Taconic State Parkway

If you’ve ever driven the Taconic State Parkway, and I do frequently, a reasonable argument can be made that the State of New York should offer medals of valor to motorists and their vehicles that survive the experience intact. I’m thinking in particular of what I long ago, in a Wall Street Journal story, dubbed the “Wall of Death”. I take no credit for creativity; the terrifying feature named itself. The soaring sheer stone face, coming soon after the parkway transitions from three spacious modern lanes of traffic to two claustrophobic strips that harken back to the thoroughfare’s Depression Era origins, is sufficient to challenge the self-confidence of even the most seasoned driver.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says a resurfacing project on a portion of an interstate in Dutchess and Putnam Counties is complete.The $11 million…

Officials say three people have died after a crash on the Taconic State Parkway in Westchester County.New York State Police say it happened shortly after…

Agritourism in the Hudson Valley gets a boost this weekend with the debut of an outdoor farmers’ market along a heavily transited parkway.With the autumn…