 The portion of 125th Street and Northern Drive from US 4 (2nd Avenue) to Old Mill Hill Road was originally designated as part of NY 40 in the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York.NY 40 was realigned by 1932 to follow Leversee Road and Oakwood Avenue through the eastern outskirts of Troy.Its former routing along 125th Street and Northern Drive was incorporated into the new NY 142, a route extending from US 4 in Troy to NY 7 in Brunswick Center, .