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New York State Route 35 (1927
New York State Route 35 (NY 35) is the principal east–west highway in the northern part of Westchester County, New York, carrying annual average daily traffic, average daily volumes of around 16,500 vehicles. Its western terminus is at U.S. Route 9 in New York, US 9 in Peekskill, New York, Peekskill, while its eastern terminus is at the Connecticut state line in Lewisboro, New York, Lewisboro, where it becomes that state's Connecticut Route 35, Route 35. Route description Peekskill to Yorktown NY 35 begins at an interchange with U.S. Route 6 in New York, US 6, U.S. Route 9 in New York, US 9 and U.S. Route 202 in New York, US 202 (Croton Expressway) in the city of Peekskill, New York, Peekskill. NY 35, US 6 and US 202 are concurrent upon leaving the interchange on Main Street. Bending eastward through Peekskill, the routes cross over US 9 as a two-lane commercial street through the city. Entering the center o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York State Department Of Transportation
The New York State Department of Transportation'' (NYSDOT) is the department of the Government of New York (state), New York state government responsible for the development and operation of highways, Rail transport, railroads, mass transit systems, ports, waterways and aviation facilities in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. Transportation infrastructure New York's transportation network includes: * A state and local highway system, encompassing over 110,000 miles (177,000 km) of highway and 17,000 bridges. * A 5,000-mile (8,000 km) rail network, carrying over 42 million short tons (38 million metric tons) of equipment, raw materials, manufactured goods, and produce each year. * Over 130 public transit operators, serving over 5.2 million passengers each day. * Twelve major public and private ports, handling more than 110 million short tons (100 million metric tons) of freight annually. * 456 public and private aviation facilities, through which more tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franklin Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is the longest-serving U.S. president, and the only one to have served more than two terms. His first two terms were centered on combating the Great Depression, while his third and fourth saw him shift his focus to America's involvement in World War II. A member of the prominent Delano and Roosevelt families, Roosevelt was elected to the New York State Senate from 1911 to 1913 and was then the assistant Secretary of the Navy under President Woodrow Wilson during World War I. Roosevelt was James M. Cox's running mate on the Democratic Party's ticket in the 1920 U.S. presidential election, but Cox lost to Republican nominee Warren G. Harding. In 1921, Roosevelt contracted a paralytic illness that permanently paralyzed his legs. Partly through the encouragement of his wife, Eleanor Roosevelt, he ret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross River Reservoir
The Cross River Reservoir is a reservoir in the New York City water supply system located directly east and north of the northern Westchester County, New York, Hamlet of Katonah. Part of the system's Croton Watershed, it lies within the towns of Bedford, Lewisboro, and Pound Ridge, about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the village of Katonah, and over north of New York City. It was constructed around the start of the 20th century by impounding the Cross River, a tributary of the Croton River, which eventually flows into the Hudson River. The reservoir was finally put into service in 1908. The resulting body of water is one of 16 (12 reservoirs and 4 controlled lakes) in the Croton Watershed, the southernmost of New York City's watersheds. The reservoir is approximately long, has a drainage basin of 30 square miles (78 km2), and can hold of water at full capacity, making it one of the city's smaller reservoirs. Water from the reservoir enters a continuation of Cross Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NY 35 At CT Line
NY most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the Northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York NY, Ny or ny may also refer to: Places * North Yorkshire, an English county * Ny, Belgium, a village * Old number plate of German small town Niesky People * Eric Ny (1909–1945), Swedish runner * Marianne Ny, Swedish prosecutor Letters * ny (digraph), an alphabetic letter * Nu (letter), the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet, transcribed as "Ny" * ñ (énye), sometimes transcribed as "ny" * Voiced palatal nasal, found in English as "ny" Other uses * New Year * Air Iceland (IATA code: NY) * Chewa language (ISO 639-1 code: ny) See also * New Year (other) * New York (other) * NYC (other) * NYS (other) NYS may refer to: * New York Skyports Seaplane Base (IATA: NYS) * National Youth Service, of several countries * New York State * New York Shipbuildin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York State Route 22
New York State Route 22 (NY 22) is a north–south state highway that parallels the eastern border of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, from the outskirts of New York City to the hamlet of Mooers (CDP), New York, Mooers in Clinton County, New York, Clinton County near the Canada–United States border, Canadian border. At , it is the state's longest north–south route and the third longest state route overall, after New York State Route 5, NY 5 and New York State Route 17, NY 17. Many of the state's major east–west roads intersect with, and often Concurrency (road), join, NY 22 just before crossing into the neighboring New England states, where U.S. Route 7 (US 7), which originally partially followed NY 22's alignment, similarly parallels the New York state line. Almost all of NY 22 is a two-lane rural road through small villages and hamlets. The exceptions are its southern end in the heavily populated Bronx and lower Westchest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interstate 684
Interstate 684 (I-684) is a auxiliary Interstate Highway in the state of New York in the United States. There is also a short portion in Connecticut with no junctions. The highway connects I-84 with I-287 and the Hutchinson River Parkway, primarily serving commuter traffic to and from the northern suburbs of the New York metropolitan area. Most of the route is in northern Westchester County. The route of the highway was originally designated as part of I-87 from 1968 to 1970. The first section of the roadway opened to traffic in October 1968, and the final segment was completed in December 1974. Route description Cross Westchester Expressway to Saw Mill River Parkway Northward, I-684 begins as two separate spur routes. The primary spur, which is officially designated I-684, begins at the White Plains– Harrison line at exit 9A of the Cross Westchester Expressway ( I-287) in Westchester County, New York. The other, officially designated as New York State Rout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katonah
Katonah is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) within the town of Bedford, Westchester County, in the U.S. state of New York. The Katonah CDP had a population of 1,603 at the 2020 census. History Katonah is named for Chief Katonah, a Native American sachem from whom the land of Bedford was purchased by a group of English colonists. During the American Revolution most local men supported the Continental side, with some joining the New York 4th Regiment of the Line and the majority the local Militia. Though Bedford Township lay in what was called "Neutral Ground", supposedly unmolested by military forces of either side, its inhabitants were preyed on by the lawless of both. The area suffered less from such depredations than other areas in the Neutral Ground because of the proximity of the Croton River and the "Westchester Lines", a sparse string of outposts defended by units of the Continental Army. Originally known as Whitlockville, the settlement changed its name, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Croton Reservoir
The New Croton Reservoir is a reservoir in Westchester County, New York, part of the New York City water supply system lying approximately north of New York City. It is the collecting point for water from all reservoirs in the Croton Watershed. The reservoir is the start and source of water for the New Croton Aqueduct, which carries water to the Jerome Park Reservoir in the Bronx for distribution to New York City. History In 1842 the Croton River, a tributary of the Hudson River, was impounded by the Old Croton Dam to create Croton Lake. This was New York City's first source of water beyond its city limits. Its waters traveled by aqueduct to the Croton Distributing Reservoir in midtown Manhattan. Construction on a New Croton Dam began in 1892. In 1900, the workers (primarily Italian immigrants, Irish immigrants and African-Americans) constructing the dam went on strike to protest unfair wages. The New York State National Guard was called in to protect replacement work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limited-access Road
A limited-access road, known by various terms worldwide, including limited-access highway, partial controlled-access highway, and expressway, is a highway or arterial road for high-speed traffic which has many or most characteristics of a controlled-access highway (also known as a ''freeway'' or ''motorway''), including limited or no access to adjacent property; some degree of separation of opposing traffic flow (often being dual carriageways); use of grade separated Interchange (road), interchanges to some extent; prohibition of slow modes of transport, such as bicycles, horse-drawn vehicles or ridden horses, or self-propelled agricultural machines; and very few or no intersection (road), intersecting cross-streets or level crossings. The degree of isolation from local traffic allowed varies between countries and regions. The precise definition of these terms varies by jurisdiction.''Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices''Section 1A.13 Definitions of Words and Phrases in This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York State Route 100
New York State Route 100 (NY 100) is a major north–south state highway in Westchester County, New York, in the United States. It begins parallel to Interstate 87 (I-87) at a junction with the Cross County Parkway in the city of Yonkers and runs through most of the length of the county up to U.S. Route 202 (US 202) in the town of Somers. NY 100 was designated as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. Prior to becoming a state road, various sections of NY 100 were part of several important early roads in the county. Route description NY 100 begins in the city of Yonkers as Central Park Avenue (almost always just called "Central Avenue") at exit 4 of the New York State Thruway ( I-87). This portion of Central Avenue is maintained by Westchester County as County Route 47II (CR 47II), an unsigned reference route. Central Avenue continues south as a service road for I-87 until The Bronx, where it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muscoot River
The Muscoot River is a short tributary of the Croton River in Putnam County, New York, Putnam and Westchester County, New York, Westchester counties in the state of New York (state), New York. Approximately long and running irregularly southeast, it lies within the Croton River watershed and is part of the New York City water supply system's Croton Watershed. Path The rivers headwaters form west of Kirk Lake (New York), Kirk Lake, a Controlled lake#NYC water withdrawal rights, controlled lake in the New York City water supply system in the Putnam County hamlet of Mahopac, New York, in the Carmel (town), New York, Town of Carmel. Approximately 0.8 mi. south they are joined by the outflow of Kirk Lake, and 0.2 mi. further south those of Lake Mahopac (New York), Lake Mahopac at Red Mills. About 0.6 mi. south of this confluence the outflow of Lake MacGregor joins, and another 0.9 mi. or so further the flow of Secor Brook, an outfall from Mahopac, New York#Lake Secor, Lake Secor t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amawalk Reservoir
The Amawalk Reservoir is a reservoir in the New York City water supply system located in central-northern Westchester County, New York. Part of the system's Croton Watershed, it is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 202 and New York State Route 35 in the town of Somers, some 32 miles (51 kilometres) north of New York City. The reservoir is named after the original community of Amawalk, New York, which was inundated by its construction and relocated near its dam. Description The Amawalk Reservoir was formed by impounding the middle of the Muscoot River, one of the tributaries of the Croton River, and put into service in 1897. The reservoir has a drainage basin of . About long and narrow, it holds about of water at full capacity, making it one of the smaller in NYC's water supply system. Water either released or spilled out of Amawalk flows south in the Muscoot River to its confluence with the Muscoot Reservoir, a collecting point for the Amawalk, Titicus, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
