We've asked 15 Central New Yorkers who have important roles in building and enriching our community to share what they love about CNY and how they live their good life.

A CNY transplant's success story. Lekia Hill landed in Syracuse in 2013 and today she has a job she loves, started an app she is passionate about, has a diverse social network and has dug deep roots in Central New York.

Tammy Reese was born and raised in Syracuse and doesn’t want to be anywhere else. She’s a Multimedia Content Creator, an award-winning actress, writer and journalist. Here's her thoughts about living in Central New York.

Young people have been leaving big cities for years. Now, they're leaving densely populated areas even faster for midsize cities  and Syracuse is rated No.3 place to live by Business Insider