THE QUEENS NEW YORKER

ON THIS EDITION IT'S PART 2 OF THE BRIDGE SPANNING BROOKLYN AND STATEN ISLAND, WILL LOOK AT THE FINALIZATION OF THE PLANS AND THE CONSTRUCTION:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verrazzano-Narrows_Bridge#Construction PICTURE BY:  By Matthew Proujansky - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4396273 IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMITTED MONTHLY DONATION FOR...

ON THIS EDITION ITS THE LAST BRIDGE ON THE SERIES OF BRIDGES AND TUNNELS, WHERE THE NARROWS NEEDS A BRIDGE TO SPAN INTO STATEN ISLAND:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verrazzano-Narrows_Bridge#History PICTURE BY:  By beglib, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53757009 IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMITTED MONTHLY DONATION FOR FUTURE EPISODES YOU CAN DONATE HERE:...

ON THIS EDITION ITS THE FINALE OF THE HISTORY OF OUR GREAT 14 LANE SUSPENSION BRIDGE THAT SPANS THE HUDSON RIVER:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Bridge#Expansion_and_late_20th_century PICTURE BY:  By Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States - Interstate 95 - New Jersey, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=69148992 IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A CO...

ON THIS EDITION ITS A LOOK AT FURTHER CONSTRUCTION WITH TOWERS AND ANCHORAGES, CABLE SPINNING, AND NEAR COMPLETION:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Bridge#Towers_and_anchorages PICTURE BY:  By Sebbe - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3074210 IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMITTED MONTHLY DONATION FOR FUTURE EPISODES YOU CAN DONATE H...

ON THIS EPISODE WILL LOOK AT THE NEXT BRIDGE THAT SPANS THE HUDSON RIVER MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR ALL VEHICLES TO CROSS FROM NEW YORK TO NEW JERSEY IN MINUTES:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Bridge#History CONGRATS TO BRIAN COLLINS FOR ANSWERING THE QUESTION OF WHO WAS NAMED AFTER THE THROG'S NECK BRIDGE PICTURE BY:  By John O'Connell - originally posted to Flick...

ON THIS EPISODE IT'S THE FINAL LOOK AT THE LATER YEARS AND DESCRIPTION OF THE THROG'S NECK BRIDGE:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throgs_Neck_Bridge#Later_years PICTURE BY:  By Stadium08 at English Wikipedia - Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by Elipongo using CommonsHelper., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5122131 HERE IS THE QUESTION AGAIN FOR THO...

ON THIS EDITION ITS A LOOK AT THE CONTINUATION OF BRIDGES AND TUNNELS WITH THE SILVER ANNIVERSARY HISTORY OF THE THROGS NECK BRIDGE, WHICH OPENED IN 1961. PLUS I ASK A QUESTION OF WHICH I POSTED A COMMENT TO WATCH THIS EPISODE AND POST YOUR ANSWER UNDER THE EPISODE OR PURPLE COMMENT BOX:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throgs_Neck_Bridge#History QUESTION IS: WHO WAS THE THROGS NECK BRIDGE NAME...

ON THIS EPISODE WE CONCLUDE WITH A L0OK AT THE INCREASING TRAFFIC, MAJOR REPAIRS, AND TOLLS ON THE BRIDGE THAT WAS BUILT BEFORE THE 1939 WORLD'S FAIR AND ONLY COST YOU A QUARTER BEFORE 1972:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronx%E2%80%93Whitestone_Bridge#Increases_in_traffic PICTURE BY:  By Dave Frieder - Contact us/Photo submission, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?cu...

ON THIS EDITION ITS A NEW BRIDGE IN THE SERIES LOCATED ON THE EAST RIVER AND WAS BUILT TO CARRY THE TRAFFIC TO AND FROM THE BRONX TO QUEENS:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronx%E2%80%93Whitestone_Bridge#History IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO KEEP THIS PROGRAM GOING, PLEASE GO HERE TO DONATE:  https://anchor.fm/thequeensnewyorker/support PICTURES BY:  By Danie...

IT'S THE FINALE OF THE HISTORIC BRIDGE THAT SPANS THREE BOROUGHS BUILT DURING THE DEPRESSION, THIS EDITION WILL LOOK AT THE LATER HISTORY INCLUDING WHEN E-Z PASS WAS FIRST IMPLEMENTED:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triborough_Bridge#Later_history PICTURES:  By Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York - RFK Bridge at sunriseUploaded by vcohen, CC BY 2.0, https://com...

THIS EPISODE WILL LOOK AT THE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS AND THE OPENING OF THE BRIDGE THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triborough_Bridge#Significant_progress IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO OUR GREAT PODCAST SHOW, HERE IS WHERE YOU CAN MAKE A COMMITTED PLEDGE:  https://anchor.fm/thequeensnewyorker/support PICTURES BY: &nbsp...

IT'S PART 2 OF THE THE BRIDGE THAT WAS BUILT TO SPAN THREE BOROUGH AND HELPED 18,000 WORKERS DURING THE DEPRESSION, THE TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triborough_Bridge#Funding IF YOU CAN MAKE A MONTHLY DONATION HERE IS THE LINK TO FURTHER SHOW YOUR SUPPORT:  https://anchor.fm/thequeensnewyorker/support THE JASON DECANIO SHOW IS ON MIXCLOUD:  THE SHOW THAT PLAYS M...

AS WE CONTINUE OURT SERIES ON BRIDGES AND TUNNELS OUR PRESENTATION CONTINUES WITH PART 1 OF THE BRIDGE THAT SPANS MANHATTAN, THE BRONX, AND QUEENS, SPANNING THREE BOROUGHS, IT'S THE TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triborough_Bridge#History IF YOU CAN MAKE A MONTHLY DONATION HERE IS THE LINK TO FURTHER SHOW YOUR SUPPORT:  https://anchor.fm/thequeensnewyorker/support THE...

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JOIN ME ON THIS 2ND EPISODE TO COMMEMORATE THE LEGACY OF WIFE, MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, AUNT, AND OVERALL GOOD CITIZEN WHO LEFT A LEGACY IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD, MY GRANDMOTHER JOSEPHINE FRANZE 1928-2006!!!!!

ON THIS PREMIER EDITION OF A NEW SERIES WHICH IS THE SISTER SHOW TO THE QUEENS NEW YORKER WE WILL DEDICATE A HALF HOUR TO THOSE WHO LEFT LEGACY'S TO THE BOROUGH. TONIGHT WE WILL LOOK AT ROBERT MOSES, THE MAN BEHIND THE ROADS OF QUEENS:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Moses

ON THIS EDITION ITS A LOOK AT 4TH EAST RIVER BRIDGE TO SPAN THAT AREA, A LANDMARK THAT EVEN ARCHIE BUNKER WOULD BE PROUD OF, THE QUEENSBORO BRIDGE:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensboro_Bridge#History FOLLOW US ON ANCHOR:  https://anchor.fm/thequeensnewyorker

ON THIS EDITION ITS A LOOK AT ANOTHER BRIDGE THAT SPANS THE EAST RIVER, THE WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williamsburg_Bridge#History FOLLOW US ON ANCHOR:  https://anchor.fm/thequeensnewyorker

ON THIS EDITION ITS PART 1 OF THE NEXT BRIDGE IN THE SERIES ON BRIDGES AND TUNNELS, THE MANHATTAN BRIDGE:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Bridge#History FOLLOW US ON ANCHOR FOR ALL ARCHIVED EPISODES FROM THE FIRST 5 SEASONS:  https://anchor.fm/thequeensnewyorker THE JASON DECANIO SHOW IS ON MIXCLOUD:  https://www.mixcloud.com/jason-decanio/

ON THIS EPISODE IT'S THE FINALE OF THE BRIDGE THAT WAS FIRST BUILT TO VEHICLE TRAFFIC, THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Bridge#Late_19th_through_early_20th_centuries FOLLOW US ON ANCHOR:  https://anchor.fm/thequeensnewyorker THE JASON DECANIO SHOW IS ON MIXCLOUD:  https://www.mixcloud.com/jason-decanio/

ON THIS EDITION ITS A CONTINUATION OF THE FAMOUS BRIDGE FIRST BUILT IN THE LATE 1800'S AS WE LOOK AT THE FINAL COMPLETION AND OPENING:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Bridge#Construction FOLLOW US ON ANCHOR:  https://anchor.fm/thequeensnewyorker THE JASON DECANIO SHOW IS ON MIXCLOUD:  https://www.mixcloud.com/jason-decanio/

ON THIS EPISODE ITS PART 2 OF THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE IN OUR SERIES OF BRIDGES AND TUNNELS, WILL EXPLORE HOW THE TOWER AND CABLES WERE CONSTRUCTED:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Bridge#Construction FOLLOW US ON ANCHOR:  https://anchor.fm/thequeensnewyorker LISTEN TO THE JASON DECANIO SHOW ON MIXCLOUD:  https://www.mixcloud.com/jason-decanio/

ON THIS EDITION ITS A LOOK AT THE FIRST EPISODE OF THE NEW SERIES ON BRIDGES AND TUNNELS, THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Bridge#History FOLLOW US ON ANCHOR:  https://anchor.fm/thequeensnewyorker THE JASON DECANIO SHOW ON MIXCLOUD:  https://www.mixcloud.com/jason-decanio/

ON THIS EDITION WILL LOOK AT THE FINAL QUEENS EXPRESSWAY AND WRAP UP THIS SERIES ON THE ROADS OF QUEENS:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_678 FOLLOW US ON ANCHOR FOR ARCHIVED EPISODES:  https://anchor.fm/thequeensnewyorker THE JASON DECANIO SHOW ON MIXCLOUD:  https://www.mixcloud.com/jason-decanio/

WELCOME BACK EVERYONE TO THE FIRST SHOW OF THE SIXTH SEASON IT'S A LOOK AT THE NEXT QUEENS EXPRESSWAY, INTERSTATE 295 THE CLEARVIEW EXPRESSWAY:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_295_(New_York) FOLLOW US ON ANCHOR:  https://anchor.fm/thequeensnewyorker TUNE INTO THE JASON DECANIO HERE ON MIXCLOUD: https://www.mixcloud.com/jason-decanio/ Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of th...