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6 unusual facts about Northern State Parkway


New York State Route 101

The route continues on through Searingtown into the village of North Hills, where the homes give way to trees as it turns to the northeast and passes under the Northern State Parkway.

New York State Route 106

Passing a local casino northbound, NY 106 and NY 107 enter exit 35 of the Northern State Parkway.

New York State Route 107

A short distance after, NY 106 and NY 107 enter a cloverleaf interchange with the Northern State Parkway (exit 35).

New York State Route 231

After NY 231 curves to the northwest, it enters a partial cloverleaf interchange with the Northern State Parkway, where the designation terminates.

Northern State Parkway

Smith instead hoped that locals would help pay for the surveys, similar to August Heckscher saving Deer Range State Park and that people would come forward.

While the compromise was a success for the residents of Wheatley Hills, according to Robert Caro in The Power Broker, the $175,000 was a smokescreen for the fact that the land purchasing would cost $2.25 million (1929 USD) and rather than the locals, the taxpayers would be stuck with the majority (over 90%) of the bill from the acquisition.



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