Grew up in the Syracuse area but left in 1980 for a better job. Still have family there but state just keeps going down hill. Too bad.
Speaking of Syracuse, the airport there has these exit portals since 2013 - I can’t stand them. It feels sinister. You cannot open the doors once you are in there. It’s automated:
“As part of a $60 million renovation this year, the Syracuse airport installed exit portals that passengers must pass through to depart the airport. Passengers enter a see-through, elevator-like enclosure as one door closes behind them, then wait up to a few seconds until a green light flashes and the door in front of them opens to let them out. “You’re not allowed to just leave the airport,’’ Williams reported.”