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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Fifty years ago, an exceptionally large American flag proudly flew across the cables on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the adoption of the ...
The 60-year-old Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge was first opened in 1964, with the lower level opening five years later, in 1969.
When it finally opened, 50 years ago this month, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge—honoring the 16th-century Florentine explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano, though not to the extent of spelling his name ...
Heart-pounding dashcam video captured a Brooklyn man miraculously dodging death when high winds on the Verrazano-Narrows ...
The MTA is getting into the biking business. Transit officials on Monday unveiled a set of fully accessible cyclist and ...
MTA Chair Janno Lieber rode new bike paths on the RFK Bridge, part of a $128M non-motorist bridge infrastructure investment.
Those bridges are owned by the Army Corp of Engineers and are deemed as "typical" bridges rather than "critical/essential," like the Verrazano Narrows Bridge or the Golden Gate Bridge. The report ...
In November 1964 a crowd of 5,000 attended the opening of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, then the longest suspension bridge in the world. Presiding were New York mayor Robert Wagner, Governor ...
It’s the best beach for Instagrammable shots of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, and there’s a boardwalk with a bike path that overlooks the water — the promenade length from South to Midland ...
Among the bridges listed in the report were the Brooklyn, Manhattan, Williamsburg, Verrazano Narrows and George Washington bridges in New York City. Putin banner hung from Manhattan Bridge Banner ...