Staten Island

Staten Island borough N Y Cy situated primarily island . I separated N Jersey y Arthur K K V Kull, N Y y N Y By. W population about 477,377, Staten Island least populated boroughs third largest 59 q (153 2).

T Borough Staten Island coterminous Richmond County, southernmost county state N Y. Until 1975, borough officially named Borough Richmond. Staten Island sometimes called " forgotten borough" y inhabitants neglected y y government.

Staten Island overall suburban boroughs N Y Cy. T North Shore, especially neighborhoods S. George, Tompkinsville, P Hill, Stapleton, urban p island; contains officially designated S. George Historic District T S. Paul’s Avenue-Stapleton Heights Historic District, which feature large Vorian homes. T South Shore suburban-style residential neighborhoods - g F.D.R. Boardwalk, fourth longest world. Historically, central southern sections island dominated y dairy poultry farms, almost which disappeared 20 century.

T borough accessible Brooklyn Verrazano-Narrows Bridge N Jersey Goethals Bridge, Outerbridge Crossing, Bayonne Bridge. Staten Island Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) service MTA rapid transit line, Staten Island Railway, which ferry terminal S. George Tottenville. T Staten Island Ferry connects borough Manhattan popular tourist attraction, providing views Statue Liberty, Ellis Island lower Manhattan.