Corning, New York

== Overview ==
[[File:Corning rockwell 9066.jpg|thumb|left|[[Rockwell Museum]]]]
[[File:Downtown Corning New York.jpg|thumb|left|Market Street in Corning's [[Gaffer District (Corning, New York)|Gaffer District]].]]

The city of Corning is situated at the western edge of the [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] of [[Corning (town), New York|Corning]] and in the southeast part of [[Steuben County, New York|Steuben County]].

It is also home to the [[Corning Museum of Glass]], which houses one of the world's most comprehensive collections of glass objects from antiquity to the present. The museum houses the Rakow Library,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Corning Museum of Glass |url=http://www.cmog.org/index.asp?pageId=416 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080526160400/http://www.cmog.org/index.asp?pageId=416 |archive-date=26 May 2008 |access-date=21 September 2014}}</ref> one of the world's major glass research centers.

The city's other major cultural attraction is the [[Rockwell Museum]]. It contains an important collection of Western American painting and sculpture assembled over the past 40 years by Robert F. and Hertha Rockwell. The city has been cited several times by ''[[American Style]]'' magazine as one of the top twenty-five small city arts destinations in the U.S. &ndash; most recently in June 2010.<ref name="American Style Magazine">{{Cite web |title=American Style Magazine |url=http://www.americanstyle.com/2010/05/top-25-small-cities/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110123111621/http://www.americanstyle.com/2010/05/top-25-small-cities/ |archive-date=2011-01-23 |access-date=2011-01-28}}</ref>  Many of the cultural events and historic landmarks in the city are in Corning's [[Gaffer District (Corning, New York)|Gaffer District]].

[[Corning Country Club]] annually hosted the [[LPGA Corning Classic|Corning Classic]], a stop on the [[Ladies Professional Golf Association]] tour, from 1979 to 2009. The city has commercial air service available at [[Elmira/Corning Regional Airport]] in the nearby town of [[Big Flats (town), New York|Big Flats]].

Corning is also home to the 2006 New York State Class A high school football champions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2006 |url=http://www.section4football.com/stateplayoffs/#2006 |access-date=10 July 2014 |website=New York State High School Football State Playoff Results |publisher=Section 4 Football}}</ref>

In 2006, the city council approved public water fluoridation. In 2007, a petition was launched to ban this practice by local resident Kirk Huttleston which eventually became known as Proposition 1.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Day will feature fluoride in Corning |url=http://centralny.twcnews.com/content/news/126489/election-day-will-feature-fluoride-in-corning/ |access-date=21 September 2014}}</ref> Proposition 1 passed the ban by a close vote of 1,287 to 1,222, according to unofficial results, leading to a full ban on public water fluoridation in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Dan |title=Dan Hall: Limbaugh, his pals need to get fresh air |url=https://www.the-leader.com/story/news/2008/11/05/dan-hall-limbaugh-his-pals/65028261007/ |website=The Leader}}</ref>

In 2013, Rand McNally's list of best small towns in America named Corning the "Most Fun" town out of all the list's finalists.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rand McNally Blog – News - Road Rally - Road Trips - Small Town Spotlight - America's Best Small Towns: The 2013 Winners |url=http://blog.randmcnally.com/2013/10/08/americas-best-small-towns-the-2013-winners/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820115234/http://blog.randmcnally.com/2013/10/08/americas-best-small-towns-the-2013-winners/ |archive-date=20 August 2014 |access-date=21 September 2014}}</ref>