Downtown Binghamton

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Downtown Binghamton
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Looking east along the Court Street Bridge towards Downtown Binghamton, May 2007
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Downtown Binghamton
Coordinates: 42°5′55.5″N75°54′58.39″W / 42.098750°N 75.9162194°W / 42.098750; -75.9162194
CountryUnited States of America
State New York
County Broome County
City Binghamton
Government
  City CouncilorConrad Taylor (D) District 4
  County LegislatorJason T. Garnar (D) District 3
Zip Code
13901
Area code 607
Website http://www.cityofbinghamton.com

Downtown Binghamton is a neighborhood in Binghamton, New York, located on the north bank of the Susquehanna River, just east of its confluence with the Chenango River. It is the business and administrative center of the City of Binghamton, the Greater Binghamton area and Broome County.

Downtown Binghamton can be defined as encompassing the area north of the Susquehanna River, east of the Chenango River, west of Brandywine Avenue (NY-7) and south of the Norfolk Southern tracks.

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The intersection of Court, Chenango and Exchange streets

Downtown is the business and administrative center of the city and region. It is home to the principal state, county and city offices, which are located within Government Plaza on Hawley Street between State and Isbell streets. Important commercial streets include Chenango, Court, Hawley, State and Washington streets.

BC Junction, Broome County Transit's point of departure for the majority of its fixed routes, is located on the corner of Henry Street and Prospect Avenue in this neighborhood. [1]

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