in Syracuse, New York}}

The Syracuse City School District, which covers the entire city limits,{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36067_onondaga/DC20SD_C36067.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Onondaga County, NY|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-10-17}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36067_onondaga/DC20SD_C36067_SD2MS.txt Text list] consists of 34 schools and 4 alternative education programs.{{Cite web|title=The Syracuse City School District {{!}} Syracuse, NY|url=http://www.syracusecityschools.com/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020923151521/http://www.syracusecityschools.com/|archive-date=September 23, 2002|access-date=October 13, 2016|website=www.syracusecityschools.com}} In the 2014–2015 school year, the K-12 enrollment was 20,084.{{Cite web|url=https://data.nysed.gov/reportcard.php?instid=800000040902&year=2015&createreport=1&enrollment=1&avgclasssize=1&freelunch=1&teacherturnover=1&hscompleters=1&hsnoncompleters=1|title=2015 {{!}} SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT – Report Card {{!}} NYSED Data Site|website=data.nysed.gov|access-date=October 13, 2016|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308074826/https://data.nysed.gov/reportcard.php?instid=800000040902&year=2015&createreport=1&enrollment=1&avgclasssize=1&freelunch=1&teacherturnover=1&hscompleters=1&hsnoncompleters=1|url-status=live}} 15% of students were classified as English Language Learners, 20% as students with disabilities, and 77% as economically disadvantaged. The drop-out rate was 6%. Syracuse City School District is collaborating with Say Yes to Education with the goal of every public school student graduating high school with the preparation and support to attain, afford, and complete a college or other postsecondary education.{{Cite news|url=http://sayyessyracuse.org/about/|title=About – Say Yes to Education – Syracuse|newspaper=Say Yes to Education – Syracuse|language=en-US|access-date=October 13, 2016|archive-date=October 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014065058/http://sayyessyracuse.org/about/|url-status=live}} They are also one of the "Big 5," which consists of the five New York State School districts with populations over 125,000.{{Cite web|title=The Syracuse City School District {{!}} Syracuse, NY|url=http://www.syracusecityschools.com/districtpage.cfm?pageid=5315|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407150502/http://www.syracusecityschools.com/districtpage.cfm?pageid=5315|archive-date=April 7, 2016|access-date=October 13, 2016|website=www.syracusecityschools.com}} "Big 5" school budgets are approved by annually by the Board of Education and city government as opposed to voters in an annual vote.

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One of Syracuse's major research universities is Syracuse University, located on University Hill. It had an enrollment of 22,484 for the 2017–2018 academic year.{{cite web |url=https://www.syracuse.edu/about/facts-figures-rankings/ |title=Syracuse University Facts, Figures, and Rankings |publisher=Syracuse.edu |access-date=May 17, 2018 |archive-date=August 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803012610/https://www.syracuse.edu/about/facts-figures-rankings/ |url-status=live }}

Immediately adjacent to Syracuse University are two doctoral-degree granting universities, the SUNY Upstate Medical University and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Both institutions have long-standing ties to Syracuse University. Upstate Medical University is also one of Syracuse's major research universities and is one of only about 125 academic medical centers in the country. The medical university directly generates 10,959 jobs, making it Central New York's largest employer.{{Cite web|title=Impact of Upstate Medical University|url=https://www.upstate.edu/impact/pdf/executive-summary.pdf|access-date=November 26, 2021|archive-date=November 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105025742/https://www.upstate.edu/impact/pdf/executive-summary.pdf|url-status=live}} In addition, the Norton College of Medicine at SUNY Upstate is the only medical school in the Central New York region providing state of the art education to over 700+ students.

Also serving Syracuse are Le Moyne College on the city's eastern border, and Onondaga Community College, which has its main campus in the adjacent Town of Onondaga and has two smaller campuses, downtown and in Liverpool. A branch of SUNY's Empire State College is in downtown Syracuse, along with a campus of the nationwide Bryant & Stratton College. There are also the Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital and St. Joseph's College of Nursing.

Other colleges and universities in the area include Cornell University and Ithaca College in Ithaca, Hamilton College in Clinton, Oswego State College in Oswego, SUNY Cortland in Cortland, Morrisville State College in Morrisville, Colgate University in Hamilton, Cazenovia College in Cazenovia (closed 2023), Wells College in Aurora, and both Utica College and SUNY Institute of Technology in Utica.

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The City of Syracuse maintains over 170 parks, fields, and recreation areas, totaling over {{convert|1000|acre|km2}}.{{Cite web|url=http://www.syracuse.ny.us/?aspxerrorpath=/parks/parks/parks.html|title=City of Syracuse Department of Parks|website=syracuse.ny.us|access-date=November 26, 2021|archive-date=February 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225072738/http://www.syracuse.ny.us/?aspxerrorpath=%2Fparks%2Fparks%2Fparks.html|url-status=live}} Burnet Park includes the first public golf course in the United States (1901) and Rosamond Gifford Zoo. Other major parks include Thornden Park, Schiller Park, Sunnycrest Park, Onondaga Park and Kirk Park. There are 12 public pools, two public ice rinks (Sunnycrest and Meachem), and two public nine-hole golf courses (Burnet and Sunycrest Parks) in the city. Onondaga Park, located in the historic Strathmore neighborhood, features Hiawatha Lake, and a beautiful gazebo, often used for prom photos and wedding shoots.

Right outside the city proper, along the east side and north end of Onondaga Lake, is Onondaga Lake Park. The adjacent Onondaga Lake Parkway is closed to vehicular traffic several hours on Sundays during the summer months, so it can be used for walking, running, biking, and rollerblading. During the holiday season, the park hosts Lights on the Lake, a {{convert|2|mi|adj=on|spell=in}} drive-through light show.

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{{Main|Sports in Syracuse}}

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Syracuse University sports are by far the most attended sporting events in the Syracuse area. Basketball games often draw over 30,000 fans, and football games over 40,000. The university has bred dozens of famous professional players since starting an athletics program in the late nineteenth century, including all-time greats Ernie Davis, Jim Brown, Larry Csonka and Dave Bing. Both teams play in the JMA Wireless Dome.

In addition to many former professional minor league teams, Syracuse was previously the home of several top-level pro teams, most notably the Syracuse Nationals who played a total of 17 seasons between the NBL and NBA, and won the 1955 NBA Finals before moving to Philadelphia and becoming the Philadelphia 76ers. Syracuse was also the home of two different Major League Baseball teams: the Syracuse Stars of the National League in 1879, which did not finish their first season; and the Syracuse Stars of the American Association in 1890.

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The city is headed by an elected mayor who is limited to two four-year terms. Syracuse has a Strong mayor-council form of government. On November 7, 2017, Ben Walsh was elected mayor. He began in January 2018 as the first independent mayor of Syracuse in over 100 years.{{Cite news|url=http://www.syracuse.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/11/syracuse_mayor_results_winner_independent_ben_walsh_democrat_juanita_perez_willi.html|title=Ben Walsh elected Syracuse mayor|work=syracuse.com|access-date=March 4, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=September 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926173155/https://www.syracuse.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/11/syracuse_mayor_results_winner_independent_ben_walsh_democrat_juanita_perez_willi.html|url-status=live}} The last independent mayor of Syracuse was Louis Will, who was elected in 1913. The previous mayor was former Common Councilor at Large Stephanie Miner, who was elected on November 3, 2009; she was the first female mayor of Syracuse. Miner was preceded by former Syracuse Common Council President Matthew Driscoll,{{cite web|url=http://www.syracuse.ny.us/Mayors_Biography.aspx|title=City of Syracuse|access-date=November 4, 2009|archive-date=October 28, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028235559/http://www.syracuse.ny.us/Mayors_Biography.aspx|url-status=live}} who first assumed the position in 2001 after the former mayor, Roy Bernardi, resigned upon his appointment by President George W. Bush to a position in the Department of Housing and Urban Development. After serving the remaining term, Driscoll was re-elected that year, and again in 2005.

The legislative branch of Syracuse is the Syracuse Common Council. It consists of a president and nine members:{{Cite web|url=http://www.syrgov.net/Common_Council.aspx|title=City of Syracuse|website=syrgov.net|access-date=October 13, 2016|archive-date=December 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161205034709/http://www.syrgov.net/Common_Council.aspx|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=City of Syracuse|url=http://www.syrgov.net/Common_Council_Members.aspx|website=syrgov.net|access-date=May 8, 2020|archive-date=November 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114073820/http://www.syrgov.net/Common_Council_Members.aspx|url-status=live}}

The Onondaga County Supreme and County Court is the trial court of general jurisdiction for Syracuse. It is also the administrative court for the Fifth District of the New York State Unified Court System. Judges for these courts are elected at-large.

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York also holds court in downtown Syracuse at the James Hanley Federal Building.

Syracuse.com is the most popular local media site in Central New York, according to ComScore, with an average of 3.98 Million unique users. Advance Media NY is the home of syracuse.com, which also produces the local newspaper, The Post-Standard. The two media units combined reach 422,000 in the Syracuse DMA, according to Nielsen, 2022. Advance Media NY is a digital media and marketing agency which helps businesses tell their stories in print, digital and visuals.

Syracuse is served by a number of AM and FM radio stations:

To see a complete list of radio stations in Syracuse including the surrounding area, please see: (Syracuse radio) [https://worldradiomap.com/us-ny/syracuse Radio stations in Syracuse, New York — World Radio Map]

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According to Nielsen Media Research, Syracuse is the fifth largest television market in New York State and the 87th largest in the United States (as of the 2020–2021 TV season).{{Cite news |url=https://mediatracks.com/resources/nielsen-dma-rankings-2021/ |title=Nielsen DMA Rankings 2021 |work=MediaTracks Communications |access-date=November 26, 2021 |archive-date=May 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525173958/https://mediatracks.com/resources/nielsen-dma-rankings-2021/ |url-status=live }} Six major full-power stations serve the city: WSTM-TV 3 (NBC), WTVH 5 (CBS), WSYR-TV 9 (ABC), WCNY-TV 24/cable 11 (PBS), WSPX-TV 56/cable 4 (Ion), and WSYT 68/cable 8 (Fox). WSTM-TV also operates the area's CW affiliate on its DT2 subchannel and cable channel 6, and WSYT carries the MyNetworkTV affiliation on channel 43 and cable channel 7; both stations were previously separately-licensed stations before having their licenses returned to the FCC.

Additionally, networks such as Cornerstone Television channel 11 & 22, Univision, and MTV2 are broadcast by low-power television stations.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnymedia.com/transmitters.cfm?Band=TV&Market=Syracuse|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050220045743/http://www.cnymedia.com/transmitters.cfm?Band=TV&Market=Syracuse|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 20, 2005|title=CNY Media: Syracuse TV Stations Transmitters|date=February 20, 2005}}

Syracuse University's student-run TV station is CitrusTV. CitrusTV programming is broadcast on the university campus on the Orange Television Network.

Syracuse's cable television provider is Charter Spectrum (Charter Communications acquired Time Warner Cable in 2016), which, as a part of its regular and digital offerings, provides a 24-hour local news channel (Spectrum News Central New York), public access channel, and an additional PBS channel. Several suburbs also have access to Verizon Fios for cable television. Dish Network and DirecTV also provide local satellite television subscribers with local broadcast stations.

Syracuse has one major daily morning newspaper, The Post-Standard. Until 2001, Syracuse also had an evening paper, The Herald-Journal. It focuses on local news throughout Central New York, and has a reporter in Washington, DC.

Before the merger with the evening paper, the Post-Standard was named among the "10 best newspapers in America with a circulation of under 100,000" by Al Neuharth of USA Today (run by a competing organization). Since the merger, circulation has increased to over 120,000. Even outside of its four-county delivery area, the paper is available in many convenience stores and supermarkets from the Canada–US border to the New York–Pennsylvania border. The newspaper partly caters to this audience as well, covering many stories from the Ithaca, Utica, and Watertown areas. Since opening a new printing press in 2002, the paper calls itself "America's Most Colorful Newspaper," as almost every page contains color.

The Daily Orange, the newspaper of Syracuse University and SUNY ESF students, is read by over 20,000 people daily, and is widely distributed in the University Hill neighborhood and Armory Square. The Dolphin, the weekly student newspaper of Le Moyne College is also available, read mainly by Le Moyne students.

There are other popular free newspapers, including Eagle Newspaper's downtown edition, the City Eagle, and Table Hopping, which focuses on the restaurant and entertainment scene. Additionally, a weekly newspaper, CNY Vision, publishes news and information focusing on Syracuse's African American community.

A Hispanic-based monthly publication, called the CNY Latino newspaper, is published in Syracuse by the CNY Latino Media Consortium in both paper and online formats, and covers an area from Rochester to Albany and Watertown to Binghamton.

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The Syracuse area is covered in a regional lifestyle publication called The Good Life, Central New York Magazine, mostly known as Central New York Magazine. The magazine is bi-monthly (six issues per year) and offers print + digital and digital only subscriptions; it covers the greater Syracuse and Central New York area.

Central New York Magazine premiered in May 2006 and tells "positive and uniquely CNY stories." Coverage areas include local shops and small businesses, regional travel destinations, food and drink, home décor, attractions and things to do, artisans, changemakers, and area trends.

Syracuse is served by the Central New York Regional Transportation Authority, or Centro. Centro operates bus service in Syracuse and its suburbs, as well as to outlying metropolitan area cities such as Auburn, Fulton, and Oswego.

Proposed public transit projects

In 2005, local millionaire Tom McDonald proposed an aerial tramway system, called Salt City Aerial Transit (S.C.A.T.), to link the university to the transportation center. The first segment from Syracuse University to downtown was estimated to cost $5 million, which McDonald planned to raise himself. Due to perceived low operating costs, the system was envisioned as running continuously.{{cite news |first=Rick |last=Moriarty |title=High flying idea stuck |work=The Post-Standard |date=September 26, 2006 }}

Syracuse (station stop code SYR) is served by Amtrak's Empire Service, Lake Shore Limited, and Maple Leaf lines. Amtrak's station is part of the William F. Walsh Regional Transportation Center.

The Empire Service runs twice daily in each direction between Niagara Falls, NY and New York Penn Station, with major stops in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Utica, and Albany along the way. The Maple Leaf runs once daily in each direction, and follows the same route as the Empire Service, however instead of terminating in Niagara Falls, it continues on to Toronto.

Empire Service and Maple Leaf trains stop at the seasonal New York State Fair – NYF station during the New York State Fair's annual run each August. The NYF Station is located along the southern part of the fairgrounds, near the historic train car display of the Central New York Chapter, of the National Railway Historical Society.

The Lake Shore Limited runs once daily in each direction between Chicago and Boston or New York City (via two sections splitting Albany-Rensselaer). It follows the same route as the Empire Service and Maple Leaf between New York City and Buffalo-Depew, where it diverges and continues on through Cleveland and Toledo to Chicago.

A regional commuter rail service, OnTrack, was active from 1994 until it was discontinued in 2007 due to low ridership. Its sole route connected the Carousel Center to southern Syracuse, often extending to Jamesville in the summer.

Greyhound Lines, Megabus, OurBus, and Trailways provide long-distance bus service to destinations including New York City, Boston, Buffalo, Albany, and Toronto. Greyhound, Megabus, and Trailways use the William F. Walsh Regional Transportation Center in the northern area of the city, while OurBus stops near the campus of Syracuse University.

Syracuse is served by the Syracuse Hancock International Airport in nearby Salina, near Mattydale. The airport is named after Clarence E. Hancock, a former US Congressman representing Syracuse. The airport is served by 8 major airlines, which provide non-stop flights to important airline hubs and business centers such as Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Detroit, Denver, Ft. Lauderdale, New York City, Orlando, Philadelphia, Tampa, Washington, DC, as well as connecting service to 147 foreign cities in 87 countries. Cargo carriers FedEx and UPS also serve the airport. New York City can be reached in under an hour flight. The City of Syracuse owns the airport and property, while a public for-benefit corporation runs the airport, the Syracuse Regional Airport Authority. The airport is protected by the 174th Attack Wing's Fire Department, and patrolled by Syracuse Airport Police Department Officers.

• 22px Interstate 81 runs north–south through Syracuse, and provides access to Canada, Pennsylvania and points south. Its downtown portion is extremely narrow, only consisting of four lanes and few onramps. The highway was known as the Penn-Can Expressway when first built, leading to the Penn-Can Mall and other similarly named developments. It will soon be rerouted to follow I-481's route around the city instead of going through downtown. The current route will be designated as Interstate 81 Business.{{Cite web |title=US Route Number Applications, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Accessed September 8, 2021 |url=https://route.transportation.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2021/08/USRN-Applications_Compiled_2021.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908231157/https://route.transportation.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2021/08/USRN-Applications_Compiled_2021.pdf |archive-date=September 8, 2021 |access-date=September 8, 2021}}
• 22px Interstate 90, signed as the New York State Thruway within New York State, runs east–west, just north of the city. It is a toll highway that provides access to Rochester, Buffalo, Albany, and the north–south (Interstate 87) part of the Thruway leads to New York City.
• 25px Interstate 690 runs east–west through the city, and provides access to Interstate 90, as well as to Syracuse's northwestern and eastern suburbs. A spur off I-690 directly west of the city, NY 695, provides freeway access to the southwestern suburbs. It meets Interstate 81 in downtown Syracuse in a highly complex and incomplete intersection. Most of its routing through the city directly replaced the former elevated rail lines of the New York Central four-track mainline, a fact quite notable by the city's former main rail terminal, where the freeway spans the width between the terminal and its outermost platform. In 1981, artist Duke Epolito erected sculptures of "passengers" on the single remaining passenger platform. The piece is entitled "Waiting for the Night Train."{{Cite news|url = http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2009/12/mystery_santas_helper_each_yea.html|title = Mystery Santa's helper each year puts the red scarves on statues along I-690|last = Case|first = Dick|date = December 20, 2009|work = The Post-Standard|access-date = November 13, 2015|publisher = Syracuse Media Group|archive-date = November 17, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151117025912/http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2009/12/mystery_santas_helper_each_yea.html|url-status = live}}
• 25px Interstate 481 forms an eastern loop around the city and continues to the northwest as NY 481 to Fulton and Oswego, on the shore of Lake Ontario. The highway was built to provide rapid access to eastern suburbs after the affluent community members in Manlius and Fayetteville squashed the original design to extend Interstate 690 to serve the eastern suburbs. The highway is soon to be replaced in designation by Interstate 81.

Community Grid

In late May, 2023, The Community Grid project was officially approved for construction in the Syracuse. The highly controversial plan consists of removing the I-81 viaduct that runs through the downtown of the city, and replacing it with the Boulevard style Business Loop-81. The heavily congested Interstate-81 will be re-routed around the city onto the already existing Interstate-481. This project is estimated to cost around 2.25 billion dollars, and will be completed over a multi-year process.{{Cite news |date=May 31, 2022 |title=I-81 Community Grid Gets Final Approval From Feds |work=CNYCentral |url=https://cnycentral.com/news/local/i-81-community-grid-gets-final-approval-from-feds-construction-begins-this-fall}} Construction has already begun in portions of North Syracuse at the I-81 and I-481 interchange.{{Cite news |title=Here's what the first part of Syracuse's community grid will look like. |work=CNYCentral |url=https://www.syracuse.com/news/2022/06/heres-what-the-first-part-of-syracuses-i-81-construction-will-look-like-maps.html?outputType=amp}}

Two US Highways run through the Syracuse area:

• 22px U.S. Highway 11 (Route 223 in Quebec to New Orleans) runs north–south through Syracuse, including downtown, and it follows Salina, State, and Wolf Streets.
• 22px U.S. Highway 20 (Boston to Newport, Oregon) passes south of Syracuse.

New York State Route Expressways:

• 25px New York State Route 481 travels from NY 104 in Oswego to the terminus of Interstate 481 north of Syracuse.
• 25px New York State Route 690 was built as an extension of Interstate 690 to serve the northwest suburbs of Syracuse. The route is a four-lane divided highway from its southern end at I-690, where it meets Interstate 90 (NYS Thruway), to its end northwest of Baldwinsville in Lysander at NY 48 and NY 631.
• 25px New York State Route 695 is a short state highway west of Syracuse in the village of Solvay in Onondaga County. The number of the highway was derived from the two highways that NY 695 links, Interstate 690 and NY 5.

New York State Routes

• 22px New York State Route 5 runs east–west through Syracuse, including downtown, and follows Erie Boulevard and West Genesee Street.
• 22px New York State Route 80's western terminus is at NY 175 on the south side. The route follows Valley Drive.
• 22px New York State Route 92's western terminus is in downtown Syracuse at US 11. The route follows East Genesee Street.
• 25px New York State Route 173 runs east–west through Syracuse and follows the Seneca Turnpike through the South Valley neighborhood.
• 25px New York State Route 175 follows South Avenue and West Kennedy Street to its eastern terminus at US 11.
• 25px New York State Route 290's western terminus is at US 11 just north of I-81. The route follows James Street.
• 25px New York State Route 298's western terminus is at exit 9 on I-690. The route follows Bear and Court Streets, Genant Drive and Sunset Avenue.
• 25px New York State Route 370's eastern terminus is at US 11 in the Lakefront neighborhood. The route follows Park Street.
• 25px New York State Route 598 is a short north–south highway following Midler Avenue to its southern terminus at NY 5.

Public services such as garbage pickup, street plowing, sewage, and street and traffic maintenance are provided by the Department of Public Works (DPW).{{Cite web|url=http://www.syracuse.ny.us/Dept_of_Public_Works.aspx|title=City of Syracuse|website=syracuse.ny.us|access-date=October 13, 2016|archive-date=October 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014060705/http://www.syracuse.ny.us/Dept_of_Public_Works.aspx|url-status=live}}

The Syracuse water system was one of the few water systems built and operated before federal funding. The water system was constructed mainly to support the industries around Syracuse, New York. Construction of Syracuse's water system began in 1868.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ocwa.org/about/the-early-years/#o378|title=The Early Years {{!}} OCWA|website=www.ocwa.org|access-date=October 13, 2016|archive-date=October 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012200647/http://www.ocwa.org/about/the-early-years/#o378|url-status=live}} The water is brought in on a gravity fed system from Skaneateles Lake, through an unfiltered system, and carried into the city. It is noted for having some of the best drinking water in the nation,{{Cite web|title=City of Syracuse|url=http://www.syracuse.ny.us/water_faqs.aspx|access-date=September 29, 2021|website=syracuse.ny.us|archive-date=December 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203124357/http://www.syracuse.ny.us/Water_FAQs.aspx|url-status=live}} due to the quality of the lake.

In 2015, the city experienced an average of at least one water main break per day. Between 2005 and 2015, the city suffered 2,000 water main breaks. Mayor Stephanie Miner estimated of the cost to fix the city's water infrastructure at $1 billion over a 10–15-year period.{{Cite news|url = http://tinewsdaily.com/stories/510503886-mayor-syracuse-n-y-water-infrastructure-system-in-crisis|title = Mayor: Syracuse, N.Y., water infrastructure system in crisis|date = March 23, 2015|work = TI News Daily|access-date = April 17, 2015|archive-date = April 17, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150417064123/http://tinewsdaily.com/stories/510503886-mayor-syracuse-n-y-water-infrastructure-system-in-crisis|url-status = live}} On February 25, 2015, Miner testified before a joint hearing of the state Assembly Ways and Means Committee and state Senate Finance Committee. Miner testified that the 2014 polar vortex contributed to the increase in Syracuse's water main break.{{Cite web|url = http://www.syracuse.ny.us/uploadedFiles/Miner%20Joint%20Budget%20Hearing%202-25-2015.pdf|title = Testimony – City of Syracuse|date = February 25, 2015|access-date = April 17, 2015|website = City of Syracuse, New York|last = Miner|first = Stephanie|author-link = Stephanie Miner|archive-date = April 17, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150417074517/http://www.syracuse.ny.us/uploadedFiles/Miner%20Joint%20Budget%20Hearing%202-25-2015.pdf|url-status = live}}

On March 3, the 100th water main break in Syracuse in 2015 occurred on James Street.{{Cite news|url = http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2015/03/james_street_water_main_break_is_syracuses_100th_this_year.html|title = James Street water main break is Syracuse's 100th this year|last = Sturtz|first = Ken|date = March 4, 2015|work = The Post-Standard|access-date = April 17, 2015|publisher = Syracuse Media Group|archive-date = April 7, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150407055603/http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2015/03/james_street_water_main_break_is_syracuses_100th_this_year.html|url-status = live}} Early in 2015, Miner lobbied the state for funding to fix the city's aging water system. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declined to help, stating that the city should improve its economy and increase tax revenues, which would enable the city to fund their own water pipe repairs.{{cite web |url=http://www.syracuse.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/02/cuomo_to_syracuse_bring_a_job_to_attract_jobs_then_fix_your_own_pipes.html |title=Cuomo to Syracuse: 'You are not sustainable. You need jobs, an economy, business' |newspaper=The Post-Standard |date=February 4, 2015 |author=Weaver, Teri |access-date=November 20, 2016 |archive-date=February 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213093826/http://www.syracuse.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/02/cuomo_to_syracuse_bring_a_job_to_attract_jobs_then_fix_your_own_pipes.html |url-status=live }}

The Syracuse Police Department (SPD) is the principal law enforcement agency of the city of Syracuse, New York.{{cite web|url=http://www.syracusepolice.org/index.asp|title=Syracuse Police Department – Syracuse, NY 13202|publisher=syracusepolice.org|access-date=August 1, 2015|archive-date=August 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150821064327/http://www.syracusepolice.org/index.asp|url-status=live}} For 2017–18, the police department budget was $48.5 million (equivalent to ${{Format price|{{Inflation|index=US-GDP|value=48500000|start_year=2017}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}).[http://www.syracusepolice.org/document/2515.pdf "Syracuse Police Department Annual Report 2017"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226143952/http://www.syracusepolice.org/document/2515.pdf |date=February 26, 2021 }}. Retrieved December 1, 2018. Effective April 22, 2022, longtime Deputy Chief Joe Cecile is Chief of the SPD, following his predecessor Kenton Buckner's retirement.{{Cite web |last=syracuse.com |first=James McClendon {{!}} |date=April 22, 2022 |title=Joe Cecile, longtime member of Syracuse Police Department, takes over as chief |url=https://www.syracuse.com/news/2022/04/joe-cecile-longtime-member-of-syracuse-police-department-to-take-over-as-chief.html |access-date=May 9, 2022 |website=syracuse |language=en}} Police headquarters is in the John C. Dillon Public Safety Building at 511 South State Street.{{cite web|url = http://www.ongov.net/facilities/BuildingInformation.html|title = Building Information|access-date = November 26, 2021|archive-date = April 18, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210418181914/http://www.ongov.net/facilities/BuildingInformation.html|url-status = live}} The SPD is divided into three patrol zones North (Lakefront, Northside, Eastwood, Tip Hill), South West (Strathmore, Valley, Southside, Near-Westside), and Southeast (University Area, Downtown, Meadowbrook, Eastside).{{Cite web |date=May 25, 2019 |title=Syracuse police divide city into three patrol zones |url=https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2019/05/syracuse-police-divide-city-into-three-patrol-zones.html |access-date=May 9, 2022 |website=syracuse |language=en}}

In 2019, a jury awarded Elijah Johnson $35,000 ({{Inflation|index=US|value=35000|start_year=2019|r=2|fmt=eq}}) after he was beaten with unreasonable force by three police officers while being arrested. In addition, the city was forced to pay attorneys fees, at a total cost to taxpayers of $213,000.{{cite news |url=https://www.syracuse.com/news/2019/11/city-of-syracuse-gets-total-bill-for-police-brutality-case-it-quintuples-the-verdict.html |date=November 12, 2019 |work=The Post-Standard |title=City of Syracuse gets total bill for police brutality case. It quintuples the verdict |first=Julie |last=McMahon |access-date=November 26, 2021 |archive-date=October 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022230836/https://www.syracuse.com/news/2019/11/city-of-syracuse-gets-total-bill-for-police-brutality-case-it-quintuples-the-verdict.html |url-status=live }}

In 2024, Officer John Tassini was Syracuse’s top paid employee earning a total of $282,000.{{cite web | url=https://www.syracuse.com/data/2025/04/highest-paid-syracuse-city-employees-ranked-for-2024-search-pay-for-more-than-2100-workers.html | title=Highest-paid Syracuse city employees ranked: Search pay for all }}

Established in 2011, SPD operates a network of 521{{cite web|url=https://www.syracuse.com/news/2021/09/walsh-proposes-500000-to-fix-police-cameras-in-syracuse-neighborhoods.html|title=Walsh proposes $500,000 to fix police cameras in Syracuse neighborhoods|publisher=Syracuse Media Group|date=September 3, 2021|access-date=September 3, 2021|archive-date=September 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903154810/https://www.syracuse.com/news/2021/09/walsh-proposes-500000-to-fix-police-cameras-in-syracuse-neighborhoods.html|url-status=live}} surveillance cameras called the Criminal Observation and Protection System (COPS).{{cite web|url = http://www.syracusepolice.org/listing.asp?orgId=154|title = COPS Platform Cameras|access-date = December 24, 2014|archive-date = November 24, 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141124232411/http://www.syracusepolice.org/listing.asp?orgId=154|url-status = live}}{{cite web|url = https://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2015/10/syracuse_police_to_spend_400000_on_more_surveillance_cameras.html|title = Syracuse police to spend $400,000 on more surveillance cameras|publisher = Syracuse Media Group|date = October 13, 2015|access-date = December 16, 2015|archive-date = December 22, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151222121857/https://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2015/10/syracuse_police_to_spend_400000_on_more_surveillance_cameras.html|url-status = live}} Between 2011 and 2014 more than 40 utility pole mounted cameras were installed, mainly in the Southwest and Northeast neighborhoods.{{cite web|url = http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/07/where_cops_watch_a_map_of_syracuse_police_surveillance_cameras.html|title = Where the cop cameras are: A map of Syracuse police video surveillance|date = June 7, 2014|access-date = December 24, 2014|publisher = Syracuse Media Group|archive-date = December 28, 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141228214708/http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/07/where_cops_watch_a_map_of_syracuse_police_surveillance_cameras.html|url-status = live}} The cameras were funded by federal, state, and private grants. In Summer 2014, 10 cameras were approved for installation in Downtown Syracuse, the first area not targeted because of high levels of violent crime.{{cite web|url = http://wrvo.org/post/syracuse-residents-ask-city-more-security-cameras|title = Syracuse residents ask city for more security cameras|publisher = WRVO Public Media|date = May 20, 2014|access-date = November 26, 2021|archive-date = March 7, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210307224153/https://www.wrvo.org/post/syracuse-residents-ask-city-more-security-cameras|url-status = live}} Live monitoring of Clinton Square for suspicious people during events and festivals was planned, although police agreed to a prohibition on the use of cameras to monitor protests.{{cite web|date=September 24, 2013|title=Syracuse Police plan live camera monitoring of Clinton Square|url=http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=950846|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141224205559/http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=950846|archive-date=December 24, 2014|access-date=December 24, 2014|publisher=CNY Central}} Twenty-five additional cameras were planned to be installed in 2016.

In spring 2017, the surveillance system was augmented with the installation of ShotSpotter gunshot detection sensors. Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner cited increasing public acceptance of police cameras and lower technology costs as factors in the decision.{{cite web |url = http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2017/01/syracuse_police_will_soon_be_able_to_pinpoint_the_exact_location_of_any_gunshot.html |title = Syracuse cops will soon be able to pinpoint the exact location of gunshots |date = January 12, 2017 |access-date = January 12, 2017 |publisher = Syracuse Media Group |archive-date = September 22, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170922000038/http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2017/01/syracuse_police_will_soon_be_able_to_pinpoint_the_exact_location_of_any_gunshot.html |url-status = live }}

The Syracuse Fire Department (SFD) has the responsibility of protecting the City of Syracuse from fires and other dangers. The department provides multiple services in addition to fire related calls: multi-county regional HAZ-MAT response, first response to medical and trauma calls, unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) capabilities, and teams experienced in high-angle rope, swift water, and confined space rescue operations. The Chief of Fire is Michael J. Monds.{{Cite web|url=http://www.syracuse.ny.us/fire_department.aspx|title=City of Syracuse|website=syracuse.ny.us|access-date=November 26, 2021|archive-date=June 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620021846/http://www.syracuse.ny.us/Fire_Department.aspx|url-status=live}} SFD headquarters is in the John C. Dillon Public Safety Building at 511 South State Street. The department has a Class 1 rating from the Insurance Services Office, which is the best rating obtainable. This rating has a direct effect on the fire insurance of properties within the city. The SFD operates out of 11 fire stations, organized into three districts (akin to battalions), located throughout the city. The SFD currently maintains nine engine companies (operating with nine corresponding "mini" units), five truck companies, one heavy rescue company, a manpower-squad company, and several special and support units. The department also provides Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting ARFF coverage and specialized fire, rescue, medical, and hazardous materials coverage to the Syracuse Hancock International Airport (station 4).

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• {{flagdeco|ROC}} Chiayi City, Taiwan{{cite web |url=http://www.syracuse.ny.us/mayorDocs/2/Taiwan.pdf |title=Mayoral Proclamation regarding sister City |date=October 2001 |access-date=June 5, 2008 |archive-date=June 26, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626071244/http://www.syracuse.ny.us/mayorDocs/2/Taiwan.pdf |url-status=live }} at [http://www.syracuse.ny.us/mayorProclamations.asp Syracuse, Mayor Proclamations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517032825/http://www.syracuse.ny.us/mayorProclamations.asp |date=May 17, 2008 }}
• {{flagdeco|PRC}} Fuzhou, Fujian, China
• {{flagdeco|Yemen}} Taiz, Yemen
• {{flagdeco|Finland}} Tampere, Finland
• {{Flagicon|Ukraine}} Irpin, Ukraine{{Cite web |title=Grateful hearts as Syracuse becomes 'sister city' with Ukrainian community |url=https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2023/04/14/syracuse-becomes--sister-city--with-ukrainian-community |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=spectrumlocalnews.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-04-14 |title=Syracuse welcomes Ukrainian mayor for sister city designation |url=https://www.waer.org/2023-04-14/syracuse-welcomes-ukrainian-mayor-for-sister-city-designation |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=WAER |language=en}}
• {{flag icon|United_States}} Boise, Idaho

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