Syracuse police working on plan to handle fireworks, illegal street bikes, including hefty fines
Updated May 12, 2021;
Posted May 12, 2021
Illegal fireworks seen from the Woodland Reservoir, Syracuse, N.Y., Tuesday June 30, 2020
Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.com
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Syracuse, N.Y. Syracuse officials want to install high fines and fees aimed at cracking down on illegal ATVs and dirt bikes speeding through the city’s parks and neighborhoods.
City lawyers are drafting a new ordinance that would let police charge a vehicle owner up to $2,650 to retrieve an impounded ATV or dirt bike. The Common Council would need to approve that fee.
Syracuse officials make daily inspections at Skyline as lawmakers demand answers
Updated Apr 12, 2021;
Posted Apr 12, 2021
The Skyline building at 753 James St. is in a useful location for the many social services organizations headquartered nearby.
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Syracuse, N.Y. City code inspectors have been at the Skyline Apartment building every day for the last three weeks.
They’ve found ongoing violations and a sluggish pace on promised repairs, despite a crush of attention and enforcement meant to compel the owners to clean the place up.
Code Enforcement Director Jake DiShaw said the elevators still aren’t all working, contrary to assurances from owners that they would be fixed. And there are still 18 unresolved code violations at the building.
Syracuse’s 40-year-old deal to diversify police survives federal threat; what’s next?
Updated Jan 16, 2021;
Posted Jan 16, 2021
The Syracuse Police Department to swear in 36 new officers. This picture shows officers being sworn in during July of 2018.
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Syracuse, N.Y. – A 40-year-old court order committing the city to diversify its police and firefighting ranks has survived a challenge from the U.S. Justice Department, but with a change.
The city can continue to prioritize hiring Blacks and women as police and firefighters, U.S. District Judge David Hurd ruled in a decision filed Tuesday.
His decision, which came eight days before President Donald Trump leaves office, did not strip the city’s authority to hire police officers and firefighters based on race or gender, as the Justice Department wanted.