Community
Second-annual Housing Action Summit tackles housing issues
On Tuesday, the Stakeholders of Broome County hosted their second-annual Housing Action Summit, with backing from 15 on-campus organizations. During the event, several issues related to housing in the Binghamton Community were...
Community
Local elementary schools face shutdown and restructuring
Partly due to student housing crowding out single-family, low-income housing options, Binghamton City School District (BCSD) may close one of its elementary schools. On Thursday, Sept. 29, BCSD administration held their third...
Community
Students, landlords and residents discuss zoning legislation
This past Thursday, the City of Binghamton held a public hearing to discuss Code of Ordinance amendments regarding student housing. Held at Binghamton City Hall, the hearing covered various matters regarding changes...
Community
In-person visitation returns to Broome County Jail
Activist groups gathered outside the Broome County Jail on Sept. 29 to observe the return of in-person visitation. On May 13, Joshua Cotter, an attorney at Legal Services of Central New York,...
Community
Downtown Binghamton development delayed
A new development plan for the corner of Court and State Street may be delayed. This past spring, developers had planned to have the Visions Federal Credit Union anchor a multipurpose building...
Off-Campus News
Mayor Kraham enforces newly amended "Lockdown Law"
Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham is cracking down on “nuisance properties” across the city. Amid the newly amended “Lockdown Law,” which establishes a legal mechanism to shut down public nuisances, Kraham warned four...
Community
Binghamton to initiate second climate action plan
Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham has announced plans for Binghamton’s second Climate Action Plan. The first plan took effect in 2011, in response to recurring flooding caused by climate change in the Binghamton...
Housing Issue 2022
Students share their housing horror stories
By: Staff Reports All accounts provided by anonymous students. A winter surprise. “We had a carbon monoxide leak in the house because the broiler broke, and the fire department and [New York...
Housing Issue 2022
Ongoing Binghamton housing projects
Across Broome County, several new housing projects are under construction. Here is a list of some such projects. “Stadium Lofts” Housing Project This fall, a new 70-unit, mixed-use housing project in Binghamton...
Housing Issue 2022
What to know about Mayor Kraham's student housing proposal
Over the past couple of months, a proposed zoning law by Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham, targeting student housing, has been making its way through city’s legislative channels. If the law is passed,...