The bridge is named after Giovanni da Verrazzano, who, in 1524, was the first European explorer to sail into New York Harbor.

Heather Wolf, author of Find More Birds and Birding at the Bridge, will lead a bird tour in Brooklyn Bridge Park this Sunday morning, December 1. She says: Let’s find some birds! Winter is approaching ...

Happy 60th birthday to the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge! Construction of the span connecting Brooklyn and Staten Island began in ...