Syracuse, New York

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A view in Syracuse
A view in Syracuse

Syracuse, New York is a city in the U.S. state of New York with a population of 147,306 in 2000, and a metropolitan area population of 732,117. It is often called the "Salt City" because salt used to be the main industry. Today Syracuse is mostly known as a university city, but many companies have offices there too.