sentences:  In the early 1950s, plans developed of a new expressway connecting the new New York State Thruway and the New England Thruway.Approved by then-Governor of New York Thomas Dewey in April 1952, the new parkway would parallel the Central Westchester Parkway to help ease traffic congestion through the area.Local groups were opposed to the project, because of the number of houses being lost in the new project, calling the project "a skunk in the parlor".