Editing Binghamton, New York

{{Short description|City in New York, United States}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Binghamton, New York
| nicknames          = ''The Parlor City'', ''Carousel Capital of the World'', ''Valley of Opportunity''<ref name="bingcityhist2" />
| settlement_type    = [[City (New York)|City]]
| motto              = Restoring the Pride.
| image_skyline      = Binghamton Montage.jpg
| imagesize          = 250px
| image_caption      = Clockwise from top: [[Downtown Binghamton]] skyline, the [[Endicott Johnson Corporation|Endicott Johnson]] [[Johnson City Square Deal Arch|Square Deal Arch]], the [[South Washington Street Parabolic Bridge|South Washington Street Bridge]], the [[Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park|Ross Park Zoo]] carousel, [[Court Street Historic District (Binghamton, New York)|Court Street Historic District]], downtown in winter, and the [[Spiedie]] Fest and Balloon Rally
| image_seal         = Binghamton Seal.png
| seal_size          = 90px
| pushpin_map        = New York#USA
| pushpin_relief     = yes
| pushpin_label      = Binghamton
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[New York (state)|New York]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in New York|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Broome County, New York|Broome]]
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = [[mayor-council government|Mayor-Council]]
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = [[Jared M. Kraham]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
| leader_title1      = [[City Council]]
| leader_name1       = {{Collapsible list
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 |1           = • W1: Olamni Porter ([[United States Democratic Party|D]])
 |2           = • W2: Kinya Middleton ([[United States Democratic Party|D]])
 |3           = • W3: Robert Cavanaugh II ([[United States Democratic Party|D]])
 |4           = • W4: Nate Hotchkiss ([[United States Democratic Party|D]])
 |5           = • W5: Hadassah Mativetsky ([[United States Democratic Party|D]])
 |6           = • W6: Michael Kosty ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
 |7           = • W7: Michael Dundon ([[United States Democratic Party|D]])
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| established_title  = Settled
| established_date   = {{start date and age|1800}}
| established_title2 = Incorporated (village)
| established_date2  = {{start date and age|1834}}
| established_title3 = Incorporated (city)
| established_date3  = {{start date and age|1867}}
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web |title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory |url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=September 20, 2022 |archive-date=January 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119173812/https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer |url-status=live }}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 28.82
| area_land_km2      = 27.14
| area_water_km2     = 1.68
| area_total_sq_mi   = 11.13
| area_land_sq_mi    = 10.48
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.65
| area_water_percent = 5.83
| elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail - Binghamton |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:943985,Binghamton |website=[[U.S. Board on Geographic Names]] |access-date=July 31, 2021}}{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| elevation_ft       = 866
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 47969
| pop_est_as_of      = 
| pop_est_footnotes  = 
| population_est     = 
| population_density_sq_mi = 4577.63
| population_density_km2 = 1767.39
| population_urban   = 158,084
| population_metro   = 247,138
| population_demonym = Binghamtonian
| timezone1          = [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset1        = −5
| timezone1_DST      = EDT
| utc_offset1_DST    = −4
| coordinates        = {{Wikidatacoord|Q213814|region:US-NY_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 139xx (13901 = downtown)
| area_code          = [[Area code 607|607]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 36-007-06607
| website            = {{URL|https://www.binghamton-ny.gov/|binghamton-ny.gov}}
}}

'''Binghamton''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɪ|ŋ|əm|t|ən}} {{respell|BING|əm|tən}}) is a [[City (New York)|city]] in the [[United States|U.S.]] state of [[New York (state)|New York]], and serves as the [[county seat]] of [[Broome County, New York|Broome County]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011}}</ref> Surrounded by rolling hills, it lies in the state's [[Southern Tier]] region near the [[Pennsylvania]] border, in a bowl-shaped valley at the confluence of the [[Susquehanna River|Susquehanna]] and [[Chenango River|Chenango]] Rivers.<ref name="valleygeography">{{cite book |title=Geology of South-Central New York |year=1963 |publisher=New York State Geological Association |location=New York, NY |pages=97–112 |url=http://www.nysga.net/files/32068340.pdf |editor=Donald Coates |access-date=August 31, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113014505/http://www.nysga.net/files/32068340.pdf |archive-date=November 13, 2013}}</ref> Binghamton is the principal city and [[cultural center]] of the [[Binghamton metropolitan area]] (also known as Greater Binghamton, or historically the Triple Cities, including Endicott and Johnson City), home to a quarter million people.<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/ |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website |archive-date=May 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512074548/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/08000.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The city's population, according to the [[2020 United States census]], is 47,969.<ref name="2020CensusPop">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/binghamtoncitynewyork,US/POP010220 |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Binghamton city, New York; United States |publisher=Census.gov |date= |access-date=July 20, 2022 |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324162936/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/binghamtoncitynewyork,US/POP010220 |url-status=live }}</ref>

From the days of the [[Rail transport in the United States|railroad]], Binghamton was a transportation crossroads and a manufacturing center, and has been known at different times for the production of cigars, shoes, and computers.<ref name="bingcityhist">{{cite web |title=Location, Geography, Historical Brief |url=http://www.binghamton-ny.gov/location-geography-historical-brief |work=City of Binghamton, New York |access-date=August 31, 2013 |archive-date=August 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816035923/http://www.binghamton-ny.gov/location-geography-historical-brief |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[IBM]] was founded nearby, and the [[flight simulator]] was invented in the city, leading to a notable concentration of electronics- and defense-oriented firms. This sustained economic prosperity earned Binghamton the moniker of the '''Valley of Opportunity'''.<ref name="broomehist">{{cite book |last=Smith |first=Gerald |title=Partners All: A History of Broome County, New York |year=2006 |publisher=The Donning Company |location=Virginia Beach, VA |isbn=978-1-578-64339-4}}</ref> However, starting with job cuts made by defense firms towards the end of the [[Cold War]], the region lost a large part of its manufacturing industry.<ref name="pewcenter">{{cite web |title=Don't Stop There! Five Adventures in Civic Journalism |url=http://www.pewcenter.org/doingcj/pubs/stop/future.html |work=Pew Center for Civic Journalism |access-date=August 31, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113023309/http://www.pewcenter.org/doingcj/pubs/stop/future.html |archive-date=November 13, 2013}}</ref>

Today, while there is a continued concentration of high-tech firms, Binghamton is emerging as a healthcare- and education-focused city, with [[Binghamton University]] acting as much of the driving force behind this revitalization.<ref name="jobshift">{{cite news |last=Harris |first=Jon |title=Southern Tier jobs shift from manufacturing to service industry |url=http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20130619/BUSINESS/306200007/0/news01/Southern-Tier-jobs-shift-from-manufacturing-to-service-industry |access-date=August 31, 2013 |newspaper=Press & Sun-Bulletin |date=June 19, 2013 |location=Binghamton, NY |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130831192917/http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20130619/BUSINESS/306200007/0/news01/Southern-Tier-jobs-shift-from-manufacturing-to-service-industry |archive-date=August 31, 2013}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:DL&W Station BinghamtonNY.jpg|left|thumb|Former [[Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad|DL&W]] Station, part of the [[Railroad Terminal Historic District (Binghamton, New York)|Railroad Terminal Historic District]]]]

===Early settlement===
The first known people of European descent to come to the area were the troops of the [[Sullivan Expedition]] in 1779, during the [[American Revolutionary War]], who destroyed local villages of the [[Onondaga people|Onondaga]] and [[Oneida people|Oneida]] tribes.<ref name="broomehist" /> The city was named after [[William Bingham]], a wealthy Philadelphian who bought the 10,000 acre [[patent]] for the land in 1786, then consisting of parts of the towns of [[Union, New York|Union]] and [[Chenango, New York|Chenango]].<ref name="broomehist" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Binghamton: Building the Parlor City |url=http://www.wskg.org/episode/binghamton-building-parlor-city |publisher=WSKG |access-date=August 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417170637/http://wskg.org/episode/binghamton-building-parlor-city |archive-date=April 17, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Joshua Whitney, Jr., Bingham's land agent, chose land at the junction of the [[Chenango River|Chenango]] and [[Susquehanna River|Susquehanna]] Rivers to develop a settlement, then named '''Chenango Point'''.<ref name=broomehist /><ref>{{cite book |last=Hinman |first=Marjory |title=Whitney's Town |year=1996 |publisher=Broome County Historical Society |location=Binghamton, NY}}</ref> After being officially conveyed the land by Bingham on July 4, 1800, Whitney arranged for the construction of the settlement's first two streets, Court Street and Water Street, and the first residence was built later that year.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lawyer |first1=William |title=Binghamton, Its Settlement, Growth and Development |date=1900 |publisher=Century Memorial Publishing Co. |pages=64–71 |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/01024521/ |access-date=20 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Smith |first1=Henry Perry |title=History of Broome County: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers |date=1885 |publisher=D. Mason & Co. |location=Syracuse, N.Y. |pages=198–203 |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofbroomec00smit/page/n7/mode/2up |access-date=20 April 2024}}</ref> Whitney continued to expand Chenango Point and sell plots to new settlers, and helped erect the first [[Court Street Bridge (Binghamton)|bridge]] in 1808.<ref name=broomehist /> The significant growth of Chenango Point led to its incorporation as a [[village (New York)|village]], and its official renaming as Binghamton, in 1834.<ref name="bingcityhist" /><ref name=broomehist/> [[Daniel S. Dickinson]] was chosen to be the first village president.<ref name=broomehist/>

[[File:Binghamton, NY LOC 91680390.tif|thumb|[[Perspective map]] of Binghamton from 1882 published by [[L.R. Burleigh]]]]
The [[Chenango Canal]], completed in 1837, connected Binghamton to the [[Erie Canal]], and was the impetus for the initial industrial development of the area.<ref>{{cite book |last=McFee |first=Michele |title=Limestone Locks and Overgrowth: The Rise and Descent of the Chenango Canal |year=1993 |publisher=Purple Mountain Press |location=Fleischmanns, NY |isbn=978-0-935-79644-5}}</ref> This growth accelerated with the completion of the [[Erie Railroad]] between Binghamton and Jersey City, NJ in 1849.<ref>{{cite web |title=Erie History |url=http://www.erierailroad.org/erie-history/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130831191659/http://www.erierailroad.org/erie-history/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 31, 2013 |publisher=Erie Railroad Historical Website |access-date=August 31, 2013}}</ref> With the [[Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad]] arriving soon afterward, the village became an important regional transportation center.<ref name="broomehist" /><ref>{{cite web |title=DL&W, Erie, and D&H Early Binghamton History |url=http://www.trainweb.org/SVRHS/earlyRR.html |publisher=Susquehanna Valley Railway Historical Society |access-date=August 31, 2013 |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113014557/http://www.trainweb.org/SVRHS/earlyRR.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Several buildings of importance were built at this time, including the [[New York State Inebriate Asylum]], opened in 1858 as the first center in the United States to treat alcoholism as a disease.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1611239784&ResourceType=Building |title=New York State Inebriate Asylum |date=September 15, 2007 |access-date=August 31, 2013 |work=National Historic Landmark summary listing |publisher=National Park Service |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024164429/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1611239784&ResourceType=Building |archive-date=October 24, 2013}}</ref>

===Growth as a manufacturing hub===
Binghamton incorporated as a [[city (New York)|city]] in 1867 and, due to the presence of several stately homes, was nicknamed the '''Parlor City'''.<ref name="bingcityhist"/> In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many immigrants moved to the area, finding an abundance of jobs. During the 1880s, Binghamton became the second-largest manufacturer of [[cigar]]s in the United States.<ref name="broomehist" /> By the early 1920s, [[Endicott Johnson Corporation|Endicott Johnson]], a shoe manufacturer whose development of [[welfare capitalism]] resulted in many amenities for local residents, became the region's largest employer.<ref name="ejhist">{{cite book |last=McGuire |first=Randall |editor-first=Julian |editor-last=Thomas |title=Interpretive Archaeology: A Reader |publisher=Continuum |year=2000 |pages=228–245 |chapter=Chapter 13: Building Power in the Cultural Landscape of Broome County, New York, 1880–1940 |isbn=978-1-441-17929-6}}</ref> An even larger influx of Europeans immigrated to Binghamton, and the working class prosperity resulted in the area being called the Valley of Opportunity.<ref name="broomehist" /><ref name="ejhist" />

[[File:Bird's-eye View, Binghamton, NY.jpg|thumb|[[Court Street Historic District (Binghamton, New York)|Court Street]], c. 1910]]

In 1913, 31 people perished in the [[1913 Binghamton Factory Fire|Binghamton Clothing Company fire]], which resulted in reforms to the New York fire code.<ref>{{cite news |title=The fire at Binghamton |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 24, 1913 |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1913/07/24/100636950.pdf |access-date=August 31, 2013 |archive-date=December 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207023626/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1913/07/24/100636950.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Simonson |first=Mark |title=Binghamton fire spurred improved safety laws |work=The Daily Star |location=Oneonta, NY |date=July 19, 2008 |url=http://thedailystar.com/columns/x112901097/Binghamton-fire-spurred-improved-safety-laws |access-date=August 31, 2013 |archive-date=June 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628044329/http://www.thedailystar.com/columns/x112901097/Binghamton-fire-spurred-improved-safety-laws |url-status=live }}</ref> Major floods in 1935 and 1936 resulted in a number of deaths and washed out the Ferry Street Bridge (now the Clinton Street Bridge). The floods led the city to build flood walls along the length of the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers.<ref name="broomehist" /><ref>{{cite journal |last=Coates |first=Donald |title=Geomorphology in legal affairs of the Binghamton, New York, metropolitan area |journal=GSA Special Papers |year=1976 |volume=174 |pages=111–148 |doi=10.1130/SPE174-p111 |series=Geological Society of America Special Papers |isbn=0-8137-2174-1}}</ref>

During the [[Second World War]], growth continued as [[IBM]], which was founded in greater Binghamton, emerged as a global technology leader.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=IBM |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of New York State |editor1-last=Eisenstadt |editor1-first=Peter |editor2-last=Moss |editor2-first=Laura-Eve |publisher=Syracuse University Press |location=Syracuse, NY |isbn=978-0-815-60808-0 |year=2005 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tmHEm5ohoCUC&pg=PA756 |access-date=August 31, 2013 |archive-date=April 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403021131/https://books.google.com/books?id=tmHEm5ohoCUC&pg=PA756#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref> Along with [[Edwin Link]]'s invention of the [[Link Trainer|flight simulator]] in Binghamton, IBM's growth helped transition the region to a [[high-tech]] economy. Other major manufacturers included [[Ansco]] and [[General Electric]].<ref name="bingcityhist" /> Until the [[Cold War]] ended, the area never experienced an economic downfall, due in part to its [[defense contractor|defense-oriented]] industries.<ref name="broomehist" /> The city's population peaked at around 85,000 in the mid-1950s.<ref name="bingtimeline">{{cite book |title=A Brief History of Binghamton, NY, The Parlor City |year=1984 |publisher=Binghamton Public Library |location=Binghamton, NY}}</ref>

===Decline and recovery===
[[File:BinghamtonTSLee2011.jpg|right|thumb|Flooding in 2011 due to the remnants of [[Tropical Storm Lee (2011)|Tropical Storm Lee]]]]

Post-war [[suburb]]an development led to a decline in the city's population and the rapid growth of the towns of [[Vestal, New York|Vestal]] and [[Union, New York|Union]].<ref name="broomehist" /> Like many other [[Rust Belt]] cities, traditional manufacturers saw steep declines, though Binghamton's technology industry limited this impact. [[Urban renewal]] efforts to reverse these trends dominated construction in the city during the 1960s and early 1970s and led to the destruction of many ornate city buildings.<ref name="broomehist" /> The construction included the creation of [[Government Plaza, Binghamton|Government Plaza]], the [[Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena]], and the [[Brandywine Highway]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Heavey |first=James |title=$80,000,000 Public-Private Outlay Urged to Rebuild Mid-City Area |url=http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper4/Binghamton%20NY%20Press%20Grayscale/Binghamton%20NY%20Press%20Grayscale%201961/Binghamton%20NY%20Press%20Grayscale%201961%20-%204061.pdf |access-date=August 31, 2013 |newspaper=The Evening Press |location=Binghamton, NY |date=March 22, 1961 |archive-date=January 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113212313/http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper4/Binghamton%20NY%20Press%20Grayscale/Binghamton%20NY%20Press%20Grayscale%201961/Binghamton%20NY%20Press%20Grayscale%201961%20-%204061.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Five-Stage Plan Is Urged to Cushion Impact |url=http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper4/Binghamton%20NY%20Press%20Grayscale/Binghamton%20NY%20Press%20Grayscale%201963/Binghamton%20NY%20Press%20Grayscale%201963%20-%200580.pdf |access-date=August 31, 2013 |newspaper=The Sunday Press |location=Binghamton, NY |date=January 13, 1963}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Fitchette |first=Woody |title=City Gets $6,363,571 Project 1 Renewal Aid |url=http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper4/Binghamton%20NY%20Press%20Grayscale/Binghamton%20NY%20Press%20Grayscale%201968/Binghamton%20NY%20Press%20Grayscale%201968%20a%20-%205447.pdf |access-date=August 31, 2013 |newspaper=The Binghamton Press |date=November 13, 1968 |location=Binghamton, NY}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> While these projects failed to stem most of the losses, they established Binghamton as the region's government and cultural center.<ref name="broomehist" /> The city's population declined from approximately 64,000 in 1969 to 56,000 by the early 1980s.<ref name=psb>{{cite news |first=Jeff |last=Platsky |title=Former Binghamton Mayor Al Libous dies |url=http://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/2016/06/30/former-binghamton-mayor-al-libous-dies/86572176/ |work=[[Press & Sun-Bulletin]] |date=June 30, 2016 |access-date=July 16, 2016 |archive-date=July 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703063729/https://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/2016/06/30/former-binghamton-mayor-al-libous-dies/86572176/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Binghamton, New York skyline.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of Binghamton's skyline]]

As the Cold War ended in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union, defense-related industries in the Binghamton area began to falter, resulting in several closures and widespread layoffs<ref name="bingcityhist2">{{cite web |title=History |url=http://www.binghamton-ny.gov/history |work=City of Binghamton, New York |access-date=August 31, 2013 |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054455/http://www.binghamton-ny.gov/history |url-status=dead}}</ref> These were most notable at IBM, which sold its [[IBM Federal Systems|Federal Systems]] division and laid off several thousands of workers.<ref name="pewcenter" /> The local economy went into a deep recession, and the long-prevalent manufacturing jobs dropped by 64% from 1990 to 2013.<ref>{{cite news |last=Platsky |first=Jeff |title=Binghamton region gains 100 jobs, but manufacturing at all-time low |url=http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20130307/BUSINESS/303070048/Binghamton-region-gains-100-jobs-manufacturing-all-time-low |access-date=August 31, 2013 |newspaper=Press & Sun-Bulletin |location=Binghamton, NY |date=March 7, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130831191656/http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20130307/BUSINESS/303070048/Binghamton-region-gains-100-jobs-manufacturing-all-time-low |archive-date=August 31, 2013}}</ref>

In the 21st century, the city has tried to diversify its economic base to spur revitalization. The local economy has slowly transitioned toward services and healthcare.<ref name="jobshift" /> Major emphasis has been placed on [[Binghamton University]], which built a downtown campus in 2007<ref>{{cite web |title=Campus Facilities |url=http://www.binghamton.edu/visiting-campus/campus-facilities.html |publisher=Binghamton University |access-date=August 31, 2013 |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403174541/https://www.binghamton.edu/visiting-campus/campus-facilities.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and several student housing complexes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Binghamton & Regional Economy |url=http://www.binghamton-ny.gov/binghamton-regional-economy |publisher=City of Binghamton, New York |access-date=August 31, 2013 |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113020229/http://www.binghamton-ny.gov/binghamton-regional-economy |url-status=dead}}</ref> The increased downtown residential population and the university's plans to build additional student housing have spurred development of supporting businesses and a renewed focus on the riverfront.<ref name="downtownrevival">{{cite news |last=Robinson |first=David |title=A year of revival for downtown Binghamton |url=http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20121227/NEWS01/312270049/0/news01/Binghamton-had-a-significant-year-in-terms-of-turnaround- |access-date=August 31, 2013 |newspaper=Press & Sun-Bulletin |date=December 27, 2013 |location=Binghamton, NY |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130831192912/http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20121227/NEWS01/312270049/0/news01/Binghamton-had-a-significant-year-in-terms-of-turnaround- |archive-date=August 31, 2013}}</ref> Unfortunately, two severe floods have stymied the recovery: while most of the impact of the [[Mid-Atlantic United States flood of 2006]] was in the surrounding metropolitan area, the remnants of [[Tropical Storm Lee (2011)|Tropical Storm Lee]] topped city flood walls in September 2011, causing $1&nbsp;billion of damage in greater Binghamton.<ref>{{cite web |last=Masters |first=Jeff |title=Tropical Storm Lee's flood in Binghamton: was global warming the final straw? |url=http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/tropical-storm-lees-flood-in-binghamton-was-global-warming-the-final |work=Dr. Jeff Masters' WunderBlog |publisher=Weather Underground |access-date=August 31, 2013 |date=December 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130831041512/http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/tropical-storm-lees-flood-in-binghamton-was-global-warming-the-final |archive-date=August 31, 2013}}</ref>

On April 3, 2009, the [[2009 Binghamton shooting|deadliest mass shooting in New York history]] occurred at the [[American Civic Association (Binghamton)|American Civic Association]]'s offices in Binghamton.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Esposito |first1=Richard |last2=Thomas |first2=Pierre |last3=Goldman |first3=Russell |last4=Potter |first4=Ned |last5=Michels |first5=Scott |title=Binghamton Rampage Leaves 14 Dead, Police Don't Know Motive |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=7249853 |access-date=August 31, 2013 |newspaper=Nightline |agency=ABC News |date=April 3, 2009 |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055514/http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=7249853 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Geography==
===Cityscape===
[[File:Confluence Park.jpg|right|thumb|225px|Confluence Park, facing west toward the confluence of the [[Susquehanna River|Susquehanna]] (left) and [[Chenango River|Chenango]] (right) rivers]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|11.14|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|10.49|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.65|sqmi|km2}} (5.83%) is water.<ref name="GR8" />

Binghamton, like all of the [[Southern Tier]] of New York, lies on the [[Allegheny Plateau]]; hence its hilly terrain. As such, elevations can vary in the city--[[Downtown Binghamton|Downtown]], for example, is at an elevation of around 860 feet (262 meters), while residential homes in the hills can go up to over 1,800 feet (548 meters), such as on Ingram Hill. The highest peak in Binghamton is Table Rock Ridge, which is at 1,854 feet.<ref>{{cite web |title=Broome County NY Peaks List |url=https://listsofjohn.com/searchres?c=418 |access-date=December 31, 2020 |website=listsofjohn.com |archive-date=May 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503045018/https://listsofjohn.com/searchres?c=418 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Downtown area sits at the confluence of the [[Chenango River|Chenango]] and [[Susquehanna River|Susquehanna]] Rivers, in the middle of a long but relatively narrow valley.<ref name="valleygeography" /> The north branch of the [[Susquehanna River]] passes south of downtown. This branch rises in eastern New York and receives a number of tributaries above Binghamton. In the center of the city, the [[Chenango River]] feeds into the Susquehanna from the north at Confluence Park. The Binghamton River Trail, a 1.5 mile trail along the Chenango, runs between Cheri Lindsey Park on the Northside and Confluence Park in Downtown.<ref>{{cite web |title=Binghamton River Trail |url=https://visitbinghamton.org/listings/binghamton-river-trail/ |access-date=December 31, 2020 |website=Binghamton Convention and Visitors Bureau |language=en-US |archive-date=January 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121014146/https://visitbinghamton.org/listings/binghamton-river-trail/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Eleven bridges span the rivers inside city limits. Broome County has 17.5 miles of [[levee]]s, many of which are in Binghamton.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bupipedream.com/feature/news/86291/outdated-fema-flood-maps-leave-broome-county-residents-in-limbo/ |title=Outdated FEMA flood maps leave Broome County residents in limbo |date=October 9, 2017 |work=Pipe Dream |access-date=October 29, 2018 |archive-date=October 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030035511/https://www.bupipedream.com/feature/news/86291/outdated-fema-flood-maps-leave-broome-county-residents-in-limbo/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Major floods have occurred in 1865, 1935, 1936, [[Mid-Atlantic United States flood of 2006|2006]], and [[Tropical Storm Lee (2011)|2011]].<ref name="broomehist" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Top Ten Highest Historical Crests: Susquehanna River at Binghamton |url=http://www.erh.noaa.gov/marfc/Rivers/FloodClimo/Top_Flood_Crests/Nbs/Binghamton-NBS-Top10-Table.pdf |work=North Branch Susquehanna River Basins |publisher=National Weather Service, Mid Atlantic River Forecast Center |access-date=September 1, 2013 |date=December 31, 2012 |archive-date=January 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114090138/http://www.erh.noaa.gov/marfc/Rivers/FloodClimo/Top_Flood_Crests/Nbs/Binghamton-NBS-Top10-Table.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=History of Flooding |url=http://www.srbc.net/flood_forecasting/history_of_flooding.htm |work=Flood Forecast & Warning in the Susquehanna River Basin |publisher=Susquehanna River Basin Commission |access-date=August 31, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112035132/http://www.srbc.net/flood_forecasting/history_of_flooding.htm |archive-date=November 12, 2013}}</ref>

The incorporation of Binghamton united various communities on both shores of the two rivers. The majority of the city's population and development lies along the rolling terrain nearest the riverbanks with sparse development in the hills that define the city limits. The old city was laid out on a grid system by Joshua Whitney, Jr.,<ref name="broomehist" /> but as development spread to the outer regions of the city and merged with other settlements, several grids were eventually juxtaposed against each other. In the Southside, the grid breaks down, as more curvilinear roads make up the predominantly residential areas along the hills.

[[File:Binghamton Security Mutual Building.jpg|thumb|upright|The [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux-Arts]] Security Mutual Life Building (1905)]]

The city was the traditional economic center of the region and is home to several historic districts. The [[Railroad Terminal Historic District (Binghamton, New York)|Railroad Terminal Historic District]] consists of several factories and buildings along the railroad line in the northern limits of downtown.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=769 |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Railroad Terminal Historic District |date=January 1986 |access-date=August 31, 2013 |last=Peckham |first=Mark |publisher=[[New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113022456/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=769 |archive-date=November 13, 2013}}</ref> Over 1,000 properties on the West Side contribute to the [[Abel Bennett Tract Historic District]], mainly made up of residential properties along Riverside Drive.<ref name="nrhpinv_ny">{{cite web |url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=102474 |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Abel Bennett Tract Historic District |access-date=August 31, 2013 |publisher=[[New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113021452/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=102474 |archive-date=November 13, 2013}}</ref> Downtown's [[State Street-Henry Street Historic District]] consists of several older low-rise buildings.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=784 |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: State Street-Henry Street Historic District |date=December 1985 |access-date=August 31, 2013 |last=Peckham |first=Mark |publisher=[[New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113022524/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=784 |archive-date=November 13, 2013}}</ref> The [[Court Street Historic District (Binghamton, New York)|Court Street Historic District]] has some of the city's most notable architecture, including the Press Building and Security Mutual Building, early 20th century high rises, and the [[Broome County Courthouse]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=788 |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Court Street Historic District |date=July 1984 |access-date=August 31, 2013 |last=Peckham |first=Mark |publisher=[[New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928133941/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=788 |archive-date=September 28, 2012}}</ref> The Press Building was the tallest building in Binghamton until the completion of the State Office Building in [[Government Plaza, Binghamton|Government Plaza]], which remains the tallest in the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=Binghamton State Office Building Facts |url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building.php?building_id=12349 |access-date=August 31, 2013 |year=2013 |work=The Skyscraper Center |publisher=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113015621/http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building.php?building_id=12349 |archive-date=November 13, 2013}}</ref>

Away from downtown, most of the buildings are single- and multi-family dwellings, along with low-rise business buildings lining commercial arteries. Along the railroad corridors, several factories, mostly abandoned, rise above the otherwise-uniform landscape.

[[New York State Route 17C|Main Street]] runs through the West Side, and continues west to serve as Main Street in the villages of [[Johnson City, New York|Johnson City]] and [[Endicott, New York|Endicott]]. On the east side of the Chenango River, the road becomes [[U.S. Route 11 in New York|Court Street]], the major east–west artery in downtown and the East Side.

===Neighborhoods===
[[File:RobersonMansionAndMuseum.JPG|thumb|[[Roberson Mansion]]]]

[[File:Northside of Binghamton.jpg|thumb|North Side, along Chenango Street]]
Binghamton is divided into seven neighborhoods.<ref name="neighborhoods">{{cite web |title=Binghamton Neighborhood Assemblies |url=http://www.binghamtonneighbors.org/ |publisher=Binghamton Neighborhood Assemblies |access-date=August 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090628135117/http://www.binghamtonneighbors.org/ |archive-date=June 28, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Bennett |first=Sean |title=Participatory Planning in Binghamton, New York |journal=Progressive Planning Magazine |date=Spring 2009 |volume=179 |url=http://www.plannersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/2009_179_spring.pdf |access-date=August 31, 2013 |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113022337/http://www.plannersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/2009_179_spring.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Parks and Recreation 2013 Programs: Summer in the Parks |publisher=City of Binghamton |year=2013}}</ref> [[Downtown Binghamton]], also known as Center City, is home to most of the city's largest buildings and government services. Located at the northeast corner of the river confluence and increasingly populated by college students, it supports a flourishing arts scene.<ref name="downtownrevival" /><ref>{{cite web |title=First Fridays |url=http://www.gorgeouswashington.com/firstfridays/firstfridays.html |publisher=Gorgeous Washington Street Association |access-date=September 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911002410/http://gorgeouswashington.com/firstfridays/firstfridays.html |archive-date=September 11, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[North Side, Binghamton|North Side]] is across the [[Norfolk Southern]] rail tracks from downtown, along the Chenango River.<ref>{{cite web |title=North Side Riverfront District Planning Guide |url=http://www.esf.edu/ccdr/projects/binghamton/RiverfrontDistrictPlanningGuide_opt.pdf |work=Center for Community Design Research |publisher=SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry |access-date=September 1, 2013 |date=August 1, 2005 |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113014033/http://www.esf.edu/ccdr/projects/binghamton/RiverfrontDistrictPlanningGuide_opt.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> The North Side is a light commercial and working-class residential area of the city, with Chenango Street serving as its major artery. The [[East Side, Binghamton|East Side]] lies east of the [[Brandywine Highway]], along the north bank of the Susquehanna River. The neighborhood is largely residential with commercial corridors along Robinson and Court streets, and it has pockets of industrial development along its borders.

Across the Chenango River lies the [[West Side, Binghamton|West Side]], a primarily residential neighborhood along the banks of the Susquehanna that has a combination of family homes, student housing, and stately mansions. Main Street's large supermarkets, pharmacies, bank branches, pubs, restaurants, auto shops, and a few strip malls form the West Side's commercial corridor.<ref>{{cite web |title=The West Side |url=http://westsidebinghamton.org/westside.html |publisher=West Side Neighborhood Association |access-date=August 31, 2013 |year=2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130904041823/http://westsidebinghamton.org/westside.html |archive-date=September 4, 2013}}</ref> The [[First Ward, Binghamton|First Ward]], a largely residential neighborhood opposite the railroad tracks from the West Side, is best known for Antique Row, a series of antique shops that line Clinton Street. This part of the city is home to several gold-domed Christian churches built by the area's many Eastern European immigrants.<ref name="golddomechurches">{{cite web |title=Gold Dome Churches Tour |url=http://www.pastny.org/tours/support/brochures/Gold-Dome-Churches.pdf |publisher=Preservation Association of the Southern Tier |access-date=September 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113023014/http://www.pastny.org/tours/support/brochures/Gold-Dome-Churches.pdf |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It is also home to several large supermarkets, churches, pharmacies, bank branches, a few bars and restaurants as well as [[mom and pop]] shops that provide such goods as video games and music. Ely Park, Binghamton's northernmost neighborhood, contains its municipal golf course.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ely Park Golf Course |url=http://www.elyparkgolf.com/ |access-date=September 1, 2013 |archive-date=August 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819050137/http://www.elyparkgolf.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It lies on parts of Prospect Mountain and other hills north of the First Ward.

The [[Southside, Binghamton|Southside]] lies along the south bank of the Susquehanna River and is connected to downtown by several bridges. At the base of the historic [[South Washington Street Parabolic Bridge|South Washington Street Bridge]] is the Southbridge commercial district.<ref>{{cite news |title=Commons area underway in city's southside |url=http://binghamton.ynn.com/content/top_stories/547550/commons-area-underway-in-city-s-southside/ |access-date=September 1, 2013 |newspaper=YNN Southern Tier |date=June 21, 2011 |archive-date=September 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130901141728/http://binghamton.ynn.com/content/top_stories/547550/commons-area-underway-in-city-s-southside/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> The neighborhood is partitioned into two neighborhood assemblies, divided by Pennsylvania Avenue and Southbridge, due to their distinct characters.<ref name="neighborhoods" /> Southside East has working-class residences and some public housing projects and is home to the [[Islamic Awareness Center]], while Southside West is primarily made up of larger middle-class residences.

===Climate===
{{climate chart
| Binghamton, New York
| 15.7|28.7|2.45
| 17.4|32.1|2.31
| 24.6|41.1|2.99
| 35.9|54.2|3.43
| 46.1|65.5|3.57
| 55.2|73.7|4.31
| 59.6|77.8|3.70
| 58.3|76.5|3.45
| 50.7|68.4|3.63
| 40.1|56.8|3.33
| 31.4|45.1|3.30
| 21.2|33.3|2.83
| float=left
| clear=left
| units=imperial
| source=<ref name = "NWS Binghamton, NY (BGM)"/>
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Binghamton has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfb''), with cold, snowy winters and warm, wet summers.<ref name="koppen">{{Cite journal |last1=Kottek |first1=Marcus |last2=Greiser |first2=Jürgen |last3=Beck |first3=Christoph |last4=Rudolf |first4=Bruno |last5=Rubel |first5=Franz |display-authors=2 |title=World Map of Köppen−Geiger Climate Classification |date=June 2006 |journal=Meteorologische Zeitschrift |volume=15 |issue=3 |page=261 |doi=10.1127/0941-2948/2006/0130 |url=https://opus.bibliothek.uni-augsburg.de/opus4/frontdoor/index/index/docId/40083 |access-date=March 16, 2020 |archive-date=March 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319192120/https://opus.bibliothek.uni-augsburg.de/opus4/frontdoor/index/index/docId/40083 |url-status=live }}</ref> Summers in Binghamton are typified by warm yet temperate days, and there are an average of only 2.6 days annually where the high exceeds {{convert|90|°F|0}}, with the highest recorded temperature at {{convert|98|°F|0}} on July 16, 1988.<ref name="NWS Binghamton, NY (BGM)"/> Winters are somewhat less moderate, with 5.8 days with sub-{{convert|0|°F|0}} lows annually on average; the lowest recorded temperature was {{convert|−20|°F|0}} on January 15, 1957.<ref name="NWS Binghamton, NY (BGM)"/> As with most cities in upstate New York, precipitation in Binghamton is spread evenly throughout the year.<ref name="koppen"/><ref name="NWS Binghamton, NY (BGM)"/>

Binghamton is the 10th rainiest city in the United States, with 162 rainy days a year.<ref name="farmersalmanac">{{cite web |last=Geiger |first=Peter |title=The 10 Worst Weather Cities |url=http://www.farmersalmanac.com/blog/2006/10/06/the-10-worst-weather-cities/ |publisher=Farmers' Almanac |access-date=September 11, 2013 |date=October 6, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006103145/http://www.farmersalmanac.com/blog/2006/10/06/the-10-worst-weather-cities/ |archive-date=October 6, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> With 212 cloudy days annually, it is also the seventh cloudiest city in the country, and the cloudiest east of the [[Rocky Mountains]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Baker |first=Dan |title=Interesting United States Weather Facts and Extremes |url=http://web2.airmail.net/danb1/usrecords.htm |publisher=Texas Web Guide |access-date=September 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922012106/http://web2.airmail.net/danb1/usrecords.htm |archive-date=September 22, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Binghamton's proximity to the [[Great Lakes]] results in significant cloudiness and precipitation. Weather systems traveling over the lake pick up significant moisture, and cooler air masses from the west and the north culminate in a continuously unsettled weather pattern.<ref name="farmersalmanac"/><ref>{{cite web |last=Dorish |first=Joe |title=Worst Weather Cities in the United States |url=http://voices.yahoo.com/worst-weather-cities-united-states-5541255.html?cat=16 |publisher=Yahoo! Voices |access-date=September 11, 2013 |date=March 1, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113022721/http://voices.yahoo.com/worst-weather-cities-united-states-5541255.html?cat=16 |archive-date=November 13, 2013}}</ref><ref name="nyclimate">{{cite web |title=The Climate of New York |url=http://nysc.eas.cornell.edu/climate_of_ny.html |publisher=New York State Climate Office, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University |access-date=September 11, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080412104922/http://nysc.eas.cornell.edu/climate_of_ny.html |archive-date=April 12, 2008}}</ref>

Snowfall is significant, with an annual total of {{convert|84.4|in|cm|0}}. Binghamton is not as greatly affected by [[lake-effect snow]] as cities further north or west such as [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]] and [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], which are part of the Great Lakes [[snowbelt]].<ref name="goldensnowball">{{cite web |title=Comparison Golden Snowball City Stats 1940 – 2007 |url=http://www.goldensnowball.com/yearly-winners-golden-award.htm |publisher=Golden Snowball Award |access-date=September 11, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208002625/http://www.goldensnowball.com/yearly-winners-golden-award.htm |archive-date=February 8, 2014}}</ref> However, persistent snow bands from both the Great Lakes and the [[Finger Lakes]] occasionally result in moderate snows.<ref name="nyclimate"/> Binghamton receives occasional major snowfall from [[nor'easter]] storms as well (such as the [[1993 Storm of the Century]], or nearly four feet of snow in December 2020<ref name="1yearsnow">{{cite news |url=https://www.wicz.com/story/45482286/one-year-ago-four-feet-of-snow-covered-parts-of-broome-county |publisher=[[WICZ-TV]] |title=One Year Ago, Four Feet Of Snow Covered Parts Of Broome County |date=December 17, 2021 |access-date=June 19, 2022 |archive-date=March 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315134657/https://www.wicz.com/story/45482286/one-year-ago-four-feet-of-snow-covered-parts-of-broome-county |url-status=live }}</ref>), and competes for the [[Golden Snowball Award]] with other upstate cities.<ref name="goldensnowball"/>
<section begin="weather box"/>{{Binghamton, New York weatherbox|collapsed=Y}}<section end="weather box" />

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1830= 1203
|1840= 2800
|1850= 6000
|1860= 8325
|1870= 12692
|1880= 17317
|1890= 35005
|1900= 39647
|1910= 48443
|1920= 66800
|1930= 76662
|1940= 78309
|1950= 80674
|1960= 75941
|1970= 64123
|1980= 55860
|1990= 53008
|2000= 47380
|2010= 47376
|2020= 47969
|footnote=Historical Population Figures<ref name="GR9">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=March 4, 2012 |title=Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses |archive-date=April 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}

[[File:Holy Spirit Church, Binghamton, New York.jpg|thumb|upright|Holy Spirit [[Eastern Catholic Churches|Byzantine Catholic Church]] in the [[First Ward, Binghamton|First Ward]].]]

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8" /> of [[2010 United States Census|2010]], 47,376 people, 21,150 households, and 9,986 families resided in the city. The population density was {{convert|4,516.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 23,842 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,273.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. Of all households, 20.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 52.8% were non-families. 40.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.94.

===Race and ethnicity===
Binghamton is home to an ethnically diverse population. During its industrial heyday, thousands of European immigrants moved to the city as they found an abundance of jobs and working-class prosperity. Many Irish, Italians, and Eastern Europeans settled in the area, and the [[American Civic Association (Binghamton)|American Civic Association]] was created to help their transition to life and [[cultural assimilation|assimilation]] in the United States.<ref name="broomehist" /><ref name="golddomechurches" /> This influx led to a temporary rise in the local [[Ku Klux Klan]] during the 1920s, with Binghamton serving as state headquarters. Area residents, who primarily embraced the different cultural heritages, quelled such anti-immigrant sentiment by founding several ethnic organizations and holding ethnic celebrations, at the encouragement of [[Endicott-Johnson]].<ref name="ejhist" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Ku Klux Klan Reference Deleted from Pamphlet |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/12/nyregion/ku-klux-klan-reference-deleted-from-pamphlet.html |access-date=September 11, 2013 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 12, 1993 |archive-date=May 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517071818/https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/12/nyregion/ku-klux-klan-reference-deleted-from-pamphlet.html |url-status=live }}</ref> This has had a lasting effect on the city, which sports many churches and contemporary ethnic festivals, along with a population that is still predominantly white (though steadily decreasing in proportion). Binghamton also has a sizeable [[Kurds|Kurdish]] community.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA536315887&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=17460719&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=anon%7E4f0332e6 |title=Document - Gale Academic OneFile |access-date=June 10, 2022 |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610031735/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA536315887&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=17460719&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=anon~4f0332e6 |url-status=live }}</ref> As of 2010, Binghamton's racial makeup was 77.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 11.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 4.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.0% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.4% from two or more races. 6.4% of the population were [[Hispanics in the United States|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

Due to its diversity, the region is home to many religious denominations. The First Ward, the historic home to much of the city's Eastern European population, houses several gold domed Orthodox churches.<ref name="golddomechurches" /> As a result of its strong Italian and Irish heritage, the largest religious body in Broome County is the Catholic Church.<ref name="religiondata">{{cite web |title=Broome County |url=http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/c/36/rcms2010_36007_county_name_2010.asp |work=County Membership Report |publisher=Association of Religion Data Archives |access-date=September 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011232734/http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/c/36/rcms2010_36007_county_name_2010.asp |archive-date=October 11, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Binghamton falls under the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse]]. Throughout the county, 105,064 people, or 52.4% of the total population, are listed as congregational adherents.<ref name="religiondata" />

===Population trends===
Until the mid-1950s, Binghamton saw its population grow rapidly due to its industrial boom, and it was one of the largest 100 cities in the United States between 1890 and 1910.<ref name="broomehist" /><ref name="bingtimeline" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Gibson |first=Campbell |title=Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0027/twps0027.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=September 11, 2013 |date=June 1998 |archive-date=January 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102182532/http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0027/twps0027.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Since 1950, the city has experienced sustained population loss, some of which was the result of [[suburbanization]].<ref name="GR9" /> Much of the recent population loss has occurred throughout the region, and is skewed toward the younger population, resulting in the growth of the relative proportion of the elderly in Broome County.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Profile – The Older Population |url=http://www.gobroomecounty.com/senior/populationbrochure |publisher=Broome County Office for Aging |access-date=September 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113020219/http://www.gobroomecounty.com/senior/populationbrochure |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Age and sex===
In the city, the age distribution was: 19.3% of the population under the age of 18, 15.0% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older.<ref name="2020CensusPop"/> The median age was 33.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.

===Metropolitan area===
As of 2020, the [[Binghamton metropolitan area]] is home to 247,138 people.<ref name="2020CensusMSA">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html |title=2020 Population and Housing State Data |access-date=August 13, 2021 |archive-date=August 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824081449/https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[metropolitan statistical area|MSA]] is composed of all of [[Broome County, New York|Broome County]] and neighboring [[Tioga County, New York|Tioga County]]. The [[United States urban area|urban area]], which includes parts of [[Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania]], has a population of 158,054 as of 2010.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 23, 2011 |date=February 12, 2011 |title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 |archive-date=August 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824085937/https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Alternatively defined, the number of people living in an approximately 30-mile radius of the city center is 316,270.<ref>{{cite web |title=ZIP Codes in a Radius Lookup |url=http://www.melissadata.com/Lookups/zipradius.asp?afid=sbug&zipcode=13902&radius=30&submit=Search |publisher=Melissa Data |access-date=September 2, 2013 |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113024945/http://www.melissadata.com/Lookups/zipradius.asp?afid=sbug&zipcode=13902&radius=30&submit=Search |url-status=live }}</ref> This count includes Broome County and parts of Tioga, [[Cortland County, New York|Cortland]], [[Delaware County, New York|Delaware]], [[Chenango County, New York|Chenango]], and [[Tompkins County, New York|Tompkins]] Counties in New York, and parts of Susquehanna, [[Bradford County, Pennsylvania|Bradford]], and [[Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Wayne]] Counties in Pennsylvania.

===Income and poverty===
The city's median household income was $30,978, and the median family income was $43,436. Males had a median full-time income of $40,170 versus $35,060 for females. The city's [[per capita income]] was $20,576. About 23.6% of families and 33.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 47.3% of those under age 18 and 14.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
[[File:LestershireHeavyWorkShoes.jpg|thumb|[[Endicott Johnson Corporation|Endicott Johnson]] factory]]
[[File:IBM System360 Model 30.jpg|right|thumb|The [[IBM System/360]] computer, built in the Binghamton area]]

After the boom of the cigar industry in the 1880s,<ref name="broomehist" /> the Binghamton area became increasingly reliant on large manufacturers, with both [[Endicott Johnson Corporation|Endicott Johnson]], a shoe manufacturer, and [[IBM]] employing 15,000 to 20,000 local workers at their peak.<ref name="broomehist" /><ref name="ejhist" /> Other companies with a large historical presence included [[Link Trainer|Link Aviation Devices]], [[Ansco]], and [[General Electric]].<ref name="bingcityhist" /> Several other notable businesses started in Binghamton, such as [[Valvoline]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Company Overview |url=http://www.valvoline.com/faqs/our-business/company-overview/ |publisher=Valvoline |access-date=September 2, 2013 |archive-date=September 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911232833/http://www.valvoline.com/faqs/our-business/company-overview |url-status=dead}}</ref> the Nineteen Hundred Washer Company (which merged to form [[Whirlpool Corporation|Whirlpool]]),<ref>{{cite web |title=100 Years at a Glance |url=http://www.whirlpoolcorp.com/100/includes/documents/factsheet.pdf |publisher=Whirlpool Corporation |access-date=September 2, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021024117/http://www.whirlpoolcorp.com/100/includes/documents/FactSheet.pdf |archive-date=October 21, 2013}}</ref> and ''Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root'', a famous [[patent medicine]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Dr. Kilmer's Remedies |url=http://www.antiquemedicines.com/Kilmer/Kilmer.htm |publisher=Antique Medicines |access-date=September 2, 2013 |archive-date=March 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311085107/http://www.antiquemedicines.com/Kilmer/Kilmer.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Dick's Sporting Goods]] began as a fishing store in the East Side in 1948, and was headquartered in Binghamton until 1994.<ref>{{cite news |first=Teresa |last=Lindeman |title=Ed's way stacks up well for Dick's |newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |date=November 21, 2004}}</ref>

Much of Binghamton's current employment base is oriented toward technology and defense manufacturing, though the sector has been diminishing since 1990.<ref name="pewcenter" /><ref name="jobshift" /> Areas of specialization include [[systems integration]], [[flight simulation]], and [[printed circuit board]] manufacturing. The largest such companies in the area are [[Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensors|Lockheed Martin]], [[BAE Systems]], IBM, [[Sanmina-SCI Corporation|Sanmina-SCI]], and [[Universal Instruments]].<ref name="econplan">{{cite web |title=Economic Profile |url=http://www.gobroomecounty.com/files/planning/_pdf/Comprehensive%20Plan/compplan_economicprofile%282%29.pdf |work=Broome County Comprehensive Plan |publisher=Broome County |access-date=September 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113020622/http://www.gobroomecounty.com/files/planning/_pdf/Comprehensive%20Plan/compplan_economicprofile%282%29.pdf |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Other notable technology firms include i3 Electronics,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://i3electronics.com/2016/11/21/endicott-interconnect-is-now-i3-electronics/ |title=Endicott Interconnect Is Now i3 Electronics – i3 electronics |website=i3electronics.com |language=en-US |access-date=May 25, 2018 |archive-date=May 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526041151/http://i3electronics.com/2016/11/21/endicott-interconnect-is-now-i3-electronics/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Rockwell Collins]], and [[L-3 Communications]], which absorbed the Link Aviation operations. Although not a large employer, the [[McIntosh Laboratory]] is a well-known<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Bitran |first=Ariel |title=A Lifestyle Redefined |url=http://www.stereophile.com/content/lifestyle-redefined |magazine=Stereophile |access-date=September 2, 2013 |date=October 26, 2011 |archive-date=September 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917174006/https://www.stereophile.com/content/lifestyle-redefined |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=McIntosh Legends |url=http://www.mcintoshlabs.com/us/Brand/Pages/Legends.aspx |publisher=McIntosh Laboratory |access-date=September 2, 2013 |archive-date=February 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214091303/http://www.mcintoshlabs.com/us/Brand/Pages/Legends.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> high-end manufacturer of audio amplifiers, receivers, and other components.<ref>{{cite web |title=McIntosh Heritage |url=http://www.mcintoshlabs.com/us/Brand/Pages/Heritage.aspx |publisher=McIntosh Laboratory |access-date=September 2, 2013 |archive-date=February 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212150820/http://www.mcintoshlabs.com/us/Brand/Pages/Heritage.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite the sustained job losses, the Binghamton MSA had 13% of New York State's computer and electronics manufacturing jobs as of 2010.<ref name="econplan" />

Education and health care are also becoming significant sectors in the regional economy.<ref name="jobshift" /> In particular, [[Binghamton University]] and [[Broome Community College]] employ many researchers and educators. Binghamton University has a New York State Center of Excellence for small-scale systems integration, and it has provided the major impetus for the Southern Tier High Technology [[Business incubator|Incubator]] in downtown Binghamton, which encourages the growth of local [[startup company|startups]].<ref name="incubator">{{cite news |last=Reilly |first=Steve |title=Southern Tier High Technology Incubator: Region's great hope |url=http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20130202/NEWS01/302020053/0/news01/Southern-Tier-High-Technology-Incubator-Region-s-great-hope |access-date=September 2, 2013 |newspaper=Press & Sun-Bulletin |date=February 2, 2013 |location=Binghamton, NY |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130828031754/http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20130202/NEWS01/302020053/0/news01/Southern-Tier-High-Technology-Incubator-Region-s-great-hope |archive-date=August 28, 2013}}</ref> [[Upstate Medical University]] has worked to expand its clinical campus by establishing a permanent home at the former [[New York State Inebriate Asylum]] on the East Side.<ref name="upstateclinical">{{cite web |last=Geddes |first=Darryl |title=Plans to transform Binghamton landmark into medical school campus moves forward |url=http://www.upstate.edu/news/article.php?title=4780 |publisher=Upstate Medical University |access-date=September 2, 2013 |date=October 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113023603/http://www.upstate.edu/news/article.php?title=4780 |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Major companies in the private healthcare industry include [[United Health Services]] and [[Lourdes Hospital (New York)|Lourdes Hospital]].<ref name="econplan" />

[[File:Boscovs Binghamton.jpg|thumb|[[Boscov's]] in downtown Binghamton]]

Binghamton also has many food services and distribution companies. Maines Paper & Food Service and Willow Run Foods - two of the nation's largest food distributors who serve restaurants throughout the United States - have their headquarters in the area.<ref name="maines">{{cite web |title=Maines Paper & Food Service |url=https://www.forbes.com/companies/maines-paper-food-service/ |work=America's Largest Private Companies |publisher=Forbes |access-date=September 2, 2013 |archive-date=November 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127211626/https://www.forbes.com/companies/maines-paper-food-service/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=http://www.willowrunfoods.com/AboutUs/History.aspx |publisher=Willow Run Foods |access-date=September 2, 2013 |archive-date=December 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209194911/http://www.willowrunfoods.com/AboutUs/History.aspx |url-status=dead}}</ref> Maines is one of the largest private companies in the country.<ref name="maines" /> [[Crowley Foods]], a subsidiary of [[HP Hood]], maintains headquarters in Binghamton,<ref>{{cite web |title=About |url=http://www.crowleyfoods.com/About/default.aspx?id=2454 |publisher=Crowley Foods |access-date=September 2, 2013 |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027185509/http://crowleyfoods.com/About/default.aspx?id=2454 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Frito-Lay]] has a large plant in the region.<ref name="econplan" />

Agriculture has long played a notable role in the regional economy, and the [[American Farm Bureau Federation|farm bureau]] movement started in Binghamton in 1911.<ref>{{cite web |title=Farm Bureau: Historical Highlights, 1919 – 1994 |url=http://www.fb.org/about/history/ |website=American Farm Bureau Federation |access-date=January 24, 2016 |archive-date=July 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713173316/https://www.fb.org/about/history |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Other notable local employers include [[Iberdrola USA|New York State Electric & Gas]] and [[Johnson Outdoors]].<ref name="econplan" /> Two insurance companies, [[Security Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York|Security Mutual Life]] and Columbian Financial Group, maintain headquarters in the area.<ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=http://www.smlny.com/why-security-mutual-life/history/ |publisher=Security Mutual Life |access-date=September 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113023358/http://www.smlny.com/why-security-mutual-life/history/ |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=http://www.cfglife.com/about/history |publisher=Columbian Financial Group |access-date=September 2, 2013 |archive-date=August 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825095814/http://cfglife.com/about/history |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The region has several large shopping areas. Downtown Binghamton is home to a [[Boscov's]] department store,<ref>{{cite web |title=Store Locations: Binghamton |url=http://www.boscovs.com/static/about_boscov/stores_locations/binghamton.html |publisher=Boscov's |access-date=September 2, 2013 |archive-date=May 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530151718/http://www.boscovs.com/static/about_boscov/stores_locations/binghamton.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and the development of large student housing projects has led to a resurgence of restaurants and service-oriented businesses.<ref name="downtownrevival" /> While downtown was home to several major department stores and the center of regional shopping,<ref name="broomehist" /> most shopping has moved toward the suburbs. The town of Vestal has several shopping centers and [[big-box store]]s along a five-mile stretch of the [[New York State Route 434|Vestal Parkway]].<ref name="shopping">{{cite web |title=Shopping |url=http://www.visitbinghamton.org/things-to-do/shopping/ |publisher=Greater Binghamton Convention & Visitors Bureau |access-date=September 2, 2013 |archive-date=September 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220903223442/https://visitbinghamton.org/things-to-do/shopping/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The village of [[Johnson City, New York|Johnson City]] is home to the [[Oakdale Mall]], the area's only indoor [[super regional mall]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Oakdale Mall, NY |url=http://retail.vno.com/property_home.aspx?id=Oakdale |publisher=Vornado Realty Trust |access-date=September 2, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113020837/http://retail.vno.com/property_home.aspx?id=Oakdale |archive-date=November 13, 2013}}</ref> Significant commercial development has also taken place in the town of [[Dickinson, Broome County, New York|Dickinson]], with many shopping centers just north of the city. In the First Ward, Clinton Street is home to Antique Row, a collection of antique shops.<ref name="shopping" />

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Binghamton JulyFest 2005.jpg|thumb|July Fest]]

Since the early 2000s, the region has developed a growing and pervasive arts scene.<ref>{{cite web |title=First Friday - Binghamton, Broome County |url=https://broomearts.org/in-the-community/first-friday/ |website=Broome County Arts Council |access-date=6 September 2024}}</ref> These include a large cluster of art galleries<ref>[http://www.cityofbinghamton.com/around-town.asp City of Binghamton Around Town] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028114719/http://www.cityofbinghamton.com/around-town.asp |date=October 28, 2007 }}</ref> and shops centered around downtown Binghamton. These galleries have given rise to the First Friday Art Walk, through the efforts an association of local artists and merchants in Downtown Binghamton.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gorgeouswashington.com/firstfridays/firstfridays.html |title=First Fridays |access-date=August 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911002410/http://gorgeouswashington.com/firstfridays/firstfridays.html |archive-date=September 11, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> These events have drawn large crowds downtown since 2004. Artists of local prominence that display or have galleries include [[photorealist]] painter Anthony Brunelli, Orazio Salati, and [[Marla Olmstead]], a local child who achieved fame in the art world for her abstract art.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.meiselgallery.com/lkmg/artist/bio/index.php?aid=7 |title=Anthony Brunelli: Biography |access-date=August 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627122418/http://www.meiselgallery.com/lkmg/artist/bio/index.php?aid=7 |archive-date=June 27, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.broomearts.org/portfolio-view/orazio-salati-studio-gallery/ |title=Orazio Salati Studio & Gallery |access-date=December 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114062444/http://www.broomearts.org/portfolio-view/orazio-salati-studio-gallery/ |archive-date=January 14, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3701484.stm Child art prodigy wows New York] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919134111/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3701484.stm |date=September 19, 2017 }} ''[[BBC News]]'', September 29, 2004.</ref>

The [[Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra|Binghamton Philharmonic]] is the region's premier professional orchestra.<ref name="regionalarts">{{cite web |title=Regional Arts Organizations and Venues |url=http://www2.binghamton.edu/cce/volunteer/Fact%20Sheet%2019.pdf |publisher=Binghamton University Center for Civic Engagement |work=Fact Sheet No. 19 |date=February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113023908/http://www2.binghamton.edu/cce/volunteer/Fact%20Sheet%2019.pdf |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |url-status=dead}}
</ref> Founded in 1955, it provides symphonic music to all of the [[Southern Tier]].<ref>[http://binghamtontoday.com/cdps/cditem.cfm?nid=808 Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113020922/http://binghamtontoday.com/cdps/cditem.cfm?nid=808 |date=November 13, 2013 }}</ref> Concerts are performed throughout the year, with a variety of classical, pops and chamber music.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.binghamtonphilharmonic.org/?action=2013_2014_season |title=2013–2014 Season |access-date=August 28, 2013 |archive-date=March 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312032139/https://binghamtonphilharmonic.org/?action=2013_2014_season |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Tri-Cities Opera Company|Tri-Cities Opera]] stages full-scale operas at the Broome County Forum. The professional company has performed since 1949, and is famed for its actor training program.<ref>[http://www.tricitiesopera.com/about.aspx About Tri-Cities Opera] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113032430/http://www.tricitiesopera.com/about.aspx |date=November 13, 2013 }}</ref> The region also has several other semi-professional and amateur orchestras and theaters such as the [[Cider Mill Playhouse]].<ref name="regionalarts" />

[[File:Spiedies on Grill.jpg|thumb|Spiedies being grilled]]
[[File:Binghamton Blues On The Bridge.jpg|thumb|right|Blues on the Bridge]]

The [[Roberson Mansion|Roberson Museum and Science Center]], in the heart of Binghamton, is home to the Binghamton Visitor Center, the Link Planetarium, and a number of exhibits detailing the culture and history of Greater Binghamton and the Southern Tier.<ref name="regionalarts" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.binghamton.edu/cce/ccedatabase/vieworg.php?oid=QjdDNjc2 |title=Center for Civic Engagement Database: Roberson Museum and Science Center |access-date=August 28, 2013 |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113024011/http://www2.binghamton.edu/cce/ccedatabase/vieworg.php?oid=QjdDNjc2 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Kopernik Observatory & Science Center]] observatory is the largest public observatory in the northeast United States.<ref name="attractions">[http://www.binghamtoncvb.com/whattosee/attractions.php Attractions] {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20130828144447/http://www.binghamtoncvb.com/whattosee/attractions.php |date=August 28, 2013 }}</ref> The [[Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park]], in the [[Southside, Binghamton|Southside]], opened in 1875 and is the fifth-oldest zoo in the nation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://centralny.ynn.com/content/features/your_hometown/665052/ross-park-zoo-is-one-of-the-oldest-zoos-in-the-country/ |title=Ross Park Zoo is one of the oldest zoos in the country |access-date=August 28, 2013 |archive-date=August 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130828144455/http://centralny.ynn.com/content/features/your_hometown/665052/ross-park-zoo-is-one-of-the-oldest-zoos-in-the-country/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Binghamton is known as the Carousel Capital of the World, as it houses six of the remaining antique [[carousel]]s. Two are within city limits, one at Recreation Park and another at the Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gobroomecounty.com/community/carousels |title=Broome County Carousels |access-date=August 28, 2013 |archive-date=May 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527025740/https://www.gobroomecounty.com/community/carousels |url-status=live }}</ref> Other visitor attractions include the [[Phelps Mansion]] museum, the [[Cutler Botanic Garden]], the [[Harlow E. Bundy House|Bundy Museum of History and Art]], and the interactive, child-oriented Discovery Center.<ref name="attractions"/> The Center for Technology & Innovation, a museum dedicated to local industry, is under construction.<ref>[http://www.wbng.com/news/local/Innovating-a-New-Museum-135342603.html New Museum of Innovation] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113022516/http://www.wbng.com/news/local/Innovating-a-New-Museum-135342603.html |date=November 13, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ctandi.org/ |title=Center for Technology & Innovation |access-date=August 28, 2013 |archive-date=October 16, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041016025310/http://www.ctandi.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The area is home to a popular regional dish known as the [[spiedie]]. Many of the area's restaurants serve spiedies, but they have only experienced limited penetration beyond the [[Southern Tier]] and [[Central New York]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://web.ccsu.edu/faculty/harmonj/atlas/spiedie.htm |title=The Spiedie – a "Tasty Morsel" |access-date=August 28, 2013 |archive-date=June 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615232707/https://web.ccsu.edu/faculty/harmonj/atlas/spiedie.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> Spiedies are celebrated at the Spiedie Fest and Balloon Rally, which is held at Otsiningo Park each August and attracts over 100,000 people annually.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130828144416/http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20130804/NEWS01/308040025/Spiedie-Fest-draws-more-than-100-000-people Spiedie Fest draws more than 100,000 people]</ref>

The city's other annual events include the [[St. Patrick's Day]] parade in March,<ref>{{cite news |last=Mickalonis |first=Elyse |title=Binghamton St. Patrick's parade draws big crowds |url=http://binghamton.ynn.com/content/search/643969/binghamton-st--patrick-s-parade-draws-big-crowds/ |access-date=September 11, 2013 |newspaper=YNN Southern Tier |date=March 2, 2013 |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113022043/http://binghamton.ynn.com/content/search/643969/binghamton-st--patrick-s-parade-draws-big-crowds/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> July Fest (a festival of jazz music, arts, and crafts held downtown since 1962),<ref>{{cite web |title=July Fest Binghamton |url=http://julyfestbinghamton.com/ |publisher=Downtown Binghamton Business Association |access-date=September 11, 2013 |archive-date=July 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723055959/http://julyfestbinghamton.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> the 100-year-old St. Mary of the Assumption Bazaar in August,<ref>{{cite news |last=Miller |first=Steve |title=Celebrating a century-long tradition |url=http://www.wbng.com/news/local/Celebrating-a-century-long-tradition-220004841.html |access-date=September 11, 2013 |newspaper=WBNG Action News |date=August 16, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113021553/http://www.wbng.com/news/local/Celebrating-a-century-long-tradition-220004841.html |archive-date=November 13, 2013}}</ref> the [[LUMA Projection Arts Festival]] in September,<ref>{{cite web |title=LUMA – America's Premiere Projection Arts Festival |url=https://lumafestival.com/ |access-date=March 1, 2019 |archive-date=August 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801065301/https://lumafestival.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Binghamton Porchfest (a free annual music festival featuring hundreds of performances staged on West Side residential porches), Blues on the Bridge (a September music festival that takes place on the [[South Washington Street Parabolic Bridge|South Washington Street Bridge]]),<ref>{{cite web |title=Blues on the Bridge |url=http://bluesonthebridge.org/ |access-date=September 11, 2013 |archive-date=September 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922161247/http://bluesonthebridge.org/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> and the Columbus Day Parade and Italian Festival every October, which includes a marching band competition.<ref>{{cite news |last=McDonald |first=Samantha |title=53rd Annual Columbus Day Parade Showcases High School Bands |url=http://www.wicz.com/news2005/viewarticle.asp?a=25148 |access-date=September 11, 2013 |newspaper=WICZ Fox 40 News |date=October 8, 2012 |archive-date=March 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301140154/http://www.wicz.com/news2005/viewarticle.asp?a=25148 |url-status=live }}</ref> Broome County is home to several festivals (including a significant concentration of ethnic celebrations due to its heritage), which the New York Department of Economic Development recognized in 2001 as the year's official [[I Love New York]] festival, and collectively dubbed the "Festival of Festivals."<ref>{{cite news |last=Moyer |first=William |title=State will market Broome County festivals in 2001 |newspaper=Press & Sun-Bulletin |date=October 3, 2000 |location=Binghamton, NY |page=B1}}</ref> Notable former festivities include the Yegatta Regatta and the Pops on the River concert.<ref>{{cite book |last=Shay |first=Jack |title=Bygone Binghamton: Remembering People and Places of the Past, Volume 2 |year=2012 |publisher=AuthorHouse |location=Bloomington, IN |isbn=978-1-467-06506-1 |pages=134–152}}</ref>

Residents of Binghamton typically speak the [[Inland Northern American English|Inland Northern dialect]] of [[American English]], and the region falls within a distinct set of [[isogloss]]es that also contain [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]], and [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Labov |first1=William |last2=Ash |first2=Sharon |last3=Boberg |first3=Charles |title=The Atlas of North American English |year=2005 |publisher=Mouton de Gruyter |location=Berlin |isbn=978-3-110-20683-8 |pages=187–215 |url=http://www.degruyter.com/view/product/178229 |access-date=September 11, 2013 |archive-date=January 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200121155407/https://www.degruyter.com/view/product/178229 |url-status=live }}</ref> Much of the local accent has been subject to the [[Northern cities vowel shift]], though this has not fully taken hold.<ref>{{cite web |title=Regional Maps of the Inland North |url=http://www.ling.upenn.edu/phono_atlas/maps/MapsIN/TelsurIN.html |work=Telsur Project |publisher=University of Pennsylvania Linguistics Laboratory |access-date=September 11, 2013 |archive-date=February 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211044020/https://www.ling.upenn.edu/phono_atlas/maps/MapsIN/TelsurIN.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Unlike other Inland Northern cities, people in Binghamton typically refer to [[athletic shoe]]s as sneakers (as opposed to tennis shoes), and to [[soft drink]]s as soda (and not pop).<ref>{{cite web |last=Campbell |first=Matthew |title=Generic Names for Soft Drinks by County |url=http://www.popvssoda.com/countystats/total-county.html |publisher=Pop vs. Soda |access-date=September 11, 2013 |year=2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905022834/http://popvssoda.com/countystats/total-county.html |archive-date=September 5, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
Binghamton was also the home of a branch of the Dunder-Mifflin Paper Company from the television show the Office.  The branch was closed down on a drunken bender by CEO Robert California starting a branch war between Scranton and Albany.

==Sports==
=== Professional and semi-pro teams ===
Binghamton has a long history with [[minor league]] sports, having been home to several teams over the years. The [[Eastern League (1938–2020)|Eastern League]], one of the older [[Double-A (baseball)|Double-A]] baseball leagues in the United States prior to the 2021 [[Minor League Baseball]] reorganization, was founded at the Arlington Hotel in downtown Binghamton in 1923.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eastern League history |url=https://www.milb.com/eastern/history |website=[[Minor League Baseball]] |access-date=November 11, 2020 |language=en |archive-date=July 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728145556/https://www.milb.com/eastern/history |url-status=dead}}</ref> Today, the city hosts two professional minor league teams, the [[Binghamton Rumble Ponies]] (a baseball team affiliated with the [[New York Mets]]) and the [[Binghamton Black Bears]] (an ice hockey team in the [[Federal Prospects Hockey League]]). In 2018, the ''[[Sports Business Journal]]'' ranked the city as the 10th best minor-league sports market in the country.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Centorani |first1=Rob |title=Binghamton minor league teams, fans get high ranking from Sports Business Journal |url=https://www.pressconnects.com/story/sports/hockey/minors/bing-devils/2018/01/26/binghamton-minor-league-teams-fans-get-high-ranking-minor-accomplishment-ponies-devils-help-binghamt/1041210001/ |access-date=November 11, 2020 |work=[[Press & Sun-Bulletin]] |date=January 26, 2018 |archive-date=April 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403021132/https://www.pressconnects.com/story/sports/hockey/minors/bing-devils/2018/01/26/binghamton-minor-league-teams-fans-get-high-ranking-minor-accomplishment-ponies-devils-help-binghamt/1041210001/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Club !! Sport !! League !! Founded !! Venue !! League<br />titles !! Championship years
|-
| '''[[Binghamton Black Bears]]'''
| | [[Ice hockey]]
| [[Federal Prospects Hockey League]]
| align=center | 2021
| [[Visions Veterans Memorial Arena]]
| align=center | 1
| align=center | 2024
|-
| '''[[Binghamton Rumble Ponies]]'''
| [[Baseball]]
| [[Double-A Northeast]]
| align=center | 1992
| [[Mirabito Stadium]]
| align=center | 3
| 1992, 1994, 2014
|-
| '''Binghamton Bulldogs'''
| [[Basketball]]
| [[American Basketball Association (2000–present)|American Basketball Association]]
| align=center | 2017
| Bulldogs Sports Complex
| align=center | 0
|align=center| —
|-
| '''Broome County Stallions'''
| [[American football|Football]]
| [[Empire Football League]]
| align=center | 2018
| Stallions Field
| align=center | 0
| align=center | —
|}

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===Baseball===
The area is home to the [[Eastern League (1938–present)|Eastern League]]'s [[Binghamton Rumble Ponies]], the [[Double-A (baseball)|Double-A]] affiliate of the [[New York Mets]]. The former Binghamton Mets have sent stars like [[Daniel Murphy (baseball)|Daniel Murphy]], [[Noah Syndergaard]], [[Steven Matz]], [[Juan Lagares]], [[José Reyes (shortstop)|José Reyes]], [[David Wright (baseball)|David Wright]], [[Preston Wilson]], [[Ike Davis]], [[Zack Wheeler]], [[Edgardo Alfonzo]], [[Jon Niese]], [[Pete Alonso]] and [[Jay Payton]] to the majors.

Binghamton has a long history in [[professional baseball]] dating back to 1877. Teams nicknamed the Crickets, the Bingoes, and for many years the Triplets represented Binghamton in the [[New York State League (1885–1917)|New York State League]] (now defunct), the [[New York–Pennsylvania League (1923–37)|New York–Pennsylvania League]], the [[International League]], and the [[Eastern League (1938–2020)|Eastern League]] (1892–94, 1938–1963, 1967–1968, 1992–2021).

The 1887 Binghamton Bingoes of the International League attracted national attention when the white players revolted against the two black players on the team. The reaction around the league forced Binghamton to release the black players, and the team folded soon after.

The [[Binghamton Triplets]] of the Eastern League, founded in 1923, became a farm club of the New York Yankees in 1932, and sent many players to New York through 1968, when the team folded. Notably, the [[Baseball Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] pitcher [[Whitey Ford]] was a starting pitcher for the Triplets in 1949.

===Football===
Binghamton has also been home to two semiprofessional football teams, the Broome County Dragons (members of the Empire Football League) and the Southern Tier Green Machine (members of the North American Football League). In addition, two women's football teams called Binghamton home; the [[Binghamton Tiger Cats]] (members of the [[Independent Women's Football League]]) and the [[Southern Tier Spitfire]] (members of the [[Women's Football Alliance]]). As of 2015, none of these teams play. Founded in 2018, the Broome County Stallions play as part of the Northeastern Football Alliance.

===Golf===
The [[B.C. Open]] was an official [[PGA Tour]] event held annually from 1971 to 2005 at Endicott's En-Joie Golf Course. (Note that the 2006 B.C. Open had to be played in Verona, N.Y. due to extensive damage during the [[Mid-Atlantic United States flood of 2006|June 2006 Flooding of the Susquehanna River]].) Beginning in 2007, the area hosted a PGA Tour Champions event, the [[Dick's Sporting Goods Open]]. The event replaced the [[B.C. Open]] and continues to be played at En-Joie Golf Course in Endicott.

===Hockey===
Professional hockey arrived in Binghamton in 1973 with the founding of the [[Broome Dusters]] of the [[North American Hockey League (1973–1977)|North American Hockey League]]. The Dusters were known for their wide-open style of play, which was unusual in professional hockey at the time. While crowds were sparse at the beginning of the 1973 season, the team's popularity grew and the strength of the Dusters fan base, combined with continuous sellouts, led ''[[The Hockey News]]'' to declare Binghamton as [[Hockeytown|Hockey Town USA]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jim Matthews |url=https://www.bobbyorrhalloffame.com/inductee/jim-matthews/ |website=Bobby Orr Hall of Fame |access-date=November 11, 2020 |language=en-CA |archive-date=November 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119024843/https://www.bobbyorrhalloffame.com/inductee/jim-matthews/ |url-status=live }}</ref> When the league folded in 1977, the Providence team of the [[American Hockey League]] moved to Binghamton and became the [[Binghamton Dusters]]. The team became the [[Binghamton Whalers]] from 1980 to 1990 and the [[Binghamton Rangers]] from 1990 to 1997 as a result of affiliations with the [[National Hockey League]]'s (NHL) [[Hartford Whalers]] and [[New York Rangers]].

Later the [[Binghamton Senators]] who were the AHL affiliate of the [[Ottawa Senators]] were formed. The B-Sens won division titles in 2003 and 2005, reached the AHL conference finals in 2003 and won the [[Calder Cup]] in 2011. The B-Sens sent players such as [[Jason Spezza]], [[Robin Lehner]], [[Chris Kelly (ice hockey)|Chris Kelly]], [[Jakob Silfverberg]], and [[Jean-Gabriel Pageau]] to the NHL. The B-Sens relocated to Canada for the 2017–18 season.

When the Senators were relocated, the NHL's [[New Jersey Devils]] brought their AHL franchise to the city as the [[Binghamton Devils]] with home games at [[Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena]]. The B-Devils left Binghamton in 2020 during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and then relocated as the [[Utica Comets]] in 2021.

An expansion team in the [[Federal Prospects Hockey League]] (FPHL) called the [[Binghamton Black Bears]] replaced the Devils at the Veterans Memorial Arena starting with the 2021–22 season. In May 2024, the Binghamton Black Bears won the Commissioner's Cup, sweeping the [[Carolina Thunderbirds (FPHL)|Carolina Thunderbirds]] 3-0 in the [[best-of-five]] FPHL Finals.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-11 |title=News: Binghamton Black Bears, Commissioners Cup Champions - Federal Prospects Hockey League |url=http://www.federalhockey.com/news/binghamton-black-bears-sweep-fphl-finals |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=www.federalhockey.com}}</ref>

===Tennis===
The area was home to an annual Professional Tennis Challenger, the [[Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger]], part of the [[USTA]] pro circuit (Known as the [[Frito-Lay]] Tennis Challenger in years past) and [[ATP Challenger Tour]], from 1994 to 2019. Tennis greats such as [[Lleyton Hewitt]], [[James Blake (tennis)|James Blake]] and, more recently, [[Andy Murray]] found their start with this tournament, using it as a springboard to the [[U.S. Open (tennis)]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://biz.stny.com/tennischallenger/history.asp |title=dBI Tennis Challenger |website=biz.stny.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311043522/http://biz.stny.com/tennischallenger/history.asp |archive-date=March 11, 2007}}</ref>

===NCAA sports===
[[Binghamton University]] plays Division I college sports as a member of the [[America East Conference]]. Division III College Sports are played at [[Broome Community College]]. Bobby Gonzalez, former head coach of Seton Hall's men's basketball team was born here, and still has family in the area. King Rice, head basketball coach at [[Monmouth University]], attended [[Binghamton High School]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gomuhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=62258&SPID=6806&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=14300&ATCLID=205125543&Q_SEASON=2011 |title=King Rice Biography - GoMuhawks.com?The Official Web site of Monmouth University Athletics |access-date=September 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327071908/http://www.gomuhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=62258&SPID=6806&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=14300&ATCLID=205125543&Q_SEASON=2011 |archive-date=March 27, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Motorsports===
Since 1978 a round of the [[American Motorcyclist Association]]'s [[Motocross]] Championship has taken place at the nearby Broome-Tioga Sports Center. This round of the series recently moved to Texas and is no longer hosted by the Broome-Tioga Sports Center. They also host the New York State Motocross Championships each fall and many other semi-pro events throughout the season.

==Parks and recreation==
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Binghamton is known for its bicycling and walking clubs, facilities, and trails. The Binghamton River Trail is an urban trail starting at Confluence Park, where the rivers merge, and traveling alongside the Chenango River, past the Martin Luther King, Jr. Promenade and Noyes Island, up to Cheri A. Lindsey Park in the North Side.

==Government==
[[File:Gov't Plaza.jpg|thumb|upright|Government Plaza]]

Since its incorporation as a city in 1867, Binghamton has been a municipality with a "strong" [[Mayor–council government|mayor–council]] form of government. The city government, originally housed in the old Municipal Building on Collier Street (now the Grand Royale Hotel), is now based at the Binghamton City Hall which occupies the west-wing of [[Government Plaza, Binghamton|Government Plaza]] on the corner of State and Hawley streets. The mayor and councilors are elected to four-year terms and are limited to serving two terms. {{Citation needed|date=November 2023|reason=I can find no record of this in the city charter}} The Binghamton City Council is a unicameral body of seven Council members whose districts are defined by geographic population boundaries.

[[File:Broome County Courthouse.jpg|thumb|[[Broome County Courthouse]] (1898), by local architect [[Isaac G. Perry]]]]

===Executive===
The mayor of Binghamton is [[Jared M. Kraham]] (R).

[[File:Binghamton City Hall.jpg|thumb|[[Binghamton City Hall|Former city hall]]]]

==Education==
===Primary and secondary education===
The public [[Binghamton City School District]] is the largest school district in the metropolitan area, with about 5,000 students enrolled {{As of|lc=y|2021}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=BINGHAMTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |url=https://data.nysed.gov/profile.php?instid=800000055103 |access-date=March 1, 2022 |website=NYSED Data Site |archive-date=March 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301231859/https://data.nysed.gov/profile.php?instid=800000055103 |url-status=live }}</ref> The district consists of [[Binghamton High School]], two middle schools, and seven elementary schools.<ref>{{cite web |title=Schools |url=http://www.binghamtonschools.org/Schools.aspx |publisher=Binghamton City School District |access-date=September 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026125000/http://www.binghamtonschools.org/Schools.aspx |archive-date=October 26, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> While the district maintains an [[International Baccalaureate]] program and has received several academic awards,<ref>{{cite web |title=Honors & Awards |url=http://www.binghamtonschools.org/HonorsAwards.aspx |publisher=Binghamton City School District |access-date=September 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113022720/http://www.binghamtonschools.org/HonorsAwards.aspx |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> it is classified as high needs, and has had difficulty meeting several educational requirements.<ref name="educationreportcards">{{cite web |title=Binghamton City School District |url=https://reportcards.nysed.gov/schools.php?district=800000055103&year=2012 |work=Report Cards |publisher=New York State Education Department |access-date=September 11, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113025914/https://reportcards.nysed.gov/schools.php?district=800000055103&year=2012 |archive-date=November 13, 2013}}</ref> The Catholic Schools of Broome County, a private school district affiliated with the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse]], operate [[Seton Catholic Central High School]] and an elementary school in the city of Binghamton.<ref>{{cite web |title=Our Schools |work=Catholic Schools of Broome County |date=May 3, 2018 |url=https://csbcsaints.org/our-schools/ |access-date=December 1, 2018 |archive-date=December 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203014250/https://csbcsaints.org/our-schools/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Higher education===
{{See also|Binghamton metropolitan area#Colleges and universities}}

[[File:Binghamton University Downtown Campus.jpg|thumb|right|Binghamton University downtown campus]]
The city of Binghamton is home to three [[satellite campus]]es:
* The downtown campus of [[Binghamton University]] (a [[State University of New York]]), which houses the College of Community and Public Affairs.<ref>[http://www2.binghamton.edu/ccpa/about-the-college/location-and-contact.html Location and Contact] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319075303/http://www2.binghamton.edu/ccpa/about-the-college/location-and-contact.html |date=March 19, 2013 }}</ref>
* A clinical campus of [[State University of New York Upstate Medical University]], established in the city limits for third and fourth year medical students in 1979. Students spend their first two years of medical school in [[Syracuse, New York]] and then complete their training in Binghamton.
* An [[Empire State College]] location in the [[State Office Building (Binghamton, New York)|State Office Building]].
The city was home to the now-defunct Ridley-Lowell Business & Technical Institute, which was founded in Binghamton in 1850.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ridley-Lowell moves to new Binghamton location |url=https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/local-news/ridley-lowell-moves-to-new-binghamton-location/450721757 |website=Binghamton Homepage |access-date=January 10, 2019 |date=May 9, 2016 |archive-date=January 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111060554/https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/local-news/ridley-lowell-moves-to-new-binghamton-location/450721757 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Schutzman |first1=Nina |title=Ridley-Lowell closure caused by 'severe' financial, operational challenges |url=https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/education/2018/04/05/ridley-lowell-business-technical-institute-closure-caused-severe-financial-operational-challenges/488532002/ |access-date=January 10, 2019 |work=The Poughkeepsie Journal |date=April 5, 2018 |language=en |archive-date=January 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111060359/https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/education/2018/04/05/ridley-lowell-business-technical-institute-closure-caused-severe-financial-operational-challenges/488532002/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The suburb of [[Vestal, New York|Vestal]] is home to the main campus of [[Binghamton University]]. The university, one of four university centers in the [[State University of New York|SUNY]] system, has approximately 15,000 students.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.binghamton.edu/about/index.html |title=About Binghamton University |access-date=August 28, 2013 |archive-date=March 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304153947/https://www.binghamton.edu/about/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Binghamton University is a selective<ref name="kiplingerValue">{{Cite web |url=http://www.kiplinger.com/tools/colleges/pubcollege.php?sortby=INRANK04&orderby=flip&states%5B%5D=NY&myschool%5B%5D=none&outputby=table |title=Kiplinger's Best Values in Public Colleges |access-date=August 28, 2013 |archive-date=November 13, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113232505/http://www.kiplinger.com/tools/colleges/pubcollege.php?sortby=INRANK04&orderby=flip&states%5B%5D=NY&myschool%5B%5D=none&outputby=table |url-status=live }}</ref> top-ranking public university,<ref name="usnews.com">[https://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/natudoc/tier1/t1natudoc_brief.php "America's Best Colleges 2006: National Universities: Top Schools"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070202235549/http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/natudoc/tier1/t1natudoc_brief.php/ |date=February 2, 2007 }}, ''U.S. News & World Report'', accessed August 8, 2006</ref> and is considered to be a [[Public Ivy]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Greene |first=Howard |author2=Greene, Matthew W. |title=The Hidden Ivies: Thirty Colleges of Excellence |publisher=Cliff Street Books |location=New York, NY |year=2000 |isbn=978-0-060-95362-1}}</ref> It also has a large research presence, including a New York State Center of Excellence for small-scale [[systems integration]]. While the campus is in Vestal, many students who live off-campus find housing in the [[West Side, Binghamton|West Side]]. There has also been a recent push for student housing downtown to help revitalize the business district.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130828031730/http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20120630/NEWS01/110020059 Downtown Binghamton student housing projects slated to open this summer]</ref> In addition to its downtown campus, the university operates the Southern Tier High Technology [[Business incubator|Incubator]] in the city,<ref name="incubator" /> and it is restoring the [[New York State Inebriate Asylum]] on the East Side for future use.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sinclair |first1=Carla |title=Binghamton University takes custody of the 'Castle' – Pipe Dream |url=https://www.bupipedream.com/news/53135/binghamton-university-takes-custody-of-the-castle/ |access-date=January 10, 2019 |work=Pipe Dream |date=April 17, 2015 |archive-date=January 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111055103/https://www.bupipedream.com/news/53135/binghamton-university-takes-custody-of-the-castle/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[SUNY Broome Community College|SUNY Broome]] (formerly Broome Community College) is just north of the city in [[Dickinson, Broome County, New York|Dickinson]]. A two-year SUNY college, the school has 6,000 commuter students.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sunybroome.edu/web/www/facts |title=Fast Facts: Broome Community College Enrollment Statistics |year=2012 |publisher=Broome Community College |location=[[Dickinson, Broome County, New York|Dickinson, New York]] |access-date=August 27, 2013 |archive-date=May 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508030524/http://www.sunybroome.edu/web/www/facts |url-status=live }}</ref> Formerly specializing in technical education, SUNY Broome started in downtown Binghamton and stood at the Washington Street Armory until a fire in 1951.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dmna.ny.gov/historic/armories/BinghamtonWashingtonStreet.htm |title=Binghamton Washington Street Armory |access-date=August 28, 2013 |archive-date=January 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126051213/https://dmna.ny.gov/historic/armories/BinghamtonWashingtonStreet.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The college built the Student Village residence hall on campus in 2014 to attract residential students.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sunybroome.edu/web/on-campus-housing |title=On-Campus Housing |access-date=August 28, 2013 |archive-date=December 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222070014/http://www.sunybroome.edu/web/on-campus-housing |url-status=live }}</ref> SUNY Broome also offers courses at several off-campus locations, two of which are in the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=Off-Campus Courses |url=http://www3.sunybroome.edu/offcampus/ |website=SUNY Broome Community College |access-date=January 10, 2019 |archive-date=January 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110234932/http://www3.sunybroome.edu/offcampus/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The college is renovating the former [[Carnegie Library]] into the SUNY Broome Culinary & Event Center, which will house its hospitality programs.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tomlibous.com/index.asp?Type=B_PR&SEC=%7B9C7109B7-9774-4EF7-A267-884D40841021%7D&DE=%7B4781812F-2874-44FC-B0F0-230375EB1B4B%7D |title=BCC President Briefs Senator On Exciting Plans |access-date=August 31, 2013 |archive-date=December 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220121549/http://www.tomlibous.com/index.asp?Type=B_PR&SEC=%7B9C7109B7-9774-4EF7-A267-884D40841021%7D&DE=%7B4781812F-2874-44FC-B0F0-230375EB1B4B%7D |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://nyrej.com/64048 |title=Greater Binghamton's most innovative economy; Location, technology, and quality of life |access-date=August 31, 2013 |archive-date=September 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919235313/https://nyrej.com/64048 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Davis College (Binghamton, New York)|Davis College]] (formerly Practical Bible College), a [[Bible college]], is in nearby [[Johnson City, New York|Johnson City]]. The Elmira Business Institute also has a Vestal campus.

==Media==
{{Main|Media in Binghamton, New York}}

The ''[[Press & Sun-Bulletin]]'' is the only major daily paper in Binghamton. As of 2014, the region makes up the 159th largest [[Designated market area|television market]] in the United States,<ref>{{cite web |title=Local Television Market Universe Estimates |year=2013 |publisher=[[Nielsen Company]] |url=http://www.nielsen.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en/docs/solutions/measurement/television/2013-2014-DMA-Ranks.pdf |access-date=September 11, 2014 |page=5 |archive-date=June 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611163026/http://www.nielsen.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en/docs/solutions/measurement/television/2013-2014-DMA-Ranks.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as the 187th largest radio market.<ref>{{cite web |title=Radio Market Survey Population, Rankings & Information – Fall 2014 |url=http://www.nielsen.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en/docs/nielsen-audio/market_populations_and_rankings_2014.pdf |publisher=[[Nielsen Company]] |access-date=September 11, 2014 |year=2014 |page=6 |archive-date=January 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130110959/http://www.nielsen.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en/docs/nielsen-audio/market_populations_and_rankings_2014.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> The market is served by TV stations affiliated with the major American [[Terrestrial television|broadcast]] [[Television network|networks]], including [[WBNG-TV]] 12 ([[CBS]]/[[The CW|CW]]), [[WBGH-CD]] 20 ([[NBC]]), [[WIVT]] 34 ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]), and [[WICZ-TV]] 40 ([[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]). [[WSKG-TV]] 46 is Binghamton's [[PBS]] member station, and serves a large portion of the [[Southern Tier]]. Most Binghamton radio stations are owned by one of three groups: [[Townsquare Media]], [[iHeartMedia]], or the locally based Equinox Broadcasting.<ref>{{cite web |title=FM Query Results |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?state=&call=&city=&arn=&serv=&vac=&freq=0.0&fre2=107.9&facid=&class=&dkt=&list=1&dist=48&dlat2=42&mlat2=6&slat2=8&NS=N&dlon2=75&mlon2=54&slon2=42&EW=W&size=9 |access-date=September 21, 2013 |archive-date=January 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113230402/http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?state=&call=&city=&arn=&serv=&vac=&freq=0.0&fre2=107.9&facid=&class=&dkt=&list=1&dist=48&dlat2=42&mlat2=6&slat2=8&NS=N&dlon2=75&mlon2=54&slon2=42&EW=W&size=9 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=AM Query Results |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?state=&call=&city=&arn=&serv=&vac=&freq=530&fre2=1700&facid=&class=&dkt=&list=1&dist=48&dlat2=42&mlat2=6&slat2=8&NS=N&dlon2=75&mlon2=54&slon2=42&EW=W&size=9 |access-date=September 21, 2013 |archive-date=January 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113205345/http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?state=&call=&city=&arn=&serv=&vac=&freq=530&fre2=1700&facid=&class=&dkt=&list=1&dist=48&dlat2=42&mlat2=6&slat2=8&NS=N&dlon2=75&mlon2=54&slon2=42&EW=W&size=9 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
[[File:Map of Binghamton Railway Company c 1907.png|thumb|Map of Binghamton Railway Company c 1907]]
[[File:U.S. Route 11, Binghamton, New York.jpg|thumb|[[U.S. Route 11]] in the city of Binghamton, New York.]]
Binghamton is a major junction in the [[Interstate Highway System]], much as it was during the days of the railroad. [[Interstate 81 (New York)|Interstate 81]], a major north–south route, connects the city to Syracuse and [[Ontario]], as well as to [[Pennsylvania]] and [[Appalachia]]. Binghamton is also the western terminus of [[Interstate 88 (New York)|Interstate 88]], which gives a direct route to [[Albany, New York|Albany]]. [[New York State Route 17]], the Southern Tier Expressway, is being upgraded to [[Interstate 86 (New York)|Interstate 86]], and spans the southern border of New York, providing access to [[New York City]], as well as to the western [[Southern Tier]] and [[Erie, Pennsylvania]]. Between 1953 and 1966, the state built an [[arterial road|arterial system]] to alleviate traffic, which includes the [[Brandywine Highway]] ([[New York State Route 7]]), North Shore Drive ([[New York State Route 363]]), and the portion of the Vestal Parkway ([[New York State Route 434]]) within city limits.<ref>{{cite book |title=Report on State Arterial Highway in the Binghamton Urban Area |year=1947 |author=New York State Department of Public Works}}</ref> Other major thoroughfares in the city include Chenango Street, Main Street ([[New York State Route 17C]]), and Court/Front Streets ([[U.S. Route 11 in New York|U.S. Route 11]]).

[[Broome County Transit|B.C. Transit]], a daily bus service provided by Broome County, offers public transportation in Binghamton and outlying areas. [[Binghamton University]] students are also served by [[OCC Transport|Off-Campus College Transport]]. [[Intercity bus]]es originate from the Greater Binghamton Transportation Center, which was opened in 2010 and also serves as the B.C. Transit hub.<ref>{{cite web |title=Greater Binghamton Transportation Center |url=http://ridebctransit.com/transit/greater-binghamton-transportation-center |publisher=Broome County Government |access-date=September 12, 2013 |archive-date=April 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428094804/http://ridebctransit.com/transit/greater-binghamton-transportation-center |url-status=live }}</ref> [[OurBus]] offers bus daily service between Ithaca-Binghamton-Manhattan. [[Greyhound Lines]] provides direct routes to [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]], [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]], [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]], [[Toronto]], and [[New York City]]. [[Short Line (bus company)|Short Line Buses]] offer service to [[Olean, New York|Olean]], [[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca]], [[Utica, New York|Utica]], [[Albany, New York|Albany]], New York City, and [[Long Island]]. [[Trailways of New York]] also has direct service to Albany and Rochester and [[Megabus (North America)|Megabus]] has direct service to New York City.

The [[Greater Binghamton Airport]] ([[International Air Transport Association airport code|IATA code]] BGM, [[International Civil Aviation Organization airport code|ICAO code]] KBGM) is a small regional airport, and the only area airport that offers scheduled [[airline]] service. Located {{convert|10|mi|km}} north of downtown, it currently has non-stop flights to [[Detroit]] on [[Delta Air Lines]] and to [[Orlando, Florida]] on [[Avelo Airlines]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Home |url=https://binghamtonairport.com/ |website=Greater Binghamton Airport |access-date=10 June 2024}}</ref> The region's [[general aviation]] airport, [[Tri-Cities Airport (New York)|Tri-Cities Airport]], is {{convert|10.5|mi|km}} to the west, in the town of [[Endicott, New York|Endicott.]]

Three freight railroads serve Binghamton. [[Norfolk Southern Railway]] serves Binghamton with its Southern Tier Main Line (the former [[Erie Lackawanna Railroad|Erie Lackawanna]] mainline) and on the main line between [[Schenectady, New York|Schenectady]] and [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]] (formerly the [[Delaware and Hudson Railway]]). The [[New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway]] maintains lines from Binghamton to Syracuse and Utica, and the [[Central New York Railroad]] offers freight service to [[Port Jervis, New York|Port Jervis]]. Binghamton has no railroad passenger service. The last scheduled service, the ''[[Lake Cities (Erie Railroad train)|Lake Cities]]'' train from [[Hoboken, New Jersey]] to [[Chicago]], ended on January 6, 1970.<ref>{{cite book |last=Sanders |first=Craig |title=Limiteds, locals, and expresses in Indiana, 1838–1971 |year=2003 |publisher=Indiana University Press |location=Bloomington, IN |isbn=978-0-253-34216-4 |pages=145–149}}</ref> New York Senator [[Chuck Schumer]] is pushing for passenger rail service between Binghamton and New York City via Scranton and the [[Lackawanna Cut-Off]].<ref>[https://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/schumer-gillibrand-push-to-create-passenger-rail-between-binghamton-and-nyc-new-service-would-spur-much-needed-economic-development-in-southern-tier Senator Kirsten Gillibrand] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222121517/https://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/schumer-gillibrand-push-to-create-passenger-rail-between-binghamton-and-nyc-new-service-would-spur-much-needed-economic-development-in-southern-tier |date=December 22, 2018 }}, accessed December 3, 2018</ref>

===Utilities===
Electricity and natural gas service are supplied and distributed by [[Iberdrola USA|New York State Electric and Gas]]. The city's only cable provider is [[Charter Spectrum]], which also offers high-speed internet and digital phone. [[Verizon]] provides local telephone and internet service. [[Greenlight Networks]] offers fiber-optic internet.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Jeff |title=Greenlight Networks to expand high-speed fiber internet into Broome and Tioga counties |url=https://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/local/2021/03/24/binghamton-ny-high-speed-internet-greenlight-fiber-optic-broome-tioga/6968180002/ |access-date=September 23, 2022 |website=Press & Sun-Bulletin |language=en-US |archive-date=April 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403021206/https://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/local/2021/03/24/binghamton-ny-high-speed-internet-greenlight-fiber-optic-broome-tioga/6968180002/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The City Department of Public Works handles garbage and recycling, and maintains city street lights.<ref>{{cite web |title=Public Works |url=http://www.binghamton-ny.gov/departments/public-works/public-works |publisher=City of Binghamton |access-date=September 12, 2013 |archive-date=September 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921172224/http://binghamton-ny.gov/departments/public-works/public-works |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The city government maintains water and sewer services. Binghamton's primary source of [[potable water]] is the [[Susquehanna River]], which is fed through a water treatment facility.<ref>{{cite web |title=Annual Water Quality Report for 2012 |url=http://www.binghamton-ny.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/Drinking%20Water%20Quality%20Annual%20Report%20-%202012.pdf |publisher=Binghamton Water Department |access-date=September 12, 2013 |archive-date=February 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208042627/https://www.binghamton-ny.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/Drinking%20Water%20Quality%20Annual%20Report%20-%202012.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref> Sewage is treated and released back into the Susquehanna downstream, at the Binghamton–Johnson City Joint Sewage Treatment Plant. The sewage plant was severely damaged by [[Tropical Storm Lee (2011)|Tropical Storm Lee]], and will require $90&nbsp;million of repairs.<ref>{{cite news |last=Reilly |first=Steve |title=Ailing sewage plant needs $90&nbsp;million in repairs |url=http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20130808/NEWS01/308080067/Ailing-sewage-plant-needs-90-million-repairs |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130912035935/http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20130808/NEWS01/308080067/Ailing-sewage-plant-needs-90-million-repairs |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 12, 2013 |access-date=September 12, 2013 |newspaper=Press & Sun-Bulletin |date=August 8, 2013 |location=Binghamton, NY}}</ref>

===Healthcare===
[[United Health Services]] (UHS) operates Binghamton General Hospital in the Southside and Wilson Medical Center in Johnson City, while [[Lourdes Hospital (New York)|Lourdes Hospital]] is run by Ascension Health out of St. Louis, MO. The Dr. Garabed A. Fattal Community Free Clinic is run by [[Upstate Medical University]], and offers services with the Broome County Health Department and United Health Services.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dr. Garabed A. Fattal Community Free Clinic |url=http://www.upstate.edu/fattalclinic/ |publisher=Upstate Medical University |access-date=September 12, 2013 |archive-date=July 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724005147/https://www.upstate.edu/fattalclinic/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
The New York State Office of Mental Health operates the Greater Binghamton Health Center, which will become a regional center of excellence for [[child psychiatry|children's behavior]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Governor Cuomo Announces Plan to Allow Greater Binghamton Health Center and Elmira Psychiatric Center to Stay Open with Inpatient Services |url=http://www.governor.ny.gov/press/12192013-greater-binghamton-health-center |work=Governor's Press Office |publisher=New York State |access-date=January 8, 2014 |date=December 19, 2013 |archive-date=January 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108175803/http://www.governor.ny.gov/press/12192013-greater-binghamton-health-center |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Sister cities==
{{SisterCities|Binghamton|two}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Binghamton, New York |url=http://www.sister-cities.org/interactive-map/Binghamton,%20New%20York |work=Interactive City Directory |publisher=Sister Cities International |access-date=September 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628200935/http://www.sister-cities.org/interactive-map/Binghamton,%20New%20York |archive-date=June 28, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Borovichi]], [[Novgorod Oblast]], Russia
* [[La Teste-de-Buch]], [[Gironde]], [[Aquitaine]], France

Binghamton also has a local sister city project:
* El Charcón, [[La Libertad Department (El Salvador)|La Libertad]], El Salvador<ref>{{cite web |title=Sister Cities Committees |url=http://elsalvadorsolidarity.org/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=156&Itemid=70 |publisher=U.S. – El Salvador Sister Cities |access-date=September 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510195116/http://elsalvadorsolidarity.org/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=156&Itemid=70 |archive-date=May 10, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of people from Binghamton, New York]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Broome County, New York]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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* {{official website|http://www.cityofbinghamton.com}}
* [http://www.visitbinghamton.org/ Greater Binghamton Convention & Visitors Bureau]
* {{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Binghamton |short=x}}

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