Government Plaza is a building complex in Binghamton, New York containing the offices for the City of Binghamton, Broome County and New York State. The complex is located in Downtown Binghamton on the block bounded by State, Hawley, Isbell and Susquehanna streets. It was constructed as part of a massive urban renewal plan in Binghamton through the late 1960s and early 1970s.
5-738: Government Plaza can refer to: Government Plaza, Binghamton , a government office complex in Binghamton, New York, USA. Government Plaza station , a light rail station in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Government Campus Plaza , a government complex in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Mobile Government Plaza , a government complex in Mobile, Alabama, USA. See also [ edit ] Government Center (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
10-485: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Government Plaza, Binghamton Government Plaza is composed of three buildings which come together to form a U-shaped complex: The complex includes an underground two-level parking structure. An elevated plaza that originally led to the second-story lobby of the State Office Building was torn down in
15-409: The cleanup had illustrated that despite their best efforts, workers had been unable to remove the residue, leading to several complete decontamination procedures within the building. The duration of the cleanup, combined with the uncertainty of the final effectiveness of the cleanup, led many workers to question whether the building was safe enough for reoccupation. While the initial cost of constructing
20-506: The mid-1990s due to deterioration and increasing maintenance costs. The State Office Building is infamous for a fire that took place on February 5, 1981. A transformer explosion in the basement of the building spewed soot containing toxic PCBs throughout the entire building. While initially expected to only take days to reopen, the cleanup effort revealed the difficulty of removing PCB residue. The building remained closed until October 11, 1994. Multiple environmental samples taken throughout
25-429: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Government Plaza . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Government_Plaza&oldid=1121203651 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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