Community
Mayor announces plans for a $40 million affordable housing project
In August 2022, Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham announced a plan to revitalize Clinton Street in the City’s First Ward. Today, he announced plans for a $40 million affordable housing project. Development of...
Community
Dick's House of Sport opens in newly renovated Oakdale Commons
The transformation of the Oakdale Commons in Johnson City is underway. Dick’s House of Sport officially opened earlier this month as the anchor tenant in the $100 million project, which will attempt...
Community
Vestal Parkway bike path completed, University to restore bike-share program
A new 2.5 mile bike path has been completed along Vestal Parkway, connecting Binghamton University and Downtown Binghamton. This bike path has been years in the making, and initial plans for the...
Science & Research
BU, UHS partner to bring $2.6 million MRI scanner to Vestal
Binghamton University has partnered with United Health Services (UHS) to bring a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) center to Vestal, New York. The Binghamton Brain and Body Imaging Research Center (BBIRC), a...
News
Binghamton City School Board unanimously rejects PILOT program supported by Mayor, City Council
Over the summer, the Binghamton City Council approved a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) agreement for a housing project in Downtown Binghamton supported by the mayor. Then, the Binghamton City School Board voted unanimously to...
News
Transgender activist Makyyla Holland wins settlement against Broome County Jail
Makyyla Holland, a transgender woman, experienced violence and discrimination in the Broome County Jail. A settlement reached in her lawsuit could aid in passing legislation protecting the rights of incarcerated transgender individuals...
Campus News
University a finalist to win another $160 million in new battery funding
Last year, Binghamton University’s New Energy New York (NENY) won more than $113 million. This year, an expansion of NENY, NENY Storage Engines (NENY SE), was selected as a finalist to potentially...
Community
LUMA organizers launch 'Keep LUMA Free' campaign ahead of festival's return to Binghamton
Every fall, the LUMA Projection Arts Festival lights up the streets of Downtown Binghamton. This year, organizers are appealing to the community to prevent a funding shortfall. A free visual art festival...
Campus News
University sees record number of applications as 18,600 students return to Binghamton
18,600 students returned to Binghamton University this past weekend, as the University received a record 58,400 total applications for the fall 2023 semester. Approximately 3,000 first-year students ultimately enrolled out of a...
Community
Broome County awarded $1.6 million from landmark opioid settlement
Broome County has received about $1.6 million in settlement money from pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors to aid in combating the opioid epidemic. In 2019, New York State Attorney General Letitia James sued...