Good News York

GNY EP.205 | feat. Mark O’Donnell In Episode 205 of Good News York, host Noah Chrysler sits down with Mark O’Donnell, founder and owner of Operations Excellence, a specialized consulting firm focused on leadership and organizational development. Mark breaks down his three-pillar approach — people, process, and strategy — and shares how he helps both […] More

Alison Altafi opens up about the reality behind the hustle. Applying for opportunities means facing years of rejection, but she has learned that even closed doors can circle back and open again. Her advice is simple: keep pushing, because no one will ever see your work if you don’t put yourself out there. #GNY #GNYPodcast […] More

GNY EP.203 | feat. Alison Altafi — Fiber Art, Hand-Spun Yarn & Weaving in Syracuse In this episode of Good News York, host Noah Chrysler sits down with Syracuse-based fiber artist Alison Altafi to explore the world of hand-spun yarn, round weaving, and the creative hustle behind getting art into galleries. Alison shares her journey […] More

Scholars and Champs has saved up 300 new arrivals for Parents Weekend, and their new location puts all that vintage Syracuse gear right near campus. Find them at 742 S. Crouse Ave., behind Faegan’s, for Family Weekend, October 16–18. Bert’s advice: come early for the best selection before the game-day crowd rolls in. #GoodNewsYork #Syracuse […] More

Bert the Shirt has been selling vintage Syracuse gear since 2019. One of his favorite parts of the job is seeing people wearing his finds around town. Scholars & Champs is now at 742 S Crouse Ave, in the parking lot behind Faegan’s. #GoodNewsYork #Syracuse More

David explains why not all salt is created equal. He compares heavily processed table salt, loaded with iodine and anti-caking agents, to a high-quality sea salt that delivers better flavor with less sodium. While iodine fortification made sense decades ago, modern diets already include enough of it year-round. Using better ingredients means better taste and […] More

Can you identify every costume? Kids and families dressed up alongside their birds for this year’s New York State Fair Youth Poultry Costume Contest. Lady Liberty won best overall, but who would have gotten your vote? #GoodNewsYork #NYSFair More

David reveals that if you drill deep enough in Syracuse, you will hit an aquifer full of saltwater. It is a leftover from a massive ancient ocean that stretched from Albany to Michigan and down to West Virginia, roughly 700 million years ago. The salt from that prehistoric body of water is still sitting underground […] More

Did you know Syracuse was once one of the largest salt producers in the entire country? David breaks down the history of how the city earned its "Salt City" nickname, from the booming salt industry of the 1700s all the way through its decline around 1920. As railroads replaced the Erie Canal and coastal salt […] More

GNY EP.204 | feat. Syracuse Salt Co. Did you know Syracuse sits on top of a 700-million-year-old ocean? In this episode of Good News York, host Noah Chrysler sits down with David and Libby from Syracuse Salt Company, a father-daughter business that’s bringing salt production back to the Salt City after nearly a century. David […] More

Does your business actually need more content—or is “we need more content” covering up a bigger problem? In the first episode of the Click Stream Studios Podcast, Danny Tripodi puts Noah Chrysler in the hot seat for a conversation about what businesses should actually be trying to accomplish with their content. They dig into why […] More

300,000 cookies? We made a batch of fresh with the incredible Bake Lab by @thesweetpraxis #freshcookies #thebakelab #thesweetpraxis #nysfair More

Don’t be mad, you know it’s true ♥️ #peacheysdonuts #nysfair More

Did you get your cup of milk this year? The NYS Fair Milk Bar still sells a cup for just 25 cents, and they serve about 350,000 of them during the fair. Chocolate is the clear favorite, outselling white milk about three to one. #GoodNewsYork #NYSFair More

Expensive cameras won’t save boring content—and “we’ll fix it in post” might be some of the most dangerous words you can say on a video shoot. In Episode 2 of the Click Stream Studios Podcast, Noah Chrysler turns the tables and puts Danny Tripodi in the hot seat to unpack what he’s learned from years […] More

Alison Altafi walks through her yarn-making process from start to finish. It begins with raw fiber from a sheep, which gets cleaned and processed through a drum carder to align everything in one direction. The resulting sheet is then fed into a spinning wheel for a two-pass process that produces a plied, bubbly yarn with […] More