My Pictures of Downtown Syracuse, NY

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by syracuse2008

His pictures were taken well but do not show the other side of Syracuse.
The area you shot looks like Armory Square, the so-called preppy emulation of Greenwich Village NYC. You don't show the broken sidewalks that are jutting out waiting for someone to trip and split their head one; Salina St the seedy part of time, the fact that its very hard to get something to eat downtown past 4 pm (everything is closed)
While Armory Square may be the expensive preppy place to reside, only a few blocks away are projects (dangerous at night, this is no myth even right by Presidential Plaza.)

Very busy West Street is very much a buffer from that area of the Near West Side. As is Onondaga Creek. So, it's not like the areas are right next to each other. It is not bad at Armory Square and I work right by it. So, I know from personal experience. Just use common sense.

Presidential Plaza, I believe does have some students from SU and Upstate Med. It's a mix of people, but it's not like you hear of anything crazy coming from there.

Also, there are places open after 4PM Downtown. What kind of food are you looking for? You have places like Dinosaur BBQ, Kitty Hoynes, PJ Dorsey's, the Blue Tusk, Clark's Ale House and even Subway, among some others. Here's a list right here: http://76.12.83.9/browse/C2

[beckyhuggs]

Originally Posted by syracuse2008

His pictures were taken well but do not show the other side of Syracuse.
The area you shot looks like Armory Square, the so-called preppy emulation of Greenwich Village NYC. You don't show the broken sidewalks that are jutting out waiting for someone to trip and split their head one; Salina St the seedy part of time, the fact that its very hard to get something to eat downtown past 4 pm (everything is closed)
While Armory Square may be the expensive preppy place to reside, only a few blocks away are projects (dangerous at night, this is no myth even right by Presidential Plaza.)

None of the forums show bad sections of their cities even though every city has them. Just go to the NYC forum. I don't see picture threads called the "slums of NYC" or "the seedy area right next to Greenwich Village" even though they have gobs of them! People post photos of the nice areas of NYC not the bad areas, I don't know why the Syracuse forum should be any different then other city forums.

[syracuse2008]

It is not an accurate 'picture' of what really goes on here- of course NYC has bed bugs and the cost of living 20 times as high. If you like to drink, smoke cigarettes and burn incense /smoke pot all day then Syracuse is the idea city for you. Myself being none of the above but from NYC area do not really fit in around here.
The main point being his pictures were taken like a true pro but are not an accurate depiction at all of Syracuse.

[CUPlanner]

The main point being his pictures were taken like a true pro but are not an accurate depiction at all of Syracuse.

Incorrect. They are not a depiction of the Syracuse you see. Some people see it differently, like myself and pretty much everyone else on this forum, and so we take pictures accordingly. Yes, there are seedy parts, bad parts, but there are also a lot of great places that we choose to highlight because that is what shapes our overall image of Syracuse. Like beckyhuggs was saying, you could go virtually anywhere and take pictures of the crap that brings the place down. But most of us like Syracuse, which is why we are posting on here, and so we post pictures of the stuff we like because that is what Syracuse is to us. If you dont like it, fine, that is your opinion, but dont try to crap on us because you choose to focus on the negative dude

[CarolFL2NY]

everything looks really nice ! hopefully it is good on the winter as well, lol im moving to syracuse in november i wanted to ask you guys : what zip codes can I look for that are in armory square or kool area of downtown where i do not have to be car bound?? lik if i wanna go to the shopping mall or the restaurants in downtown i can do it by walking not driving... thank u !!

[Cleveland Park]

Downtown (and the region's best restaurants, museums, nightlife, and two of three major sporting venues) is quite walkable, but it'd be a bit difficult to live in Syracuse without a car (or without being married to Centro, the local transit authority). For one thing, most major retail is outside of the center city. Also, downtown has only one (smallish) grocery store: C.L. Evers, Catering, Grocery Store, Deli, Syracuse Market, Shopping Downtown

It's nice, but has somewhat limited hours.

You'll likely see snow in November (and every month until March or April). If you really don't like snow, Syracuse might not be your favorite place. But if you want to take advantage of a new place, you'll find that winter is pretty enjoyable -- a lot of good outdoor opportunities for you (skiing, skating, et al.).

Zip for the Armory district is 13202, by the way. It is an area that offers a lot, but it's not a major metropolis by any means; don't get your hopes up -- it's not the same nightlife scene as even Ft. Lauderdale. Once you're settled, though, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

[syracuse2008]

Carol: the winter here is brutal, last winter abt 160" of snow( more than Buffalo, yes) And very, very, cold.
If you live downtown, your rent will be much higher than Tipp Hill or an area say a few miles away from that district. Look on Craigslist/Syracuse and you will see the prices for Apt hunting (careful, lot of scams on Craigslist!)
Armory Square is of course expensive although places like Clinton Towers are very bad, like projects in NYC. And Clinton Towers is relatively close to Armory Square. (you feel me?)
Right now Syracuse is not in good shape (as rest of USA) Most of the big plants closed yrs ago when Syracuse was pretty affluent.
Every place I lived in did not have roaches or bedbugs in Syracuse.
Without a car is very difficult here (cabs are all metered, minimum fare to go 1 block is 5.00 but many cab places will tell you 10.00 minimum.
That is bullcrap, so use say Dependable Taxi or another that has a 5.00 minimum.
The bus loaded w undesirables is 1.00 only here.
If you don't smoke, you won't like that stench coming in your apt as landlords here don't even want to hear about that, most people here are smokers and drinkers. If you look at a apt that is listed for say 680.00 a month, you have a very good chance of bargaining the so-called property mgr down to 650.00 eg. People are desperate for cash and tenants right now, so if you look now, you will get a better deal.
Hope this helps-

[Cleveland Park]

Places like Clinton Towers are nothing like "projects in NYC," unless you mean "sharing the characteristics of a highrise residential building."

It's all too easy to give dishonest advice about things with which one has no familiarity.

"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." Mark Twain