Weis closing Conklin Ave store, creating food desert in eastern southside

Weis closing Conklin Ave store, creating food desert in eastern southside

BINGHAMTON, NY - (WIVT/WBGH) The closure of a full service grocery could create another food desert in the City of Binghamton. The Weis Market on Conklin Avenue in Binghamton will close on or around March 2. A spokesman for the Sunbury, Pennsylvania based supermarket chain would not disclose the specific reasoning behind the closing, only to say it was made following careful consideration. Senator Gillibrand proposes bill to eliminate food …