Central Current

10/10/2025

As Central New Yorkers gathered to commemorate an ‘Erie Canal moment,’ Haudenosaunee remembered the canal’s long legacy of Indigenous harm.

As Central New Yorkers commemorated an ‘Erie Canal moment,’ the Onondaga Nation remembered the canal’s long legacy of Indigenous harm.

09/23/2025

Our newsroom will be partnering with ArtRage Gallery to host a panel discussion Oct. 15th exploring urban environmental challenges and inequalities relating to the removal and replacement of the I-81 viaduct.

Reserve your seat today using the link below:

Central Current and ArtRage will host a panel discussion on Oct. 15th exploring urban environmental challenges and inequalities relating to the I-81 removal and community grid construction.

09/12/2025

On Thursday, Oct. 23, our newsroom staff will interview candidates running in this year’s Syracuse mayoral race as part of our Current Conversations series.

The event will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Everson Museum’s Hosmer Auditorium. Please take a moment to reserve your seat today.

All candidates who have an approved ballot line will be invited, including Sharon Owens, Thomas Babilon, Tim Rudd and Alfonso Davis.

Syracuse mayoral candidates will be interviewed in a free public forum on October 23rd at the Everson Museum's Hosmer Auditorium.

09/09/2025

We would like to thank Bousquet Holstein PLLC for their commitment to supporting independent and community-focused information access for Central New Yorkers.

To learn more about their work, visit: https://bhlawpllc.com/

Curious about our sponsorship program? Central Current is a nonprofit news outlet, which means we rely on donors, grants, and sponsors to help keep our journalists out in the field. Our sponsorship program allows businesses and organizations to seamlessly and ethically support local journalism.

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08/20/2025

In the three months that Kind Coffee Company had to remain closed after a fire, customers raised nearly $9,000 for owner Doug Nicolaisen. On Monday, he fully reopened Kind.

While Kind Coffee remained closed, a GoFundMe for owner Doug Nicolaisen raised nearly $9,000. The money helped Nicolaisen reopen Monday.

08/19/2025

Sean Kirst and Maximilian Eyle from Central Current share the work they are doing to equip CNY residents with better information about their communities.

We would like to thank the team at Bridge Street on NewsChannel 9 for inviting us on and highlighting our newsroom.

08/13/2025

We would like to thank the Central New York Community Foundation for their commitment to supporting independent and community-focused information access for Central New Yorkers.

To learn more about their work, visit: https://cnycf.org

Curious about our sponsorship program? Central Current is a nonprofit news outlet, which means we rely on donors, grants, and sponsors to help keep our journalists out in the field. Our sponsorship program allows businesses and organizations to seamlessly and ethically support local journalism.

To learn more about our sponsorship program, visit: https://centralcurrent.org/sponsorships/

08/12/2025

William Strobeck, from Syracuse, curated an exhibit featuring skate culture at the Everson Museum of Art. It includes work from 12 artists.

William Strobeck, from Syracuse, curated an exhibit featuring skate culture at the Everson Museum of Art. It includes work from 12 artists.

07/24/2025

We would like to thank Kinney Drugs for their commitment to sustaining independent and community-focused reporting for Central New Yorkers.

To learn more about their work, visit: https://kinneydrugs.com/

Curious about our sponsorship program? Central Current is a nonprofit news outlet, which means we rely on donors, grants, and sponsors to help keep our journalists out in the field. Our sponsorship program allows businesses and organizations to seamlessly and ethically support local journalism.

To learn more about our sponsorship program, visit: https://centralcurrent.org/sponsorships/

07/21/2025

The fallout from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and President Donald Trump’s proposed budget could threaten New York State’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act — the state’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals that experts say were already behind schedule. The CLCPA set a number of ambitious goals, including to reduce emissions.

Words by Patrick McCarthy and Eddie Velazquez. Photos by Mike Greenlar.

Read more here about how the OBBB could affect energy supply, rates and more: https://centralcurrent.org/could-donald-trumps-one-big-beautiful-bill-doom-new-yorks-energy-efforts/

07/19/2025

ICE took Jian Hao Zhang, a beloved Camden resident who ran China Moon, the village’s only Chinese American restaurant. The detainment rattled Camden’s community, of which 73% voted for President Donald Trump in the 2024 election. “This isn’t really what people voted for,” one resident said. “These aren’t the people that anybody wanted taken away.”

Within a week of Zhang’s arrest, Police Chief Sean Redden signed an agreement allowing Camden’s officers to help ICE.

Words by Patrick McCarthy. Photos by Michelle Gabel.

Read more here:https://centralcurrent.org/ice-rattled-a-central-new-york-village-then-its-police-chief-partnered-with-ice/

07/17/2025

Madison County may soon allow its deputies to carry out immigration enforcement. The county's sheriff's office is now listed on the ICE website as one of 826 local law enforcement agencies who have signed up to help ICE. It would be the first Central New York sheriff's office to agree to help ICE.

Despite being listed on the site, a county spokesperson has denied the agreement is final. The county's board of supervisors has not approved such an agreement nor has the county clerk received a signed copy of an agreement.

If the board of supervisors does approve the agreement, Madison County deputy's would be allowed to serve immigration warrants to people in its custody.

Read more here: https://centralcurrent.org/madison-county-sheriffs-office-may-become-immigration-enforcers-through-new-ice-pact/