Restoring Properties. Revitalizing Neighborhoods. Restoring Properties, Revitalizing Neighborhoods. TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS OF VACANT, ABANDONED, OR TAX DELINQUENT PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF SYRACUSE AND THE COUNTY OF ONONDAGA IN A COORDINATED MANNER THROUGH THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO NEW YORK NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS LAW SECTION 1608 AND RETURNING THAT PROPERTY TO PRODUCTIVE USE IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN THE ECONOMY, IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE, AND IMPROVE THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE MUNICIPALITIES, THROUGH THE USE OF THE POWERS AND TOOLS GRANTED TO LAND BANKS BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.