This week marks the 500th anniversary of Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano’s arrival in New York Bay — and to commemorate it, drivers should get a toll break on his famed namesake bridge, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This year marks the 500th anniversary of Giovanni da Verrazzano's historic voyage to the New World and the first documented visit ...

I sometimes get to wondering what happened between the time Columbus arrived in America in 1492 and the Pilgrims putting roots down in Plymouth 128 years later. So I took a break from scrolling ...

For many people around the globe, New York City is just a flight away. With three major airports, tunnels, bridges and cruise ship terminals, the Big Apple is easily accessible to millions of visitors ...

The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is set to unfurl a massive American flag ahead of Independence Day as New York prepares to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States. According to the Metropolitan ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Six years have passed since the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge’s name was corrected to include a second ‘z,’ accurately reflecting its namesake explorer, Giovanni da Verrazzano. After ...

The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge reached its 60th anniversary on November 21, and the monumental feat of engineering remains an integral piece of New York City’s infrastructure. Once the longest ...

If you’re a New Yorker who struggles to spell the name of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, rest assured: you’re not the only one. Opened to the public in 1964, the bridge—which connects Staten Island and ...