Hudson Valley mayors brace for Halloween and fall loving crowds

WNYC News | Oct 23

The MTA says Metro North is adding more trains to and from the Hudson Valley to accommodate flocks of people hoping to spend a bucolic autumn weekend outside the city.

And if you’ve traveled up there this season like many of us on the All Things Considered team have, it definitely feels like you, me and everyone we know has the same idea this year. Downtowns up and down the river feel absolutely packed with out of towners on Saturdays and Sundays.

Marjorie Hsu of Sleepy Hollow and Mayor Lee Kyriacou of Beacon join WNYC's Sean Carlson to talk about the pros and cons of the crush of aspiring leaf peepers in their towns.

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