Binghamton police officers and public works crews showed up at an encampment along the Susquehanna River to disperse people who had been staying at the site.
Several dozen homeless people who were being housed at a Broome County hotel have been relocated before the site is cleared for a luxury apartment project.
Town of Union and state officials took action to protect people living in an encampment next to the Susquehanna River before waters rose to a dangerous level.