Long-Inactive Verrazano Tollbooths Finally Meet Their End

February 3, 2012 Brooklyn Eagle Staff
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On the night of Feb. 1, the last remaining long-decommissioned eastbound tollbooths at the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge were torn down. In the 1980s, eastbound tolls on the Verrazano were eliminated as a favor to Staten Island politicians who wanted a toll-free ride into Brooklyn and Manhattan for their constituents who commuted to work by car.

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