Franklin Square

A new study that compared over 1,300 cities across the country has named roughly two dozen from New York among America's best.

The saga of the Franklin Square Alley continues! Utica Mayor Mike Galime has confirmed an injury that occurred in the downtown space.

The condition of the newly installed Franklin Square alleyway in Utica, NY is continuing to spiral out of control. Safety and sanitation are becoming a real concern for people who own businesses down there and their customers.

What used to be a quaint brick breezeway between Hotel Utica and Genesee Street in Franklin Square, downtown Utica - which was used for wedding and graduation photos, has now become a dangerous eyesore. $200,000 in ARPA funding was spent on that area by Councilperson Katie Aiello and the sad fact is - it should have just been left alone.