land banks

The Greater Syracuse Land Bank celebrated its fifth birthday this week with a bus trip to show off some of it’s success stories. Land bank officials and…

Syracuse’s Land Bank is applying for a new round of funding from settlements the New York State Attorney General’s Office made with banks after the 2008…

The Syracuse Land Bank has been operating for about four months without a contract with the city. The result is the Land Bank has had to slow down…

At its meeting Thursday, the Oswego County Legislature voted to sell six foreclosed properties to the county's land bank for $1 so it can begin the…

Watertown is looking at cities like Syracuse and Rochester for a new way to handle abandoned homes. City officials say a land bank can help get properties…

There is disagreement between the Syracuse city council and its school district over just how much of an impact the land bank is having on the district's…

Syracuse is in line for more money for its land bank. The state announced a second round of awards Wednesday to help communities restore abandoned and…

The city of Syracuse is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis, but one organization is hoping it can ease things by educating landlords.Part of the…

The Syracuse Common Council has snuffed out the right to smoke in city parks and publicly-owned downtown gathering areas, like Clinton Square.The council…

The Greater Syracuse Area Land Bank is going into the deconstruction business. Taking apart old homes piece by piece will be an option to just tearing…