If you are scheduled for Friday pickup, please plan accordingly and place your waste out for pickup next week on Friday. -National Weather ServiceBuffalo Mayor Sean Ryan has ordered trash pickup for Friday, January 30th, to be suspended. What New York State Thruway Rest Stops Looked Like in the 1950s According to the Thruway Authority, the very first rest stops were erected in the mid-1950s offering travelers cafeteria-style food, coffee, and snacks. Today, these rest stops are going through their second major remodel which will bring new restaurants and amenities for Thruway travelers. According to these old images from the Thruway Authority, our local rest stops have come a long way in seventy years.