“Stephanie Miner needs to do a lot for education. The schools in Syracuse, especially the inner-city high-schools, are a mess right now. There were two “Tazering” incidents in two days this year. That’s really unacceptable.
(Michael LaVelle, 68, East Side of Syracuse, retired cook, Democrat)
“I’ve lived in Syracuse since college, and I still don’t know exactly what the mayor does….But one thing I’ve noticed since living here is that there’s a lot of unemployment. It would be nice to see a change there.
(Jack Newman, 27, University Hill area, musician, Democrat)
“There’s just been so much red tape and so many problems surroundingDestiny USA, and I’m not sure that it’s ever going to get fixed. It’s just been a constant problem for so long, and I really want it to be over with. I’m tired of driving by that place and seeing it not be done. It’s just frustrating.
(Emanuel Washington, 28, musician, North Side of Syracuse, Democrat)
“I’m just tired of all the drugs and gangs…. I’ve lived here for over 30 years and it’s time for it to get cleaned up.”
(Jamie McKinney, 45, Near Westside, described herself as a housewife)
“Miner needs to do something to create jobs. There are way too many people who are unemployed and it is the mayors duty to find them jobs.”
(Leonard Marcus, 33, South Side neighborhood, unemployed)
(Pete Smith is a junior with dual majors in newspaper journalism and Middle Eastern studies.)
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