When 2 hurricanes slammed the east shore of Staten Island 50 years back, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers came up with a plan to build a massive seawall and levee system that stretched four…
Staten Island's historic Conference House dates back to revolutionary times. Operating as the meeting point for a peace conference in 1776, the house has a deep significance in American…
The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge was the world's longest suspension bridge when it first opened in 1964. The massive 693 foot towers are actually farther apart at the top by 1 and 5/8 inches due…
