NY 88 was truncated on its southern end to Phelps in August 1972 as part of a statewide elimination of overlaps, such as NY 88 and NY 96. The old alignment between NY 21 and NY 96 was re-designated as NY 488.
NY 88 was truncated in August 1972 on its southern end to Phelps, as part of a statewide process to remove overlapping routes such as NY 88 and NY 96. The old alignment between NY 21 and NY 96 was renumbered as NY 488.