What Triple Cities Locations Could Support Chick-fil-A Restaurants?

Anyone who says the Greater Binghamton area is not growing hasn't been out and around the community lately. Just look at all the new construction that has going on over the past 5 years or so.

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Sure, we've seen a few local businesses close lately, but there are many new things happening throughout the Triple Cities. Binghamton University continues to build outside the main campus with new buildings in Johnson City, and the new changes and additions to the former Oakdale Mall, now Oakdale Commons.

There's the old Endicott-Johnson Victory Building being transformed into housing, and new businesses being built or starting up in existing buildings in Binghamton, Endicott, Johnson City, and Vestal.

And then there's the recent news that the popular fast food chain, Chick-fil-A may be coming to the Triple Cities area with a possibility of up to 3 being built in the area including one in Johnson City, Vestal, and Binghamton Of course until construction begins, it's just that, a possibility.

Regardless of what actually happens, I posed the question "For those of you who are excited about the possibility of three being built in the area- Johnson City, Binghamton, and Vestal, what exact locations do you think would work best for each?"

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The answers were all over the place, but probably the biggest concern was that these locations need to have a great traffic plan to minimize congestion around the restaurant area.

Here are some of the responses I received, with some of these locations getting several votes:

Darci W. - The Oakdale Commons and the old Subway on Vestal Parkway East.

Michael M. - In Johnson City how about the McDonald's lot next to the YMCA?

• Ginger W. - Old Perkins in Apalachin!

• Bradley P. - The lot by the Harley shop.

Nancy M. - Maybe the old Pizza Hut (and Friendly's) lot in Vestal on the Parkway.

• Nate H. - They should put it in that plaza where Olums and Staples are at. Tons of room there and I never see all that parking space used up before.

• Steve M. - They need to do something with the old diner on front st that closed up.

Tim S. - Binghamton Plaza.

Ben B. - Northgate plaza on Front Street. They don’t need 200+ parking spaces in there.

• Shavonne C. - In the plaza on Glenwood where Sally’s beauty used to be.

• Dave B. - Front street near the Mall in JC, and near the college in Vestal.

• Robert M. - In front of Lowe’s on Upper Front, the Key Bank area at the Mall JC. and Town Square Mall Area.''

Greta C. - Put it anywhere, y’all gonna love it.

Wendy P. - Front Street where the old Hess gas station and Chinese restaurant were. Tear them both down and build there.