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Gov. Cuomo signs bill to add second Z to Verrazano Bridge spelling
Monday, October 1, 2018
The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, connecting Staten Island and Brooklyn, is spelled with one "z." It should have two, for Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano.
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