Outgoing Syracuse Mayor To Teach At NYU

WEST VILLAGE, NY — The outgoing mayor of Syracuse will teach at New York University this spring, the school announced this week.

Stephanie Miner will join the school as a "visiting distinguished urbanist" at the Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service during the spring semester after finishing her term in office.

"I look forward to taking the lessons from Syracuse and bringing them into the classroom, teaching the next generation of urban scholars, political scientists, and government leaders who can build on the progress we have started," Miner said in a statement. "I am excited to enhance my relationships and learn more about the issues impacting people across New York State through the excellent scholarship of the Wagner School."

Miner, a Democrat, has said she is weighing a possible primary challenge against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. She was elected as mayor in 2009 and reelected in 2013. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

Image credit: AP Photo/Mike Groll, File. Image caption: In this March 16, 2012 file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, right, and Syracuse, N.Y., Mayor Stephanie Miner talk during a bill signing ceremony in the Red Room at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y.