Long-Inactive Verrazano Tollbooths Finally Meet Their End

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.