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 ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) — A body was recovered near Verrazzano Bridge on the Staten Island side Monday afternoon, according to the FDNY. First responders were notified at around 2:43 p.m. and ...

State Senator Diane Savino and Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis are asking the MTA to reconsider its decision to use Chinese steel in the upcoming Verrazano Bridge deck replacement. The MTA made a ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City will recognize April 17 as Giovanni da Verrazzano day to honor the explorer after a piece of legislation passed Thursday. Councilman David Carr (R-Mid-Island/South ...

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 ...