Binghamton features two eruvs, one in Binghamton surrounding Beth David Synagogue and Temple Concord, and the second in Vestal surrounding the university and Jewish organizations nearby.
An eruv is halachic (Jewish legal code) device to enable Sabbath observing Jews in a particular geographical area to carry items and wheel baby carriages on Shabbat. Its boundaries frequently consist of existing utility poles and cables under a specific plan drawn up by a rabbinic authority. It is then checked each week to see that the eruv is intact for the particular Shabbat.
In Binghamton. the eruv extends over a significant portion of the West Side. The eruv was updated in September 2011.
The Shalom Staiman Eruv, established in the fall of 2015, surrounds the Binghamton University campus and adjacent areas in Vestal. The eruv includes the Hayes Community, University Plaza, the Jewish Community Center, Temple Israel and the Marriott Residence Hotel. Those interested in checking the status of the eruv each week, or helping to maintain it, can contact the Chabad Center.