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New York Transportation

The infrastructure of New York transportation is one of the oldest transportation infrastructures in the USA. The terrain of the state and the urban crowding has been the prime points while engineering the transportation structure. Due to the population expansion, waterways were a major mode of transportation through the Hudson River and then the Erie Canal. The general route is followed by railroad lines and the New York State Thruway in recent times.

The New York State Department of Transportation is criticized many a times for the ill-maintenance of roads in certain areas. The New York State Thruway within The City of Buffalo have long stopped the collection of tolls late in 2006 while the campaign for the election of the Governor was going on as both the candidates from both parties campaigned asking for the removal of the toll.

New York Airports

New York has three major airports through which millions of passengers pass each year.

List of Airports in New York

John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), New York

John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens mainly handles the international flights.

LaGuardia Airport (LGA), New York

LaGuardia, on the Grand Central Parkway and situated in Queens is the airport primarily handling domestic flights.

Newark International Airport (EWR)

Newark, handles both domestic as well as international flights. It's a far from the city, than the other two airports and situated at Newark, New Jersey. However, it is more modernized and less crowded than the other two.

New York Railways and Mass Transit services

The Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, Port Authority Trans-Hudson, and five of New Jersey Transit are the four suburban commuter railroad systems in New York. They operate along with the mass transit subway of the state.  Most of the cities in New York however have their own urban and regional public transportation. For example, the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority operates the Buffalo Metro Rail light-rail system in Buffalo. The Rochester Subway used to provide service in Rochester but has been discontinued since 1956.

The governmental agency which registers and inspects automobiles in New York is New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (NYSDMV or DMV). This body also takes care and charge of licensing drivers in the State of New York.

It is mandatory for all gasoline powered vehicles registered in New York to go for an inspection of emission every 12 months. It is also essential for the vehicles to get a safety inspection annually.
The structure of the New York transportation is intermodal, that means, travelers can travel by one mode of transportation and switch to another according to their liking. The AirTrain JFK takes rail passengers to the terminals at John F. Kennedy International Airport.

New York Interstates and Highways

New York has 30 Interstate Highways, that is, eight main routes and 22 auxiliary routes. Some of them are entirely in the city while some lie just partially within the boundaries of the state. The Interstate Highways are maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) though there are a good many exceptions. In New York, The interstates are referred by suffixing the letter "I" to the route number.

The network of Interstate roadways sum to 1,674 miles (2,694 km) carrying about 19% of the traffic. The shortest of the Interstate Highways is Interstate 78 with 0.50 miles (0.80 km), while Interstate 90 is the longest with a mighty length of 385.88 miles (621.01 km) within New York.

New York Main Routes

New York Auxiliary Routes

New York State Department of Transportation