Jillian Forstadt

“Before, if you walked in Johnson City, you would just hear kids laughing and giggling. Now you don’t hear that. All you hear is construction.”

Wilbur Reid's home in Elmira was always full of family. But as he built his family legacy and made his mark on the surrounding community, he was estranged from some friends and alienated by colleagues.

The Council voted Wednesday to “accept” a policy proposal on the issue. That did not, however, put any legislation into law.

The land bank will use the money to save roughly a dozen properties on Broome County’s tax foreclosure list.

That way, the city could keep encampments away from crowded or dangerous areas, and concentrate them in places where there is better access to service workers and emergency responders.

Across the region, 483 people either stayed in shelters or on the street on a single night this year.

Broome County District Attorney Mike Korchak said the alleged shooter did not make any direct threats to the Susquehanna Valley High School or students.

The city received $1 million from the New York State Attorney General’s office in 2020 to address some of the root causes of homelessness.

“It’ll make homes less affordable than they already are, and that’s already an issue that we have in the city."

“As the city figures out what's the best way to move forward and achieve that goal, having this support from the federal funding will help us do that."