On April 17, 500 years ago, Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano sailed into New York Bay, describing the land and his encounters with its native inhabitants. The Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge in ...

HENRY HUDSON was not the first discoverer of the river, in the opinion of the thousand Italians who witnessed on Monday the breaking of ground in Battery Park for a monument to GIOVANNI DA VERRAZANO.

He anchored briefly in the Narrows of New York Harbor and in Narragansett Bay, where bridges now mark his visit. A portrait of explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano, who visited Rhode Island 500 years ago.

When Giovanni da Verrazzano returned from his famous 16th-century voyage exploring North America, the king of France rebuked him for lack of gender inclusivity aboard La Dauphine. When William Clar… ...

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The Coast Guard says it got a report Friday night about a ship that lost power in the Kill Van Kull Waterway. NEW YORK (WABC) -- A ship experiencing problems near the Verrazzano Bridge brought to ...

IN 1524, Giovanni da Verrazzano became the first European to enter New York Harbor. Today, across The Narrows entrance to this harbor, stands a monumental bridge named in honor of the Italian ...

A ship experiencing problems near the Verrazzano Bridge brought to mind the bridge collapse in Baltimore.

Less than two weeks after a powerless cargo ship slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, a massive container ship lost propulsion over the weekend near New York’s Verrazzano ...

The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, which opened in 1964 to connect Brooklyn with Staten Island, is named after Florentine Explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano. The explorer had two Z's in his last name.

On November 21, 1964, the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge was opened to the public for the first time. The suspension bridge that connects Brooklyn and Staten Island was named after Giovanni da Verrazzan… ...