STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Taking its cue from the Port Authority, the MTA wants to cushion the blow for Staten Islanders who are faced with paying more to cross the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to Brooklyn.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Tis the season for audacious projects. But while the sky-scraping New York Wheel in St. George appears to be a done deal, a proposed 50-mile-long pedestrian and bicyclists ...

If car drivers are hit with an increase, rates for most E-ZPass users who live outside of Staten Island would go from $10.66 to $11.08 for the Verrazano. Staten Island residents who use an E-ZPass ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is 50 years old but not everyone is celebrating.Staten Island's politicians boycotted the anniversary ceremony Friday because of a proposed ...

The upper deck of Staten Island’s Verrazano-Narrows Bridge will undergo a $419 million replacement. The work will occur from 2012 until 2016. Motorists will not be affected by the work until 2014.

Staten Island residents and commercial vehicle drivers will be catching a break now that there will be a reduction for the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge tolls. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal ...

For years, drivers crossing onto Staten Island had to slow down to flow through toll plazas and pay the toll, but no more. And as our Amanda Farinacci reports — that change brought with it a ...

Staten Island’s politicians are boycotting the anniversary ceremony Friday because of a proposed toll hike announced earlier this week. The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is 50 years old but not ...

Add Staten Island’s Verrazano Bridge to the list of U.S. icons that are made in China. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority outsourced a $235 million renovation project to China for work on ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP)-- The upper deck of Staten Island's Verrazano-Narrows Bridge will undergo a $419 million replacement. The work will occur from 2012 until 2016.