African American Couple Moving Syracuse (Manlius, Cicero: low crime, lawyers, house)

[Sgoldie]

Liverpool for sure. It's outside but adjacent to the city and near the lake and Carousel mall. N. Syracuse is a shambles for the most part an old blue collar neighborhood.

[urbanplanner]

hnt1218 - I thought you might like a summary of Syracuse from wikipedia.org. It provides pictures, history, economy, demographics, and other links, including a number of Syracuse suburbs and recent events. Good luck with your move from California, I live in Florida and I get nostalgic for (Syracuse) Central New York many times.

Syracuse, New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[urbanplanner]

hnt1218 - You got me going now To give you an idea of where my family is from, Clay, NY is one of the northern suburbs of Syracuse and rapidly growing (see attached).

Clay, New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

There is also Cicero and Lysander to the immediate east and west Clay respectively.

Cicero, New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lysander, New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Keep in mind that North Syracuse is split between the Towns of Clay and Cicero. The Village of Liverpool is located in the Town of Clay. Closer to the Syracuse University is the Towns of Dewitt and Manlius.

DeWitt, New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Manlius (town), New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I also have relatives in Camillus which is west of the City of Syracuse. I have been to Los Angeles many times and it reminds me of sections of southern California (some on here may think I am crazy, but you may know what I mean when you visit). You may want to keep your eyes out for a brand new lifestyle center called Township 5 that will include, retail, office, residential, hotel, and theatres (see attached).

Camillus (town), New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cameron Group, LLC - Township 5

You may also want to consider the Town of Onondaga, which is south/soutwest of the City and has a pop of approximately 20,000 people. There is a major community college called (appropriately) Onondaga Community College and it is growing. I understand that a major mixed use (residential/Office/retail) is about to break ground across the street from the college with approximately 250 new homes.

Onondaga, New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

There are a whole host of villages that surround the City that you may like as well, including Baldwinsville, Skaneatelas, Fayetteville and Cazenovia that are worth looking into.

Baldwinsville, New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Skaneateles (village), New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Fayetteville, New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cazenovia (village), New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Well, that should get you started. Remember, the wikipeida's do not do many of the areas justice. As far as the negativity on this forum, there are many who BMC (if you know what I mean) because they have nothing else better to do.

I may live in Florida, but as a planner I am very excited about the transition in the Central New York economy from a rust belt community dependent on heavy manufacturing to a knowledge based economy focused on research, development, aerospace, academics, medical and most importantly environmental technology, i.e. the Center of Excellence (under construction) downtown near SU. You may also hear about destiny usa, a commercial mixed-use shopping/entertainment/research develoment that has been heavily debated over the years.

Syracuse Center of Excellence - Syracuse Center of Excellence

Destiny USA

Anyway, best of luck with your move.

[urbanplanner]

hnt1218 - I feel like "Columbo", "one more thing" - you really need to check out Armory Square, Hanover Square, Franklin Square and Marshall Square for urban living and entertainment...

Armory Square - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hanover Square, Syracuse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Franklin Square, Syracuse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Marshall Street - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

you mentioned Westcott (nice SU neighborhood) and try Eastwood...

Westcott, Syracuse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Eastwood, Syracuse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

There is even a Little Italy and a Tipporary Hill...

Little Italy, Syracuse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tipperary Hill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[bellafinzi]

Originally Posted by hnt1218

Thank you for all your advise. We decided to take a trip in May to check out the area and the University. There are rental homes in North Syracuse and Liverpool and Wescott, which location would you guys recommend.

I agree with Sgoldie. Check out Liverpool.

The North Syracuse area in general is nice IMO. Lots nearby shopping and restaurants. Near I-81. Always growing and evolving. Though I'm sure the streets where they have rental homes aren't the best parts of North Syracuse. Some of least desirable parts of N. Syracuse almost resemble Mattydale.

[hnt1218]

Urbanplanner thanks for all your advise. This was amazing!

[urbanplanner]

Originally Posted by hnt1218

Urbanplanner thanks for all your advise. This was amazing!

No problem hnt1218, its my pleasure. Congratulations on your husbands new appointment by the way. I do not know what your job situation is, but if you are interested, there are a number of employment and marketing links for CNY.

CNY is getting serious about enticing people to relocate or return to CNY. Local agencies have started a successful marketing campaign to back it up, its called "CreativeCoreNY that emphasizes the transition to a knowledge based economy (see attached).

New York's Creative Core

The other web-site is essentialnyjob.com that lists of over 12,000 unfilled positions (see attached)

Central New York Jobs

Since your husband will work up at SU, there is an effort to intergrate the SU campus with downtown through a connective corridor. I believe it is in the design stages of development. If you are interested in living downtow or adjacent to the SU campus, this might be of interst to you...long-term. Here is there web-site.

Connective Corridor

Good luck!

[kmbell]

Originally Posted by bellafinzi

Safety shouldn't be a major concern if you move to the suburbs. DeWitt and Fayetteville are close to SU. I believe most of the Professors who teach at Syracuse University live in that area.

Most of the Professors who teach at Syracuse University live right near the University. Look at Berkeley, it's a street within walking distance of campus with some old and big houses. My uncle, a law professor, lives right in that area and can bike to work in 5 minutes.

I just got accepted to the MPA program at Syracuse and probably 1 in 4 names on the faculty I recognize because they sent their kids through the local public schools around the same time as myself or my cousins.

Syracuse University has also been offering special support for staff and faculty looking to purchase housing near the University, as a way of making a connection to the neighborhood. I'd check into this, since I believe it's a grant program contingent on settling in the neighborhood long-term.

[kmbell]

Here is some information about the program

They provide grants of $2,000 towards fees related to buying a house, expecting that you will live there for at least 3 years. This is still not the program I was thinking about though, there is another. My neighbors, both SUNY ESF graduates, were provided with a significant grant contingent on their family settling for 15 years, I believe.

I love the Westcott and University Neighborhood and have chose to come back home for grad school after school in Philadelphia and visits to programs in New York City and Washington, DC because it makes a much better academic environment (and is much less expensive). It is the quintessential college neighborhood.

If you come to visit I'd be glad to give you a tour of the campus and surrounding neighborhood. Just send me a PM. Just yesterday did the same for a fellow accepted MPA student visiting from Orange County, CA and he was impressed. The East Side of the city benefits greatly from all the faculty and graduate students that call it home. Plus, the ability to walk to work, or study, in my case, is a big advantage.

[ckhthankgod]

Agree with much of the info., especially kmbell's post. I work at SU and you would like the East side as it is a very diverse side of the city and in many ways. That might be more to your liking and what you are used to.