Profile for Syracuse, New York, NY

Syracuse is at the mouth of the Onondaga Valley.

Former and merged names include:
· Bogardus Corners
· Corinth
· Cossitts Corners
· Milan
· South Salina

The city's early economy was based on salt production.

A Syracuse shoe company patented the world's first loafer in 1933.

Public transportation: Centro (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 1,383. The number of murders and homicides was 17. The violent crime rate was 9.5 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 1977 movie, "Slap Shot"

Well-known residents have included:
· Tom Cruise, actor
· John Berendt, author
· Milton Waldo Manchett, inventor of the dental chair
· Bob Golthwait, comedian
· Vanessa Williams, actress

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• New York State Fair - Aug. 23-Sept. 3, 2007
• Oktoberfest - Sept. 21-23, 2007
• New York State Blues Festival - July 21-22, 2007
• Winterfest - Feb. 14-25, 2007
• Polish Festival - June 8-10, 2007

Performing arts: Syracuse Opera, Syracuse Symphony Orchestra

Nearby parks & recreation: Beaver Lake Nature Center, Oneida Lake

Syracuse attractions: Armory Square, Rosamond Gifford Zoo

Sports teams: SkyChiefs (minor league baseball), Crunch (AHL)

Historic routes: Erie Canal

(See more information on the Erie Canal)

Historic sites and museums: Erie Canal Museum, Everson Museum of Art, Fire Museum of Syracuse, Museum of Automobile History, Museum of Science and Technology (MOST)

Colleges and universities: Syracuse University, Le Moyne College, SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry, Onondaga Community College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 124

Quotes:
I am here in a most wonderful out-of-the-world place, which looks as if it had begun to be built yesterday, and were going to be imperfectly knocked together with a nail or two the day after tomorrow.
-- Letter, 1869
Charles Dickens

Listed places near Syracuse

Airports (1)

Archives (1)

Attractions (1)

Cemeteries (25)

Colleges (6)

Communities (20)

Hotels (37)

Libraries (18)

Museums (5)

Parks (1)

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Neighborhoods in Syracuse include Brighton, Downtown Syracuse, Eastwood, Elmwood, Far Westside, Lakefront, Lincoln Park, Meadowbrook, Near Eastside, Near Northside ... More neighborhood info

Neighborhoods in Syracuse include Brighton, Downtown Syracuse, Eastwood, Elmwood, Far Westside, Lakefront, Lincoln Park, Meadowbrook, Near Eastside, Near Northside ... More neighborhood info

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• School enrollment & education levels in Syracuse
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• Onondaga County data
• Fastest-growing counties in New York
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• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Syracuse demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Onondaga County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Syracuse area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 13290 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Syracuse city government
• Onondaga County government
• Syracuse Chamber of Commerce
• Onondaga County economic development agency
• Syracuse tourism

11% of Syracuse residents report German ancestry, and 14% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Syracuse ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Syracuse
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• Libraries in or near Syracuse

Post a query on a message board:

• Onondaga County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - NY data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

Music

• Syracuse Opera
• Syracuse Symphony Orchestra

Recommendations: Dinner at a bistro in Armory Square, rehabilitated commercial district; Dinosaur Barbeque for ribs and live blues; coffee and scones at the Coffee Cave on Marshall Street

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• Syracuse museums
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• Syracuse area parks
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• Cemetery record compendium
• New York cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Syracuse
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
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• Communities in Onondaga County

• Syracuse business guide
• Syracuse Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
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• Courts in New York
• Local ordinances in New York (Partial selection)

• Crime in Onondaga County
• Arrests in Onondaga County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in New York
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Syracuse was $15,168, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Wage estimates
• Onondaga County economic census
• Onondaga County economic summary
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• New York economic data

23% of Syracuse residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Syracuse
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• Learning Disabilities Association in New York
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• Movies & TV shows filmed in Syracuse
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• Air pollution in Onondaga County
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• Land contamination in Onondaga County
• Nature Conservancy projects in New York
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Plant life in Onondaga County
• Recycling info for Onondaga County
• Toxic chemical releases in Onondaga County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in New York

Syracuse festival dates:

• New York State Fair - Aug. 23-Sept. 3, 2007
• Oktoberfest - Sept. 21-23, 2007
• New York State Blues Festival - July 21-22, 2007
• Winterfest - Feb. 14-25, 2007
• Polish Festival - June 8-10, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Syracuse festival web sites:

• New York State Blues Festival
• New York State Fair

• ePodunk festival listings
• New York county fairs
• New York festivals (New York tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Syracuse

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• Syracuse items now on sale

• Syracuse local government Web site
• Onondaga County government
• New York state government
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• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

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• Syracuse medical services & health statistics

• Local historical society
• Onondaga County historical society
• Local historical societies in New York
• State historical society

Historic districts in Syracuse include Armory Square Historic District, Hanover Square Historic District, Hawley-Green Street Historic District, North Salina Street Historic District, South Salina Street Historic District, Walnut Park Historic District ... View historic districts

• Historic sites in or near Syracuse
• Historic sites in New York
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• Museums in New York
• New York state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Onondaga County genealogy forum

Median rent in Syracuse, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $430.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $921.

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• Jobs in the Syracuse area
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Libraries in Syracuse include Beauchamp Branch Library, Betts Branch Library, Fairmount Community Library, Hazard Branch Library, Mundy Branch Library, Onondaga County Public Library, Onondaga Free Library, Paine Branch Library, Petit Branch Library, Soule Branch Library ... View libraries

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• Census map of Syracuse area
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Newspapers in Syracuse include Syracuse Post-Standard

TV stations in Syracuse include WBLZ-LP, WCNY, WSYR, WNYS, WONO-CA, WSPX, WSTM, WSYT, WTVH.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WAER., WCNY-FM., WRVD.

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• Syracuse Chamber of Commerce
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• Nonprofit guide for Syracuse
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• Aerial photo of Syracuse
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Onondaga County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Syracuse political report.

• New York Democratic party
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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Syracuse
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The average commute time for Syracuse workers is 17 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 22 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Syracuse between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.5 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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• New York tourism bureau

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