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. — 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 ...

This year marks the 500th anniversary of Giovanni da Verrazzano’s historic voyage to the New World and the first documented visit by a European to Rhode Island. This fact should not go unnoticed.

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 ...

Notes: In this essay, James Kences recounts the explorations of the Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano (1485 to 1528), who led his expeditions in service of King Francis I of France. As he sailed ...

In April 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 ...

Patrick T. Conley is president of the Heritage Harbor Foundation. This year marks the 500th anniversary of Giovanni da Verrazzano’s historic voyage to the New World and the first documented visit by a ...