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CNY closed, pending home sales fall in January amid tight inventory; home prices rise
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A 30 percent drop in available homes for sale put a crimp in housing sales in Central New York to start the year. Closed sales in the six-county CNY area covered by the Greater Syracuse Association of Realtors (GSAR) fell 3.6 percent to 617 in January from 640 a year ago and […]

Le Moyne, partners seek input on neighborhood-development plans
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Those living near Le Moyne College have until April 2 to complete a survey and provide feedback on issues related to living near the college campus. Le Moyne, the City of Syracuse, and the Town of DeWitt collaborated to launch the survey. The issues include transportation, housing, infrastructure, municipal services, economic development,

DEC, Thousand Islands Land Trust protect five parcels in Jefferson County
CLAYTON, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Thousand Islands Land Trust (TILT) in February announced acquisitions and easements to protect more than 182 acres of significant watershed lands in the town of Clayton in Jefferson County. This partnership is part of the state’s Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP)

Syracuse one-bedroom apartment rent prices edge up in latest month, according to March Zumper report
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The median rental price for most apartments in the Syracuse metro area rose more than 1 percent from the prior month and year-ago period, according to the March 2021 Zumper National Rent Report. The median rental price of one-bedroom apartments in the Syracuse region was $850 in the latest month, up 1.2

Madison County selects Buffalo firm to develop “Pocket Neighborhood” project along old Erie Canal
CANASTOTA, N.Y. — Madison County officials have selected Savarino Companies of Buffalo to develop the “Pocket Neighborhood” project along the Old Erie Canal in Canastota.

Bond, Schoeneck & King to combine with smaller NYC–area firm, adding 15 attorneys
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, a Syracuse–based law firm with 250 lawyers across more than 10 offices, says that it is

Nascentia Health to acquire the Beeches property in Rome to convert it into senior housing
ROME, N.Y. — Syracuse–based Nascentia Health on Tuesday announced that it is under contract to acquire the Beeches complex in Rome with plans for mixed-use

State to add 10 more mass vaccination sites, including in Oneonta and Corning
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State government announced Monday that it is adding 10 more state-run mass vaccination sites to get COVID-19 vaccines into

Crews finish work on $4.3 million housing development for the homeless
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Crews have completed work on Housing Connections in Binghamton, a $4.3 million project that will provide 19 units of supportive housing to

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Le Moyne College, the City of Syracuse and the Town of DeWitt have launched a survey to gather feedback on issues related
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