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10-26-2008, 06:44 PM
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Get out
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Originally Posted by economicoutlook
I have lived in Binghamton for 30 years. It is a pit.There is no other way to describe it. The city is crumbling. Nobody could agree on candidates for mayor and tbey squeezed in some so-called progressive candidate who is nailing the coffin shut. The economy could not be worse. The downtown is literally crumbling. It is a city that needs to be torn down and started again, You can buy a home on an acre with 5 bedrooms and 3 baths for under 100, 000. Problem is that next week it will fetch you only 80. Broome County is a loser place and anyone who can has left. There is no tax base. The place is being taken over by the disenfranchised. Disenfranchised for all kinds of reasons but fringe .
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For someone who has lived there fro 30 years and is so unhappy you should get out and start a new life. |
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10-28-2008, 01:24 PM
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very depressing to me  |
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10-28-2008, 10:55 PM
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Greetings from Houston, Texas!
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Upstate NY native, now living in Houston
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I love Binghamton!!!
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10-29-2008, 06:26 AM
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10-29-2008, 12:22 PM
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i live in kansas city, but am considering heading back east because of family and friends. i would enjoy being on the coast again. kc is ok, a dust bowl though. i am afraid though that NY state is in really bad shape economically.
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10-29-2008, 01:27 PM
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what is the job situation like out there?
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10-29-2008, 02:34 PM
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Location: Syracuse
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Originally Posted by kmkraft
what is the job situation like out there?
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It depends on where you go in NY. It seems like the NYC area, Saratoga County and Tompkins County is doing fine. Out of the major Upstate areas, Syracuse has the lowest unemployment rate and Albany is growing a bit as well. |
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10-29-2008, 02:40 PM
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Also, Binghamton has been seeing some growth through Binghamton University, among others.
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11-01-2008, 10:37 AM
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I'm not sure where you got the growth info from, but the truth is the current population is 45,020 and it was 53,008 in 1990... that's a huge decrease. And I'm not sure why you'd want to relocate to Binghamton. As other said, Ithaca all the way. The city is far nicer than Binghamton, has far more to do, and a far better economy.
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