NY 152 originally extended westward into the city of Rensselaer when it was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, but was truncated to Defreestville c. 1937.

[1][4] NY 152 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York.

[5] NY 152 was truncated on its western end c. 1937 to begin at its junction with US 4 in Defreestville.

[3] NY 152's former routing is now part of CR 55, a designation that also encompasses the portion of Washington Avenue between the Rensselaer city line and Defreestville.

[10] However, the junction has since been reconfigured so that Washington Avenue ends at nearby Blooming Grove Drive and Best Road begins at NY 43.