Verrazano, Giovanni da
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Giovanni da Verrazano By:Andrew Narduzzi Verrazano was born in Tuscany, Italy in 1485. He was a Florintine explorer and sailed under the French flag. He was the first of the Europeon explorers to see New York and Narragansett bays. The Italian Historical Society of America played a big part in having a bridge going from New York Harbour to Staten Island and Brooklyn named The Verrazzano Narrrows Bridge. The society is also responsible for the placement of the Verrazzano Monument at Battery Park in New York.