Insect and Spider Identification: CLOSED: Unidentified Interloper, 1 by AdinaInNY

AdinaInNY wrote:
Hi. I recently moved into a barn in the middle of the woods in Westchester New York. This guy (or girl?) wandered into my kitchen over the weekend. It was HUGE -probably about 4 inches from end spike to antennae tip (photo cut off the end of the antennae -sorry). Any idea what s/he is? I'm guessing some type of cricket or grasshopper, but I don't really know much about bugs. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
adina
ps - Is there any reason I should be concerned about it? I have lost track of it - it is presumably somewhere in my barn apartment.