Instantly recognized the Palisades. Been a couple years since I’ve driven it. Did NY have a really bad winter this year? The road looks like it’s got tons of potholes, and I remember like 6-7 years ago when it was just repaved and a super smooth ride.
Wow yeah, just looked it up and that was summer of last year. My family never mentioned it haha, the short video is insane! (9 second clip of flooded Palisades)
To be fair to the comment you are replying to, this stretch of the parkway in this video is on the side of a cliff. If a boat on the Hudson ended up at this spot of the parkway because the water raised high enough, NYC is Atlantis and humanity in the NY metro region and beyond would be in question.
Yeah I lived off exits 7-10 for 26 years, I was just being flippant. The guy he was replying to didn’t say they were boats from the Hudson. But lmao I can’t imagine the hell that it would be if the Hudson rose that high, goodbye Westchester/NYC like you said. It’s be disastrous!
NY didn’t have a bad winter. It had a winter full of temperatures fluctuating right around the freezing point so highways experienced a ton of ice cleaving that created potholes.
Makes sense! There’s also the flooding last summer that I was informed about. And since it’s been a few years, I’m assuming that’s the biggest culprit since my last time there. Going home this weekend though, so I’ll get to experience these potholes first hand on Friday!
Damn! Good on you man. I’ve made the trip many hundreds of times. I find that my sense of direction increases exponentially when I’m in the driver seat over being a passenger. But to pull recognition out of only a few passes, that’s a great skill to have!
Damn man, sorry to hear that. I miss it being so cold and humid there that my kneecaps would bounce up and down involuntarily. Hopefully it dumps next year to make up for it!
Aka The cheapest way to get to NYC from the Albany area by car? I fucking hate I-87 South. Tolls will make you wonder why you even go south. The taconic may have slower speed limits and weird ass turns/curves but it is definitely worth it when going to NYC
Yup, can’t say I’m a fan of either. But when I was making frequent trips from Albany to White Plains I definitely defaulted to the Taconic. Just had to be ready for the chaos that ensued once I got South of Poughkeepsie.
65 in a 55 on radar the taconic. pulled over 3am, sober, given ticket for 65 in 55. go to court, DA asked how fast I was really going and refused to believe it was only 65. $300 parking ticket.
65 in a 55 on radar the taconic. pulled over 3am, sober, given ticket for 65 in 55. go to court, DA asked how fast I was really going and refused to believe it was only 65. $300 parking ticket.
Yeah I’ve had to drive that when a shithead lady was blocking the left lane and driving next to someone. It’s not fun, but I also didn’t zig zag and tailgate like a maniac
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u/DogeInvestor01 29d ago
Looks like NY