Lured by congressionally authorized tax credits and other financial incentives after Hurricane Katrina, a procession of developers announced plans to build high-rises.
Adding to the tension for commercial investors: Construction and insurance costs have soared.
At least one big plan — a $400 million proposal by Donald Trump to construct the city‘s tallest building — is going [...]

The Chenango River rages less than 100 yards from the Binghamton Regency Hotel and Conference Center.
But it couldn’t be blamed for the mess inside the downtown hotel.
Flood walls that separate the river from the hotel did their job this week. But the city’s storm sewers could not.
Friday, fire hoses stretched from basement windows across the [...]