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Great Kills Park is a public park in Great Kills, Staten Island, New York City. Originally named Marine Park, [1] it is a part of the Staten Island unit of Gateway National Recreation Area. Administered by the National Park Service, it covers an area of approximately 580 acres (2.3 km 2) of salt marsh, beach and woodlands, stretching along two ...
The Staten Island Greenbelt is a system of contiguous public parkland and natural areas in the central hills of the New York City borough of Staten Island.It is the second largest component of the parks owned by the government of New York City and is maintained by the city's Department of Parks and Recreation and the Greenbelt Conservancy, a not-for-profit organization that works in ...
Oyster harvesting Staten Island was mainly conducted on the island's south shore. Prince's Bay was the main hub and was within walking distance from Sandy Ground. Sandy Ground also served as an important stop on the Underground Railroad , and is the oldest continuously settled free black community in the United States.
New Dorp station. / 40.5736; -74.1171. The New Dorp station is a Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of New Dorp, Staten Island, New York. The station became fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 in 2023.
Todt Hill. / 40.60222°N 74.11222°W / 40.60222; -74.11222. Todt Hill ( / ˈtoʊt / TOHT) [1] is a 401-foot-tall (122 m) hill formed of serpentine rock on Staten Island, New York. It is the highest natural point in the five boroughs of New York City and the highest elevation on the entire Atlantic coastal plain from Florida to Cape Cod. [2]
Richmond Valley station. / 40.5196; -74.2293. The Richmond Valley station is a Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of Richmond Valley, Staten Island, New York. Located at Richmond Valley Road and Amboy Road on the main line, the station is a mixture of open cut (below grade level) at the north end and grade level at the south end.
August 25, 1981. Delisted NYCL. 1997 [2] Poillon-Seguine-Britton House was a historic home located in Great Kills, Staten Island, New York, near Great Kills Harbor. The original section was built about 1695 for the French immigrant Jacques Poillon, with a 2-story addition completed about 1845 after the home was sold to Joseph Seguine, and a ...
Coordinates: 40°31′26″N 74°12′56″W. Pleasant Plains is a neighborhood located on Staten Island, New York City, New York. It is bordered by Woodrow to the north, the Lower New York Bay to the south, Richmond Valley to the west, and Prince's Bay to the east. The neighborhood is represented in the New York City Council by Joe Borelli .