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Giovanni da Verrazano reached North Carolina in 1524 and then explored the Atlantic coast as far north as Nova Scotia. He was the first European to enter New York Bay, and the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York Harbor between Brooklyn and Staten Island is named after him.
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When was the verrazanno bridge built?
The Verrazanno Bridge is located in New York. The bridge was built to connect Brooklyn and Staten Island in August of 1959.
When was the Verrazanno-Narrows bridge built?
well, it is built in 1889
What was verrazanno's biggest obstacle he faced?
Verrazannos biggest obstacle is
What were Giovanni da verrazanno's importance to his exploration to Canada?
His finding of spices
Was Giovanni da verrazanno rich?
Yes, he actually grew up in a castle that his family owned.
What countries did Giovanni da Verrazano sponsor?
France sponsored Giovanni da Verrazzano. He died from Hemroids while he was in the Caribean.
How would people travel from Staten Island to Manhattan?
You can take the Staten Island Ferry, or one of the Staten Island Express buses (see the Related Link below for a bus map), or you can drive through Brooklyn (either over the Brooklyn, Manhattan or Williamburg Bridges, or through the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel) and then over the Verrazano Bridge. People make that trip multiple ways every day. I was one of them. There are four main methods that each have differences in cost and travel time. First, and cheapest, is to take the local bus to the Staten Island Ferry which will drop you off in lower Manhattan. This has an average cost of $2 due to the Ferry ride being free. Second is to take a different kind of bus. The express bus is a $5 ride that will run a short route through Staten Island and then drive either through New Jersey and through the Lincoln Tunnel into Manhattan or through Brooklyn. The third option is to hire a cab or car service. This is very expensive. A car service ride from the southern end of Staten Island to midtown Manhattan is approximately $86 then you have to give a tip of 10% - 15%. The fourth option is to drive yourself. This option offers the most flexibility, but parking is an issue. If you work in midtown Manhattan you'd probably want to get a monthly lease on a parking spot in one of the many garages in Manhattan, and the lease alone is more expensive than the average two bedroom apartment in middle America. It will cost on average between $900 and $1100 per month not to mention the rising cost of gasoline and the tolls you would pay each day you drive. However, if one was to drive there are four bridges connecting Staten Island to the rest of the world. They are the Outerbridge, the Goethals bridge, the Bayonne bridge, and the Verrazanno bridge. One last interesting fact the Verrazanno bridge is actually the longest iron suspension bridge in the world surpassing the Golden Gate bridge by three feet.
When did New York City become important to New York?
New York City (formerly New Amsterdam) was always important to the state and to the country because of New York Harbor and the Port of New York, also known as the Gateway of America. As early as 1524, Giovanni da Verrazanno anchored there and replenished their fresh water supply on what is now Staten Island. The first recorded exploration of this area by the Dutch is around 1609 and Henry Hudson's voyages up what is now the Hudson River discovered a wealth of beaver. For centuries, beaver pelts had been prized all over Europe and the news of this find quickly brought European traders to the area. In 1624, 30 families were sent by the Dutch government and formed the settlement in what is now Manhattan. The settlement was an enterprise of the Dutch West India Company which was commissioned by the government. The Dutch were also excellent cartographers, so the New York Harbor was one first parts of the new world to be documented accurately. From that time to this, New York Harbor and the Port of New York have grown in importance, making New York City a major world trading center and financial center of the world. The answer to your question is that, New York City was important to New York State since that first settlement in 1624.
Who are some famous explorers that explored New York?
Founding of New YorkNative Americans, including the Lenape Indians, inhabited the area long before Europeans arrived. In 1524, the first European to the area was Giovanni da Verrazzano, an Italian sailing for the French. The French never colonized the area.English explorer Henry Hudson rediscovered the mouth of the Hudson River in 1609 and explored Hudson Bay in 1610. Like other explorers, Hudson was actually looking for a shortcut to Asia. He did not found any settlement there.French explorer Champlain mapped the east coast of America from Cape Bretton, Nova Scotia, to Cape Cod, Mass in 1607, not quite far enough south to find (or found) New York, but close.Peter Minuit was a German but was a director of the Dutch West India Co. He reached Manhattan Island in 1624 and purchased it from the Indians with beads, ribbons, and trinkets valued at the amount of 60 guilders, or about $24.This became the colony of New Amsterdam (Niewe Amsterdam) in 1625. That is the date that appears on the Seal of the City of New York.New Amsterdam separated the English colonies of New England from the other English colonies in the south. Clashes between the Dutch and the English were inevitable. England's Charles II claimed all the Dutch land, and in 1664 he gave it to his brother, the Duke of York.The Dutch weren't prepared to fight the English, so in 1664, New Amsterdam became New York.New York City as we know it (Manhattan, The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island) was founded in 1898. Before they were just separate boroughs, each with their own jurisdiction.The state of New York was founded in July 26, 1788.AnswerThe Dutch. The Dutch founded New York as 'Nieuw Amsterdam' in 1614. The colony existed of what is now know as Manhattan. The Duke of York's brother, King Charles the Second, sent warships to attack the Dutch in 1664 and renamed it to New York.The founders was Peter Minuit and Henry Hudson in 1636.Minuit certainly deserves the full credit since Henry Hudson had been dead for about 25 years in 1936. (About since his body was never recovered after he was set adrift by his crew in the mutiny of 1611).
What is the longest bridge in the United States?
The tallest bridge would be the I-278 crossing of the Verrazano Narrows in New York City -- the Verrazano Narows bridge. The double-decked span opened in 1964 and connects the borouhs of Staten Island and Brooklyn. It has a span of 4,260 feet and rises 224 feet above the water. That is a very large bridge however the highest interstate bridge in the United States is the Glade Creek bridge. This 2,179-foot (664 m) long deck truss bridge[3] towers 660 feet (200 m) above the creek bed, making it the highest Interstate bridge in the United States. And that's in West Virginia..!!
