Now, with many districts running low on snow days, they are looking to enact their remote learning protocols. With temperatures on Friday, January 30, 2026, expected to get above zero barely, and the continuation of another winter weather advisory, several schools around the region, including the Buffalo Public Schools, are either going remote or flat out shutting down. 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.