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Photo by Wesley EngWhen did we drop the Z in Verrazano-Narrows Bridge? As reported in our fact sheet about the Brooklyn-Staten Island connector [/25-facts-verrazano-narrows-bridge/#.V1mbC-YrLos], the 52-year-old bridge was named for Giovanni da Verrazzano, the Italian explorer credited as the first European to discover the New York Bay. At the
50th anniversary of verrazano bridge
Source: jasonneppinke via flickr.comThe Verrazano-Narrows bridge is getting especially rusty looking [http://photos.silive.com/4499/gallery/staten_islands_verrazano_bridge_showing_rust_/index.html] as it nears its 50th anniversary in 2014, and the MTA isn’t going to waste time to make it look prettier, at least
50th anniversary of verrazano bridge
Source: fawlty128 via FlickrHave you ever dreamed of running across the Verrazano Bridge only to be stifled once you realized that the bridge is only open to motor traffic? Well, a petition [http://www.change.org/petitions/support-bicycle-and-pedestrian-pathways-on-the-verrazano-narrows-bridge] was started on Change.org calling for special construction that would allow