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Subscribe to get the Good Morning, CNY newsletter delivered to your email inbox weekday mornings. Weather High: 36. Low: 32. Cloudy and cold, snow showers. See the 5-day forecast. Photo of the day Protesters demand release of two detained by ICE: More than a hundred people, including top local elected officials and the city’s next mayor, gathered Monday evening in downtown Syracuse to demand the release of two Upstate hospital workers detained by federal immigration authorities. The two hospital workers, Alcibiades “Alex” Lazaro Ramirez Gonzalez and Yannier “Yan” Vazquez Hidalgo, were detained late last month when they went to an appointment at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Mattydale. Story, more photos. (N. Scott Trimble photo) The latest A lame-duck Syracuse councilor’s proposal angers historic preservation advocates: Common Councilor Pat Hogan is picking a fight with historic preservation advocates in his final months in office over the power a city volunteer board has to halt renovation projects. Hogan has proposed an amendment to the city’s zoning law that would establish an exemption for property owners of locally protected historic buildings to obtain Landmark Preservation Board approval on many exterior repairs. The measure has drawn a swift and loud rebuke from LPB members and other historic preservation advocates. Veterans Day: What’s open, closed today? What’s Trending After 10 days of crisis, 100,000 in CNY should receive SNAP benefits this week: Nearly 100,000 people in Central New York who depend on SNAP benefits to pay for their groceries should get their money by the end of this week. More than 50,000 people in Onondaga County, and 100,000 across Onondaga, Cayuga, Oswego and Madison counties, depend on the federal program to buy groceries every month. Cato immigration raid violated U.S. Constitution, says lawyer for detained woman: A woman arrested with 56 others at a Cato nutrition bar factory in September has filed a Constitutional challenge to the federal government’s immigration raid, saying the violations are “diverse, plentiful and compounding.” In papers filed in federal court Monday, a lawyer for Argentina Juarez-Lopez asked Judge Brenda Sannes to exclude evidence federal agents collected after the biggest raid in Upstate New York since President Donald Trump took office. Here’s why. Meet 5 new politicians who emerged in Central NY’s blue wave: The size of Tuesday’s blue wave in Central New York, like across the nation, caught almost everyone by surprise. It swelled so large here that it swept in candidates up and down the ballot, from state supreme court justices to local highway superintendents to a neighborhood leader running on a third-party line. Meet five of our new local leaders. Looking Ahead Syracuse Fire Department plans to make part of a furniture store into a maintenance garage: Part of a massive furniture store on Syracuse’s South Side could soon become the city fire department’s maintenance facility. The Syracuse Common Council approved a series of resolutions Monday authorizing the estimated $5.7 million project. Sports ACC Football Power Rankings: Syracuse fighting to avoid last place in down year: Miami and Georgia Tech had their meltdowns last week, which made Saturday an important day for the ACC. The conference needed strong outings from Virginia, Louisville and Pittsburgh. Instead, the ACC saw two more of its ranked teams get upset with three weeks of regular season play remaining. As the 2025 season enters its final quarter, here’s how the league’s teams stack up to each other. MORE SPORTS What are those red Xs on the SU basketball scoreboard? Bills offensive collapse has everyone looking where to point finger of blame NY Giants coach Brian Daboll fired after 2-8 record in 4th season Syracuse men’s soccer upsets N.C. State to advance to ACC semifinals Section III’s football finalists get preview of JMA dome experience (photos) High school football rankings (Section III semifinals): Championship games set Missed any of our HS football Games of the Week? Watch them all right here Central NY high school results, news, scores In brief See the NY cities with the highest full value property tax rates in 2025 Alec Baldwin gives shutdown travel tips from Syracuse airport: ‘Don’t fly’ One arrested in investigation into shooting of off-duty OCC officer CNY Republican leaders line up behind Elise Stefanik for governor Syracuse native will serve as top deputy to Zohran Mamdani Upstate NY musicians up for Grammys include 5-time nominee who has never won Today’s obituaries To view today’s obituaries, please click here. Your news. Your way.
