[10] Most shopping, however, has now shifted away from the traditional downtown area towards the suburbs. Please call the office with any questions or concerns. [86] The village of Johnson City is home to the Oakdale Mall, the only indoor super regional mall in the area. The university is one of four university centers in the SUNY system, and is home to approximately 15,000 students. Two are within city limits, one at Recreation Park and another at the Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park. [52] As with most cities in upstate New York, precipitation in Binghamton is spread evenly throughout the year, and as such there is no dry season.
[76] Despite the sustained job losses, 13% of New York State's computer and electronics manufacturing jobs are in the Binghamton MSA as of 2010. As of the census[8] of 2010, there were 47,376 people, 21,150 households, and 9,986 families residing in the city. This round of the series has recently been moved to Texas and is no longer hosted by the Broome-Tioga Sports Center. Located 10 miles (16 km) north of downtown, the airport has non-stop flights to Detroit on Delta Air Lines. The 1887 Binghamton Bingoes of the International League attracted national attention when the white players revolted against the two black players on the team. [11] The local economy went into a deep recession, and the long-prevalent manufacturing jobs dropped by 64% from 1990 to 2013. They play their home games at Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena. [123], Other annual events held in the city include the St. Patrick's Day parade in March,[124] July Fest (a festival of jazz music, arts, and crafts held downtown since 1962),[125] the 100-year-old St. Mary of the Assumption Bazaar in August,[126] the LUMA Projection Arts Festival in September,[127] Blues on the Bridge (a September music festival that takes place on the South Washington Street Bridge),[128] and the Columbus Day Parade and Italian Festival every October, which includes a marching band competition. [112][116] The Kopernik Observatory & Science Center observatory is the largest public observatory in the northeast United States. Binghamton is the principal city and cultural center of the Binghamton metropolitan area (also known as Greater Binghamton, or historically the Triple Cities), home to a quarter million people.
[51] The neighborhood is partitioned into two separate neighborhood assemblies, divided by Pennsylvania Avenue and Southbridge, due to their distinct characters. [72] Two insurance companies, Security Mutual Life and Columbian Financial Group, maintain headquarters in the area. The Greater Binghamton Airport (IATA code BGM, ICAO code KBGM) is a medium-size regional airport, and the only area airport that offers scheduled airline service.
The New York State Office of Mental Health operates the Greater Binghamton Health Center, which will become a regional center of excellence for children's behavior. Binghamton is known for its bicycling and walking clubs, facilities, and trails. The Binghamton Neighborhood Assemblies Program created seven public forum assemblies in which city residents play a lead role in "restoring the pride" in Binghamton by sharing their concerns, hopes and needs and then working in conjunction with city government and community partners to implement positive change.
The initiative was a collaboration between City of Binghamton, Citizen Action of NY, and the Women's Studies Program at Binghamton University. [24], Post-war suburban development led to a decline in the city population, as the towns of Vestal and Union experienced rapid growth. [135], Binghamton University plays Division I college sports as a member of the America East Conference. Founded in 2018, the Broome County Stallions play as part of the Northeastern Football Alliance. [12], 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 and Oneida tribes.
[10] The population of the city of Binghamton peaked at around 85,000 in the mid-1950s. [152], Electricity and natural gas service are supplied and distributed by New York State Electric and Gas. Across the Chenango River lies the West Side, a primarily residential neighborhood along the banks of the Susquehanna, containing a combination of family homes, student housing, and stately mansions. [10] However, by the early 1920s, the major employer of the region became Endicott Johnson, a shoe manufacturer whose development of welfare capitalism resulted in many amenities for local residents. [122] Spiedies are celebrated at the Spiedie Fest and Balloon Rally, which is held at Otsiningo Park every August and attracts over 100,000 people annually. The Binghamton City Council is a unicameral body consisting of seven Council members whose districts are defined by geographic population boundaries. [49] The area is home to several large supermarkets, churches, pharmacies, bank branches, a few bars and restaurants as well as some mom and pop shops that provide such goods as video games and music.