City Hall Reopens After Suspicious Incident

Published on September 29, 2025

City Hall closed to the public Monday, Sept. 29 at 12:00 p.m. due to Syracuse Police investigating a suspicious incident. Officers responded to a report of a suspicious item in the area of Montgomery Street and Water Street. The item was located in a tree and, following investigation, was determined to be a listening device that was placed there for the purpose of environmental and traffic monitoring.
 
Syracuse Police, during their investigation, asked the public to avoid the area. SPD has announced there is no threat to the public and the scene is clear. Syracuse Police have reopened city streets. City Hall will remain closed to the public for the remainder of the day. It will reopen Tuesday, Sept. 30 during regular business hours.

 

For Residents
  • Residents should use syr.gov and navigate to View and Pay Bills for online services and bill payments.
  • Monday's Common Council meeting has been canceled.
  • Monday's City Planning Commission Meeting has been canceled.
  • Cityline call center is closed. Residents can submit city service requests online or using the SYR Cityline app.


Notice last updated September, 29, 2025 at 4:30 p.m.

For Media Inquiries

For media inquiries, members of the press should contact the Office of Communications by emailing press@syr.gov.

 

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