The Binghamton planning commission has approved a project to convert part of a downtown office site into a place of worship primarily for university students.
Many people who visited Binghamton during the weekend SantaCon celebration said they were shocked by the broken liquor bottles, plastic cups and other garbage that filled downtown streets and sidewalks.
The city of Binghamton is poised to take legal action against a developer who installed a sign for a new restaurant before receiving official approval.
Business operators along a downtown street that had been closed most of this year for a reconstruction project are pleased the work has wrapped up for the season.