Good News York

Bert Aufsesser makes a simple but convincing argument — vintage is worth it. Every piece at Scholars & Champs is one of a kind, built to a standard that modern merchandise simply does not match. As Bert puts it, if it has already lasted 40 years, it will easily last another 40. And with prices […] More

Bert Auf knows Syracuse sports culture better than most. Having lived in Los Angeles — a city packed with professional and college teams — he says nothing quite compares to what he found in Syracuse. Here, the college team is everything. Fans live and die by the Orange, and it is not uncommon for people […] More

Bert Auf didn’t set out to open a store — he just couldn’t find anything worth wearing. As the Syracuse University alumni club president in Los Angeles, Bert kept coming back to campus looking for cool, unique, high-quality gear and kept coming up empty. So he took matters into his own hands, started collecting vintage […] More

GNY EP.171 | feat. Bert "The Shirt" Auf from Scholars & Champs In this episode of Good News York, host Noah Chrysler sits down with Bert Aufsesser — better known as "Bert the Shirt" — the founder and owner of Scholars & Champs, a one-of-a-kind vintage Syracuse University merchandise store located right in the heart […] More

Noah Chrysler asks Sheila Ohstrom a question many people quietly wonder about: how do you support someone who is caring for a loved one with dementia? Sheila’s answer is simple but powerful. Showing up with coffee, offering to sit with their loved one for an hour, or taking a family member out to lunch so […] More

Sheila Ohstrom shares one of the most profound and lesser-known truths about dementia: rhythm is one of the last things a person loses. Stored on the right side of the brain, our connection to music, poetry, and prayer remains intact even when the ability to communicate fades. It is a reminder that even in the […] More

GNY EP.170 | ft. Sheila Ohstrom from Living with Dementia CNY In this powerful episode of Good New York, host Noah Chrysler sits down with Sheila Ohstrom — president and co-founder of Living with Dementia CNY, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting caregivers and families across seven counties in Central New York who are navigating […] More

Laurel Flanagan, CEO of Operation Northern Comfort, speaks to what keeps her team going. She describes the quiet power of showing up during someone’s worst moment — and how something as simple as helping a person roll themselves out of their own front door for the first time can be completely life-changing. For the volunteers […] More

Fleet Feet Syracuse’s Grant Fletcher shares one of the moments that says everything about what his team does. A 92-year-old woman walked into the store for the very first time, tired of living with sore feet. They took her through the fitting process, and she walked out thrilled — knowing she finally had the right […] More

Grant Fletcher of Fleet Feet Syracuse shares the story of how he went from baseball player to marathon runner. In 2014, the furthest Grant had ever run was 90 feet between bases. When a charity opportunity came along and someone finally said "put up or shut up," he had one question: could he become a […] More

Grant Fletcher of Fleet Feet Syracuse explains how the right pair of shoes can do more than just feel comfortable — they can eliminate chronic pain that people have lived with for years. As Grant puts it, everything starts at your feet and works its way up the kinetic chain. Fleet Feet takes the time […] More

GNY.168 | feat. Grant Fletcher from Fleet Feet Syracuse What does it actually mean to be fitted for the right pair of shoes — and why does it matter more than you think? In this episode of Good News York, host Noah Chrysler sits down with Grant Fletcher, Community Outreach Manager at Fleet Feet Syracuse, […] More

Real estate professional and business coach Ben Gray cuts straight to the heart of why most people never reach the level of success they are chasing. Everyone is looking for the shortcut — the magic pill, the silver bullet — but the answer is always the same: do the work. Ben speaks from his own […] More

Ben Gray gets candid about what it is actually like to buy a home in today’s Central New York market — and he is not sugarcoating it. Ben describes the process as getting your teeth kicked in once a week, with buyers constantly losing out to higher offers or all-cash deals. But rather than overwhelm […] More

Real estate professional Ben Gray shares one of the most overlooked mistakes first-time home buyers make before closing. After walking through what the closing process typically looks like — from gathering documentation to working with lenders and attorneys over roughly 60 days — Ben leaves viewers with a simple but critical warning: do not make […] More

GNY Episode 167 | The Truth About Buying, Selling & Building a Real Estate Business in CNY ft. Ben Gray In this episode of Good New York, host Noah Chrysler sits down with Ben Gray — local Central New York real estate professional and founder of Sold in CNY — for a candid, in-depth conversation […] More