Binghamton Panel Rejects Controversial New Gas Station

The operators of a small Binghamton convenience store won't be permitted to add gasoline pumps at their business.

Members of the city planning commission voted unanimously against granting a special use permit for the proposed gas station at EZ Food Mart at 333 Prospect Street.

The convenience shop - owned by KSJD LLC of Vestal - has operated at the First Ward location for more than a decade.

A view toward Prospect Street from Tracy Street on May 12, 2025. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

People who live nearby along with representatives of the neighboring town of Dickinson and a member of the Prospect Terrace Fire Department had spoken against the plan.

The operators of EZ Food Mart wanted to install gas pumps in front of the store, which is located on Prospect Street between Glenwood Avenue and Tracy Street.

The business occupies an oddly-shaped parcel which could pose challenges for customers using the gas station and for tankers delivering fuel.

The EZ Food Mart at 333 Prospect Street in Binghamton on February 10, 2025. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

The facility would have been located in close proximity to homes in the neighborhood.

Health, safety and environmental concerns were raised by those who opposed the project.

The owners of EZ Food Mart did not attend the planning commission meeting where their plan was rejected.

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