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Safety Concerns After Removal of Signal Near Binghamton Synagogue An antiquated traffic signal on Riverside Drive on Binghamtons West Side has been removed. The device at Riverside Drive and Murray Street was taken down following a second review by the city traffic board. Rabbi Zev Silber of Beth David Synagogue, which is located at the intersection, said "people are not happy" about the decision to eliminate the signal. On a recent weekday afternoon, Silber watched as many vehicles went past t...

A man reportedly sustained minor injuries when the pickup truck he was driving crashed into a car and then struck a synagogue in Binghamton.

Traffic Signal Near Riverside Drive Synagogue May Be Removed Binghamton officials once again are considering removing a traffic signal located at an intersection near a synagogue on the West Side. The city traffic board, which is chaired by Deputy Mayor Jared Kraham, considered eliminating the signal at the intersection of Riverside Drive and Murray Street in 2018. But signs have again been installed at the intersection indicating the signal may be pulled. In an email, Kraham wrote "there conti...