When i came in NYC i settled right opposite the Verrazano bridge. I see it every day and for me it is especially necessary to know Who is Giovanni da Verrazzano and Why one of the beautiful double-decked suspension bridge that connects Brooklyn with Staten Island and has played a crucial role in development of this region of the Big Apple has his name.
Giovanni da Verrazzano was an Italian explorer of North America, in the service of the French crown. He is renowned as the first European to explore the Atlantic coast of North America between South Carolina and Newfoundland in 1524, including New York Harbor where the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is named in his honor. Giovanni da Verrazano explored the east coast, discovered Manhattan and was the first European to enter New York Bay. His voyages affected all men because he discovered some important lands that are vital to us today, such as Manhattan, New York Bay and . If he had not discovered these expanses, may be someone else who had different intensions would have found them, and our whole American history would be different. So because of him we have New York in which we live today.