#Tappan Zee Bridge.

[lfemmerunn]

Judy was driving along with two friends, destinated for Woodstock. Everything was going smoothly on the roads until their car broke down when they were some 25 miles north of New York City, around the Tappan Zee Bridge.

[markonpark]

Etsy, MARKonPARK: Tappan Zee Bridge View. 2 1969 vintage snapshots, man enjoying boat trip.

[thaliawashere]

Striding into the Vince Lombardi Rest Area on the NJ Turnpike with late summer's humidity and the aura of smoke from a distant wildfire swirling around me, I scan the lines at Shake Shack and Popeye's looking for an intrepid crew to help me liberate a bridge; it's called the Tappan Zee, dammit.

stopping at an understaffed, overcrowded fast food restaurant while on a road trip and crouching over your phone with your chicken sandwich at a corner table like a weary adventurer eating a bowl of unidentifiable stew at a nameless inn, the only one for miles of moor and wood, taking in the chatter around you but speaking to none before pulling your cloak back up over your head and taking t' the road once more

[1posit]

[tharsei-thanate]

back on long island 😔

[hellonew-yorkgirl]

8. "Kopflose Reiter" am Hudson und verträumte Kleinstädte in Connecticut

[philgennuso]

Tappan Zee Bridge Revisited (#Poetry #GraphicArts #ThursdayStories)

Crossing the old Tappan Zee Bridge,built when the timeswere filled with promise,Rising up from the banks of the Hudson,connecting the Valleyfor future generations.

[harveyspictures]

Mario Cuomo Bridge, early morning 7/8/2021. Used to be the Tappan Zee bridge.

[petiteclover]

Judy met Jerry on Aug. 15, 1969 — day one of the iconic Woodstock music festival — when her car broke down on New York’s Tappan Zee Bridge, roughly 90 miles from the concert grounds, and she and the two acquaintances she was traveling with decided to hitchhike.

“I was just thinking, ‘Damn, now we can’t go,’ and we were dying to,” recalls Judy, 71. “Then Jerry and his friends pulled up. I stuck my head in and I saw that there was a woman in the car. I’d never hitchhiked before, but I figured, ‘Well, since there was a woman, it was fairly safe, and I probably should just get in the car.’ ”

In that moment Jerry, who was caravanning to the festival with a group of friends in two VW Beetles, thought his luck had definitely changed for the better.

“I thought, ‘Okay, this is definitely unusual. We just picked up this really cute girl. And I’m going to Woodstock and I’ve got a tent and she doesn’t,’ ” says Jerry, 72, with a laugh.

That first ride together in the back seat of Jerry’s pal’s 1967 VW Beetle eventually grew into 50 years of love and marriage, including two sons and five grandchildren.

[aryburn-trains]

After passing under the Tappan Zee Bridge, this Poughkeepsie bound train emerges from thick fog as it arrives at the Tarrytown stop. May 10, 2014

[have-you-been-here]

The Tappan Zee Bridge, New York, USA

[therehavebeenstranger]

i still call that bridge the tappan zee im not calling twitter "x"

[beardedmrbean]

Embroiled in controversy over his position on the Israel-Hamas conflict, Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., was subjected to more scathing press that cited local Jewish leaders adamantly opposed to his re-election.

Bowman, considered a member of the left-wing "Squad" in Congress, was the subject of a Jewish Insider piece headlined "No More Bridges to Burn in Westchester," referencing the suburban New York City county that makes up much of his district and is also home to the largest Jewish population outside the Big Apple.

The former junior high school principal is in the political fight of his life against a more moderate Democrat, Westchester County Executive George Latimer, and has even lost the support of some fellow progressives over his criticism of Israel.

According to the Jewish Insider piece, Bowman asked a local Westchester Jewish leader in 2022 whether he had photographs of the two of them together as he tried to rally support for his election. "Do you have pics of us … so I can show the world I’m friends with Jewish people[?]" according to contents of a text reportedly viewed by the outlet.

The Jewish leader told the outlet he had at least one image from an event Bowman attended after a promise to support a House bill favoring former President Trump’s Abraham Accords Mideast peace deal.

Bowman later reportedly withdrew his support for the legislation, and the Jewish leader said the overall situation made him "uncomfortable."

That situation and other content in the piece caused outrage among Jewish activists, including StopAntisemitism founder Liora Rez, who told Fox News Digital it is time for Bowman to "find a new job."

"Jamaal Bowman has consistently made clear in his statements and actions his animus toward Israel and the Jewish people," said Rez, who escaped antisemitism as a refugee from the Soviet Union.

"His hostility to individuals, including his own constituents, simply because of their faith and ethnic background is sickening, and he and his bigoted views deserve no recognition in Washington."

Bowman’s office did not respond to a request for comment on the Jewish Insider piece.

Another local Jewish leader, Rabbi Evan Hoffman, recently told the New York Post he would support Latimer as Jewish constituents are reportedly organizing a "Vote Shabbat" drive to oppose the incumbent.

"Bowman is opposed to Israel and more subtly the Jews in his own district," Hoffman said.

Bowman has spoken out on the BDS (Boycott Divestment Sanctions) movement against Israel, calling it a "nonviolent protest opportunity to hold Israel accountable." Pro-Israel activists consider it conversely antisemitic and an effort to hurt Israel.

Bowman’s opponent, Latimer, has gotten the opposite reception. A February report from The Intercept said support from AIPAC – the American Israel Public Affairs Committee – has constituted more than two-fifths of his fundraising war chest. Bowman has, in turn, accused the group of trying to "buy" the race.

Former Rep. Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y., a fellow progressive who represented the district across the Tappan Zee Bridge from Bowman, notably chose to endorse Latimer this year.

Jones’ former district, now mostly represented post-redistricting by Rep. Michael Lawler, R-N.Y., also hosts a large Hasidic population in Rockland County.

"I’m making this endorsement [of Latimer] to stand up for my Jewish constituents because Representative Bowman and I have very different views on Israel," Jones told the Associated Press.

Bowman’s supporters, however, sing his praises as much as his critics do the opposite. Angela Davis-Farrish, an official with the New Rochelle Municipal Housing Authority, praised the lawmaker in a Politico piece after the introduction of legislation to establish a rent ceiling for certain families on government assistance.

He is also endorsed by New York’s Working Families Party and the Democratic Socialists of America.

The Republican contender primed to face either Bowman or Latimer is Dr. Miriam Flisser, a pediatric consultant who previously served as mayor of Scarsdale.

The district, however, is rated D+20 by the Cook Partisan Voting Index, which suggests that the eventual Democrat nominee is a heavy favorite in November.

[fillielitsa]

A couple who were photographed 48 hours after meeting at Woodstock are still together after more than 50 years - and have even recreated their original snap.

Judy and Jerry Griffin met at Woodstock festival back in 1969, after Judy's car broke down on New York's Tappan Zee Bridge, around 90 miles from the concert site.

She and the two friends she was travelling with decided to hitchhike, which was when Jerry came along to save the day in a VW Beetle.

That first ride together in the back seat of Jerry’s pal’s 1967 VW Beetle eventually grew into 50 years of love and marriage, including two sons and five grandchildren.

[thatwritererinoriordan]

The Tappan Zee Bridge, Tarrytown, and Sleepy Hollow featuring the Headless Horseman bridge and statue

[monotropauniflora]

Not only does it still break my heart that they changed the name of the Tappan Zee bridge to "Gov. Mario Cuomo Bridge" (lame ass bullshit name, no cultural identity, no zazz)

But as far as I can tell, not one person has propery vandalized the road signs. All it would take is adding little tails to the "o" and "v" in "Gov", blacking out the "Cuomo" comepletly, and we could have the Gay Mario Bridge.

The Gay Mario Bridge! We could at least have that, but no one's got the guts to do what needs to be done.