Nice pics! I have learned never go thru big cities, too much traffic. I live in South Jersey and I take the parkway way up as far as possible, I believe its the Tappanzee bridge. It was quite the breeze getting to SFNE as opposed to the GWB, no traffic at all.
Just like when I go to Hershey I won't go thru Philadephia. I will drive a little north to avoid it.