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Thursday, April 30, 2026

Kimoy McDonald boss Binghamton NY narcotics trafficking drug gang gets 144 month prison term co-conspirator Kathleen Trynoski gets 56 months

Kimoy McDonald boss of the Binghamton NY narcotics trafficking drug gang gets 144 month prison term on Dec 18, 2025 his co-conspirator Kathleen Trynoski got a 56 month prison sentence on April 22, 2026. Violent drug dealer
 Kimoy McDonald, 34, aka 'Kirk' and 'D' and 'Kenny Roqwas convicted in Federal Court on 12/18/2025 of a long laundry list of Drug Charges, Money Laundering, Aggravated ID Theft, Bank Fraud and Conspiracy to  Distribute Narcotics in Binghamton, Johnson City, Endicott, Owego and Ithaca NY (it looked like a RICO case). There was evidence supporting contested sentencing enhancements for Kimoy McDonald in case 3:22-CR-00358 including a). possession of a dangerous weapon, he always had a firearm. b). credible threat of gun violence by Kimoy McDonald, he held two of his corner boys at gunpoint on different occasions accusing them of stealing drugs.  
During the 3 year 6 month long Federal Trial for Kimoy McDonald, that took place in Utica and Syracuse NY, that began in Binghamton NY on June 23rd, 2022, there was no media coverage, the trial was secret and sealed, in fact it is still going on for some of the co-conspirators like Kyle Holbrook, Daniel P. Tanzini, Michael Sullivan and Kathleen Trynoski, 47, whose LNKA in April 2022 was 147 Bigelow St Binghamton NY.  

The information that I obtained and have published about the Binghamton NY east side drug gang, that was led by Kimoy McDonald from 2019 to June 22, 2022, was from my PACER account of Federal criminal cases, specifically drug trafficking. The information that I gathered and published from over 600 pages in the PACER system on Federal drug trafficking case 3:22-CR-00358 is a matter of public record and may be reproduced without permission. The east side Binghamton NY drug gang was further investigated by Special Agent Ryan P. Swift from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Syracuse NY Resident Field Office. Anyone with information as to who shot Aliza Spencer on April 21, 2022 is encouraged to contact Binghamton Police Dept and the assigned detective at the dedicated line 607-772-7080 or use the BPD tip-line CLICK HERE.
The initial arrest of Kimoy McDonald on June 22nd, 2022 in the parking lot of his apartment complex on Reynolds Rd Johnson City NY never made the local media nor did his subsequent arraignment before local Magistrate Judge Miroslav Lovric at the Federal Building and US Courthouse 15 Henry Street, Binghamton, NY the very next day on June 23, 2022, all very secret. https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/46318808/USA_v_SEALED. There is a whole lot more to the story of drug dealer Kimoy McDonald and his east side of Binghamton NY gang that has not been revealed in full, especially the part about
 Kathleen Trynoski case 3:22-CR-00358 co-conspirator with Kimoy McDonald and who was living at 147 Bigelow St Binghamton NY in April 2022. There was evidence supporting contested sentencing enhancements for Kimoy McDonald in case 3:22-CR-00358 including a). possession of a dangerous weapon. b). credible threat of violence by Kimoy McDonald.  
UPDATE Thurs 4/24/2026; Drug dealer Kathleen Trynoski, 47, formerly of 147 Bigelow St Binghamton NY was sentenced on April 22, 2026 before Judge David N. Hurd in Utica NY to 56 months in the Bureau of Prisons with a money judgment in the amount of $66,800 and 4 years of Federal probation upon release from prison. Kathleen Trynoski distributed large quantities of meth, heroin, and fentanyl in Binghamton NY. In accordance with case 3:22-CR-00358 and linked to prolific drug dealer Kimoy McDonald leader of a East Side Binghamton NY drug gang who was previously sentenced to 144 months in the Bureau of Prisons. Full docket text for document 357: TEXT Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge David N. Hurd in Utica, NY. Sentencing Hearing as to Kathleen Trynoski held on April 22, 2026 (4 year anniversary of the murder of Aliza Spencer Bigelow St Binghamton NY on April 21, 2022) on Counts 1, 2 of Superseding Indictment 3:22-CR-00358. Kathleen Trynoski appears with attorney Donald E. Kelly, Esq. Court rules on Guideline application and advises of defendant of rights. Kristen L. Grabowski, AUSA moves sentence. Upon her plea of guilty to Counts 1 and 2 of Superseding Indictment 3:22-CR-00358, Defendant Kathleen Trynoski is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 56 months on each of Counts 1 and 2 to run concurrently. Court recommends defendant participate in substance abuse treatment while incarcerated. Supervised Release term of 4 years on each of Counts 1 and 2 to run concurrently. Additionally, defendant shall comply with the special conditions, which were also attached to the presentence investigation report in advance of sentencing and not objected to by either party.
 
A special condition for substance abuse testing and treatment is necessary based upon defendant Kathleen Trynoski's extensive self-reported long history of drug abuse. A search condition is necessary and justified in this case based upon the nature of the instant offense, as Kathleen Trynoski, 47, distributed large quantities of meth, heroin, and fentanyl in Binghamton NY. Special Assessment $200.00, due and payable immediately. Defendant shall forfeit to the United States a money judgment in the amount of $66,800, as outlined in the Preliminary Order of Forfeiture. Defendant is remanded to the custody of the USMS accordance with the sentence imposed.
 
SENTENCING MEMORANDUM FOR BINGHAMTON NY DRUG DEALER as to Kathleen Trynoski: case 3:22-CR-00358 (co-conspirator with Kimoy McDonald). Pursuant to the Order of the Hon. David N. Hurd, Senior USDJ, and the request of counsel, the Sentencing as to Kathleen Trynoski IS NOW set for Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:00pm in Utica, NY (this is the 4 year anniversary of the murder of Aliza Spencer in Binghamton). Defendant Trynoski is remanded to the custody of the USMS pending sentencing. Anyone with information as to who shot Aliza Spencer is encouraged to contact Binghamton Detectives at 607-772-7080.
MEDIA BLACKOUT; None of the information about Kimoy McDonald and his east side Binghamton NY drug gang arrests and trials and convictions was ever published in the Binghamton Press or on local TV like WBNG (Channel 12): The CBS affiliate for the Southern Tier with news on WBNG 12 News or WIVT (Channel 34): Carries the ABC network or WBGH-CD (Channel 34.2): Carries NBC programming. The case was further investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Syracuse NY resident field office Special Agent Ryan P. Swift
 
Prior drug arrests in Ithaca NY with drugs from the Bronx NY. Two Bronx Men Sentenced; STERLING and VERNON led a drug trafficking organization that brought crack cocaine and heroin from the Bronx to Ithaca, New York, to be sold at prices higher than the drugs would sell for in the Bronx. STERLING and VERNON recruited young men in the Bronx to sell drugs for them in Ithaca. Together with another member of the conspiracy, STERLING and VERNON provided drugs to their workers and collected their drug proceeds.
Sentence: Kimoy McDonald was sentenced to 144 months (12 years) in Federal prison. Restitution: Additionally, Kimoy McDonald was ordered to pay restitution of 
$443,272.12 to the J.P. Morgan Investment bank he defrauded as part of his money laundering, ID theft operation with the drug proceeds.  
The Mac Baller Brims are a set of the national Bloods gang, primarily based in the Bronx, NY, that established a significant drug trafficking operation in the Binghamton area, leading to major federal law enforcement actions. Active in Binghamton from at least September 2009 through March 2014 and now into 2022, the gang, also known locally as the "MacBallers," distributed large quantities of crack cocaine, powdered cocaine, heroin, and marijuana. 
 
The gang acquired drugs mainly from New York City suppliers and used rental vehicles, prepaid cell phones, and a local business, the "17 East" nightclub on Clinton Street, as a "clubhouse" to coordinate their activities. They also used firearms, including handguns, for protection and violence. The Mac Ballers group had a branch in upstate Binghamton that supplied local dealers who sold the drugs on the campus of SUNY Binghamton. That branch was dismantled by authorities.
Violent drug dealer Kimoy McDonald is out of the Bronx NY, most likely he is an associate of the Mac Baller Brims gang a set of the Bloods gang operating primarily in the Bronx and other parts of New York City and in Binghamton NY. BINGHAMTON, NY March 26, 2014—United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian announced that 14 members and associates of the Bloods street gang known as the “MacBallers” were charged today by way of a felony criminal complaint in federal court in Binghamton, New York, with engaging in a drug trafficking conspiracy. 
SAQUAN JOHNSON, a/k/a “Banga,” a/k/a “Sa,” 23 years old, is a member of the MacBallers gang and is known as an enforcer/shooter who was responsible for the distribution of large amounts of crack cocaine, powder cocaine, heroin, and marijuana to other members of the MacBallers’ drug trafficking conspiracy. The investigation leading to today’s arrests and charges was conducted by members of a task force comprised of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Binghamton, New York; FBI Albany Field Office and FBI New York Field Office; Broome County District Attorney’s Office; Binghamton Police Department; New York State Police; Broome County Sheriff’s Office; Johnson City Police Department; Endicott Police Department; and the U.S. Marshals Service.
What drew the ultra violent Mac Baller Brims drug gang and Kimoy O McDonald of the Bronx to set up shop in Binghamton NY, again and again? BIO: Back in July 2017 Kimoy McDonald aka 'Kenny Roq', Bronx, New York (known to carry a gun), was one of three men who inadvertently left a bag containing a pistol and over $10,000.00 in cash in a shopping cart at Fairway Market in Stamford Conn. Back in 2019, There was an east side of Binghamton NY drug gang headed up by Kimoy Mcdonald aka 'Kirk' aka 'D' and 'Kenny Roq' out of the Bronx NY during part of 2019, all of 2020, all of 2021 and up through June 22 of 2022. Violent drug dealer Kimoy McDonald aka 'Kirk", DOB Sep 19th 1991, is out of the Bronx, he is likely linked to Mac Baller's street gang in the Bronx NYC.
"Kimoy McDonald aka 'Kirk' aka Kenny Roq, is an individual from the Bronx, New York sent to prison for his involvement in a significant federal drug case in Binghamton, New York, which concluded with his conviction (plea deal) and sentencing December 18th 2025 in Syracuse NY. The legal proceedings related to this individual were notably sealed for several years, adding a layer of complexity and intrigue to the public record. Here is a detailed elaboration on the public information available regarding Kimoy McDonald, aka 'Kirk', aka 'Kenny Roq'. Federal drug conspiracy case 3:22-cr-00358.
Background and Criminal Enterprise; Kimoy McDonald, aged 34 with a date of birth of September 19, 1991, originally hails from the Bronx, New York. He established and led a 10-member drug gang that distributed substantial quantities of narcotics, including methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl, throughout Broome County, NY, and potentially extending into northern Pennsylvania. Federal drug conspiracy case 3:22-cr-00358 .  
Drug dealer Kimoy McDonald maintained an apartment on Reynolds Rd Johnson City NY (also an apartment in Endicott NY) to store and distribute narcotics in Broome County for at least 3 years, from May 2020 through June 2022. East side drug gang was in operation from part of 2019, all of 2020, all of 2021 and part of 2022. Kimoy McDonald had a home address of 1411 E 233rd St Bronx, NY 10466. Kimoy McDonald aka 'Kenny Roq' was known to drive a dark gray Wrangler Rubicon Jeep with distinctive wheels and tires, (possibly a 2019 or 2020 model). Kimoy McDonald was known to have a firearm in his possession at all times.
 

From detailed information from Federal Court, Northern District of New York Syracuse, (arrest out of Broome County NY), CASE 3:22-cr-00358-DNH-6 USA v. SEALED Date filed: 09/30/2022 of drug dealer Kimoy McDonald aka 'Kenny Roq' revealed that he drove a dark gray Jeep for at least four years, from May 2019 through June 2022. East side drug gang was in operation from part of 2019, all of 2020, all of 2021 and part of 2022 in the Binghamton NY area and beyond. Seen above is screenshot photo taken in Oct 2020 of the home address of Kimoy McDonald aka 'Kenny Roq' at 1411 E 233rd St Bronx NY, seen out in front of the house is what appears to be a 2019 or 2020 dark gray Jeep Wrangler Rubicon. 

Drug dealer Kimoy McDonald maintained several apartments in the Broome County NY area from May 2019 to June 2022, one was at an apartment complex on Reynolds Rd Johnson City NY (where he was arrested on June 22, 2022) and one was on Monroe St Endic0tt NY with Daniel Tanzini who has yet to be sentenced. 
 
SENTENCING MEMORANDUM FOR BINGHAMTON NY DRUG DEALER, 11/13/2025, as to Daniel P. Tanzini Endicott NY (4): Pursuant to the Order of the Hon. David N. Hurd, Senior UDSJ, and letter from Melissa K. Swartz, Esq. requesting an adjournment, the Sentencing as to Daniel P. Tanzini is NOW set for Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 1:00pm in Utica, NY. Daniel P. Tanzini and was in Broome County jail and then they moved him to Utica NY. Appearances required in Court in Utica, NY. Tanzini is in the process of a Plea Deal with the Fed's that would give him prison time of 168 months (instead of Life) and a fine of $69,500 if he pleads Guilty, possible 5 years Probation also offered instead of. Defendant Tanvini is remanded to the custody of the USMS pending sentencing. (co-conspirator with Kimoy McDonald) case 3:22-CR-00358. Back in October 2021, Daniel P. Tanzini, 34, Endicott, NY, was arrested for Tampering with Physical
Evidence (Felony), Criminal Possession of Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree (Misdemeanor) and inadequate plate lamp (Violation), following a traffic stop. Tanzini was issued Appearance Tickets returnable to the Village of Owego Court NY.



To facilitate his illegal activities and launder the significant amounts of money generated, reportedly thousands of dollars weekly, McDonald utilized a sophisticated money laundering scheme involving the creation of fake businesses and defrauding various banks. Kimoy McDonald maintained an apartment on Reynolds Road in Johnson City, NY, which served as a hub for storing and distributing the narcotics from May 2019 until his arrest June 22, 2022. 


Arrest, Trial, and Conviction; Kimoy McDonald's operations came to an end with a series of sweeping arrests of his gang members in June 2022. Following these arrests, the case was unusually kept under a strict seal in the US District Court for the Northern District of New York in Syracuse, meaning the general public and local media outlets were largely unaware of the legal proceedings for over three years and 8 months. 



The federal trial of Kimoy McDonald and his gang was protracted, secret, and sealed lasting approximately 3 years and 8 months. On December 18, 2025, the seal was lifted upon his conviction and sentencing. Conviction: Kimoy McDonald was found guilty of a comprehensive list of charges, including various drug charges, bank fraud, money laundering, aggravated ID fraud, and conspiracy to distribute narcotics. Sentence: He was sentenced to 144 months (12 years) in federal prison. Restitution: Additionally, he was ordered to pay restitution of $351,732.00 to the banks he defrauded as part of his money laundering operation. 
Public records indicate that Kimoy McDonald, driving a dark gray Wrangler Rubicon Jeep, was present on Bigelow Street multiple times in April 2022 to deliver drugs to a co-conspirator, Kathleen Trynoski, who lived at 147 Bigelow St., Binghamton NY for at least 3 years by April 2022. Kathleen Trynoski appears to have been living at 147 Bigelow St Binghamton NY in April 2022. 

Friday, January 7th, 2022,  the Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force executed a narcotics search warrant on Murray St., Binghamton. Investigators recovered: 
– Approximately 2.6 Ounces (75 grams) of Methamphetamine
– Approximately 2.7 grams of Heroin
– Approximately $500.00 in suspected drug sale proceeds
– 50 Tabs of LSD
– 38 Suboxone Strips
– Narcotic Packaging Materials. 

Investigators charged Dustin Farrell and Kathleen Trynoski in the investigation. Additionally, NYS Department of Community Corrections and Supervision issued a Parole Violation warrant for Farrell. Arrestee #2: Kathleen Trynoski, 47, living at 147 Bigelow St., Binghamton NY. Charges filed on Kathleen Trynoski:  
– 2 Counts – Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd (sub 1) – a class B Felony 
– 2 Counts – Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd (sub 2) – a class B Felony 
– Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd – (sub 7) – a class B Felony 
– Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 4th – (sub 2) – a class C Felony. 
– Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 5th – (sub 1) – a class D Felony.

Kimoy McDonald aka Kenny Roq was widely known to carry a gun, he is seen here at a Atlanta gun range. 
Back in July 2017 Kimoy McDonald aka 'Kenny Roq', Bronx, New York (known to carry a gun), was one of three men who inadvertently left a bag containing a pistol and over $10,000.00 in cash in a shopping cart at Fairway Market in Stamford Conn. Kimoy McDonald was known to have a firearm on/in his person at all times. Evidence supporting contested sentencing enhancements for Kimoy McDonald in this case 3:22-CR-00358 including a). possession of a dangerous weapon. b). credible threat of violence.  
 
DECISION and ORDER as to Kimoy McDonald: ORDERED that 1. The Government's motion(s) for sentencing enhancements are GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART; The Government's request for a two-level sentencing enhancement pursuant to Guideline § 2D1.1(b)(1) for the possession of a firearm in relation to a drug crime is DENIED (WTF, he was known to carry a gun).

FEDERAL COURT RECORDS; Full docket text: TEXT Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge David N. Hurd in Utica, NY. Sentencing Hearing as to Kimoy McDonald (2) held on 12/10/2025 on Counts 1, 4, 5, 6, 14, 16, 17 of Superseding Indictment 3:22-CR-358. Kimoy McDonald appears with attorney Randi J. Bianco, Supervising AFPD. Court strikes docket entry No. 342, rules on Guideline application and advises of defendant of rights. Defendant's Attorney speaks. Speakers on behalf of defendant. Defendant advised of right to speak. Defendant speaks. Kristen L. Grabowski, AUSA moves sentence. Upon his plea of guilty to Counts 1, 4, 5, 6, 14, 16, 17 of Superseding Indictment 3:22-CR-358, Defendant Kimoy McDonald is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 144 months (12 years). This term consists of 120 months on Counts 1, 4, 5, 6, and 17, and 24 months on Counts 14 and 16, to run concurrently with each other but consecutively to all other counts, as required by statute. 

Court recommends defendant participate in substance abuse treatment while incarcerated, as well as be placed in a facility close to his family in Bronx, New York. Supervised Release term of 5 years. This term consists of 5 years on Counts 1, 4, and 6; 3 years on Counts 5 and 17; and 1 year on Counts 14 and 16, all to be served concurrently. The Court then adopts these special conditions and makes them a part of the record.

The Court finds these conditions are necessary and justified in this case based upon the nature of the instant offense, as well as defendant Kimoy McDonald's personal history and characteristics as outlined in detail in the presentence report, and to promote rehabilitation. Additionally, the Court believes substance abuse and financial conditions, including a condition relating to the disclosure of financial information, and a search condition are necessary and justified in this case to ensure compliance with the other conditions of supervision and to facilitate the payment of restitution. 

Restitution is ordered in the amount of $351,732.12 to J.P. Morgan Chase. The Court gives notice that this case involves other defendants; specifically, Sealed Defendant #1, Kyle Holbrook, and Michael Sullivan, who are named in Docket Number 3:22-CR-358 and may be held jointly and severally liable for payment of all or part of the restitution ordered in this case. No Fine or interest is ordered. Special assessment of $700 is ordered, which is due and payable immediately. Defendant shall also forfeit to the United States all right, title, and interest in the full value of the two money judgments as outlined in the Preliminary Order of Forfeiture, representing the unrecovered proceeds regarding Counts 1 and 6. Both parties advised of right to appeal. Defendant is remanded to the custody of the USMS accordance with the sentence imposed. Counts 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 15 of Superseding Indictment are dismissed on motion of the Government. Appearances: Kristen L. Grabowski, AUSA for Government; Randi J. Bianco, Supervising AFPD for defendant Kimoy McDonald. (1:30pm - 2:30pm) (Court Lisa Mazzei) (PT McBrearty, CRD) (ptm).

Binghamton drug dealer Kimoy McDonald got a 144 month (12 year) federal prison sentence on Dec 18th 2025, as of April 23rd, 2026 he has been moved from FCI Lewisburg penitentiary PA and is now incarcerated at FCI McKean penitentiary PA (near Bradford PA) about a 6 hour drive to the Bronx NY, so much for him getting prison time close to the Bronx and his pals. Kimoy McDonald appears to be now set for release on 8/23/2032 or in about 6 years, reduced time for some reason, why? Based on recent reports, FCI McKean, a medium-security federal prison in Pennsylvania, has been described by inmates and their families as having "intolerable" and "inhumane" conditions, with significant safety and security concerns. Inmates at the medium-security facility face risks of violence,, inconsistent medical care, and, for some, dangerous abrupt discontinuation of mental health medication.
UPDATE BINGHAMTON (WBNG) -- On Wednesday January 18th, 2023 at approximately 3:59 p.m. members of the Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force took down Taykwann Browne
DOB 05/25/1996, out of Brooklyn NY who was wanted for a homicide by the New York City Police Department, while he was operating a motor vehicle on Binghamton’s East side. Taykwann Browne fled this stop by driving in the direction of a police officer and across a front lawn of a residence and left the area at a high rate of speed. 
 
A short time after, Browne was involved in a motor vehicle accident in the area of Eldredge Street and Brandywine Avenue, the operator of the vehicle Browne collided with called 911 and advised which way Brown fled the accident on foot. A short time later Browne was taken into custody by members of the Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force on the railroad tracks nearby. Taykwann Browne DOB 05/25/1996 had in his possession during the arrest, one loaded 9mm Ruger brand handgun, approximately 12.9 grams of fentanyl pills and drug paraphernalia items used in the sale and distribution of controlled substances. Taykwann Browne appears to link to Kimoy McDonald, they were both working the same east side of Binghamton NY neighborhood in 2022.
 
Taykwann J. Browne
DOB 05/25/1996, was sentenced in Broome County Court on Aug 23rd, 2023 to 10 years in state prison followed by five years of post-release supervision, after pleading guilty to a charge of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a felony. Browne, who was on parole for a 2015 robbery conviction in Brooklyn, also faces murder charges in New York City, according to the Broome County District Attorney's Office.
Dec 10th, 2025; United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Joseph Nocella, Jr., Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), Christopher G. Raia, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”), Ricky J. Patel, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI”), Harry T. Chavis, Jr., and Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), Jessica S. Tisch, joined federal partners on Dec. 10, 2025 to announce the establishment of the Homeland Security Task Force (“HSTF”) New York. Co-led by HSI and the FBI, the HSTF New York will serve as a first-of-its-kind task force that utilizes a whole-of-government approach to identify, disrupt and dismantle criminal cartels, Nicolas Maduro Moros, foreign gangs, and transnational criminal organizations (“TCOs”) in New York (like Mac Ballers) and throughout the United States. 
NOTE* Back in 2018, Calvin Johnson, 42, pleaded guilty in April 2018 to felony counts of drug trafficking conspiracy and possessing a firearm by a convicted felon, all related to the "MacBallers" drug raids in 2012 on Binghamton NY West Side that targeted 14 members and associates of the Bloods street gang. For a second time, the Binghamton man who operated a drug trafficking gang's "clubhouse" is going to federal prison. MacBallers congregated at their "club house," the now-shuttered 17 East club on Clinton Street in Binghamton, according to prosecutors. This time, it's for 35 years, instead of a life sentence. "MacBallers" drug dealer gang members have made Binghamton NY their home away from home (Bronx NY).


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Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Two fire houses near GSA Depot Hillcrest NY large quantities Benzene stored with radioactive products if ignited it would have been little Chernobyl

screenshot photo credit Binghamton Press & Sun BulletinThe GSA Depot Hillcrest NY was built in 1942, it's former name during the late 1940's and 1950's was the 'Binghamton Air Force Specialized Depot' at 1151 Hoyt Ave Binghamton NYThe Binghamton Depot GSA Hillcrest stored highly flammable Benzene along with columbium/tantalum and tungsten ores and commodities; some of which contain naturally occurring radioactive materials in the form of uranium and thorium. None of that information was included in the 'fluff piece' news article seen above published by the Binghamton Press on Oct 8, 1961 and written by Bob Dolan about how well the GSA Depot was protected by multiple fire departments. There was no mention of huge stock pile of flammable Benzene stored at the facility. The ores and concentrates at GSA Depot Hillcrest contained sufficient quantities of two naturally occurring radionuclides as to require licensing by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The radionuclides stored at this facility were thorium and uranium contained as a constituent of tungsten or columbium/tantalum. Highly flammable Benzene was stored at the Hillcrest Depot, it is a chemical that is a colorless or light yellow liquid at room temperature. It has a sweet odor and is highly flammable. Benzene is used mainly to make other chemicals, including plastics, resins, lubricants, rubbers, dyes, detergents, drugs, and pesticides. Hillcrest Depot stored crude rubber along with mica, benzene and mercury. The reason I have posted articles about the GSA Depot Hillcrest NY is because I had worked there in the 1960's and that I also lived on the north side of Binghamton just a little over 2 miles from this toxic dump in the same time period.

On 2 August 1946, Congress codified the Chemical Corps as an official branch within the Army. The GSA Depot Hoyt Ave Hillcrest Binghamton NY was built in 1942. On July 7, 2023 disposal experts destroyed the last remaining M55 rocket filled with deadly sarin nerve agent at a GSA storage facility in Kentucky. With the disposal, the Defense Department completed the safe elimination of all declared chemical agents amassed between World War I and the late 1960s. Benzene was detected in groundwater and soil at the former Seneca Army GSA Depot in New York, the depot, established in 1941, was a major ammunition storage and disposal site. GSA Seneca Depot benzene found, specifically associated with the Fire Training Pad and Pit (SEAD-26) and the DRMO Yard (SEAD-16). The U.S. GSA Depot stockpiles once consisted of about 30,600 tons of chemical warfare agent.

Key Facts on Benzene Hazards:
  • Flammability: Benzene ignites easily from heat, sparks, or flames, with vapors that can travel to ignition sources.
  • Volatility: As a volatile organic compound (VOC), it quickly converts to gas at room temperature.
  • Combustion: When burned, it produces toxic gases and, if fully combusted, carbon dioxide and water vapor.
  • Health Hazards: It is a known human carcinogen (linked to leukemia) and is toxic by inhalation, ingestion, or skin absorption.
  • Throughout Middle Eastern deployments (2001–present), the military used JP-8 jet fuel—which contains benzene—as an accelerant to burn waste in open pits. This practice exposed service members to high levels of toxic smoke, now linked to various respiratory issues and cancers.

There were two fire departments at the GSA Depot in Hillcrest Binghamton NY, one was at either end of the GSA Depot, why? If there ever had been a major fire at the GSA Depot Hillcrest with all that benzene and radioactive materials stored there it would have mimicked what happened at the Chernobyl disaster. Benzene is highly flammable, and its stored vapors can readily ignite or explode when mixed with air. Because benzene vapor is heavier than air, it can travel to distant ignition sources and flash back, posing a severe explosion risk. Containers may also burst if exposed to intense heat or fire. The Hillcrest GSA Depot had their own fire department with two trucks and 28 firefighter/guards and a pond with a 2,000,000 gallon reservoir at the far end of the complex to fight fires, (see article above). A sprinkler system was also installed in 1950 in all the warehouses. Benzene was stored in large quantities at the GSA Depot in Hillcrest NY if it had ever ignited the results would have been like a little ChernobylBenzene is a highly flammable, volatile, and clear liquid that evaporates rapidly, making it a significant fire risk (flash point). It is a carcinogen derived from petroleum, widely used as an industrial solvent and in gasoline, that can form explosive vapor-air mixtures. Benzene will cause leukemia in humans. The original Hillcrest Fire Company, Inc. (Station 55), located at 1115 Avenue B, Binghamton, NY 13901, is the primary fire department servicing the Hillcrest area, including the former GSA Depot. It is a volunteer department established in 1915 that covers over 10,000 residents in a 36-square-mile district.

Benzene was stored, along with other hazardous chemicals and solvents, at General Services Administration (GSA) depot warehouses nationwide during the 1950s and 1960s and 1970's. These depots acted as major supply hubs for the U.S. Army and other federal agencies, storing vast quantities of materials, including petroleum products, solvents, and chemicals.
  • Specific Storage Instances: Benzene was stored in underground and above ground tanks, as well as 55-gallon drums, at various facilities including the GSA Depot in Coos Head, Oregon, and the Belle Mead Army Depot in New Jersey.
  • Contamination Risks: Storage of hazardous materials like benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX) at these sites, particularly during that era, led to groundwater and soil contamination.
  • GSA Operations: In 1958, the GSA acquired roughly 800 acres of the Belle Mead Depot, where they continued storing, among other materials, solvents, petroleum products, and paints.
  • Context of Use: In addition to military use, benzene was widely used at the time as a cleaning solvent and in manufacturing applications before its high toxicity and carcinogenicity were strictly regulated in the following decades.
Sites like the Binghamton-Hillcrest GSA facility were among those that stored hazardous materials like benzene for decades.

screenshot photo credit Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin.
The Binghamton - Hillcrest NY GSA Storage Facility, also known as the Binghamton or Hillcrest Depot located at 1151 Hoyt Avenue in Fenton, NY, was used by the federal government to store a variety of strategic materials between 1950 and 2005. Environmental assessments of the site revealed the presence of several hazardous materials like benzene, including those sometimes referred to as critical or rare earth-associated metals, along with other toxic materials. General Services Administration (GSA) oversaw 117 Federal Army - Air Force Depots across the USA since early 1940's, they were all carbon copies of each other, same size warehouses, same dangerous chemicals stored. The U.S. Army Depot Hillcrest in New York stored hexavalent chromium compounds, as well as other hazardous substances like benzene and mercury, from around 1953 to 1999. Benzene is a widely recognized hazardous chemical and is strictly classified as a "known human carcinogen" by major health organizations, including the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML): is the most common cancer definitively caused by benzene. As of Feb 2006 a report for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission indicates the Binghamton - Hillcrest Depot is currently owned by the Federal Government (GSA) and operated by the Department of Defense (DoD), Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). In 1950 the 'Binghamton Air Force Specialized Depot' transferred property ownership on paper of the "Hillcrest Depot" to the General Services Administration (GSA) but the US Air Force continued use of the Hillcrest Depot for storing "strategic materials" such as manganese, zinc, crude rubber, asbestos, columbium, benzene, mercury, cooper, chromium, lead, tungsten carbide and millions of dollars of opium gum blocks to make morphine, all during the Korean War. 

This location, the GSA Depot Hoyt Ave Hillcrest, Binghamton NY is listed by the GSA; as Property GSA Number 1–G–NY0760–AC was listed in the Federal Register as suitable for use to assist the homeless. This property includes 40 acres of land with 6 structures (warehouses, admin building, guard house) that were previously reported on March 24, 2006, and were described as vacant, in fair condition, with entry by appointment with GSA. Source: The listing was included in Federal Register Notice 2016-14643 (published June 23, 2016).
UPDATE NYP, April 20th, 2026. Mystery of NJ neighborhood with ‘crazy high percentage’ of people with cancer including 28 on one street from benzene dumping at landfill. In recent interviews with NJ.com, Rusty Morris, 46, recounted how he’d collected the names of so many neighbors that he eventually created a map, marking the houses with red X’s for the sick. His parents’ house had an X, for his father’s prostate cancer. In total, Morris placed 28 X’s just on First Street, where he grew up, and 41 throughout the borough of Keyport NJ. What's causing the cancers, many point to the nearby dump that was closed in 1979 and that’s has been oozing carcinogenic chemicals into the surrounding air, water and soil for at least 50 years. There’s mounting evidence of a potential “cancer cluster.” The 50-acre plot that eventually became a landfill started in the early 20th century as a small aircraft hub, and bears this legacy in its current name: Aeromarine Industrial Park. Aeromarine was replete with at least five carcinogens tied to lung, breast, bladder, pancreatic, prostate and kidney cancers, as well as leukemia and lymphoma. A 2021 lawsuit and environmental assessments have highlighted that the site—identified as the Aeromarine landfill—is leaking contaminants, including benzene, into the air, soil, and nearby Raritan Bay. 

I worked at the US Army GSA Depot Hillcrest in the winter of 1967 through early 1968 as a forklift operator, this was at the height of the Vietnam War when I was 21 and I saw a lot of strange things there. My weekly paychecks were from the DOD. The opium gum blocks used to make morphine had been stored at GSA Depot West Point NY and GSA Belle Mead Depot Hillsborough NJ where some had been stolen in the 1970's. Parents in certain areas of Broome County near industrial sites became concerned when a seemingly disproportionate number of children were stricken with blood cancer (acute Myeloid Leukemia 'AML'in the 1990s. Their fears were not imagined. Subsequent studies by the Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control found unusual spikes in leukemia and other cancers among children in Hillcrest NY. The 117 GSA Supply Depots nationwide were mega doomsday preppers on steroids, that were never needed or utilized and the US Govt wasted $$$$$ trillions of dollars on them.

screenshot photo credit Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin. In 1950 the US Military (GSA) told the local newspaper, Press & Sun Bulletin, that it was closing the 129 acre Hillcrest Depot nothing to see here, keep moving, but in April 1952 an additional 200,000sf warehouse was built at Hillcrest Depot for $929,170 that figure would be $11,004,767 in 2024 money. In 1988, the DLA assumed responsibility for the Depot and GSA maintained property ownership at 1151 Hoyt Ave Binghamton NY. US Army - Air Force GSA Depot Hillcrest Binghamton NY stock piled massive amounts of dangerous materials, some radioactive, we are talking about amounts in tons (2,000 lbs). The railroad tracks that extend onto the GSA Depot site allowed Western Railroad and New York Susquehanna Railroad access to transport materials on-off-site for distribution. All commodities in the warehouses are arranged neatly with several feet of aisle space between pallets. I worked at the GSA Depot Hillcrest in 1968 as a forklift operator and saw a lot of strange things.

There was 2.8 million pounds of Chromium stored at the US Army GSA Depot Hillcrest Binghamton NY. The Binghamton GSA Depot in Hillcrest also had 210 metric ton of Mercury stockpiled (462,971 lbs) stored in plastic bottles sitting on wooden pallets that leaked onto the bare concrete floors. Crude Iodine Crystals were kept in amber glass containers with teflon liners, Iodine will burn through drums, wood and nails. Iodine fumes are so destructive and corrosive that the fumes will rust the steel beams in the warehouse. Iodine Crystals cause burns by all exposure routes, harmful if swallowed, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin. At ordinary temperatures, iodine sublimes to a violet gas with a characteristic, irritating odor. Benzene was also most likely stored at the Hillcrest Depot by the US Air Force along with crude rubber. Benzene-containing products are used in numerous steps during the production of rubber and tires, essential products for the US military. Military personnel face a number of occupational hazards. Specifically, exposure to benzene poses a significant health risk when it is encountered in military operations. The long-term health risks associated with benzene exposure are of significant concern. One of the most significant risks is the development of cancer, particularly leukemia, a type of blood cancer. Benzene liquid is highly flammable. It should be stored in tightly closed containers in a cool, well ventilated area, like Hillcrest Depot warehouses which were not heated in 1968. Benzene vapor may form explosive mixtures in air. All sources of ignition must be controlled. The GSA Depot Hillcrest NY had their own 28 man fire department, not surprising considering all the volatile products stored there.

A volatile organic plume consisting of trichloroethylene and 1,1,1-Trichloroethane was determined to be emanating from the Hillcrest facility. Additional Monitoring Wells - The northern extent of the volatile organic plume is not well defined. The area to the north of the Hillcrest facility includes other potential sources of volatile organic contamination. Therefore, additional monitoring wells should be considered to define the above relationships particularly as they relate to the contamination found at MW-20.

screenshot photo credit Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin. The GSA Depot Hillcrest NY was built in 1942, it's former name during the late 1940's and 1950's was the 'Binghamton Air Force Specialized Depot' at 1151 Hoyt Ave Binghamton NY. On 18 September 1947, the 'Army Air Forces' became the 'United States Air Force' as a separate and equal element of the United States Armed Forces. The US Air Force ran the Hillcrest depot in Binghamton NY from August 15, 1948 to late in 1953 the end of the Korean War. On June 27, 1950 the U.S. Enters Korean War, the Korean war officially never ended as each side did not surrender, the U.S. supported South Korea and the Soviet Union and China supported North Korea. The U.S. Air Force was only three years old as a separate service when North Korea invaded South Korea in the summer of 1950. The Korean peninsula is split at the 38th parallel. The American military services, and especially the Air Force, tried to increase their abilities in the fields of chemical and biological warfare (BW) during the Korean conflict. 

screenshot photo credit Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin. Article in the Press & Sun Bulletin newspaper on April 5th 1950 indicated that the 'Binghamton Air Force Specialized Depot' was closing, but two years later in April 1952 an additional 200,000sf warehouse was built at a cost of $929,170.00 by the Montgomery Cosnt Co of Grove City PA. In 1951 the 'Binghamton Air Force Specialized Depot' stored strategic military materials (weapons) on site. An additional 200,000sf warehouse was built in April 1952 to go with the original 4 buildings that have 600,000sf of storage, each building is 1,000 feet long and 200 feet wide. If the Hillcrest GSA Depot is /was shutting down in April 1950 why was an additional warehouse built at a cost of $929,170.00 in April 1952, who's voomin who here? The $929,170.00 spent in 1952 to build the additional warehouse at Hillcrest Depot would cost $11,004,767.51 in 2024. US military fed the local press misinformation about the Hillcrest Depot from the start. From the end of World War II through the Korean War, the U.S. Army, the Chemical Corps and the U.S. Air Force all expanded their biological warfare (BW) programs significantly.

WHY WAS THERE AN AIR FORCE DEPOT IN BINGHAMTON DURING THE KOREAN WAR? The Air Force was assigned the primary operational role in biological warfare during the Korean War. The directorate of the air force biological weapons program during the Korean War was divided into two parts, both parts reporting separately to Lt-Gen. T. D. White, deputy chief of staff for operations. The task of the first part, known as the US Air Force BW-CW Division (with an acronym AFOAT-BW) under Colonel Frank Seiler, was to establish an overt biological warfare capability for the emergency general war plan against the Soviet Union. As already mentioned, the most advanced propaganda weapon of psychological warfare units, the 500 lb. leaflet cluster bomb, was adapted and standardized as a biological weapon. The regular US Air Force had approximately 70,000 of these leaflet cluster bombs in its storage hangars depots by 1950

The Truman administration increased funding for biological warfare research and development from $5.3 million for the fiscal year 1950 to $345 million, exclusive of operating costs, for the years 1951-1953. Other Korean War era cover-ups by the US military include the destruction of evidence in the Army Chemical Corps files. The Army Chemical Corps was the branch of the US armed forces responsible for the manufacture and supply of biological weapons. From 1952 to 1954, the Chemical Corps maintained a biological weapons research facility at Fort Terry on Plum Island, New York. From 1942 to 1950, the GSA Hillcrest Depot facility was used to store various medical and defense materials, including those overseen by the Binghamton Air Force Department. As of 2025, Access to Plum Island, New York, is highly restricted due to the active Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA); access is controlled by the U.S. government, requiring extensive background checks for anyone approved to travel by the island's ferry service.

During WWII nearly 1,700 people worked at the GSA Hillcrest Medical Depot 1151 Hoyt Ave in Binghamton NY. During the Korean War it was renamed the 'Binghamton Air Force Specialized Depot' 1151 Hoyt Ave Hillcrest NY. Olmstead Air force base in Middletown PA had jurisdiction over the GSA Depot in Hillcrest said Maj F. W. Sturgeon the commanding officer at the Hillcrest Depot Binghamton NY. GSA Depot Hillcrest, Warehouse #11 stored 4.6 million pounds of liquid Mercury, see chart above. I worked as a forklift driver in Warehouse #11 during 1968, broken crates and damaged goods coming in off the packed supply trains was the norm. GSA Depot Hillcrest was in operation during WWII (1941 -1945), the Korean War (1950 - 1953) the Vietnam War (1962 -1975) and The Cold War with Russia (1947 - 1991). There is no telling what multitude of hazardous materials and possible chemical weapons that have been stored in these Hillcrest warehouse buildings for the past 85 years or so and that is why nobody wants to buy it at any price. Chromium, Cadmium, Iodine Crystals, Benzene and Liquid Mercury spills, “these are all sins from the past.”

screenshot photo credit GSA Depot Somerville NJ. I saw the way things were stored when I worked there in 1968 as a forklift driver in the GSA Depot Hillcrest gigantic connecting warehouses at 1151 Hoyt Ave Binghamton NY. Donald Rowe was the GSA depot manager in 1968 when I was there. The US Army - Air Force GSA Depot Hillcrest Binghamton NY closed, shut down, but there was storage of dangerous materials like Benzene, Cadmium and Mercury, some radioactive, and possibly chemical weapons. Cadmium is a toxic heavy metal. The use of Cadmium must be limited as it could cause kidney failure. You will never find out what was really stored in the Hillcrest GSA Depot, National Security and all being what it is!

There was a D&H railroad track spur that split the massive GSA Depot warehouse compound for delivery and shipments of the raw materials in boxcars right up to the loading doors of the individual connecting warehouses at 1151 Hoyt Ave Binghamton NY. There were multiple employees using forklift trucks to load and unload the train deliveries. Samples taken from a creek just inside the Binghamton GSA Depot that feeds into a nearby pond showed levels of Mercury at 2.5 per million in the water which exceeds background levels by three times. Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, EPA in 1991 set an enforceable regulation for inorganic mercury, called a maximum contaminant level (MCL), at 0.002 mg/L or 2 ppb.  

screenshot photo credit Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) were found in the ground at several areas of the GSA Hillcrest Depot property. The chemicals and metals are carcinogenic or poisonous if people are exposed to enough of them. Long-term health effects of exposure to PAHs may include cataracts, kidney and liver damage, and jaundice. Breathing or swallowing large amounts of naphthalene can cause the breakdown of red blood cells and Leukemia.

DLA's Defense National Stockpile Center (DNSC) is working with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Broome County Health Department to conduct sampling at the Binghamton Depot on 1151 Hoyt Ave Town of Fenton Hillcrest NY and evaluate the installation's potential impact on the local community. This effort was spurred by the presence of a cancer cluster affecting young children in the nearby Hillcrest NY area. 

screenshot photo credit Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin. The Defense National Stockpile Center planned to move thousands of metric tons of Mercury from supply depots in Hillsborough NJ, Binghamton, NY, New Haven, IN., Warren, Ohio, and Oak Ridge, TT, to the defense distribution center in Richmond, VA. But the decision to consolidate all the mercury in Virginia was dropped in June 2000 after officials at the Richmond depot complained and it was determined a required environmental assessment of the move would take too long. Instead, stockpile officials decided to move Binghamton's 210 metric ton Mercury stockpile to the Somerville NJ GSA Supply Depot. The Somerville GSA Depot stores 2,615 metric tons (2,883 tons) of liquid mercury in 75,980 flasks.

During WWII, Belle Meade General Depot Somerset NJ was an Army Services Forces (ASF) depot (opened in October of 1942) for ammunition, and general war supplies, among other things. It became Belle Meade GSA depot was located in Hillsborough NJ. The General Services Administration (GSA) proposes the remediation of soil and sediment on the 336-acre Northern Parcel of the former Belle Mead Army Depot (Depot). Contamination at the Depot consists of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), arsenic, lead, and other heavy metals released into the environment on the Northern Parcel, same problem as at GSA Hillcrest Binghamton NY.

But, the US Army GSA Depot Hillcrest Binghamton NY also stock piled dangerous materials like cancer causing Chromium, Columbium, Tantalum, Tungsten in 1960's. Columbium, Tantalum, Tungsten are radioactive materials were under license by the NRC, Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Who's kidding who here, all of these materials stored at the US Army GSA Depot Hillcrest Binghamton NY could have gotten into the ground water and be the cause of a cancer cluster affecting young children in the Hillcrest NY area. The cluster included Brain Cancer and Lymphoma. Tom Tiffany, a longtime resident of Hillcrest NY, was one of the original activists who helped uncover the hazardous waste issues in his neighborhood in the 1990s. Tom Tiffany was one of the original members of the Hillcrest Environmental Assessment Team (HEAT). The US Army GSA Depot is just a few blocks from the Tiffany home. 

screenshot photo credit Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin. The GSA was getting rid of the US Army Depot in Hillcrest NY in 1982, they had posted ads in newspaper offering up to 344,000 sf storage space for lease in Building 10 and/or Building 11. Chromium (Cr), mainly the hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI), is a chemical associated with cancer 'when found in drinking water' making it a major public health issue. This study assessed a possible carcinogenic human health risk among the general population due to exposure to total or hexavalent chromium. US Army/Air Force GSA Depot Hillcrest NY had 2.8 million pounds of Chromium stored in warehouses. I worked at the US Army/Air Force GSA Depot Hillcrest Binghamton NY as a fork lift operator in 1968, nothing was covered, everything open in crates sitting on wooden pallets in the multiple connecting warehouses.

Hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) is a form of the element chromium that is toxic and a known human carcinogen, particularly when inhaled. It occurs in industrial processes and can be released into the air or water. Exposure can cause lung cancer, kidney and liver damage, and skin and nose irritation or ulceration. Health effects can also result from ingestion, such as damage to the gastrointestinal tract, liver, and kidneys.

GSA Army Depot 1151 Hoyt Ave, Town of Fenton, Binghamton, Broome County, New York. Under the direction of the federal Defense Logistics Agency, the Hillcrest GSA Depot off Hoyt Avenue in the Town of Fenton, Binghamton NY stockpiled commodities that could have been used for manufacturing during a national emergency until 2005, when the last of the materials — including heavy metals and low-level radioactive ores was removed. US Army GSA Depot Hillcrest Binghamton NY stock piled dangerous materials like Chromium, Mercury, Columbium, Tantalum and Tungsten in the 1960's. Anybody who ever saw the movie 'Erin Brockovich' knows what Chromium is and what it can do to groundwater contamination. US Army GSA Depot Hillcrest NY had 2.8 million pounds of it, WTF! Hexavalent chromium (Cr+6) is toxic. The chemical is used in a number of industrial processes as well as for leather tanning, chromium plating, colored glass making and in paint pigments and inks that color plastics and fabrics and serve as corrosion-resistant coatings. It is hazardous when breathed in, ingested, or touched. It carries a 50 percent lethality (LD50) when ingested to the amount of 50 milligrams per liter of body weight.
 
The property at the US Army Depot facility in Hillcrest, Binghamton NY is being sold "as is," minimum bid price was $500,000 for the the 125-acre facility, no takers at that dirt cheap price. Documents on the bidding site detail a number of identified hazards, including:

• The presence of mercury in one warehouse and volatile organic compounds beneath another
• The potential for lead-based paint in some or all of the buildings.
• The presence of asbestos-containing materials in some or all of the buildings.
Between 1950 and 2005, the government stored a variety of hazardous commodities at the facility. When environmental assessments began in 1998, they included 2.8 million pounds of chromium, 1 million pounds of columbium-tantalum and 490,000 pounds of tungsten, according to a hazardous substances notice posted on the bidding site. The latter two are listed as radioactive materials by the Defense National Stockpile Center. The property has sanitary sewer lines (underground) potable water lines (underground).
Binghamton "Hillcrest" Depot is located 1151 Hoyt Ave, Town of Fenton, Binghamton, Broome County, New York. A portion of the Binghamton "Hillcrest" Depot includes approximately 45 acres of land improved with 8 structures. The structures include cold storage warehouses ranging from 16,000 sq ft. to 172,830 sq ft.; an office/administration building, a garage/maintenance building, 2 guard houses, and heated garage/equipment storage 'Butler' building. The Property is also improved with overhead electrical lines, gas lines (underground), sanitary sewer lines (underground) potable water lines (underground), paved roads and fencing. Access to the property is from Hoyt Avenue (public road).

Binghamton University geology professor Joseph Graney and his research team last month reported the results of a study that could help shed light on a high incidence of childhood cancer at a public meeting in Hillcrest. Graney and the team undertook the study in collaboration with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Defense Logistics Agency. Beginning in October 1998, six children under age 14, all living within a one-mile radius in Hillcrest, were diagnosed with cancer in a brief period. Graney’s quest was to address what, if anything, in the area’s soil and sediment might have contributed to the high cancer rate. Hillcrest is home to two metal finishing businesses (one a Superfund site) and an Army GSA storage depot. All three could be possible sources for heavy metals that are known carcinogens such as chromium, nickel, cadmium and lead. All three were areas of concern, but Graney concentrated on sampling at the Army depot. “The Army storage facility had housed materials including liquid mercury in flasks (that leaked) inside warehouses,” he said.

An Historical Site Assessment (HSA) was conducted by ChesNuc during November 2005. Warehouses impacted from storage or sampling of radioactive materials at the GSA Hillcrest depot are Warehouses 8, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14. The Decon Room in the Fire Station is also considered impacted as it was potentially used for showering following operations
with radioactive materials. The Binghamton GSA Depot is currently owned by the Federal Government (GSA) and operated by the Department of Defense (DoD), Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). 

CHEMICAL WEAPONS STORED AT US ARMY GSA DEPOTS: At GSA Depots facilities around the USA, the destruction of the GB rockets marks the elimination of all chemical weapons at the Blue Grass Army Depot (BGAD) in July 2023, but also the destruction of all chemical weapons that were in the U.S. GSA Depot stockpiles for well over 40 years. The M55 rockets containing GB nerve agent represented more than 50% of the original chemical weapons stockpile safely stored at BGAD. Five different kinds of chemical agent-filled weapons were originally stored at the depot: 155mm projectiles containing mustard agent, 155mm projectiles containing VX nerve agent, 8-inch projectiles containing GB nerve agent, M55 rockets containing VX nerve agent and M55 rockets containing GB nerve agent. Army reports have indicated that nerve agent GB can corrode the metal casings of the munitions over time. 

As Sarin decomposes it forms acids which can corrode the aluminum casings found around the agent in the M55. M55 rockets containing GB have accounted for the majority of leaking American chemical weapons. The M55 rocket was a chemical weapon developed by the United States, thousands were produced from 1959 to 1965. Designed to be fired from howitzers, the projectiles were produced during the period of the Vietnam War. The U.S. once had more than 30,000 tons of chemical weapons that were stored in GSA Depots nation wide. The United States Army produced both Sarin and VX unitary warheads for the M55 missile. Were such chemical weapons stored at the US Army GSA Depot on Hoyt Ave Hillcrest Binghamton NY during the time period 1950 to 1990?

I was aware in 1968 that open wooden crates of Obsidian were loaded onto boxcar trains at the US Army Depot facility in Hillcrest, Binghamton NY, this was during wartime, the Vietnam era. GSA Army Depot was/is at 1151 Hoyt Ave, Town of Fenton, Binghamton, Broome County, New York. An article in the Binghamton Press in Oct 1961 indicated that the US Army stored critical materials used by U.S. industry here such as mica, crude rubber, copper, and reclaimed X-ray material in case of war. Donald Rowe was the GSA depot manager in 1968 when I was there. Obsidian is heavy, you had to use a forklift to load the open wooden crates of Obsidian onto the out bound boxcar trains. Obsidian is a volcanic extrusive rock with a glassy texture that is very hard and dense. The volcanic glass is usually black in color. Well-crafted obsidian blades, like any glass knife, can have a cutting edge many times sharper than high-quality steel surgical scalpels: the cutting edge of the blade is only about three nanometers thick.

Obsidian (volcanic glass) is hard, brittle, glossy, and mostly black amorphous; it therefore fractures with sharp edges. In the past, it was used to manufacture cutting and piercing tools, and it has been used experimentally as surgical scalpel blades. A obsidian blade is the sharpest blade possible by mankind. This is the edges of obsidian vs surgical steel. Obsidian is sharp enough to cut through individual cells. Plastic surgery uses obsidian blades because the cuts don't leave scars. Obsidian is capable of producing an edge sharper than high quality steel razor blades. Why did the US Army Depot facility in Hillcrest, Binghamton NY stock pile chunks of raw Obsidian

Seneca Army Munitions Depot Romulus NY the site of nuclear weapons: The site selected in the townships of Varick and Romulus NY had some very favorable qualities. Like the 10 other selected sites, it was remote from major population centers. It was 8 miles long and 4 miles wide and lay between two sets of existing Lehigh Valley Railroad tracks. The shale layer only two to three feet below ground level would serve as a cushion to absorb the shock of any explosion.  The initial target date for completion of May 1, 1942 was soon shortened to April 1. Between August 21 and November 13, 1941, nearly 500 igloos were completed. These igloos were mostly concrete—saving as much steel as possible for other parts of the war effort— about ten feet high, eighty to one hundred feet in diameter, covered with earth and seeded to grass. The GSA Seneca Depot was maintained as a permanent post for storage purpose. At the start of the Korean War in June 1950 there were 803 civilian employees. In July 1952, however, there were 1,821 in the workforce. Two large General Services Administration (GSA) warehouses were constructed in 1953 and 1954 each had 200,000sf of storage. (A new GSA warehouse was constructed at Hillcrest Binghamton NY in April 1952that contained 200,000sf of storage). In July 1956 came the North Depot Activity apparently the site of nuclear weapons or their components at Seneca Army GSA Depot. In the early 1980’s it was publicly disclosed that the Seneca GSA Depot was a major nuclear weapons storage site. The 1982 FOIL documents suggested that the Seneca Depot was probably the Army’s large storage area for nuclear weapons and possible storage site for neutron bombs if they are produced. It was also learned that the uranium for the Manhattan Project (to develop an atomic bomb during WWII) had been stored at the Depot before shipment to Oak Ridge, TN. A February 8, 1982, New York Times articled said the Seneca GSA Depot employed 800 civilians, and that about 400 troops were stationed there, including 250 military police trained as anti-terrorists and reportedly authorized to kill any intruders approaching the bomb bunkers. The Seneca Army GSA Depot in Romulus NY is 75 miles from the Hillcrest Army GSA Depot in Binghamton NY if going by truck. The Seneca Army GSA Depot and the Hillcrest Army GSA Depot had been connected via freight train lines.

 
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