Originally posted by Racer X 69 I see a truck on the opposite side. Aren't trucks prohibited on the expressways in New York?
Good eye! No trucks at any "Parkway" expressway.
At this specific strech of the Grand Central Parkway however, trucks are allowed. It is a half mile strech that goes from the exit for the Brooklyn/Queens Expressway (BQE trucks are allowed there) and the Triboro Bridge (truck allowed here as well). This strech is what basically connects the BQE with the Triboro Bridge.
The exception entered into effect recently (1 year ago?), to aleviate the use of the local alternative (Astoria Boulevard) for trucks going from the Triboro to the BQE or BQE to Triboro.