Quote Originally Posted by kb2vxa View Post
"For some reason known only to Staten Islanders, the VZ's toll booths work in the opposite direction of every Hudson crossing in the rest of the city and state."

Those familiar with NYC area club bands know the Beagles, nearly unknown outside Brooklyn. Their signature tune could be confused with an advertizing slogan for the Roach Motel unless you read between the lines and understand the Brooklyn mentality and it's not the Staten Islanders.

Welcome to Brooklyn New Yawk
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
Plenty of room here in downtown Brooklyn
Any time of year (any time of year)
You can find it here...

Last thing I remember, I was
Driving for the BQ Distressway
I had to find the passage back
To the Island South Shore
"Relax," said the toll man,
"We are programmed to receive.
You can check-out any time you like,
But you can never leave!"

The bridge has been called New York's most dangerous bridge because 170,000 people cross it per day into Brooklyn, can't get home and are eaten by zombies.


The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is on the atlantic flyway. There are times when I've taken the bus across and seen Canadian Geese flying outside the window as they migrated south. Sometimes if you're in a high area of Staten Island, you'll see them circling in the night looking for a place to land and rest. They'll circle as little as 8 feet off the ground. In the spring, the VZ can be hard to drive. It is right on the ocean and the fog can reduce visibility to mere feet.

There was a legal case in NYC back in the 70s. A judge sentenced a man to drive the LIE from end to end roundtrip every day for a year. It was overturned as cruel and inhuman the next week. Says a lot about that highway. It's been described as the world's largest parking lot.