A new group named SlumShame has sprung up after the revelations about alleged slumlord Anzaroot. The group is still formulating its mission and strategy and is working on a website (slumshame.com). The Bridge has covered housing issues for several years. To find these articles search the www.binghamtonbridge.org with “housing”. To get in contact with the […]
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The following letter, written by a resident living in the midst of construction for the Bluestone Wind industrial wind turbine project in Sanford, appeared in the August 3rd edition of The Deposit Courier. Ah! Apparently Bluestone (BS) Wind is taking the day off (July 17). The perfect peace and quiet of Farnham Road is so
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P.A.I.N., Truth Pharm, and a coalition of survivors and advocacy groups working in response to the overdose crisis are demonstrating Monday, August 9th at 11am EST outside of The United States Bankruptcy Court, 300 Quarropas St. to call out the United States justice system for allowing the billionaire Sackler Family to walk away unscathed after
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What follows is a letter from a concerned citizen and neighbor of one of the many properties Isaac Anzaroot owns and has been accused of neglecting. –Bridge eds. June 26, 2021 Binghamton NY I write as a concerned citizen about a large-scale problem with a local landlord, Isaac Anzaroot. I first became interested in this
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On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of her birth, the Cooperative Gallery 213 will present a retrospective showing of the late Glenda Blake’s work. The opening is on First Friday, August 6, 2021, from 5 – 9 pm and throughout August Fridays 5-8 pm and Saturdays 11 am – 3 pm, and by appointment.
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During the month of May there was an exhibition of some exceptionally engaging work by Peg Johnston. She is one of the founding members of Cooperative Gallery 213, an innovative artist run exhibition space that was seminal in creating the arts district in Binghamton, NY twenty one years ago. A brilliant eye for objects, images
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Binghamton, NY – After a year off due to public health concerns, Binghamton Porchfest organizers and the City of Binghamton are proud to announce that the popular collaborative neighborhood celebration will return to the West Side for a sixth year on Sunday, August 29, 2021. The free, family-friendly event is hosted annually by inhabitants of
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All of the members of Cooperative Gallery 213 will be showing their work in a special group show called “All of Us” opening First Friday July 2nd 5- 9 pm and throughout July Saturdays from 11- 3 and this month re-opening to Friday 5- 8 pm. All welcome! “We are honoring our members, supporting and
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Indivisible Project and Fair Elections are holding “Deadline for Democracy” Rallies at Every One of Senate Majority Leader Schumer’s Regional Offices, including here in Binghamton, Urging Schumer to Get the For the People Act PassedWHERE: Federal Building TIME: 12:00 NOON DATE: Monday June 28, 2021
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By Tim Wolcott The enemy is within. We create dysfunction in ourselves and allow it in our government by not being deeply conscious of our retained assumptions and the manipulation of the exterior narrative. We have become so disconnected from our insight and from the land that we allow Hollywood and Washington to manufacture our
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