Chris Libonati

Editor @Central_Current. Formerly @syracusedotcom, @RTDSports, @DailyOrange
Stories and tips to [email protected] or 585-290-0718

[Emilie Munson @emiliemunson]

NEWS: Syracuse University, Le Moyne College and Bryant & Stratton College are among a number of large nonprofits that have made political contributions in recent years in violation of state and federal law. More in @timesunion

https://t.co/f5Fzkrw4uo

[sean kirst @seankirst]

The dog who knew the way out of the room. My Central Current column, with deep gratitude to a dog - and many people. https://t.co/xNF3iQv5UI

[sean kirst @seankirst]

‘This was just a very kind human being.’ - Two families helped amid their grief by Sean McDermott speak to a Buffalo legacy, as he leaves, that they see as beyond football. My column:

[J. Dale Shoemaker @JDale_Shoemaker]

New: On Sept. 19, the after the Bills beat the Dolphins at home, a young migrant woman who had been hired to clean Highmark Stadium was arrested by ICE. It was her 1st day on the job.

She was then held at the Niagara Co. Jail for nearly 2 months.

https://t.co/ht4dPjD2S2

[Central Current @Central_Current]

Once embraced as a student in Cazenovia, Gazan teenager turned refugee Medhat al-Rubei searches for a new life in an unwelcoming world. https://t.co/PEMBLiu5nO

[Holly Pretsky @hollypret]

Cato ICE raid body cam footage records an agent saying: “They’re, they’re animals anyway. That’s what I would tell my kids all the time." https://t.co/1DiPZrRZAf

[Eddie Velazquez @ezvelazquez]

NEW: I dove into what has been going on at Nob Hill Apartments for the past year: lack of heat and hot water, missing of safety fixtures, and the slow trickle of repairs.

Here is how tenants are fighting back to bring what was once called “Snob Hill:”
https://t.co/6K7uJlFPJ0

[Emilie Munson @emiliemunson]

INVESTIGATION: an NY Senate candidate reported contributions of $250 from several homeless people who told the newspaper that they never donated money to his campaign and that they were paid to submit contribution forms for the campaign.
https://t.co/HTla1KDYQ5

[sean kirst @seankirst]

Bill Simmons, executive director of the Syracuse Housing Authority, tells Deb Sur of the @Central_Current he has support of his board and isn’t going anywhere, amid fierce civic debate about SHA direction. The piece: https://t.co/6mm5YOwjaq

[sean kirst @seankirst]

In an event of historic meaning that one wildlife biologist describes as 'mindblowing,' nesting eagles are again raising their young near Onondaga Lake, of sacred meaning to #Haudenosaunee. My @Central_Current column with images by legendary #MikeGreenlar: https://t.co/aMuCm1qCNC

[Central Current @Central_Current]

ICE rattled a Central New York village.

Then, its police chief partnered with ICE.

https://t.co/RNCoJtwjXG

[Central Current @Central_Current]

Councilor Chol Majok said he plans to call a meeting to dig into how Syracuse drivers’ information was shared with thousands of police agencies. Majok's call follows reporting by Central Current that revealed SPD had shared drivers' data.

https://t.co/UyGMhtCDkj

[Central Current @Central_Current]

An anonymous donor twenty years ago made a monument to one of Syracuse's famed inventions, the shot clock, a reality. Until his recent death, no one knew about the man who made it happen.

@seankirst, there at the monument's conception, tells the story:

https://t.co/xxs9iKIJKy

[sean kirst @seankirst]

The @nba is multi-billion-dollar colossus & beautifully eccentric 24-second clock monument in Syracuse honors rule change that made it happen. Yet until his death, few knew how one guy made that happen. My @Central_Current column with Mike Greenlar images: https://t.co/zwyDf5c9tz

[Central Current @Central_Current]

After a murder at the Onondaga Park pool, Commissioner Syeisha Byrd, lifeguards and others have tried to create the best atmosphere the parks can provide: a quiet landscape where ‘kids are just being kids.’

By @seankirst

https://t.co/KgT4F19UHj

[sean kirst @seankirst]

After teen is fatally shot outside crowded pool, new Syracuse parks commissioner praises young lifeguards for courageous response, remembers her own childhood in reaffirming sanctity of parks. My @Central_Current column, with #michellegabel images: https://t.co/LxA3YrKFkO

[Central Current @Central_Current]

For the third straight mayoral primary election cycle, Syracuse voters rejected the Democratic-endorsed candidate. Sharon Owens defeated Pat Hogan and Chol Majok in Tuesday's primary.

Read the full story here: https://t.co/F7RnKCVlQ0

[Taniel @Taniel]

Strong night for left

—Mamdani will finish well up in 1st round.
—All challenged NYC Progressive Caucus councilors will win (10 total)
—Left may add councilors (some AOC- or WFP-endorsed non-incumbents up)
—More liberal (WFP-endorsed) candidates up for Syracuse & Buffalo mayor

[Spencer Norris @norris_report]

1 yr ago, I assumed most homeless families in upstate NY were placed in shelters, where they could get beds, food and help finding housing.

I was wrong. ~1/2 of them land in hotels and mostly fend for themselves. Investigation w/ @nysfocus + @propublica: https://t.co/zUTWPxCqff

[sean kirst @seankirst]

Jimmy Spadaro and younger brother Sam were as close as twins. Eighty-one years to month after Jimmy was lost in Normandy invasion, Sam is warm, wry 98 - offering civic chance to honor one deep bond. My @Central_Current column, with Michelle Gabel images: https://t.co/090tajB7fQ