
Another day/Another attendance record.
Another day/Another attendance record.
Lines are good for business. The crowd for today’s Education Day game surged to over 10,000, according to team officials.
Abdul Saboor, a grant coordinator at The Center for New Americans, spoke at Bird Library during an information session earlier this week. Saboor and his family came to Syracuse from Afghanistan.
On October 24, a 120 day ban on refugee admissions expired, and the Trump administration announced Executive Order 4, which included new vetting measures, as well as another 90 day ban on refugees from 11 countries and Palestinians. According to stats provided by Interfaith Works, refugee resettlements in our regions was down nearly 92 percent for the month of October (compared to 2016). The group did a presentation at Syracuse University’s Bird Library about refugee challenges and the impact of the travel ban.
Family Dollar Store (Syracuse, NY)
According to commercial real estate analyst Garrick Brown, in the past five years, it is estimated that about five Dollar General (Dollar Tree) Stores open daily in the US.
The chains are an example of dubious economic development in underserved neighborhoods and areas that are food deserts.
The source for our report comes from the blog Bessette Pitney.
We have been following Brown since he provided us with some great data on urban millennials back in the day.
The New York State Fair (this time lasting 13 days) set another record and hosted over 1.1 million people.
Jhonatan Solano caught his 325th career game with the Syracuse Chiefs on Wednesday. That’s a new franchise record.
The Syracuse Silver Knights had better numbers in several categories (see below). but still fell to Cedar Rapids last night. The final score was 6-5. The Knights had 15 shots on goal, including two bullets by a man with one of the all-time great soccer names, Antonio Manfut (above).
Goals turned into a bromance: Manfut’s mates showed some love following his goal.
Timothy Noble Jennings-Bey talked about how to change attitudes and perceptions during Wednesday’s Conversations in Conflict Studies event.
During a lunchtime lecture at SU’s Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, Timothy Noble Jennings-Bey and Arnett Haygood-El described the workings of their organization, Street Addition Institute, Inc. The SAII could be described as a combination think tank/social service organization committed to bridging generational divides by rehabilitating individuals and families who suffer from trauma such as gun violence being confined to historically disadvantaged neighborhoods.
The presentation provided vital statistics and showed how violent trauma often breeds fear in those living within the affected areas and neglect from public institutions. One graph showed an interesting relationship between gun fire in neighborhoods and school disciplinary practices, and how a ADD diagnosis may actually be a form PTSD in some cases.
Jennings-Bey recognized these problems are not new (many like housing segregation are the result of public policy), but SAII’s goal is to identify those affected, and help provide solutions from a grass-roots perspective.
NYS Fair, summer’s final act
NYS Fair, the 2016 edition, set a new attendance record.
Young child awaiting smoke dance competition (Hanover Square)
Onondaga Chief Tadodaho Sid Hill (right) conducted the Opening Ceremony.
Elder watching dance competition.