Giovanni da Verrazzano [c. 1485-c. 1528]
The Verrazano Narrows Bridge is named after the Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano. He was the first known navigator to travel into the Hudson River and New York Harbor.
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson
First, the Dutch and then the English. New York is named after the Duke of York.
The bridge is named for Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano, the first known European navigator to enter New York Harbor and the Hudson River, while crossing The Narrows. Source: Wikipedia
he was an Italian explorer who sailed for France. He explored most of the north American coast from South Carolina to Newfoundland and the New York area Verrazano was an Italian explorer that was the first person to find New York. He followed Columbus, thinking he was going north of Asia.
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he found the New York harbor,
Henry Hudson, an English navigator, explored the Hudson River and Hudson Bay in the early 17th century. Giovanni da Verrazzano, an Italian explorer, was the first European to enter New York Harbor in 1524. Samuel de Champlain, a French explorer, mapped the northern regions of New York in the early 17th century.
Giovanni de Verrazano
The New york Harbor entrance is also known as the "narrows"
There is no capital of New York Harbor. New York Harbor is not a country, or even a city. It's a harbor: a place where boats dock. This is like asking, "What is the capital of Penn Station?"