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'''Binghamton''', known as The Parlor City, is a [[city]] located in the [[Southern Tier]] of [[New York]] in the [[United States]]. It is the [[county seat]] of [[Broome County, New York|Broome County]] and the principal city and cultural center of the [[Greater Binghamton]], NY region. The population of the City, according to the [[United States Census 2000|2000 census]], is 47,380.
'''Binghamton''', known as The Parlor City, is a [[city]] located in the [[Southern Tier]] of [[New York]] in the [[United States]]. It is the [[county seat]] of [[Broome County, New York|Broome County]] and the principal city and cultural center of the [[Greater Binghamton]], NY region. The population of the City, according to the [[United States Census 2000|2000 census]], is 47,380.
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[[Greater Binghamton]] is home to [[Binghamton University]], a driving force in the community as an academic, athletic, and arts center. The region is also recognized as the birthplace of the [[IBM]] corporation (in nearby [[Endicott, New York|Endicott]]), has the world's largest collection of functioning antique carousels, has the largest [[Kopernik Space Center|public observatory]] in the northeastern [[United States]], was for nearly the entire first half of the twentieth century a significant hub of American footwear production as the home of [[Endicott Johnson Corporation]], and is the city in which the modern [[Link Trainer|flight simulator]] was invented.
[[Greater Binghamton]] is home to [[Binghamton University]], a driving force in the community as an academic, athletic, and arts center. The region is also recognized as the birthplace of the [[IBM]] corporation (in nearby [[Endicott, New York|Endicott]]), has the world's largest collection of functioning antique carousels, has the largest [[Kopernik Space Center|public observatory]] in the northeastern [[United States]], was for nearly the entire first half of the twentieth century a significant hub of American footwear production as the home of [[Endicott Johnson Corporation]], and is the city in which the modern [[Link Trainer|flight simulator]] was invented.














== History ==
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[[Davis College]] (formerly Practical Bible College) is located just outside the city limits in the suburb of [[Johnson City, NY|Johnson City]].
[[Davis College]] (formerly Practical Bible College) is located just outside the city limits in the suburb of [[Johnson City, NY|Johnson City]].



=== Metro area ===
=== Metro area ===

Revision as of 19:47, 26 November 2007

This article is about the City of Binghamton, New York. For the adjacent Town of Binghamton, see Binghamton (town), New York.
City of Binghamton
Downtown Binghamton looking north, from the State Office Building at night.
Downtown Binghamton looking north, from the State Office Building at night.
Official seal of City of Binghamton
Seal
Nickname(s): 
"The Parlor City"; "Carousel Capital of the World"
Motto: 
Restoring The Pride
Incorporated1867
Government
 • MayorMatthew T. Ryan
Area
 • City11.0 sq mi (28.6 km2)
 • Land10.4 sq mi (27.0 km2)
 • Water0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)  5.43%
Elevation
850 ft (259 m)
Population
 (2000 Census)
 • City47,380
 • Density4,545.0/sq mi (1,754.8/km2)
 • Metro
252,320
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
139xx (13901 = downtown)
Area code607
Websitehttp://www.cityofbinghamton.com

Binghamton, known as The Parlor City, is a city located in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. It is the county seat of Broome County and the principal city and cultural center of the Greater Binghamton, NY region. The population of the City, according to the 2000 census, is 47,380.

The City of Binghamton is located at the confluence of the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers. The city is at the crossroads of Interstates 81 and 88, as well as the future Interstate 86 (also known as New York State Highway 17, The Southern Tier Expressway).

The Binghamton Metropolitan Area includes approximately 252,000 residents in all of Broome and Tioga (NY) counties. [1] Binghamton is part of the "Triple Cities," along with Endicott and Johnson City (which are actually villages). The region is collectively referred to as Greater Binghamton.

In 2007, Binghamton was named the 9th greenest city in the U.S. by Country Home magazine. [1]

Greater Binghamton is home to Binghamton University, a driving force in the community as an academic, athletic, and arts center. The region is also recognized as the birthplace of the IBM corporation (in nearby Endicott), has the world's largest collection of functioning antique carousels, has the largest public observatory in the northeastern United States, was for nearly the entire first half of the twentieth century a significant hub of American footwear production as the home of Endicott Johnson Corporation, and is the city in which the modern flight simulator was invented.

History

Early history

The city was named after William Bingham, a wealthy Philadelphian who bought the surrounding land in 1792. Before that, the first known people of European descent to come to the area were the troops of Gen. John Sullivan in 1779, during the American Revolutionary War.

The community was first settled around 1802 and was known as "Chenango Point." Binghamton was first incorporated as a village in 1834, setting itself apart from the Town of Binghamton. Binghamton became a city in 1867.

Later Development

An early Link Flight Simulator, invented in Binghamton in 1929.

Binghamton was nicknamed the “Parlor City” for its neat streets and attractive homes, including many stately mansions. Ironically, many of those stately mansions are now funeral parlors. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, many immigrants moved to the area, finding an abundance of jobs, leading them to call it the “Valley of Opportunity.”

Greater Binghamton is noted as being the birthplace of the Link flight simulator as well as IBM. Until the Cold War ended, the area never experienced an economic downfall, due in part to the generosity of employers (IBM and Endicott-Johnson) and also because of its defense-heavy industries. This concentration of the defense industry made the area the seventh most likely area in the nation for a nuclear attack during the Cold War [citation needed], and the population peaked at around 85,000 in 1950, but now hovers around 50,000, with numbers on the incline.

Along with the start of IBM, the original Dicks Sporting Goods started out as a fishing store in the heart of Binghamton.

Geography

Binghamton is located at 42°6′8″N 75°54′42″W / 42.10222°N 75.91167°W / 42.10222; -75.91167 (42.102225, −75.911797)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 28.6 km² (11.0 sq mi). 27.0 km² (10.4 sq mi) of it is land and 1.6 km² (0.6 sq mi) of it (5.43%) is water.

The north branch of the Susquehanna River passes through downtown Binghamton. This branch rises in eastern New York and receives a number of tributaries above Binghamton, most notably the Chenango, which joins from the north just outside of the business district. Major floods occurred in the city during 1865, 1936 and 2006.

In 1935 the Chenango suffered a flash flood, which was damaging, but less severe once it joined the larger Susquehenna. So much water came from the Chenango, that the Susquehanna flowed backwards for some distance above the confluence. In 1972 the remnants of Hurricane Agnes flooded the entire Susquehanna basin downstream from Binghamton, but the damage in the city was minor.

In 2006, the Susquehanna flooded again in Binghamton causing massive amounts of damage in the city and the entire metropolitan area. The Exchange Street and Washington Street bridges were flooded and the height of the river surpassed the flood walls on North Shore Drive, Court Street, and Conklin Ave. The damage was extensive enough to force large scale evacuations, including that of Lourdes Hospital which was unable to pump water out of its basement fast enough.

Climate

Binghamton has a humid continental climate, with cold, snowy winters and warmer, wet summers. Snowfall is significant, with an annual total of 82.4 inches. Binghamton is not affected by the lake-effect snows of cities north (Syracuse) and closer to the Great Lakes, but persistent snow bands from the lakes do occasionally result in moderate snows. Binghamton receives significant snows at times during the year from Nor'easter storms as well.

Summers in Binghamton are typified by warmer, less humid days with occasional temperature spikes into the upper 80's and lower 90's. Higher temperatures have occurred, but are very uncommon. As with most cities in upstate New York, precipitation in Binghamton is spread evenly throughout the year; there is no "dry season."

Climate data for Binghamton, New York (Greater Binghamton Airport; elevation 1636 feet), 1991–2020 normals,[a] extremes 1951–present[b]
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 63
(17) 		70
(21) 		82
(28) 		89
(32) 		89
(32) 		94
(34) 		98
(37) 		95
(35) 		96
(36) 		85
(29) 		77
(25) 		65
(18) 		98
(37)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 53.2
(11.8) 		52.2
(11.2) 		62.9
(17.2) 		76.7
(24.8) 		83.8
(28.8) 		86.7
(30.4) 		88.6
(31.4) 		86.9
(30.5) 		83.9
(28.8) 		75.0
(23.9) 		65.1
(18.4) 		54.6
(12.6) 		90.4
(32.4)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 29.5
(−1.4) 		32.2
(0.1) 		40.7
(4.8) 		54.2
(12.3) 		66.2
(19.0) 		74.0
(23.3) 		78.4
(25.8) 		76.7
(24.8) 		69.5
(20.8) 		57.1
(13.9) 		45.1
(7.3) 		34.3
(1.3) 		54.8
(12.7)
Daily mean °F (°C) 22.5
(−5.3) 		24.5
(−4.2) 		32.3
(0.2) 		44.6
(7.0) 		56.2
(13.4) 		64.4
(18.0) 		68.9
(20.5) 		67.3
(19.6) 		60.0
(15.6) 		48.8
(9.3) 		37.9
(3.3) 		28.1
(−2.2) 		46.3
(7.9)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 15.5
(−9.2) 		16.9
(−8.4) 		24.0
(−4.4) 		35.0
(1.7) 		46.1
(7.8) 		54.9
(12.7) 		59.4
(15.2) 		58.0
(14.4) 		50.6
(10.3) 		40.5
(4.7) 		30.7
(−0.7) 		21.9
(−5.6) 		37.8
(3.2)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −3.6
(−19.8) 		−0.7
(−18.2) 		6.7
(−14.1) 		21.9
(−5.6) 		33.2
(0.7) 		42.3
(5.7) 		50.5
(10.3) 		47.9
(8.8) 		36.1
(2.3) 		28.2
(−2.1) 		16.2
(−8.8) 		4.7
(−15.2) 		−6
(−21)
Record low °F (°C) −20
(−29) 		−18
(−28) 		−7
(−22) 		9
(−13) 		24
(−4) 		33
(1) 		39
(4) 		37
(3) 		25
(−4) 		17
(−8) 		0
(−18) 		−18
(−28) 		−20
(−29)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 2.62
(67) 		2.41
(61) 		3.05
(77) 		3.63
(92) 		3.78
(96) 		4.69
(119) 		3.80
(97) 		4.10
(104) 		4.01
(102) 		3.76
(96) 		3.11
(79) 		3.08
(78) 		42.04
(1,068)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 20.6
(52) 		19.7
(50) 		16.4
(42) 		3.8
(9.7) 		0.1
(0.25) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		1.0
(2.5) 		6.8
(17) 		18.1
(46) 		86.5
(220)
Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) 9.5
(24) 		10.4
(26) 		9.8
(25) 		2.0
(5.1) 		0.1
(0.25) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.4
(1.0) 		3.4
(8.6) 		7.6
(19) 		16.2
(41)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 16.2 13.9 14.8 14.1 14.2 12.4 12.6 11.1 11.3 13.3 13.9 16.3 164.1
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 16.5 14.0 10.5 3.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 5.9 12.9 64.5
Average relative humidity (%) 74.0 72.4 69.3 64.9 67.0 72.0 72.0 75.4 78.1 73.8 76.4 78.4 72.8
Average dew point °F (°C) 13.8
(−10.1) 		14.7
(−9.6) 		22.6
(−5.2) 		31.5
(−0.3) 		43.5
(6.4) 		54.0
(12.2) 		58.5
(14.7) 		57.9
(14.4) 		51.8
(11.0) 		39.9
(4.4) 		30.7
(−0.7) 		20.3
(−6.5) 		36.6
(2.6)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 113.0 125.9 172.5 205.1 252.4 274.6 295.3 256.8 202.0 162.5 92.9 79.7 2,232.7
Percent possible sunshine 38 43 47 51 56 60 64 60 54 47 32 28 50
Source: NOAA (relative humidity, dew point, and sun 1961–1990)[3][4][5]


Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 47,380 people, 21,089 households, and 10,417 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,752.3/km² (4,539.2/sq mi). There were 23,971 housing units at an average density of 886.5/km² (2,296.5/sq mi). The racial makeup of the city was 83.18% White, 8.41% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 3.33% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.71% from other races, and 3.07% from two or more races. 3.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 21,091 households out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.6% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.6% were non-families. 40.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.5% under the age of 18, 13.2% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.6 males.

The area surrounding Binghamton, referred to in marketing as "Greater Binghamton" - or the Binghamton MSA by the census bureau - is approximately 252,000 people. The Binghamton MSA is composed of all of Broome County and neighboring Tioga County. Alternatively defined, the number of people living in an approximately 40-mile radius of the city is approximately 300,000. This count includes Broome, Tioga, and portions of Cortland, Delaware and Chenango Counties in New York and portions of Susquehanna and Bradford counties in Pennsylvania.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,665, and the median income for a family was $36,137. Males had a median income of $28,774 versus $23,014 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,067. About 16.5% of families and 23.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.4% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.

The Region Today

Broome County Courthouse, Binghamton, NY
The historic Beaux-Arts Security Mutual Life building.
Boscov's, downtown Binghamton's department store.
JulyFest, a festival of music, food, and arts, is held annually downtown.
Live at Five, a Friday night after-work concert, is held each week Memorial Day to Labor Day downtown.

Binghamton refers to itself as the “Carousel Capital of the World,” with six antique Herschell carousels in the region, each with hand-carved horses - one of the world's largest functional collections of old-style carousels. The Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park is the fifth-oldest zoo in the nation. The Binghamton area is the home of the regional dish known as the spiedie, celebrated at the annual Spiedie Fest and Balloon Rally, held at Otsiningo Park. The area’s Kopernik Space Center observatory is the largest public observatory in the northeast United States.

Binghamton University, the top-ranking public school in the Northeast United States[citation needed] has a significant impact on the Greater Binghamton area. The University contributes an economic impact of $700 million in Greater Binghamton and $894.5 million in New York State.

The 148-member Binghamton Police Department enforces laws and provides police protection to city residents. The Binghamton Fire Department is composed of 134 paid uniformed firefighters, EMTs and paramedics.

Employers

Binghamton's employment base is skewed towards technology businesses, particularly the defense industry. Education and health care are also significant employers in the region.

Current major employers in the Greater Binghamton area include:

Arts Influence

The region has, in the last several years, developed a growing and pervasive arts scene. These include a large cluster of art galleries and shops centered in the downtown Binghamton area, and has given rise to an event, the First Friday Art Walk, sponsored by a local arts association, the Gorgeous Washington Street Association. These events have been drawing large crowds downtown since 2003. Artists of local prominence that display or have galleries include Anthony Brunelli, a renowed photorealist painter who calls Binghamton home; Orazio Salati, who owns a gallery and exhibits many works; and Marla Olmstead, a local child who achieved fame in the art world for her abstract art.

See City of Binghamton's Around Town page for a list of galleries.

Education

Primary and secondary education

Higher Education

Binghamton University, (formerly known as Harpur College, and as State University of New York at Binghamton), part of the SUNY system, is located in nearby Vestal. It offers highly ranked education, significant arts, and Division I athletics.

Though now physically located in Vestal, the area encompassing the college was once owned by the city of Binghamton and in the recent past, sold to the town of Vestal. A remnant of it's existence on Binghamton city property is its continued use of a Binghamton zip code.

Broome Community College, also a part of the SUNY system, is located in nearby Dickinson.

Davis College (formerly Practical Bible College) is located just outside the city limits in the suburb of Johnson City.

Metro area

The nearby suburb of Vestal has many strip malls along a five-mile stretch of the Vestal Parkway (NY 434). Johnson City has the region’s largest indoor mall, the Oakdale Mall. Other area shopping centers include Boscov's department store (corner of Court St. and Water St.), Court St., Washington St.and State St. all in downtown Binghamton.

Media

Blues on the Bridge, an annual blues festival held on the antique Washington Street bridge.
A Spiedie, a regional delicacy of marinated meat on Italian bread, brought by Italian immigrants to the area.

The Greater Binghamton metro area is served by the following media outlets:

Sports

The area is home to the Eastern League's Binghamton Mets (AA affiliate of the New York Mets) and the Binghamton Senators (AHL affiliate of the Ottawa Senators). The Binghamton Mets, formally known as the Binghamton Tripplets, was home to many great players such as Whitey Ford, Joe Domaggio, and other Yankee greats. Most recently the B-Mets have sent stars like Jose Reyes and David Wright, Preston Wilson, Jay Payton, and countless pitchers to the bigs to play at Shea Stadium.

Division I College Sports are played at Binghamton University (a member of the America East Conference). Division III College Sports are played at Broome Community College. Bobby Gonzalez, head coach of Seton Hall's mens basketball team was born here, and still has family in the area. Alongside Bobby Gonalez, King Rice, a McDonalds All-American, and 2 year starter at UNC, is currently an assistant coach for Vaderbilt's mens baseketball team, called Binghamton home. Rice also played 13 season in the NBA with the Boston Celtics and the LA Lakers.

Binghamton is also home to two semi-pro 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).

The area is also 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). Tennis greats such as Lleyton Hewitt, James Blake and more recently Andy Murray found their start with this tournament, using it as a spring board to the U.S. Open (tennis) [4].

The B.C. Open was an official PGA Tour event that was held annually from 1971 to 2006 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 June 2006 Flooding of the Susquehanna River.) Beginning in 2007, the area will host a PGA Champion's Tour event, the Dick's Sporting Goods Open. The event will replace the B.C. Open and continue to be played at En-Joie Golf Course in Endicott.

Since 1978 a round of the American Motorcyclist Association's Motocross Championship has been held at the nearby Broom-Tioga Sports Center each year.

Two world famous tournaments are held here in Binghamton. The Stop DWI Holiday Tournament calls the city home during the Christmas season, amassing about 16 of the nations best teams from places such as Orlando, NYC, Philadelphia, Kentucky, Cincinnati, and other large metropolitan areas. The World Youth Classic is a tournament held in July, featuring the best teams in the world, from Binghamton to Belgium, Toledo to Toronto, Puerto Rico to Pittsburgh, and various teams from Florida, Kentucky, Ohio, New York, Georgia, and New England. As many as 32 teams may play here per year.

Transportation

The area is served by a medium-sized regional airport, Greater Binghamton Airport. Destinations served by the airport include Philadelphia (US Airways), Dulles Airport serving Washington, D.C. (United),and Detroit (Northwest Airlines).

Intercity bus service is also available out of downtown Binghamton via Greyhound (with destinations including Buffalo, Syracuse, Rochester, Scranton, Toronto, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and New York City.) Shortline/Coach USA also service the region, with daily departures to Olean, Albany, Oneonta, Elmira, Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Utica, Atlantic City, Monticello, and New York City.

Public transportation in Binghamton and outlying areas is served by B.C. Transit, a service of the Broome County Department of Transportation. Students at Binghamton University are also served by OCCT (Off-Campus College Transport).

Government

The current Mayor of Binghamton is Matthew T. Ryan (D).

Points of interest

Trivia

  • Binghamton prides itself in a rich history, including the birthplace of IBM, Endicott-Johnson, Dick's Sporting Goods and Link Simulators. It is also home to the fifth oldest zoo in the country.
  • Binghamton had the first Asylum for Chronic Inebriates in the United States. It was later renamed State Hospital.
  • Binghamton had the first farm bureau in the United States
  • "Greater Binghamton" (specifically, Vestal as opposed to Binghamton) is home to Binghamton University, the top ranked University in the State University of New York system.
  • With 6 historic wooden carousels, Binghamton boasts itself as the carousel capital of the world.
  • With a rich ethnic history, the greater Binghamton area boasts one of the busiest summers of ethnic festivals in the country.
  • Prides itself as the home of Rod Serling, of Twilight Zone fame.
  • Prides itself as the home of Johnny Hart, cartoonist The Wizard of Id and B.C.
  • Location of the first Dick's Sporting Goods Store.
  • From 1923 to 1927 Binghamton was the Northeast headquarters of the Ku Klux Klan.[6]
  • Location of the very first ever U.S. golf mail order business, Dimmock Hill Golf Course.
  • On Christmas Day 1989 Yankee's Baseball player and manager, Billy Martin died while under the influence in an automobile accident in front of his home in a Binghamton suburb.
  • Former home of the BC Open a PGA tour event that has since been reworked as a PGA seniors tour event.
  • Childhood home to Jessica Lee, Playboy's Miss August 1996.

Famous residents

Famous people who resided in Binghamton include:

See also: Category:People from Binghamton, New York

Binghamton in Books

  • A History of the Binghamton Slovaks, by Imrich Mazar: A chronicle of one of Binghamton's largest ethnic populations.
  • From Vision to Excellence: A Popular History of Binghamton University, by Karen T. Hammond: Although Hammond's book focuses on the SUNY campus, it also provides interesting information on the city of Binghamton.
  • Binghamton (Images of America), by Ed Aswad and Suzanne M. Meredith: A photographic history. There are several companion books dealing with IBM, Endicott, Johnson City, and baseball and hockey in Broome County.
  • A Mind of Summer, by Erik Grayson: Includes Tales of Three Cities, a short oral history of the greater Binghamton area.
  • Diary of a Binghamton boy in the 1860s, by Morris Treadwell: Early Binghamton through the eyes of a young boy.
  • "Victorian Pride - Forgotten Songs of Central New York", by Diane Janowski, New York History Review Press. Includes 5 songs written in, or about Binghamton.
  • Partners All: A History of Broome County, New York, by Gerald R. Smith.
  • Working Lives, Broome County, New York, 1800-1930: A Social History of People at Work in Our Region, by Ross McGuire.
  • Broome County Heritage: An Illustrated History, by Lawrence Bothwell.
  • Broome County: A Contemporary Portrait, by Karen Hammond, Suzanne M. Meredith, Kirk Van Zandbergen, and Leslie Van Zandbergen.
  • Actual Conversations With Myself, by Jeff Orlick. Includes many chapters based in and around the city of Binghamton and Binghamton University.
  • Reflections On My Dirty Dog Days, by Dene Farrell. Discusses childhood adventures in Binghamton and neighboring Johnson City.
  • A Picture Post-Card History of New York's Broome County Area--Binghamton, Johnson City, Endicott, Owego, and Surrounding Communities, published by the Kiwanis Club of Binghamton
  • "Tastes and Tales of New York's Southern Tier". Profiles of Binghamton area restaurants and other food related businesses by Paul VanSavage, Suzanne M. Meredith and Ed Aswad.
  • "Drunkard's Refuge: The Lessons of the New York State Inebriate Asylum". Provides a history of the nation's first mental health facility to treat alcoholism as a disease (located on the grounds of the current Binghamton Psychiatric Center). The site of the facility is on the National Endangered Properties List [5]. Written by John W. Crowley and William L. White.

Binghamton On The Screen

  • The Twilight Zone Mentioned and shown in various episodes. Rod Serling's home address in Binghamton was used in the episode "They're Tearing Down Tim Riley's Bar". Serling was famously fond of the city and based the Twilight Zone episode "Walking Distance" on the carousel near his childhood home. A plaque placed in the ground near the carousel commemorates this and there is a plaque commemorating Serling in front of the Binghamton High School on Main Street.
  • Liebestraum - This motion picture was filmed in many locations in and around Binghamton, particular utilizing the Perry Block, a building with a cast-iron facade. Binghamton has one of the last remaining examples of such architecture downtown.
  • Inside Deep Throat
  • Death Wish 3 Paul Kersey's girlfriend's sister is from Binghamton
  • Rounders (film) A poker game is played here, not filmed here.
  • Mystery Alaska At the end of the movie, it is stated by a character, "I'm not going to the New York Rangers right away. They're sending me to Binghamton, which is like the AHL."
  • The Sopranos In season six, Christopher Moltisanti's mistress is from Binghamton.
  • X-Files In season 2, the episode "Colony", Mulder and Scully briefly track a killer through Binghamton, stopping at the fictional "Globe and Mail" local newspaper office. Also, in season 9, Monica Reyes' new Georgetown apartment address of 67 Bennett Avenue was actually Rod Serling's home address in Binghamton.
  • 7th Heaven Binghamton is mentioned by the Reverend when a visitor comes to town. He says "Binghamton...my Binghamton?"
  • Law & Order Mentioned and shown in various episodes of all the Law & Order shows
  • Pardon The Interuption Tony Kornhiser went to Binghamton University and is often heard mentioning their the schools basketball team.
  • A scene in a episode of Seinfield was taken in Downtown Binghamton.
  • The pregame fight in Slapshot is based on a real story that took place on January 16, 1975 in Binghamton, NY when the Syracuse Blazers and Broome Dusters had a 30 minute pregame brawl.

Sister Cities

Binghamton has two sister cities, according to Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI):

References

  1. ^ Top 10 Greenest Cities in the USA
  2. ^ ThreadEx
  3. ^ "NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "Station Name: Binghamton, NY". U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "WMO Climate Normals for BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD, NY 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  6. ^ http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F7061FFA345F0C718DDDA00894DB494D81

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