THE COMMUNITIES OF ONONDAGA COUNTY DISTRICT 9

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"The Legislature consists of 17 members, each of whom is elected from a single-member district, which contained at the time they were drawn in 2021, approximately 28,030 people" (Onondaga County Legislature website). Our district, District 9, of approximately 28,030 people live in diverse neighborhoods, all located within the City of Syracuse. Here are some glimpses of who makes up our crucial district of the Onondaga County Legislature. 

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Hiawatha Blvd (including Regional Market and NBT Stadium)

District 9 stretches to the City of Syracuse's Northern Boundaries, encompassing both Regional Market and NBT Stadium, as well as recent developments surrounding the Hiawatha Blvd and northernmost part of N Salina, including the Penfield building. This area is mostly housed within Census Tract 1, is predominately White (79%), has an older median age, and has a median household income of $88,667, approximately twice that of the City at large. ​​​

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Court-Woodlawn

The Court-Woodlawn neighborhood stands at the City border and is represented as part of District 9. As a community with high numbers of home owners, and lower numbers of transience, residents of this neighborhood have a rooted interested in the wellbeing of our district. Like much of District 9, it is home to more than twice as many people who were born outside of the U.S. than the City at large, who have set up a new home here. ​

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Grant Middle and McChesney Park

Grant Blvd from it's initial point to Butternut are an artery running through District 9, with all of the neighborhoods and businesses along it as ongoing stakeholders in our neighborhood's past and future. This includes the highly contentious former Maria Regina complex, the Magnarelli Community Center, Grant Middle School, and thousands of residents who call this place home. The area to the north of Grant we have very little vacancy, high owner-occupancy, and a low poverty rate. 

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Washington Square

Washington Square is a group of passionate residents that goes far beyond this well-established public park to community activism and a special passion for community youth. 55% of the units in Census Tract 2 are multi-unit, with 60% being renter-occupied, but the transience rate is lower than the City at large, likely indicates what one experiences in the community - a sense of home. 

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Pond and Lodi Streets

Just south of the Washington Square neighborhood is a portion of Syracuse's Northside with the Pond Street and Lodi Street corridors running through them. These corridors are often overlooked by non-locals for their powerful roles in meeting the resource needs of local residents through the strong lineup of businesses that stretch the distance. These high-travel streets and those surrounding them are is home to many residents, as well as Tops grocery store, the Vinette Towers, Bishop Harrison Apartments, Masjid Bilal, and a myriad of small businesses. ​

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Butternut Corridor and Franklin Elementary

Near the midpoint of District 9 is Butternut Street, with key neighborhood resources along it and nearby including Onondaga County's White Branch Library and Franklin Elementary School. Initiatives like Proud Places, managed by the City of Syracuse and key neighborhood stakeholders, have been working together to reclaim this corridor as one that is of public benefit to those who call the vicinity home. 

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Hawley-Green Neighborhood

The Historic Hawley-Green Neighborhood has a long-standing history in the culture of the City of Syracuse. With Dr. Weeks Elementary, the Northeast Community Center, Syracuse Cultural Workers, In My Father's Kitchen, and NEHDA in its midst, along with businesses like Laci's, Thanos Import Market, Dominick's Market, Hairanoia,  and Art Rage Gallery, this neighborhood is a gem in the City. In a corresponding Census Tract 24, 48% of residents live below the poverty line, with 76% of the units being multi-unit, and 88% of residents being renters. ​

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James Street Corridor - Southwest

District 9 encompasses a key stretch of the James Street Corridor from just past downtown to nearly Teall Ave. This crucial business and residential corridor is home to many of the region's medical, mental health, non-profit, and other services, as well as large residential complexes such as Regency Towers. This is likely a contributing factor to a median age of 1.5 times higher than the City at large.

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Lincoln Hill

The households surrounding Lincoln Park that are part of District 9 have approximately 91% of residents having completed high school or higher education. 60% of residents are home owners with a higher median household income than the City at large at $65,755. These tree-lined streets are predominately residential. 

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Burnet Ave

The southern arm of District 9 stretches along Burnet Ave and the 690 corridor to just past Peat Street. This mixed-use corridor houses many businesses interspersed with housing of residents who call this community home.