107-577: The Oakdale Merge is a convergence of Sunrise Highway (New York State Route 27, NY 27) and Montauk Highway (NY 27A and County Route 85, CR 85) between the hamlets of Great River and Oakdale , in Suffolk County, New York , in front of Connetquot River State Park . The Oakdale Merge begins at exit 46A on Sunrise Highway (NY 27); Montauk Highway (NY 27A) becomes CR 85 at this location. Montauk Highway then veers east to parallel Sunrise Highway to just before exit 47 on
214-456: A United Jewish Appeal -Federation of New York event. During her speech, she made remarks implying that Israel had a right to destroy Gaza in response to the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel : "If Canada someday ever attacked Buffalo, I'm sorry, my friends, there would be no Canada the next day." Following angry responses from a wide range of parties—including public officials and
321-479: A booster shot requirement. Also in January 2022, Hochul confirmed that New York's eviction moratorium would expire on January 15. She announced that she would sign on to a letter with other governors to the federal government asking for more rent assistance, after New York received only $ 27.2 million of its nearly $ 1 billion request. Tenant advocates and other politicians have pushed her and state lawmakers to pass
428-472: A homemaker . The family struggled financially during Hochul's early years and for a time lived in a trailer near a steel plant. By the time Hochul was in college, however, her father was working for the information technology company he later headed. Her family is Irish Catholic . Hochul became politically active during her college years at Syracuse University , leading a boycott of the student bookstore over high prices and an unsuccessful effort to name
535-527: A recusal process as lieutenant governor and would maintain that process as governor. On August 26, 2021, Hochul appointed State Senator Brian Benjamin to the position of lieutenant governor of New York . Benjamin was sworn in on September 9, 2021. In addition, Hochul appointed Karen Persichilli Keogh to be Secretary to the Governor, and Kathryn Garcia to be her Director of State Operations. In November 2021, Hochul pushed to end remote work during
642-465: A "death trap". In 1999, the east-to-east entrance to the service road was closed, a new off-ramp to the service road for Pond Road was built, and the off-ramp for Montauk Highway was renumbered from exit 47 to exit 46A. The other problems with the interchange remain. In 2018, NYSDOT announced preliminary proposals to improve the Oakdale Merge. These proposals included grade separating
749-718: A July 2018 rally with Planned Parenthood, Hochul called upon the Republican-led State Senate to reconvene in Albany to pass the Reproductive Health Act. She asserted that the potential confirmation of then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh made this necessary. The Act was reintroduced in January 2019 and passed the same month with wide margins in the state House and Senate. In a press briefing on August 10, 2021, Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation as governor , effective August 24. Cuomo
856-480: A U-turn back onto westbound Sunrise Highway. The current design has also been criticized as frequently causing drivers to become confused & disoriented—in addition to it being a safety hazard: the east end of the merge has been the scene of numerous accidents, which have involved the access to the eastbound service roads from both directions on Montauk Highway. The issues have led to the Oakdale Merge being colloquially referred to by locals as "The Twilight Zone" and as
963-585: A citizens' group called Uniting NYS and a group of state legislators sued Hochul in the New York State Supreme Court in George M. Borrello et al. v. Kathleen C. Hochul et al. to prevent implementation of a recently created state department of health policy enabling health practitioners to refer even asymptomatic patients suspected of having been exposed to a contagious illness for possible involuntary detention backed by law enforcement, with
1070-686: A county highway to connect Nicolls Road in Lake Grove through the Long Island MacArthur Airport, then on to the east end of the merge. As recently as 1981, the New York State Department of Transportation planned to add service roads and a proper interchange at both ends of the merge. Pressure from environmental groups seeking to avoid damaging the parkland stalled construction. NYSDOT eventually reconstructed Sunrise Highway in eastern Islip township into
1177-486: A driver's license without producing a social security card, and said that if the proposal went into effect she would seek to have any such applicants arrested. She was elected later in 2007 to fill the remainder of Swarts's term. She ran for reelection on four ballot lines : Democratic , Conservative , Independence and Working Families Party , defeating Republican Clifton Bergfeld in November 2010 with 80 percent of
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#17327839356971284-430: A freeway during the 1990s, resulting in the present configuration. The entrance to Connetquot River Park remained as an at-grade intersection, accessible only from the westbound lane. Former segments of Montauk Highway now exist on both sides of the interchange, and sections of both roads were converted into fishing areas owned by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation . Numerous accidents occurred at
1391-508: A full floor vote. Democratic leadership then held a full Senate floor vote, which overwhelmingly rejected LaSalle's nomination. Hochul proceeded to nominate associate judge Rowan D. Wilson as chief judge and Caitlin Halligan as the replacement associate judge for Wilson. The New York Senate confirmed the nominations on April 19, 2023. Hochul has employed consulting firms Deloitte and Boston Consulting Group in preparing her State of
1498-404: A full term in office, defeating Republican nominee Lee Zeldin in the closest New York gubernatorial election since 1994 and the closest Democratic victory since 1982 . Hochul's election marked the first time a woman was elected governor of New York. Hochul was inaugurated to her first full term as governor on January 1, 2023. One of her first actions was to nominate Hector LaSalle for
1605-625: A government relations executive for the Buffalo-based M&;T Bank . In 2014, Robert Duffy announced that he would not run for reelection as lieutenant governor. Incumbent Governor Cuomo was running for a second term. After Duffy's announcement, Cuomo named Hochul as his choice for lieutenant governor. On May 22, 2014, the delegates to the state Democratic convention formally endorsed Hochul for lieutenant governor. In September, Cuomo and Hochul won their Democratic primary elections, with Hochul defeating Timothy Wu. They were also
1712-538: A large intersection with Kings Highway and Remsen Avenue, where it expands into a six-lane boulevard through Brooklyn with frontage roads. East of East 96th Street, NY 27 intersects Rockaway Parkway and then travels under the BMT Canarsie Line , winding through New Lots before turning northeast. After crossing under a nearby subway yard , the boulevard passes through the City Line neighborhood. Near
1819-436: A lead of 35% to 31%, and shortly thereafter the nonpartisan Rothenberg Political Report called the race a toss-up. Additional polling in the days immediately before the election had Hochul leading by four- and six-point margins. A Washington Post article noted that in the face of a possible Hochul victory, there was already a "full blown spin war" about the meaning of the result. The article said that Democrats viewed
1926-586: A long-running dispute between the Seneca Nation and the State of New York over the Seneca Nation's refusal to pay certain fees related to casino gaming despite being ordered to do so by multiple judicial bodies. On April 12, 2022, Brian Benjamin resigned as lieutenant governor after having been indicted earlier that day on federal charges of bribery , conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud , and falsification of records. The crimes of which Benjamin
2033-676: A major in political science from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University in 1980 and a Juris Doctor from the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C. , in 1984. After graduation from law school, Hochul began working for a Washington, D.C., law firm, but she found the work unsatisfying. She then worked as legal counsel and legislative assistant to U.S. Representative John LaFalce and U.S. Senator Daniel Moynihan , and also for
2140-701: A member of the New York City Council , 53.3%–46.7%. In the November 6 general election, the Cuomo-Hochul ticket defeated the Republican ticket of Marc Molinaro and Julie Killian, 59.6%–36.2%. Cuomo tasked Hochul with chairing the 10 regional economic development councils that are the centerpiece of the administration's economic development plan. The councils' goal is to build upon the strengths of each region to develop individualized long-term strategic plans. Cuomo appointed Hochul to chair
2247-540: A new highway parallel to Merrick Road, and then Montauk Highway, between the New York City line and Massapequa connecting several local roads from Massapequa to Montauk Highway at Oakdale. The former routing of NY 27 from Massapequa to Oakdale became NY 27A , connecting to NY 27 in Massapequa by way of County Line Road. Sunrise Boulevard was extended eastward to Oakdale c. 1934 as
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#17327839356972354-414: A potential conflict of interest between Hochul's role as governor and the high-level executive position held by her husband, William Hochul , at Delaware North , a Buffalo-based casino and hospitality company. Delaware North has stated that William Hochul will be prohibited from working on any matter that involves state business, oversight, or regulation. A spokesman for Kathy Hochul has said that she had
2461-561: A private ceremony. A public ceremonial event was held later that morning at the State Capitol's Red Room. Hochul is the state's first female governor. She is also the first New York governor from outside New York City and its immediate suburbs since 1932 (when Franklin Delano Roosevelt left office). Hochul also became the first governor from north of Hyde Park since Nathan L. Miller in 1922, in addition to being
2568-535: A realignment of NY 27. One portion of NY 27's former route between NY 27A in Massapequa and the Suffolk County line is known as Old Sunrise Highway, and remains state-maintained to this day as NY 900D, an unsigned reference route . Sunrise Highway was built over the Brooklyn Waterworks aqueduct, past the south side of Aqueduct Racetrack . In December 1934, the route
2675-531: A resolution finding United States Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress relating to the ATF gunwalking scandal , a vote on which the NRA, which supported the resolution, announced it would be scoring lawmakers. Later in 2012, Hochul "trumpeted" her endorsement by the NRA and noted that she was just one of two New York Democrats to receive its support. After her departure from Congress, Hochul worked as
2782-625: A seven-lane divided boulevard (four eastbound and three westbound). The route crosses Francis Lewis Boulevard and south of the Rosedale Long Island Rail Road station; just east of Hook Creek Boulevard, NY 27 enters Nassau County and becomes the Sunrise Highway. Sunrise Highway begins as a six to eight-lane arterial road in eastern Queens, directly paralleling the Atlantic and Montauk branches of
2889-634: A short distance to the south at exit 6 and Church Avenue. Eastbound NY 27 follows East 5th Street to Caton Avenue; westbound NY 27 leaves Caton Avenue at Coney Island Avenue, then follows Church Avenue to the Prospect Expressway. NY 27 runs along Caton Avenue near the south end of Prospect Park in Flatbush . A short distance east, the street merges into Linden Boulevard , crossing eastward through Brooklyn on Linden. NY 27 passes east through East Flatbush and reaches
2996-627: A short stretch in Oakdale, NY 27 has service roads that parallel the highway continuously from North Lindenhurst to Patchogue, and intermittently to the east into Southampton . They are officially designated, but not signed, as New York State Route 906C eastbound and New York State Route 906D westbound. NY 27 begins at exit 24 of I-278 (the Gowanus Expressway ) in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City . For
3103-650: A vote on an abortion rights bill known as the Reproductive Health Act . Hochul was prepared to cast a tie-breaking vote on a hostile amendment; with one Republican senator away from Albany on military duty, the Senate Republican Conference and the Senate Democratic conference each had 31 members in the chamber. But Senate Republicans "abruptly shut down business and pulled all the bills for the day" when Hochul entered
3210-518: Is a 120.58-mile (194.05 km) long state highway that runs east–west from Interstate 278 (I-278) in the New York City borough of Brooklyn to Montauk Point State Park on Long Island , New York . Its two most prominent components are Sunrise Highway and Montauk Highway , the latter of which includes the Montauk Point State Parkway . NY 27 acts as the primary east–west highway on southern Long Island east of
3317-425: Is accused were allegedly committed during his State Senate tenure. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges. On May 3, 2022, Hochul selected U.S. Representative Antonio Delgado to serve as lieutenant governor of New York. Delgado was sworn in on May 25. On June 22, 2022, Hochul announced a $ 300 million plan to rebuild infrastructure in western New York communities with public and private funding. In 2022,
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3424-612: Is an American politician and lawyer who has served since August 2021 as the 57th governor of New York . A member of the Democratic Party , she is New York's first female governor and the first governor from Upstate New York since Nathan L. Miller in 1922. Born in Buffalo, New York , Hochul graduated from Syracuse University in 1980 and received a Juris Doctor from the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C. in 1984. After serving on
3531-423: Is known as Montauk Point State Parkway. NY 27's designation was assigned in the mid-1920s to a road extending from the New York City line to Amagansett . It began at the point where Merrick Road exited Queens and entered Nassau County . It mostly followed Merrick Road and Montauk Highway east to Amagansett. From East Patchogue to Brookhaven , NY 27 followed South Country Road, passing through
3638-729: Is reduced to a four-lane freeway after passing the NY ;112 exit. Between County Route 16 (CR 16) in Brookhaven and CR 46 in Shirley , the median is lined with pine trees along South Haven County Park. The setting along these roads is similar to the one on the Southern State Parkway west of Belmont Lake State Park . The last exit with a state highway is near Hampton Bays , where it meets NY 24 . East of NY 24, Sunrise Highway crosses over
3745-592: Is two lanes wide, with the exception of the four-lane sections in the village of East Hampton . This section of NY 27 is concurrent with New York State Bicycle Route 27 . NY 27 heads generally northeastward to East Hampton village where it becomes Woods Lane, and later, Main Street. It has an intersection with the southern end of NY 114 before entering downtown. After passing Newtown Lane and North Main Street, NY 27's name changes to Pantigo Road, as it passes an eponymous historic district , listed on
3852-526: The Lockport Union-Sun & Journal , she cited as examples of her independence her opposition to then-Governor Eliot Spitzer 's driver's license program for undocumented immigrants and her opposition to then-Governor David Paterson 's 2010 proposal to raise revenue by requiring all vehicle owners to buy new license plates. Hochul was one of 17 Democrats to join Republicans in supporting
3959-572: The COVID-19 pandemic and to return workers to offices. That same month, Hochul offered her plans to redevelop Manhattan's Pennsylvania Station and the surrounding neighborhood. In her plans, she called for reducing density in the area. In December 2021, Hochul announced the reinstatement of an indoor mask mandate amid the spread of the Omicron variant . In January 2022, she expanded an existing vaccine mandate for healthcare workers to include
4066-475: The Hamburg town board and as deputy Erie County clerk, Hochul was appointed Erie County clerk in 2007. She was elected to a full term as Erie County clerk in 2007 and reelected in 2010. In May 2011, Hochul won a four-candidate special election for New York's 26th congressional district to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of then-Representative Chris Lee , becoming the first Democrat to represent
4173-801: The Holland Tunnel in Manhattan by way of the Gowanus Expressway, the Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel , and the West Side Elevated Highway . On January 1, 1970, NY 27A was truncated eastward to its current western terminus in Massapequa while NY 27 was extended northward along NY 27A's former route to the Holland Tunnel, where it ends at I-78 and NY 9A . By 1973, NY 27
4280-744: The Long Island Rail Road . It heads east into Nassau County , passing through Valley Stream , Lynbrook , and Rockville Centre on its way to Merrick . There it connects to the Meadowbrook State Parkway by way of an interchange. NY 27 continues to Wantagh , where it has an interchange with the Wantagh State Parkway . One mile (1.6 km) later, the highway has an interchange with NY 135 in Seaford . In East Massapequa , NY 27 passes under
4387-658: The National Register of Historic Places . In the hamlet of Amagansett , NY 27's name changes back to Main Street, again returning to the Montauk Highway name. The road becomes Montauk Point State Parkway as it enters Hither Hills State Park in Napeague . The parkway, a Robert Moses -designed highway, carries NY 27 to its eastern terminus at Montauk Point State Park , on the east side of Montauk . The final 10 miles (16 kilometers) of NY 27
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4494-567: The New York State Assembly , before seeking elected office. Hochul became involved in local issues as a supporter of small businesses facing competition from Walmart stores and, in the process, caught the attention of local Democratic leaders. On January 3, 1994, the Hamburg Town Board voted to appoint her to the vacant seat on the board caused by Patrick H. Hoak's resignation to become town supervisor. She
4601-805: The Robert Moses Causeway in West Islip had two parkway-style arch bridges over two lanes of NY 27. When the service roads were built in Western Islip Township between 1969 and 1972, parkway-style bridges were added for them as well. The interchanges at Fifth Ave and Brentwood Road in Bay Shore had parkway-style arch bridges and cloverleaves. When the service roads were added, the parkway-style bridges were demolished and new ultilitarian structures built in their place. The original cloverleaves were also rebuilt to align with
4708-541: The Shinnecock Canal and has one last eastbound exit before merging with CR 39 . It changes names to North Highway, a four-lane surface road more commonly known as Southampton Bypass. The highway continues east near toward village of Southampton before ending at an intersection with Montauk Highway . NY 27 turns east at that junction, following Montauk Highway toward Water Mill and points east. The section of Montauk Highway over which NY 27 runs
4815-833: The Shinnecock Canal were made in the 1950s. In 1969, the New York Legislature approved a $ 160 million plan for the extension. It was a limited-access route, flanked by bicycle and equestrian trails. The eastbound and westbound roadways were to be separated by wide wooded medians. For the most part, the road was to run a mile or two north of existing NY 27, thus avoiding the populated centers through which it now passes. The extended Sunrise Highway would have had interchanges with CR 38 (North Sea Road) and CR 39 (County Road), CR 79 (Bridgehampton–Sag Harbor Road), NY 114 (East Hampton–Sag Harbor Turnpike), CR 40 (Three Mile Harbor Road), and CR 45 (Amagansett–Springs Road) before merging back into
4922-438: The 1930s. In 1953, Sunrise Highway was extended farther east, to East Patchogue, and Sunrise overlapped Montauk Highway between the two sections. The western at-grade interchange had a westbound-only ramp to Montauk Highway and an east-to-west U-turn to take motorists to the park entrance. The eastern intersection contained turning ramps in both directions to and from Montauk Highway. One former segment of Montauk Highway remained at
5029-559: The 2012 election, Hochul's district was renumbered the 27th during the redistricting process. The district was redrawn in a manner that caused it to be more heavily Republican. Hochul was endorsed by the NRA Political Victory Fund . She lost to Republican Chris Collins , 51% to 49%. In Hochul's first few weeks in office, she co-sponsored bills with Brian Higgins to streamline the passport acquisition process. She also met with then-President Barack Obama about
5136-705: The Digital Fair Repair Act (Senate bill 4104-A) into law, but not before adding an amendment that equipment manufacturers "may provide assemblies of parts rather than individual components". Independent repair analysts such as Louis Rossmann have claimed these amendments undermine the bill's purpose, and allege codification into law of "unethical practices". On February 17, 2022, the New York State Democratic Convention endorsed Hochul for governor. As of that month, she had raised $ 21 million in campaign funds. Hochul won
5243-527: The Good Cause eviction bill, which would give tenants the right to a lease renewal in most cases, cap rent increases , and require landlords to obtain a judge's order to evict tenants. In March 2022, Hochul reached an agreement with the Buffalo Bills to have taxpayers pay $ 850 million for the construction of a new stadium , as well as commit to maintain and repair the stadium. It was set to be
5350-512: The LIRR and ends its stretch through Nassau. NY 27 then enters Suffolk County , where it veers to the northeast, bypassing Copiague . At the interchange with NY 109 in West Babylon , Sunrise Highway becomes a six-lane freeway with a two-lane service road on either side. The route then meets the Robert Moses Causeway near West Islip . In East Patchogue, New York , the highway
5457-790: The Nassau Expressway splits off, NY 27 continues east along Conduit Avenue and remains a frontage road for multiple exits of the Belt Parkway . The route interchanges with I-678 (the Van Wyck Expressway) a short distance later. NY 27 remains a frontage road entering Springfield Gardens , crossing multiple exits of the Belt Parkway until entering Laurelton . In Laurelton, the Belt Parkway turns northward while NY 27 continues eastbound as South Conduit Avenue and westbound as Sunrise Highway, but stays
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#17327839356975564-524: The New York State Women's Suffrage 100th Anniversary Commemoration Commission. In 2018, Hochul supported legislation to provide driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants, which she had opposed as Erie County Clerk in 2007. While Hochul had said in 2007 that she would seek to have any such applicants arrested if the proposal was implemented, in 2018 she said circumstances had changed. On May 30, 2018, State Senate Democrats hoped to force
5671-558: The North Lindenhurst area, plans to construct a cloverleaf interchange with CR 2 (Straight Path) in Copiague have existed for some time. In recent years, planners have realized that such an interchange would be too close to the cloverleafs with CR 47 (Great Neck Road) to the west and CR 3 (Wellwood Road) to the east. To further complicate matters, a widened CR 28 was extended to Sunrise Highway near
5778-571: The Senate chamber. She called the GOP's actions "reprehensible" and "cowardly", adding, "The governor and I are offended by the actions taken here today in the Senate." Hochul presided over the Senate chamber on June 5, 2018, when Senate Republicans called for the override of Cuomo's veto of a bill relating to full-day kindergarten classes. The override passed by a large margin, and was the first veto override to occur during Cuomo's gubernatorial tenure. At
5885-575: The State address, an arrangement the New York Times in April 2023 called "unusual, and possibly novel". In December 2023, Hochul vetoed legislation to ban non-compete agreements . Business interests lobbied her to veto it while labor supported it, arguing that non-compete agreements harm workers' interests. In February 2024, during the Israeli invasion of Gaza , Hochul was keynote speaker at
5992-571: The Straight Path intersection in the late-1980s. To date, no interchange has been built for this area. The Oakdale Merge is a convergence of Sunrise Highway and Montauk Highway between Great River and Oakdale abutting the southern edge of Connetquot River State Park . The Montauk Highway predates the Sunrise Highway in the area. When Sunrise Highway was extended east of Amityville in 1940, it terminated at Montauk Highway's entrance to Connetquot River State Park. In 1953, Sunrise Highway
6099-539: The Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Abuse and Addiction. In this capacity, she convened eight outreach sessions across New York State to hear from experts and community members in search of answers to the heroin crisis and works to develop a comprehensive strategy for New York. Hochul spearheaded Cuomo's "Enough is Enough" campaign to combat sexual assault on college campuses beginning in 2015, hosting and attending more than 25 events. In March 2016, Cuomo named her to
6206-406: The Working Families Party nominees. (In New York, candidates for governor and lieutenant governor are nominated separately, but run as a ticket in the general election.) In November, the Cuomo/Hochul ticket won the general election. Hochul was sworn in as lieutenant governor on January 1, 2015. In the 2018 Democratic primary for lieutenant governor of New York, Hochul defeated Jumaane Williams ,
6313-423: The at-grade, signalized intersection, which was notorious for backups. The entrance to Connetquot River Park, however remained as an at-grade intersection, accessible only from the westbound lane. Former segments of Montauk Highway now existed on both sides of the interchange, and both roads were converted into fishing areas owned by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation . The current design of
6420-477: The close race as a result of Republicans' budget proposal The Path to Prosperity , and, in particular, their proposal for Medicare reform. Republicans viewed it as the result of Davis's third-party candidacy. The campaign featured a number of negative television ads, with FactCheck accusing both sides of "taking liberties with the facts". In particular, FactCheck criticized the Democrats' ads for claiming that Corwin would "essentially end Medicare", even though
6527-462: The district in 40 years. She served as a U.S. representative from 2011 to 2013. Hochul was defeated for reelection in 2012 by Chris Collins after the district's boundaries and demographics were changed in the decennial reapportionment process . Hochul later worked as a government relations executive for the Buffalo-based M&T Bank . In the 2014 New York gubernatorial election , Andrew Cuomo selected Hochul as his running mate; after they won
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#17327839356976634-465: The downtown section of the village of Bellport . The NY 27 designation was extended eastward along Montauk Highway to Montauk Point by 1930. On February 24, 1930, South Country Road was added to the Suffolk County highway system as CR 36 . NY 27 was subsequently realigned to follow Montauk Highway between East Patchogue and Brookhaven. NY 27 was realigned west of Oakdale c. 1931 to follow Sunrise Boulevard,
6741-515: The downtown villages along the route effectively put a stop to the idea. The portion of Sunrise Highway between North Lindenhurst and East Patchogue was gradually upgraded to a freeway from the late 1960s until the late 1990s, while the portion between East Patchogue and Shinnecock Hills was built as one from the start, and not upgraded from a surface road like the North Lindenhurst to East Patchogue segment was. The freeway portion of Sunrise Highway between North Lindenhurst and Shinnecock Hills
6848-421: The early 1960s, the Suffolk County Department of Public Works had even considered adding a county highway leading from CR 97 (Nicolls Road) in Lake Grove to the east end of the Oakdale Merge, by way of Long Island MacArthur Airport . By the 1980s, NYSDOT has planned to add service roads and a proper interchange with the two segments of Montauk Highway, although technically not a split-diamond interchange,
6955-469: The east end of the merge, resulting in its reconstruction in 1999. A new off-ramp to the service road for Pond Road was built, resulting in renumbering of exit 47 to exit 46A. While none of the interchanges north of Patchogue were built until 1988 to 1993, the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) had known the need for them and had planned them decades before their eventual construction. As an example, Waverly Avenue ( CR 19 )
7062-443: The eastbound lane and an extension of Sinn Street along the westbound lane. Sinn Street was acquired by NYSDOT east of NY 112 in the early-1960s, and was gradually abandoned. Today, exit 53 is a diamond interchange, and Sinn Street, Austin Street, and Franklin Street are now dead-end streets. Originally there were proposals to connect Washington Avenue and Phyllis Drive via ramps to side streets such as Franklin Street along
7169-437: The eastbound lane, and to an extension of Sinn Street along the westbound lane. Phyllis Drive was once part of NY 27 until Sunrise Highway was extended to Eastport in 1957. Today, both roads are only accessible via the service roads. Some residents are waiting for a potential pedestrian bridge connecting the two ends of Washington Avenue. West of the Carmans River near Southaven County Park in South Haven , there
7276-529: The eastern Montauk Highway bridge was to include a westbound-only flyover. However, pressure from environmental groups seeking to avoid damaging the parkland stalled construction. When NYSDOT upgraded Sunrise Highway into a controlled-access expressway through the Town of Islip during the 1980s, they settled on the present interchange design, which relocated Montauk Highway onto a tight, parallel road, with only eastbound connections from Sunrise Highway via off-ramps and one service road; this configuration eliminated
7383-598: The economy and job creation and introduced a motion to restore the Republican cuts to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission . She looked for ways to reduce the federal budget deficit and expressed support for reducing Medicaid spending as long as the reductions would not be achieved in the form of block grants offered to states, as proposed in the Republican budget blueprint. She also spoke with Obama about ending tax breaks for oil companies and protecting small businesses. While campaigning for Congress, Hochul called herself an " independent Democrat ". In an interview with
7490-423: The election, Hochul was inaugurated as lieutenant governor. Cuomo and Hochul were reelected in 2018 . Hochul took office as governor of New York on August 24, 2021, after Cuomo resigned amid allegations of sexual harassment . She won a full term in the 2022 election against Republican U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin in the narrowest New York gubernatorial election since 1994 . In June 2024, just weeks before it
7597-427: The environment. Many also suggested that he would do little to stem, or could even accelerate, the Court of Appeals's rightward drift under the previous chief judge, Janet DiFiore . Despite an extensive lobbying campaign by Hochul's allies, including support from U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries , the Senate Judiciary Committee rejected LaSalle's nomination by a 10–9 vote. Hochul subsequently sued to demand
7704-418: The existing Montauk Highway. The exits would have been sequentially numbered from 67 to 72. The plan failed, and Governor Hugh Carey canceled it in 1975. Other suggestions have included building a limited-access road on either side of Long Island Rail Road's Montauk Branch . As Sunrise Highway was upgraded during the 1970s and 1980s many interchanges were redesigned and replaced. The original interchange with
7811-418: The first governor from Western New York since Horace White in 1910 and the first governor from Buffalo since Grover Cleveland in 1885. On August 12, Hochul confirmed that she planned to run for a full term as governor in 2022 . She was the first Democrat to announce a 2022 gubernatorial candidacy after Cuomo said he would resign. In August 2021, The Daily Beast and The Buffalo News reported on
7918-462: The first stretch through Brooklyn, NY 27 runs along the Prospect Expressway — a sunken six-lane freeway through the Park Slope and Windsor Terrace neighborhoods — providing interchanges with Fourth Avenue , Seventh Avenue , and 11th Avenue . At exit 5, eastbound NY 27 leaves the Prospect Expressway; the highway interchanges with Ocean and Fort Hamilton Parkways before ending
8025-509: The future reconstruction of the Oakdale Merge would continue, and in 2022, $ 30 million was allocated in New York's state budget for the reconstruction project. Additional funding would be budgeted in 2023. In January 2024, it was announced that Governor Kathleen C. Hochul 's 2024 state budget would include further funds for studying how best to reconstruct the interchange. Sunrise Highway New York State Route 27 ( NY 27 )
8132-514: The interchange frequently causes congestion between Great River and Oakdale, has forced the use of convoluted routes to some destinations. In order to gain access to westbound Montauk Highway from westbound Sunrise Highway, motorists must either use exit 47A and turn south on Oakdale-Bohemia Road, or use exit 46 and take either Connetquot Avenue or Heckscher State Parkway south. To gain access to Connetquot River State Park from eastbound Sunrise Highway, motorists must use exit 47A and make
8239-797: The interchange with the Heckscher State Parkway in Islip Terrace . The entire route in Suffolk , Nassau , and Queens counties were designated by the New York State Senate as the POW/MIA Memorial Highway . The highway gives access to every town on the South Shore . NY 27 is the easternmost state route in the state of New York, as well as the longest highway on Long Island. Except for
8346-578: The interim period after Hochul's departure, while the office was adjusting to the new system. Hochul ran in the May 24, 2011, special election to fill the seat in New York's 26th congressional district left vacant by the resignation of Chris Lee . She was the Democratic Party and Working Families Party nominee. Hochul's residence in Hamburg , just outside the 26th district, became an issue during her campaign, though it did not disqualify her from seeking
8453-497: The junction with Ruby Street, NY 27 enters the borough of Queens , but retains the Linden Boulevard name. Continuing northeast through Queens, NY 27 and Linden Boulevard enter Ozone Park and reach an interchange with Conduit Avenue , where Linden Boulevard ends. NY 27 then continues eastward along the divided Conduit Avenues. This portion of the route becomes a controlled access highway, coterminous with
8560-425: The lanes to accommodate peak travel in what was called the "traffic cone program". At the end of summer 2007, another eastbound lane was added, heading eastward to North Sea Road. The construction snarled traffic on CR 39. The Long Island Rail Road added three trains each way between Speonk and East Hampton during the construction. In April 2008, the three-lane segment from North Sea Road to Flying Point Road
8667-492: The largest taxpayer contribution ever for a National Football League facility. The agreement was released four days before the state budget was due to be passed, making it hard for lawmakers to scrutinize it. Critics of the agreement characterized it as corporate welfare . Part of the funding for the stadium came from a payment from the Seneca Nation of New York , whose bank accounts had been recently frozen as part of
8774-502: The latter highway—at which point CR 85 veers back towards the south, with incomplete access to and from the South Service Road of NY 27. According to the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), the interchange handles, on average, approximately 126,000 vehicles per day. Originally the area featured Montauk Highway, but when Sunrise Highway was extended through the area east from Amityville in
8881-429: The median on NY 27 between North Ocean Avenue and NY 112 until 1975. This road could also have been used as a connecting ramp to both roads. Today, the north section only intersects the westbound service road , while the south section was converted into a dead-end street north of Austin Street. NY 112 was originally proposed to be accessible via connecting ramps to side streets such as Franklin Street along
8988-561: The new service roads. As with interchanges to the west, Islip Avenue ( NY 111 ) and Carleton Avenue ( CR 17 ) in Islip Terrace originally had parkway-style bridges crossing over Sunrise Highway. However, only Islip Ave had a partial cloverleaf on the west side of the bridge. The eastern side of the bridge used side streets for access, as did both sides of the Carleton Ave bridge. This section of Sunrise Highway wasn't divided. Since 1983, both areas have more modern bridges over
9095-401: The option of holding detainees incommunicado. The policy had been created without consulting the state legislature and did not require an emergency to be implemented. New York Supreme Court Justice Ronald Ploetz ruled against Hochul on the grounds of unconstitutionality under the separation of powers doctrine of both the state and federal constitutions, as well as on the grounds that the policy
9202-416: The plan left Medicare intact for current beneficiaries. The organization also faulted the Republicans for ads portraying Hochul as a puppet of former Speaker Nancy Pelosi , and for claiming that Hochul planned to cut Social Security and Medicare benefits. Hochul was endorsed by EMILY's List , a political action committee that supports Democratic women candidates who support abortion rights . She
9309-430: The roadways, installing movable barriers to create reversible lanes, and adding express lanes. Construction soon began on a $ 7.2-million project to implement short-term improvements, which saw the installation of ramp meters, improved emergency access, refreshed pavement and lane markings, and baffles on the barriers to reduce glare from headlights; the short-term safety improvement project was completed in 2020. Planning for
9416-519: The seat. One month after her victory, she moved into the district. The Republican and Conservative Party nominee, State Assemblymember Jane Corwin , was at first strongly favored to win in the Republican-leaning district, which had sent a Republican to Congress for the previous four decades. A late April poll had Corwin leading Hochul by 36% to 31%; Tea Party candidate Jack Davis trailed at 23%. An early May poll gave Hochul
9523-520: The service roads, and the old cross streets connect to those service roads or other side roads instead. Islip Avenue connects to NY 27 at exit 45 while Carleton Avenue meets the Sunrise Highway at exit 46. Besides the replacement of interchanges in Western Suffolk County, Sunrise Highway has had proposed interchanges and crossings that were either never built or were built according to alternate design specifications. In
9630-416: The southwest corner of the east intersection of Sunrise and Montauk. NY 27 and NY 27A were both overlapped until NY 27A was truncated to the west end of this merge in 1972. Montauk Highway became CR 85 from here to Patchogue , and CR 80 from Patchogue to The Hamptons. Plans to upgrade Sunrise Highway and Montauk Highway have pre-dated the extension of the former to Oakdale. In
9737-484: The university stadium after alumnus Ernie Davis , a star running back who died of cancer before he could join the National Football League . Hochul successfully lobbied the university to divest from apartheid South Africa . In the spring of 1979, the student newspaper The Daily Orange awarded her an "A", citing the campus changes as evidence for the grade. She received a Bachelor of Arts with
9844-472: The vacant position of chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals . LaSalle's nomination drew opposition from a wide variety of Democratic groups and constituencies, including numerous unions and trade groups, criminal justice advocates, elected officeholders, and local party affiliates, who raised concerns about his track record on issues relating to abortion, criminal justice, corporate interests, and
9951-487: The vote. Following Hochul's departure as county clerk, a backlog of mail was discovered by newly elected County Clerk Chris Jacobs, who later said that $ 792,571 in checks were found in the backlogged mail. As county clerk, Hochul had been in the process of implementing a new system for handling real estate documents when she left after being elected to Congress. Jacobs said that $ 9,000 were spent in overtime to deposit checks and file unopened documents that had accumulated in
10058-470: The western portion of Nassau Expressway ( NY 878 ) starting at Cross Bay Boulevard until Aqueduct Road. (When constructed, the portion from Linden Boulevard until what is now Aqueduct Road, was designated Sunrise Highway. This is not to be confused with present Sunrise Highway, which is at the other end of Queens. Sunrise became Conduit at 111th Street, which no longer exists, but is approximately where Aqueduct Road currently crosses over Route 27.) When
10165-534: Was a plan to combine the eastbound service road with Montauk Highway , similar to the Oakdale Merge . NY 27A (17.31 miles or 27.86 kilometres) is an alternate route of NY 27 across southern Long Island from Massapequa Park to Oakdale , accessing Babylon and Islip . It was designated NY 27A c. 1931 . Kathleen C. Hochul Kathleen Hochul ( / ˈ h oʊ k əl / HOH -kəl ; née Courtney ; born August 27, 1958)
10272-496: Was accused of multiple instances of sexual misconduct . Hochul said that New York attorney general Letitia James 's report on Cuomo documented "repulsive and unlawful behavior" and praised his decision to resign. Of her time as lieutenant governor and relationship with Cuomo, Hochul has said: "I think it's very clear that the governor and I have not been close." Hochul was sworn in as governor at 12:00 AM Eastern Time (ET) on August 24 by New York Chief Judge Janet DiFiore in
10379-432: Was again altered in the mid-1960s to continue west on Linden Boulevard, Caton Avenue, and Church Avenue to the south end of the Prospect Expressway. There, the route turned north, following the freeway to its end at the Gowanus Expressway (then-NY 27A), where NY 27A now ends. The Prospect Expressway was planned by Robert Moses , and was constructed during the 1950s. Prior to 1970, NY 27A continued north to
10486-435: Was completed in full in 1998. At the east end of NY 27 the highway abruptly became a three-lane highway east of the Shinnecock Canal , at the point where NY 27 is concurrent with CR 39 . This area was known as the "Shinnecock Squeeze" as traffic on the two-lane eastbound NY 27 was "squeezed" into a single lane. In 2006 and 2007 Suffolk County and Southampton officials began using traffic cones to adjust
10593-406: Was cruel and lacked due process . The New York state attorney general and Hochul are filing an appeal to retain the regulations, and the appeal is being challenged. In late 2022, Hochul delayed the signing of the Digital Fair Repair Act, a bill that received rare bipartisan support. The delay was allegedly due to major equipment manufacturers' lobbying efforts. On December 28, 2022, Hochul signed
10700-609: Was cut back to its interchange with the Gowanus Expressway while I-478 was assigned to both the Battery Tunnel and all of the West Side Elevated Highway south of the Lincoln Tunnel . Robert Moses developed plans for an elevated freeway featuring 10 to 12 lanes along Sunrise Highway through Nassau County. This freeway would have provided a truck link for the South Shore of Long Island but
10807-840: Was elected to a full term in November 1994, on the Democratic and Conservative lines, and was reelected in 1998, 2002, and 2006. She resigned on April 10, 2007, and was succeeded by former state assemblymember Richard A. Smith. While on the board, she led efforts to remove toll booths on parts of the New York State Thruway system. In May 2003, Erie County Clerk David Swarts appointed Hochul as his deputy. Governor Eliot Spitzer named Swarts to his administration in January 2007 and appointed Hochul to succeed Swarts as county clerk in April 2007. In an intervention that raised her statewide profile, she opposed Spitzer's proposal to allow undocumented immigrants to apply for
10914-538: Was extended to East Patchogue; a 0.5 mi (0.80 km) overlap of NY 27 and NY 27A was created, with at-grade intersections connecting the highways. A segment of this alignment remains south of the eastern interchange. NY 27A was truncated east of the overlap in 1972. Plans to upgrade the interchange have existed since its creation. During the early-1960s, the Suffolk County Department of Public Works considered designating
11021-596: Was extended westward into New York City. NY 27 followed Sunrise Highway , Linden Boulevard , and Flatbush Avenue through Queens and Brooklyn to the Manhattan Bridge , where it continued into Manhattan along Canal Street to a terminus at 6th Avenue (then- U.S. Route 1A and later NY 1A ). The route was realigned slightly in the early 1940s to follow Atlantic and Washington Avenues, Eastern Parkway, Buffalo Avenue, and Rockaway Avenue between Flatbush Avenue and Linden Boulevard. NY 27
11128-521: Was originally proposed as a cloverleaf interchange. Today, exit 52 with CR 19 is a diamond interchange instead. North Ocean Avenue ( CR 83 ) was originally proposed to be accessible via connecting ramps to side streets including Austin Street along the eastbound lane and Sinn Street along the westbound lane. Today, exit 53A is a half-diamond interchange while Austin Street and Howard Street are now dead-end streets, and Sinn Street never reached North Ocean Avenue. Maple Avenue had crossed
11235-404: Was reconfigured from one eastbound and two westbound lanes to two eastbound and one westbound lane. The merge from two lanes to one in the eastbound direction is now assisted by a signalized intersection at Flying Point Road, where eastbound NY 27 traffic makes a left turn onto Montauk Highway. This widening project eliminates the "Shinnecock Squeeze." The first proposals for an extension east of
11342-437: Was the fifth largest recipient of EMILY's List funds in 2011, receiving more than $ 27,000 in bundled donations. The Democrat and Chronicle endorsed Hochul "for her tenacity and independence", while The Buffalo News endorsed her for her positions on preserving Medicare and her record of streamlining government. Hochul defeated Corwin 47% to 42%, with Davis receiving 9% and Green Party candidate Ian Murphy 1%. Before
11449-486: Was to go into effect, she abruptly halted a congestion pricing plan in Manhattan that had been in the works since 2019, already cost hundreds of millions of dollars, and was expected to become the MTA 's largest funding source. Hochul was born Kathleen Courtney in Buffalo, New York , the second of the six children of John P. "Jack" Courtney, then a college student and clerical worker, and Patricia Ann "Pat" (Rochford) Courtney,
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