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Can You Walk or Jog From Brooklyn Across the Verrazano Bridge to Staten Island?

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Question: Can You Walk or Jog From Brooklyn Across the Verrazano Bridge to Staten Island?
Once a year, at the start of the annual New York Marathon, thousands of runners mass on the beautiful Verrazano Bridge connecting Brooklyn and Staten Island. On a regular basis, how do you walk or jog across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, from Brooklyn to Staten Island and back?
Answer: As they say in Brooklyn, fuggedabout it. There are no pedestrian walkways on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge connecting Brooklyn and Staten Island. The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge only has lanes for cars, and it's a busy, fast thougoughfare. This bridge is open to bikers, walkers or cyclists only on special occasions such as the New York Marathon. Find out

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