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Syracuse New York’s 10 Unique Assets
1. The Safest City- in the United States from natural disasters- per study in 2013.
2. The Emerald City-Sustainability- SUNY ESF and the Syracuse Center of Excellence hold nationally ranked green conferences yearly, DestinyUSA is the largest LEED rated commercial complex in USA and home of Rick Fedrizzi- founding director of U. S. Green Building Council and home of Carrier Corporation and Willis Carrier, inventor of air conditioning. There is abundant water supply and Global Warming will be a positive factor here in climate and growth, not a negative factor.
3. DestinyUSA- The largest single shopping, dining and entertainment complex in the Northeast.
4. Center of the Northeast – 3/4 of the population of North America is within 500 miles, one days vehicle travel, sea port access is 30 minutes away at Oswego. We are at the bull eye of roads and rail lines going north, south, east and west plus having an International airport.
5. Progressive diversity – International flavor of diverse well-educated population, progressive politically with business supportive climate. Auto history: Home of the famous innovative Franklin Automobile Company and typewriter history: home of Smith Corona; air-conditioning history: home of Willis Carrier and the Carrier Corporation.
6. The BIG small city- Surrounded by colleges and universities and having its own symphony, opera and professional theater, it has diverse dining and entertainment including the famous Dinosaur Barbecue and SU always nationally ranked in BB and there is a AAA baseball team, The Chiefs and pro hockey, The Crunch. Low cost of living
7. Four seasons recreational opportunities – We have 48 golf courses, boating and swimming on many local lakes, Erie Canal and Lake Ontario, five 30-minute-away ski centers, Adirondacks and Vermont skiing 3 to 6 hour drive away, abundant cross county skiing.
8. Onondaga Lake recreation mecca – 13 mile trail around the urban lake (soon to be completed) with beautiful views of the lake for major running marathons, biking and including a six mile section of the most beautiful in-line skating trail in the country.
9. Syracuse University is # 1 NCAA basketball team in the country and usually in the top ten.
10. International Museum of Writing*- Future home of IMoW: a vast complex of 14 writing museums from play-writing to religious writing that could make Central New York The Cultural Mecca of the World.