On top of what 'sempron64 said: there was a plan to construct a subway tunnel between Brooklyn and Staten Island[1], but construction was canceled nearly a cent

On top of what 'sempron64 said: there was a plan to construct a subway tunnel between Brooklyn and Staten Island[1], but construction was canceled nearly a century ago. The Verrazano Bridge itself was designed under Robert Moses's eye, and he shut down the idea of a subway link early on[2]. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staten_Island_Tunnel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staten_Island_Tunnel [2]: https://www.nytimes.com/1956/04/09/archives/moses-bars-train-on-narrows-span-mocks-idea-of-transit-link-from.html https://www.nytimes.com/1956/04/09/archives/moses-bars-train...