Binghamton is a city in the U S state of New York, and serves as the county seat of Broome County.
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32 Facts About Binghamton
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Binghamton is the principal city and cultural center of the Binghamton metropolitan area, home to a quarter million people.
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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.
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Binghamton incorporated as a city in 1867 and, due to the presence of several stately homes, was nicknamed the Parlor City.
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Incorporation of Binghamton united various communities on both shores of the two rivers.
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Downtown Binghamton, known as Center City, is home to most of the city's largest buildings and government services.
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Binghamton has a humid continental climate, with cold, snowy winters and warm, wet summers.
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Summers in Binghamton are typified by warm yet temperate days, and there are an average of only 2.
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Binghamton is the 10th rainiest city in the United States, with 162 rainy days a year.
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Binghamton is not as greatly affected by lake-effect snow as cities further north or west such as Syracuse and Buffalo, which are part of the Great Lakes snowbelt.
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Binghamton receives occasional major snowfall from nor'easter storms as well, and competes for the Golden Snowball Award with other upstate cities.
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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.
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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 Incubator in downtown Binghamton, which encourages the growth of local startups.
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Downtown Binghamton is home to a Boscov's department store, and the development of large student housing projects has led to a resurgence of restaurants and service-oriented businesses.
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Binghamton University is a selective top-ranking public university, and is considered to be a Public Ivy.
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Formerly specializing in technical education, SUNY Broome started in downtown Binghamton and stood at the Washington Street Armory until a fire in 1951.
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Binghamton is known as the Carousel Capital of the World, as it houses six of the remaining antique carousels.
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Residents of Binghamton typically speak the Inland Northern dialect of American English, and the region falls within a distinct set of isoglosses that contain Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse.
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Unlike other Inland Northern cities, people in Binghamton typically refer to athletic shoes as sneakers, and to soft drinks as soda .
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Binghamton has a long history with minor league sports, having been home to several teams over the years.
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The former Binghamton Mets have sent stars like Daniel Murphy, Noah Syndergaard, Steven Matz, Juan Lagares, Jose Reyes, David Wright, Preston Wilson, Ike Davis, Zack Wheeler, Edgardo Alfonzo, Jon Niese, and Jay Payton to the majors.
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Binghamton has a long history in professional baseball dating back to 1877.
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Binghamton has been home to two semiprofessional football teams, the Broome County Dragons and the Southern Tier Green Machine .
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Binghamton University plays Division I college sports as a member of the America East Conference.
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Binghamton is known for its bicycling and walking clubs, facilities, and trails.
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The Binghamton River Trail is an urban trail starting at Confluence Park, where the rivers intersect, and traveling alongside the Chenango River, past the Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Since its incorporation as a city in 1867, Binghamton has been a municipality with a "strong" mayor–council form of government.
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The Binghamton City Council is a unicameral body of seven Council members whose districts are defined by geographic population boundaries.
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Binghamton is a major junction in the Interstate Highway System, much as it was during the days of the railroad.
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Binghamton is the western terminus of Interstate 88, which gives a direct route to Albany.
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Greater Binghamton Airport is a small regional airport, and the only area airport that offers scheduled airline service.
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Binghamton has two sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International:.
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