Will the real “Albanians” please stand up? Capital Region residents are well aware that this area is a fine place to live, work, and play. As it is though with any place that one eventually chooses to put down roots, one can’t help but notice the peculiarities and peccadillos that sets one place apart...
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Dewey’s Thruway a.k.a. “Oy 87”
There's only one way to travel in New York State...for better or worse.
As a native Long Islander, I always despised the traffic that seemingly enveloped every road that criss-crosses the “Island.” My one saving grace however, was that at least the exits weren’t very far apart. Therefore if we were ensnarled in a traffic jam on the Southern State Parkway, or the Cross-Island Parkway, but I...