Ask the 10 employees of Corning’s Gaffer District what makes a small-city downtown thrive, and they’ll tell you it’s a community effort. From the beginning of efforts to preserve Market ...

Work is underway to create a sustainable lighting program on historic Market Street in downtown Corning. The Gaffer District is in the second year of a revised holiday lighting plan as it prepares ...

CORNING, N.Y. (WETM) — A design for a new public art park is in the works for the city of Corning. The city is working with the Public Art Committee and will feature art showcased around the ...

Residents have until the end of May to take part in a contest that promotes Corning's historic downtown. The Gaffer District is celebrating National Preservation Month with its “Explore the ...

In its effort to improve the look of historic downtown, and with unanimous approval from the City Council, the city is creating a “Downtown Corning Historical Business District Awning Program”.

The Corning Radisson Inn will host a four-day festival Aug. 31-Sept. 3 featuring a variety of free music and activities, along with food and drink.

Corning is home of the well-known Corning Museum of Glass and also The Rockwell Museum . The downtown district, or Gaffer District, is vibrant - with museums, galleries, historic buildings ...