Status: CLOSED, estimated reopening early 2023įuture restaurants: Panera Bread, Burger King, Auntie Anne’s, Starbucks (drive-thru) Malden (Between Exit 17 - Newburgh/Scranton/Interstate 84/state Routes 17K and 300 and Exit 18 - New Paltz/Poughkeepsie/state Route 299) ![]() To populate the new service areas, New York went for some of the most popular chains in fast food and fast casual eating, including Southern favorite Chick-fil-A, whose upcoming presence on the Thruway drew ire from lawmakers over the company’s history of giving to anti-LGBTQ+ causes New York native Shake Shack, Panera Bread and Panda Express. ![]() The rest area overhaul is estimated to be completed in 2025. The state embarked on a $450 million project to update all 27 service plazas with a brand new look and a fresh slate of food options, with some classics mixed in. But In 2020, New York decided to change that. The restaurant choices (or lack thereof) along New York’s main east-to-west thoroughfare often hinted at the fact that the Thruway’s rest stops haven’t been fully updated in over two decades. ![]() Most New Yorkers have probably experienced a late-night drive on the New York state Thruway, during which your only real sustenance was a breakfast sandwich from a rest area McDonald’s or maybe a cup of steaming coffee from Starbucks or Dunkin’ if you’re lucky.
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