When we started to count just how many buildings are lying empty on Route 9 in Poughkeepsie, New York we couldn't believe it. You've probably noticed that there seems to be more and more abandoned businesses on Route 9 these days. But when we attempted to document all of them between Poughkeepsie and Fishkill we had no idea there were so many empty buildings. As we traveled up and down Route 9 between the City of Poughkeepsie and Fishkill we ran across 21 businesses that, for whatever reason, are no longer open. This doesn't even include many of the smaller stores located in strip malls or inside of the Poughkeepsie Galleria.