DataCuse Stories & Noteshttps://www.datacuse.com/stories/Small discoveries, curious maps, and stories about Syracuse—one question at a time.en-us Where is Syracuse's population center?https://www.datacuse.com/stories/population-center/https://www.datacuse.com/stories/population-center/Give every resident the same weight, and Syracuse balances near Sarah Loguen and Harrison streets. Change whose population you count, and the middle moves.GeographySat, 26 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Where is Syracuse's geographic center?https://www.datacuse.com/stories/syracuse-geographic-center/https://www.datacuse.com/stories/syracuse-geographic-center/Drop a pin where you think the middle of Syracuse is. Then open the answer to see how close you came.GeographyFri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT How many names can a straight road have?https://www.datacuse.com/stories/syracuse-street-name-changes/https://www.datacuse.com/stories/syracuse-street-name-changes/Monticello South becomes Monticello North, then Springbrook. A ruler test separates Syracuse's straight stretches from roads that merely keep going.StreetsThu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT What's Syracuse's longest street—and where does it really end?https://www.datacuse.com/stories/syracuse-longest-street/https://www.datacuse.com/stories/syracuse-longest-street/Canal Street goes the distance, one street name repeats itself, and South Salina wins after Erie Boulevard stops getting double credit.StreetsSun, 20 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT What's Syracuse's shortest street?https://www.datacuse.com/stories/syracuse-shortest-street/https://www.datacuse.com/stories/syracuse-shortest-street/Two seven-letter names, one tiny lane, and a mapping wrinkle: Syracuse's shortest streets take us in three directions.StreetsSat, 19 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Are there oak trees on Oak Street?https://www.datacuse.com/stories/oak-street-trees/https://www.datacuse.com/stories/oak-street-trees/Six oaks, 56 maples, and a spreadsheet investigation into whether Syracuse trees take street names literally.TreesFri, 18 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Library use across Syracusehttps://www.datacuse.com/projects/ocpl-library-story/https://www.datacuse.com/projects/ocpl-library-story/Read the OCPL Library Use Story, with the underlying library dashboard as its source.Libraries Below the Line 2026https://www.datacuse.com/projects/below-the-line/https://www.datacuse.com/projects/below-the-line/How has poverty in Syracuse changed since the original 2018 report? Explore housing costs, work, education, transportation, and comparisons with other cities.Poverty & housingWed, 29 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT Connecting local data and library toolshttps://www.datacuse.com/projects/datacuse-mcp/https://www.datacuse.com/projects/datacuse-mcp/Introducing DataCuse MCP: how one server brings together Syracuse open data, library tasks, and county, state, and federal sources.Build notesSat, 21 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Residents found a snow-plow workaround.https://www.datacuse.com/projects/cityline-snow-analysis/https://www.datacuse.com/projects/cityline-snow-analysis/What happens when the service-request menu doesn't include the problem a resident needs to report? A look at snow-related requests in Cityline.SnowWed, 31 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT