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azspeedbullet t1_jacsh7c wrote

i still call that parkway the interborough parkway

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RedditSkippy t1_jactm61 wrote

I always wonder about that. I didn’t have any experience with the parkway until it was renamed, so for me, it’s always been “the Jackie.”

It’s similar to the Tappan Zee. There’s no way I’m calling it the “Mario Cuomo.”

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DonConnection t1_jad94ip wrote

I still call it Tappan Zee and probably always will, but it's always Jackie Robinson for me cause that's what I grew up saying. I'm guessing folks who call it the Interboro are older

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archfapper t1_jadxhc8 wrote

I learned to drive around the time they renamed the Triboro to the RFK, but it'll always be the Triboro to me

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KatzDeli OP t1_jactzq5 wrote

I still call the Ed Koch the 59th street bridge and that was two names ago.

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lupuscapabilis t1_jadltuq wrote

I honestly forgot it was called the Ed Koch. I still use 59th street.

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-wnr- t1_jadyuf0 wrote

It's always been Queensboro for me.

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Rottimer t1_jad9dqz wrote

I’ve only ever called it the 59th street Bridge because it reminds me exactly where it goes.

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IIAOPSW t1_jaep3x8 wrote

I have a similar system for remembering exactly where all the streets are.

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pfrank6048 t1_jadrvc9 wrote

Is it just because of the song? From what I can tell it’s (almost) always been called the Queensboro bridge, at least going back to the 20s.

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JoeSicbo t1_jad3pry wrote

I still call it one of the WORST roadways ever. On a dark rainy night? Fuggedaboutit.

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Rottimer t1_jad96lb wrote

Yesterday, I found myself using the term RFK and slapped myself out of it.

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