Binghamton, NY

Binghamton is a city located in southern central New York State where the Susquehanna and Chenango rivers meet. With pool properties in Binghamton, NY, you can take advantage of the region’s beautiful, warm summers.

There are hundreds of things to see and do in Binghamton. Check out places to eat in the city such as the Lost Dog Café, Cyber Cafe West, Number 5 Restaurant, Fuji San, Lemongrass Kitchen and the Tranquil Bar and Bistro. Spend a great time with the whole family in the Roberson Museum and Science Center, Ross Park Zoo, Lone Maple Farm, Anderson Center for the Arts, Broome County Forum and many more. If you are the outdoorsy type, you will love The Rail Trail. Located on the westbound side of Vestal Parkway, this trail is excellent for biking and running.

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I moved to the Westside of Binghamton, NY

About 4 years ago my wife and I decided to move from the hustle and bustle of NYC to a beautiful place in Upstate NY. I have to be honest and tell you that we did not do a lot of research on the area. We originally were going to buy student rentals and multi-family houses to help supplement our income to live in the high prices of NYC. There were two main reasons we were looking to stay in NYC... One of them was family and the second one was my job at the time. I was a NYC Police Officer. After being injured on the job and forced into retirement that left only one reason... and they could drive if they wanted to visit. Close enough for my wife and I to drive for a free meal but far enough away that they won't show up unannounced.

Now for some facts about my new neighborhood that I call home. It is the place where Rod Serling grew up. He even filmed one of his movies, "Walking Distance" in the park. He made the bandstand famous.

Not long after we moved here we started to realize what a fantastic place we have chosen to live. There is a lot of history in Binghamton and a lot of things to do. It is only a 3 hour ride from NYC and sits right near some of the most beautiful lakes in the state, The Finger Lakes.

Binghamton is also home to the Binghamton Mets. They are the AA affiliate of the NY Mets. Kind of ironic how I grew up a stones throw away from Shea Stadium and now I live by their AA ball club...

I would also like to share something I experienced my first day as a home owner in this great town. My wife and I (with some help from friends and family) packed out truck and trailer in NYC with all of our stuff. It took us over 5 hours to load the truck. Every trip down to the truck meant that we had to lock everything back up while we went to bring down more furniture. Upon arriving with our stuff to our new home we were greeted by our neighbors who were waiting for us. We have no idea how they knew we were coming but they all came out to help us load everything into the house. This was great seeing as how only one person could take the ride with me. We were completely unpacked in about 45 minutes with no damage to anything. That was when I knew we had made the right decision.

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Now is the time to get your tickets for the Preservation Association of the Southern Tier's annual Garden Tour. This is P.A.S.T.'s twenty-first year holding this community tradition and this year promises to be just as wonderful as in years past!

This year's garden tour focuses on gardens in the wonderful neighborhoods of Sunrise Terrace and Morningside Heights both just off Upper Front Street in Binghamton. It will be held, Saturday, June 19, rain or shine, from 1:00 until 4:00.

Advanced Reservations can be made online by credit card at www.pastny.org or by mailing a check to:
                                 89 Court Street
                                 Binghamton, NY 13901

Tickets are $12 for MEMBERS and $15 for NON-MEMBERS if purchase by June 11. All tickets are then picked up the day of the GARDEN TOUR between 11:30 and 1:00 at the 
                                 Dickinson Town Hall
                                                                                                    531 Old Front Street
                                                                                                    Binghmton, NY 13905

Ticket prices to up to $18.00 and $15.00 the day of the Tour. There are no phone reservations. Buy your tickets now!

I was fortunate to have participated in last year's TOUR. Unfortunately, it literally poured all day! But rain or shine is the rule and in spite of the dismal weather, 138 hardy souls came out to view my Victorian garden.

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I have been asked to do an iPhone class

I have been asked by the Greater Binghamton Association of REALTORS® to do a class on the iPhone. This is not the first class I have been asked to do. A couple of months ago I was asked to do a class on “safety”. I think I was pretty well qualified being a Retired NYC Police Officer. That actually went pretty well. I had a lot of interest and a lot of questions. I was able to give them some information that they never knew was legal in the State of New York.

Our Association has started what we call “Strengthen your Core classes”. All classes are given by volunteers on different subjects that are requested by our members. The classes are given in groups of three and each class is 30 minutes with a 15 minute break in between each class. Sometimes they are held during the day and sometimes they are held at night. All the classes are free to REALTOR® members and all of the instructors are volunteers.

Now, here is my dilemma... I am having trouble fitting everything into a 30 minute class. There is so much technology and so many apps available for the real estate industry it is hard to try and fit them all in 30 minutes. I am searching through all of the apps on my phone and putting them into categories, Personal, Business, games, etc... I am probably going to give them a printout of all of the apps that I think are relevant and then just take questions. Anybody have any other suggestions ?

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Is a good Walk Score important to you ?

With the fluctuation of gas prices recently I was wondering how important walking to different things was to people who are looking to buy a new home. I grew up in NYC where walking was a way of life. If you couldn’t walk to a certain place then there was always public transportation.


Living in the Greater Binghamton, NY area things are a lot different. There is no huge public transportation system and things are a little more spread out. There are plenty of places up here that you can’t walk to, you need to have a car in order to go grocery shopping.

When we moved here I wasn’t selling real estate. The one request my wife made to our buyers agent was that the neighborhood had to have sidewalks. He kinda looked at us like we had 12 heads. My wife wanted to be able to take a walk without having to walk in the street. That was when we found the Westside of Binghamton, NY. It truly reminds us of where we grew up. Plenty of older looking colonial houses, great neighbors & people walking their dogs after work.

I never knew how truly important it was to us to be able to do things like that. We have walked to the store on numerous occassions. We have dropped our cars off for service and walked back home. And today, after dinner we walked to the local CVS. It is truly amazing the things you take for granted when you realize they are not here... Enjoy the walking !!

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