Eastbound I-278 in Staten Island New York City. Eastbound Staten Island (Clove Lakes) Expressway. Overhead direction signs read 'Kennedy Airport' and 'Brooklyn Queens Expressway/Long Island Expressway/Manhattan'. Vehicles approach toll plaza and cross Verrazzano Narrows Bridge into Brooklyn. Vehicles passing under the tower arches of the bridge. Vehicles pass Shore (Belt) Pkwy connectors, onto Gowanus Expressway. Excellent views of bridge towers and views of Brooklyn.
View of cars driving West along the Belt Parkway, approaching the exit to the Verrazzano bridge, adjacent to Fort Hamilton, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York City. Views of traffic on the bridge and across the Narrows to Fort Wadsworth, on the Staten Island (Borough of Richmond) side of the bridge. The only vehicles seen on the bridge are two trucks headed North toward Brooklyn on the upper deck (The lower deck has not yet been opened to traffic.) A ship is seen moving under the bridge as it enters the upper bay heading toward New York harbor. Work barges are seen near the bridge pier, as construction work is still in progress. (Note: The Verrazzano Bridge is the longest suspension bridge in the United States.)
Traffic on the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn, New York, near the exit to the Verrazzano Bridge across the Narrows in New York Bay. View of the bridge, extending over the highway. A work barge is tied up at one of the bridge piers. Pan across the bridge to Fort Wadsworth on the Staten Island side. A ship proceeds under the bridge towards New York harbor. Two trucks are seen crossing the upper deck towards Brooklyn. No vehicles are seen on the lower deck which is not yet open to traffic.
Boats and ships in the "The Narrows" (tidal strait for Hudson River between Upper and Lower New York Bay) in New York. They pass under The Verrazzano Narrows Bridge. Ground Level views of the Verrazzano Narrows Bridge from Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island.
View of Manhattan Island and skyscraper buildings of New York City, as seen from New York harbor, from dusk to night. A passenger ferry of the Staten Island Ferry, a passenger ferry service operated by the New York City Department of Transportation, approaches the city. The Statue of Liberty. Views of skyscrapers of New York City lit up at night; the tallest being the twin towers of the World Trade Center.
U.S. Army award ceremony at Halloran General Hospital on Staten Island New York. The honored World War II veterans line up. The recipients salute as U.S. flag is taken down at formal retreat. The flag flutters in wind. Major Jeannette Blech, Chief Nurse at Halloran Hospital, pins the Purple Heart on the uniform of Paratrooper Lance Leonard of Buffalo. A man in the background takes pictures. Major Blech shakes hands with Paratrooper Leonard. The Purple Heart pinned up on the uniform. Private Stanley Zych of Staten Island receive Purple Hearts from Major Blech. Major Jeannette Blech is the first woman in U.S. history to present the Purple Heart to war heroes. The service men and women of the Halloran General Hospital parade.
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