Were New Yorkers in Viral Video Breaking the Law?

A couple has gone viral after a video of their "unique" date next to an Upstate New York highway took the internet by storm.

The couple, who set up a cozy lunch date in the middle of a highway median, reportedly caused traffic backups as they sat, ate, and snapped photos while vehicles rolled by. loading...

Viral Video of Couple Picnicking on Upstate New York Highway Median

While the video is certainly entertaining (a special shoutout should be given to the choice of music that accompanied the clip on Instagram, below), it also leads to a pretty simple question: are they actually allowed to do that?

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"Cute" Highway Median Date Flirts with Disaster

The date, while romantic in a "scene-from-a-rom-com" ki