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Traffic Light 🚦 Caution ⚠ Flashers

They aren't as common as traditional traffic lights but can be found on rural highways across the state. A total of 467 blinking lights exist across the state.

Map: North-South Lake Campground and Kaaterskill Clove
Thematic Map: Agriculture in New York
Map: Albert J. Woodford Memorial State Forest

The American Dream

Or so I've been told. I don't know, I just think it's so tacky. Why invest so much in maintenance-free until landfilled in a few years later plastic? Maybe I am so infatuated with log cabins and rough-cut wood siding.

Friday April 24, 2026 — Suburbs
Map: Battery Diagram

Chinese Cars Go American With ‘Brutish’ SUVs and Trucks – WSJ

Chinese Cars Go American With ‘Brutish’ SUVs and Trucks – WSJ

BEIJING—China is embracing styles of passenger vehicle typically associated with the U.S.—the big SUV and brawny pickup truck.

At the Beijing auto show, which kicked off Friday, Chinese electric-vehicle brands such as Xpeng, Aito and Li Auto showed off the kind of three-row sport-utility vehicles American families often buy.

“Chinese people love big cars,” said Clifford Kang, vice president of Seres, which makes the luxury-focused Aito brand. “A car is one thing to show status.”

While Chinese cars have been getting bigger for some time, this year’s show put the spotlight on the trend. The EVs local brands specialize in used to work better with smaller cars, but that is changing as the technology improves.