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Archaeologists have recovered tool evidence of Clovis culture activity dating from about 14,000 years ago. Native Americans Īs in much of North America, human habitation appeared on the island fairly rapidly after the Wisconsin glaciation. 1.4 18th century and the American Revolutionįor a chronological guide, see Timeline of Staten Island.It provides views of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and Lower Manhattan.

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The free Staten Island Ferry connects the borough to Manhattan across New York Harbor. Staten Island is the only borough not connected to the New York City Subway system. Staten Island has Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) bus lines and an MTA rapid transit line, the Staten Island Railway, which runs from the ferry terminal at St.

Motor traffic can reach the borough from Brooklyn by the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and from New Jersey by the Outerbridge Crossing, Goethals Bridge and Bayonne Bridge.

The West Shore is the island's least populated and most industrial part. The South Shore, site of the 17th-century Dutch and French Huguenot settlement, developed rapidly beginning in the 1960s and 1970s and is now mostly suburban. Boardwalk, the world's fourth-longest boardwalk. The East Shore is home to the 2 + 1⁄ 2-mile (4-kilometer) F.D.R. Paul's Avenue-Stapleton Heights Historic District, which feature large Victorian houses. George, Tompkinsville, Clifton, and Stapleton-is the island's most urban area. The North Shore-especially the neighborhoods of St. Staten Island has sometimes been called 'the forgotten borough' by inhabitants who feel neglected by the city government. It was formally known as the Borough of Richmond until 1975, when its name was changed to Borough of Staten Island. Staten Island was consolidated with New York City in 1898. It was one of the 12 original counties of New York state. With a population of 495,747 in the 2020 Census, Staten Island is the least populated borough but the third largest in land area at 58.5 sq mi (152 km 2).Ī home to the Lenape indigenous people, the island was settled by Dutch colonists in the 17th century. Located in the city's southwest portion, the borough is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull and from the rest of New York by New York Bay. You may not use our service or the information it provides to make decisions about consumer credit, employment, insurance, tenant screening, or any other purpose that would require FCRA compliance.Staten Island ( / ˌ s t æ t ən/) is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Richmond County, in the U.S. All content provided is deemed to be in the public domain. All of this information is the representation of the management of the entities providing us this data. All searches are subject to legal restrictions, terms of use, and applicable law. If your information appears on one of your pages and you would like to opt-out, simply click on the information and than click the 'opt-out' button to submit a opt-out form. This information is not to be used for any purpose described in the fair credit reporting act (FCRA). Before relying on any data this system supplies, it should be independently verified. This system should not be relied upon as definitively accurate. Data is sometimes entered poorly, processed incorrectly and may not be free from defect. Information contained herein is derived from records that may have errors and/or not always be accurate or complete. Disclaimer: By using this site, you certify that you will use any information obtained for lawfully acceptable purposes.

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