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Verrazano

British  
/ verraˈtsaːno /

noun

  1. Giovanni da (dʒoˈvanni da). ?1485–?1528, Florentine navigator; the first European to sight what was to become New York (1524)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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If constructed, the memorial would have stood at what is now Fort Wadsworth National Park near the Verrazano Narrows Bridge.

From Fox News • Mar. 6, 2019

“We’re not changing our name,” said John Miraglia, the manager of Verrazano Motorworks on Staten Island, said.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2018

His Brooklyn accent is undiminished by five decades of living 200-plus miles south of the Verrazano Bridge.

From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2017

But members of the NYC Verrazano 10-13 Association - all retired Staten Island cops - lament today’s policing climate, even as they wax about the old days.

From Washington Times • Jul. 14, 2016

Between Brooklyn and Manhattan, miles across the water, we saw the final curtain of New York City—the Verrazano Narrows Bridge.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

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