High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! New York State Route 217 (NY 217) is a 6.78-mile (10.91 km) long state highway in Columbia County, New York, United States. It connects NY 23 in Claverack to the Taconic State Parkway in Ghent by way of the village of Philmont. The majority of NY 217 is a rural highway, excluding portions near the NY 23 junction and in Philmont.