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Happening soon: Ray LaMontagne on the Syracuse Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How safe is your Syracuse block? Here's how to really know
- Large police response on Wolf Street leaves Syracuse neighbors seeking answers
- How did Syracuse's Common Council reshape budgets and housing in 2025?
Also on today's calendar: 1st Annual End of Summer Celebration and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 79 and low of 70 degrees.
- Thursday: A couple of showers; humid, temps: high: 79, low: 63.
- Friday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 78 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. How Can You Check the Safety of a Syracuse Neighborhood (conservamome.com) — If you're weighing a move within Syracuse, this guide walks you through using local police statistics, the city's open data portal, and New York's sex offender registry to gauge neighborhood safety. It also stresses visiting blocks in person and talking with residents so you can balance hard numbers with real-world impressions before deciding where to live. 
2. Syracuse Police swarm Wolf Street; neighbors report possible shooting (cnycentral.com) — Syracuse residents on Wolf Street saw a heavy police response Tuesday afternoon, with neighbors telling reporters they believed a shooting had occurred, though officers have not confirmed that. The gathering happened near a memorial for 17-year-old Kevin Cuozzo, who was fatally stabbed in Washington Square Park in July, a case prosecutors recently ruled self-defense.
3. Common-Council-2025-recap-Budget-cuts-affordable-homes (dailyorange.com) — Syracuse's Common Council just released its first detailed "Legislative Year in Review," highlighting major 2025 budget cuts, new local laws, and recommendations to change how the council operates. The report explains big shifts like a $16 million budget reduction, a new 2% city hotel tax, and affordable housing projects in East Adams and Eastwood Heights, aiming to help residents better understand and influence local government.
4. Ahead of budget season, Onondaga County Legislature's advisory board shares proposed solutions to housing crisis (centralcurrent.org) — Onondaga County's Housing and Transportation Citizen's Advisory Board has unveiled proposals that could shape future housing and transit options in Syracuse, including a builders fund, zoning updates, and complete-streets studies. With Syracuse currently building only about 1,000 units against much higher demand, officials are urging residents to weigh in before the 2027 county budget process begins this month.
5. Artists examine chance, experimentation in 'Strike It Lucky' exhibit (dailyorange.com) — Syracuse art lovers can still catch the "Strike It Lucky" exhibit at the Nancy Cantor Warehouse, where students, faculty, and alumni explore chance and experimentation across sculpture, film, and mixed media. With works tackling themes from women's medical experiences to memory and environment, organizers are inviting the community to a closing reception on Friday to meet the artists and discuss their processes.
📸 Around Syracuse
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Syracuse
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★ Featured events ★
- Ray LaMontagne →
Crouse hinds concert theater, 411 Montgomery St, Syracuse
7:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
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Other local events
- First Day of School
Syracuse City SD Syracuse, NY 13204 - Walking & Talking Wednesdays Tour- Footsteps in Freedom
Onondaga Historical Association NY
12:00 pm - Board of Education Business Meeting
Syracuse City SD 725 Harrison Street, Syracuse, NY
5:30 pm - Who Celebrated Sullivan-Clinton in 1929 and Why? The Lasting Legacy of the 150th Anniversary
Onondaga Historical Association Skä•noñh-Great Law of Peace Center, 6680 Onondaga Lake Parkway, Liverpool, NY, 13088, United States
6:00 pm - 1st Annual End of Summer Celebration →
B & R Bunkhouse, 6225 E Taft Rd, North Syracuse
11:00 am - Spirits from the Mansions of the Green Way Ghostwalk
Onondaga Historical Association 652 West Onondaga Street, 652 West Onondaga Street, Syracuse, NY, 13204, United States
2:00 pm - Pop Evil - North America 2026 →
The Song & Dance, 115 E Jefferson St, Syracuse
6:00 pm - Dermot Kennedy →
Empower FCU Amphitheater at Lakeview, 490 Restoration Way, Syracuse
8:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 9
Friday September 11
Saturday September 12
Saturday September 19
Saturday September 26
📣 Syracuse Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Onondaga Road Elementary School
4:00 pm - NSJH Welcome Back Ice Cream Social
Roxboro Road Middle School North Syracuse Junior High School 5353 West Taft Road, North Syracuse NY 13212
4:30 pm - Superintendent's Conference Day (Staff Workshops) No School for Students
North Syracuse Csd Syracuse, NY 13212 - Superintendent's Conference Day: No School for Students
East Syracuse Minoa Csd East Syracuse, NY 13057
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Please share & repost to help reunite this lost cat!
Mr. Norman Katz was lost on August 17, 2026 in Syracuse, NY 13207 near Robineau Rosd and Strathmore Drive Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest… (Nextdoor Elmwood) - Please share & repost to help reunite this lost cat!
Cowboy was lost on August 28, 2026 in Camillus, NY 13031 near Orthodox Church Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the… (Nextdoor Solvay)
- TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for Southwest Airlines Ramp Agent in Syracuse. Apply here.
- Crunch Fitness posted a job opening for Crunch Custodian in Syracuse. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Syracuse here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Don't you 2 start anything (Thank you Mary L. for sending it in!)
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