A man who the mayor has called "Binghamton's most notorious slumlord" has been arrested on more than a dozen warrants alleging violations of the city's housing code.
The owner of the former First National Bank building in downtown Binghamton said he sealed the structure following a series of death threats, burglaries and vandalism.
The Binghamton apartment house destroyed by an apparent arson fire was owned by Isaac Anzaroot, who says city officials didn't contact him about the blaze.
The Broome County Arts Council is searching for a new space for its downtown gallery after the facility had to leave a Binghamton building city officials had deemed unsafe.