Verrazano Narrows Bridge

Pumps Now Working At Harlem Sewage Plant; Beaches Could Open Soon

New York City health officials hope to lift advisories at some area beaches forced to close due to a massive sewage spill in the Hudson River.

2011/07/22

A Staten Island Ferry makes its ways north from Staten Island to Manhattan with the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in the background (file / credit: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

Rep. Michael Grimm Wants Feds To Remove Ammo From Near Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

The 1,500 rounds of ammo, a three-inch projectile, and cartridges were discovered in the waters near the Brooklyn tower of the bridge last October.

2011/06/30

The Throgs Neck Bridge's newest feathered inhabitants: Locust (with open beak), Edgewater and Bayside, named for communities near the bridge (credit: MTA)

Whoa Baby! Nine Peregrine Falcons Hatch Atop MTA Bridges

New York City is seeing a bit of a baby boom and not just at the Bronx Zoo.

2011/06/01

Verrazano Narrows Bridge (credit: STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

Verrazano Bridge To Undergo $419 Million Upgrade

Replacement work on the bridge will occur from 2012 until 2016. Motorists will not be affected by the work until 2014.

2011/04/12

Radiation detection equipment is seen in New York City - Apr 7, 2011 (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Dirty Bomb Detection Exercise Continues Around The City

Scores of police cars amassed at the United Nations for another day of drills in a week-long exercise that Police Commissioner Ray Kelly boasts have been successful thus far.

2011/04/08

Is Snow Cleanup Clearing Lane Markers On SI?

On the Staten Island Expressway from Clove Road to the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, drivers dodge, weave, slam on the brakes, and struggle to hold their lane.

2011/01/19