I had read about the light on Tipperary Hill. I happened to be in neighborhood after leaving…read moreBurnett Park looking for great views of Syracuse I saw the sign welcoming folks to Tipperary Hill and decide to detour up hill before h3adung to Schiller Park. As described, I drove up a small hill past two green lights then came to this red light! Syracuse landmark found a recess coffee after I made right at light.

I've always been told of the legend of the traffic light with the green as the top light, and the…read morered as the bottom. Figuring me, a naive child, I thought it absolutely silly, ridiculous even! BUT, little did I know the true impact of the odd little traffic signal. Little did I know that not only did this traffic signal EXIST, but that I would be coming to visit it in my late 20's during a trip to Syracuse, after my cousin reminded me that it was even a thing when we were trying to figure out how to spend our time in town. The traffic light is in a neighborhood. It's said that the "Irish Youths" kept breaking the red 'British' light because it was above their Irish green. Yeah. That's definitely something an Irish person would do. (I'm Irish. I've seen worse. I've acted worse.) It's honestly such a testament to the pride and persistence of humanity. They tried to switch the lights back to the way they're supposed to be displayed (because of the colorblind) but the stoplight continued getting vandalized. This went on for three whole years. Amazing. There's a few irish pubs in the neighborhood, so once you drive through the intersection of this traffic light, be sure to stop somewhere for a pint of Guinness and toast to the Irish youths who made this a thing so we could write Yelp reviews for it a hundred years later.

Basketball used to be a very slow spot where players would just hang on to the ball for really long…read moreperiods. Boring! And then, someone figured out how to speed it up and shot clocks are now part of football and baseball too! The 24-second shot clock was invented by Syracuse Nationals owner Danny Biasone and general manager Leo Ferris in 1954. It is a way to increase scoring and reduce stalling tactics that were commonly used before its inception. It has been credited with increasing fan interest. There is a historical marker here. It reads, "This clock honors the rule that changed basketball and saved the National Basketball Association. The 24-second shot clock, which put an end to stalling tactics that were threatening the league, was used for the first time in an NBA scrimmage organized by Danny Biasone on August 10, 1954 at Blodgett Vocational High School in Syracuse. In the first season with the clock, league scoring would rise by 13.6 points per game." [Review 1537 of 2024 - 453 in New York - 22560 overall]

The sidewalks all around Marshall street are so dirty for an expensive school…read more There's gum all over them. The brick looks bad. Clean it up please

If you have a gang and you want fun in Syracuse, it's time to Marshall the troops and head down to…read morethis electric, lively little street, which is honestly one of the best party streets in North Eastern USA... partly because it's the only real party street in SYR, so the entire liveliness of the late night loud people for the whole region is concentrated on one tiny strip, and strip is definitely the operative word in the very fleeting warm months. You can call this the heartbeat of Syracuse, and it's certainly a party street with all of the barely-dressed University students (and former Uni students - hi Fox) cavorting up and down here late night, especially in warm weather, but even when it's cold. It's hard not to love Syracuse because of its energy, especially Marshall St, but having said that there are issues, for example in my experiences here, it does seem like a place which has problems with racism and fighting and a massive amount of drunkenness. I've had people looking for fights with me and being aggressive because of the way I looked. And I never got the impression that the people (especially the males) around here are overly friendly. As for the girls, even though they've been very forward and sexual towards me on a number of occasions which I appreciate, they also tend (along with the boys) to trash the party areas and meeting areas, and I feel bad for the people who have to do clean up. It's definitely very exciting for young people here though, and some of the food and drink options are great too, as you will find a really delicious boba shop down here among some other food greats. But for milkshakes go to nearby Strong Hearts, because they're the best in the country. Also worked out for the police because even though some of them are not too awful in these parts masses and masses and masses of them.

I love Salt City Market! It's so nice to have a food court in Syracuse where multiple different…read morecuisines are in one spot to try. I've already tried southern food, Ethiopian and Jamaican food and each one was so delicious. I definitely recommend the jerk chicken out of everything there. Incredibly flavorful! Wish I took a picture of it but I only managed to snap a pic of the southern fried chicken! Definitely recommend coming here!

What a cute little place in Syracuse! There's lots of options and minority owned businesses, so…read moreyou're likely to find something for everyone AND you'll support local. We had the bunwhich and Mediterranean places and enjoyed beers from the bar. Everyone was so kind and it was pretty packed on a Thursday night.

Apizza Regionale was our girls night choice for our get together. My friends have never been, it's…read morebeen forever since I had their food (I've done takeout only). When we got there and added our name to the list, we didn't have to wait long to be seated. It was quite cozy inside and they have an outdoor patio as well. My friends ordered a drink they saw their Instagram which was the Cucumber Watermelon Sangria. They both loved it, I opted for water since I drank a bit this weekend already lol. We ordered appetizers and individual pizzas. I'm a sucker for a brussels sprouts appetizer and had to try theirs. This will be a repeat order, all the flavors balance each other so well(sweet, salty, and that mustard glaze yum). My friends enjoyed this as well. My friend's ordered the zucchini fritte and they enjoyed that. I ordered my favorite, tried and true The Calabrian (I love hot honey on anything lol). My friends ordered the Garlic & Broccolini (which would be my second choice). They both enjoyed their pizzas, my friend and I shared a sliced with each other. I like the garlic and broccolini as well, I enjoy a white sauce based pizza at times(I love broccoli on pizza, huge garlic person lol). They ordered dessert and coffee, and they both loved the pistachio crème brûlée. Overall it was a great evening with friends, delicious food and atmosphere. The service was friendly from when we arrived to the end. I'll add it to my date night list for my husband and I.

Apizza Regionale exceeded my expectations! My husband and I wanted a night cap after eating at…read moreDinosaur BBQ. Apizza was about to close, but they accommodated us. This is a vibey NY style pizza & Italian restaurant. We met the lovely Ciara behind the bar, and she made a Velvet Daydream. The presentation, the ingredients, the Chamberyzette, OH MY! Jacob was the DJ of the night, and we chatted about contemporary funk. We had a few plans for the weekend, but decided to run it back on Sunday for dinner. I had the Sunspell which was lemon, basil, passionfruit, and vodka. It was bomb! We enjoyed the antipasta bowl, but the STAR OF THE SHOW was that delicious chicken parmigiana. The chicken was crispy, flavorful, AMAZING. The sauce was rich and robust. I loved everything about Apizza Regionale, and can't wait to visit again when we are in Syracuse!

The planet walk is spread out on and around the Ithaca Commons area and nearby streets. It's a…read moreseries of small monuments with information to read about each planet. The information is interesting and adds a nice break in between shopping and eating.

Nice walk. A way to engage the family while waiting for your dinner reservation. This is a great…read moreway to get your steps in.

In town for my sister-in-law's wedding - she recommended this restaurant for an easy sit down…read morelunch, and it was fantastic! Service was so prompt and nice, and being able to order straight from your phone and pay/being able to walk away easily after was super convenient. I got the Meatball Riggie Turn Down (side) since I wasn't super hungry after traveling, and I definitely recommend this as a lunch portion - the side size was really filling and still pretty big. The meatball was incredible (and large) and the sauce of this pasta, while it had a little heat to it, was well seasoned and smooth. Great chill place with an awesome playlist of oldies music and the opportunity for indoor and outdoor scenic views.

A bit of a tough meal for the family here. Food between 4-5 stars, ambiance 4-5 stars. Wait time…read moreand service 2 stars. Let's start with the good! The bread and spicy tomato dipping sauce was an excellent complimentary starter. All the pastas we had were excellent as well. The table all argued for their own, but I am writing the review so the broccoli, walnut, garlic oil pasta was obviously best. The wait was not as good (5:15 entered name on wait list, told to come at 7 and table ready around 7, waited outside until 7:52 to be seated). The service was friendly but very slow as well. They talked up the bread (rightfully so), but then took 25 minutes to bring it, with the drinks taking almost as long. So all in all, if you have the time, definitely worth it. And know going in that it'll be slow. If not, may need to look elsewhere.

Another magical trip to lights on the lake. This go, there was no wait! We arrived around 6pm…read more As the kids age they notice new things and this has become a favorite tradition for us. Definitely worth the visit.

Lights on the Lake was a fun experience with my partner- neither of us had gone, and though we are…read morein our 30s, it was fun to sip on hot cocoa we brought and look at the beautiful lights that were thoughtfully displayed in themed sections of the park. The downsides, however, are that the congestion in Liverpool getting onto the Parkway was absolutely insane on a Saturday night, took 20 minutes and a lot of honking around us (at other people), before we could even get into the line waiting. Then it took another 35 minutes just to get into the park. The person in front of us rode their brakes the entire time, despite being told not to use headlights, the red brake lights glaring in front of us definitely dampened the experience. Otherwise, it was a fun time.

Absolutely a great time good food nice music places for the kids to go prices were reasonable…read morebecause you got to sample everything for 20 bucks you could eat like a king. The only thing is you do pay entrance so be aware but there are so many options that you couldn't even if you stayed all day eat them all and if you did Power to you, the battle of trucks was pretty tough to choose from but it was a delicious day had

What a fun way to sample the wares of the many food trucks in CNY, 34 of them! So many great…read morechoices it was not easy to decide. Turnout was phenomenal so lines were fairly long but went rather quickly. Our first choice was SILO Food Truck's Telekinetic Fried Chicken, perfectly crunchy chicken leg juicy tender center topped with a slightly spicy sauce and served with pickled carrots and white onions, tantalized the taste buds with the complimentary spice, sweet, and light pickle flavors. This truck will see me again! Followed that up with a grilled apple cider donut topped with apple pie topping and homemade cinnamon whipped cream from Glazed and Confused, (Bees wanted to share but I scarfed and swatted and ate the whole thing- smack smack slurp)the people's voted number one for sweet, and lastly real Italian ice from Muzzi's Italian Ice, perfect lemon and as authentic as it gets! And to think it all started with a dream a real dream that this is what they should do. Glad that dream happened! And these great people were the judges choice for sweet!! A few things we would have tried were out. They likely were very good also and I will seek them out to find out. Great event and thanks to the President of the Food Truck Association, Nick Sanford(Toss 'n Fire Owner), for organizing it all!