The area now known as Sidney was inhabited by the Husatunnuk [3] prior to its "purchase" from Goldsboro Banyar, of Albany, in 1771 by Rev.

[5] It is located nearly equidistant from Oneonta to the northeast, in the direction of the state capital Albany, and Binghamton to the southwest via I-88.

Its position on the Susquehanna River makes it witness to the annual General Clinton Canoe Regatta.

[6] The largest local employer today is Amphenol followed by Keith Clark [4] though the latter is reported to be closing.

The town has also felt the loss of a local grocery, Price Chopper remains, and Kmart, as its manufacturing overall has declined over the last couple of decades.

The town continues to maintain its own local schools, library, EMS and fire district.

At around 6:20 am on Wednesday, June 28, two trucks from different directions drove into the chasm, apparently unaware of it, killing both drivers.

David Swingle, 42, of Waverly, New York, who was driving westbound, was identified shortly after the accident.

The village itself was also flooded, particularly the westernmost part of the town on the south side of the Susquehanna River.

Hardest hit were parts of Willow, Maple, Oak, Winegard, Bridge and River streets, some of which took on over 4 feet (1.2 m) of muddy water during the flood.

The entire downtown area north of the railroad tracks was evacuated because of the rising levels of the Susquehanna River.

[2] Interstate 88 passes just south of the village, with access from Exit 9 (New York State Route 8).