State Highways in New England

[kurumi]

In some ways, CT cooperates more with other states than CT towns cooperate with each other.

[02 Park Ave]

(More precisely, I consider the land between the Hudson and Connecticut Rivers to be a homogenous socio-cultural region, whether part of New England or some separate entity in its own right. Further, I've heard it stated that while the North Shore of Long Island has much in common with coastal New England, the South Shore is more akin to the Mid-Atlantic coastal region, and I tend to agree.)

As a Long Islander ill say its a stretch to say we are the same as the entire New England. Id say its more of a mix of suburban Connecticut and suburban New Jersey style culture. But its really a culture of its own.

I'd say it is too; that's why I specified coastal New England.

And if you want to get more specific, the North Shore, quite simply, recalls the opposing shore of Long Island Sound, in CT and RI...and as you go east down the North Fork you start to recognize the islands of Massachusetts. Indeed, Massachusetts' Dukes County was at one time attached to the New York colony; its counterpart in Dutchess County is still there.

Where in Dutchess County?

[froggie]

I'd buy that; well, for one thing, the Hudson itself stop being a discernible boundary as you go farther north, and Lake Champlain becomes the clearer boundary.

Except that we have some noticeable socio-cultural differences just between northwestern and northeastern Vermont.

[dgolub]

Where in Dutchess County?

New York.  It's on the east side of the Hudson River, about halfway between New York City and Albany.

[cl94]

(More precisely, I consider the land between the Hudson and Connecticut Rivers to be a homogenous socio-cultural region, whether part of New England or some separate entity in its own right.

In southern New England, perhaps.  That homogeneity is much less defined the closer you get to the Canadian border, and I would say is nonexistant by the time you get north of US 4.

I'd buy that; well, for one thing, the Hudson itself stop being a discernible boundary as you go farther north, and Lake Champlain becomes the clearer boundary.


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Yes. Coming from someone who grew up there, southern Warren County (south of Warrensburg) and Washington County are culturally part of New England. Heck, most of New York east of I-81 has more in common with New England than Western New York. New York might be called a mid-atlantic state, but it's really 2/3 New England with a little bit of Appalachia and the Midwest.

[empirestate]

The regions of New York do seem to bear more resemblance to their neighbor states than to each other as a unified whole.


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[jwolfer]

Upstate NY ( Buffalo and Rochester) are culturally and accent wise more with the Great Lakes

[The Nature Boy]

The regions of New York do seem to bear more resemblance to their neighbor states than to each other as a unified whole.


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I always thought that New York north of Albany and east of the Adirondack Northway heavily resembled Vermont moreso than the rest of its own state. Plattsburgh may as well be apart of Vermont.

New York west of I-81 though may as well be Michigan or Ohio in terms of culture.

[cl94]

The regions of New York do seem to bear more resemblance to their neighbor states than to each other as a unified whole.


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I always thought that New York north of Albany and east of the Adirondack Northway heavily resembled Vermont moreso than the rest of its own state. Plattsburgh may as well be apart of Vermont.

New York west of I-81 though may as well be Michigan or Ohio in terms of culture.

I agree. People where I grew up (45 miles north of Albany and 15 west of the Vermont border) sound like they're from Vermont and have similar political views. We saw moose every once and a while and the locals are pretty serious about protecting the environment (if only for the tourist dollars). Heck, Rensselaer County even resembles Vermont.

I also agree with Western New York. Buffalo is basically a smaller version of Cleveland.

[TravelingBethelite]

Where I hail from in Connecticut, even the county changes has you head in any paticular direction. Danbury, aka my area, seems like an average small New England city. Whereas 5-10 miles south, like in Redding or Easton, it's more like Vermont or northern New England, even with a little town green and traditional church.

Greenwich, Ridgefield, Fairfield, and co. may as well belong to Westchester County in terms of style, attitudes, and wealth. They're what make FC one of the richest in the country. Sherman and New Fairfield give off a Litchfield County vibe.

[jp the roadgeek]

CT/MA non- continuous: CT SR 819/MA 7A, CT 272/local road MA, local road CT/MA 31
CT/RI non-continuous: none
CT/NY non-continuous: CT 15/Hutch Parkway NY, CT 104/Westchester CR 3, CT 124/local road NY, CT 341/Dutchess CR 3, CT 41/Dutchess CR 2, CT 361/Dutchess CR 62