Staten Island
Staten Island is the southernmost of the five boroughs of New York City.
Staten Island is the southernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It 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. 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 km2). It is the least densely populated and most suburban borough of the city. The borough is coextensive with Richmond County, one of the 62 counties of New York state, and includes the southernmost point of the state.
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Worth seeing in and around Staten Island
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
The Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge is a suspension bridge connecting the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City, New York, U.S. It spans the Narrows, a body of water linking the relatively enclosed New York Harbor with Lower New York Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. It is the only fixed crossing of the Narrows.
9.4 km · bridge in New York City · Wikipedia - 02Bayonne Bridge
The Bayonne Bridge is a steel through arch bridge that spans the Kill Van Kull between Staten Island, New York, and Bayonne, New Jersey, United States. It carries New York State Route 440 and New Jersey Route 440, with the two roads connecting at the state border at the river’s center.
7.8 km · arch bridge connecting Staten Island, NY with Bayonne, NJ · Wikipedia - 03Fresh Kills Landfill
The Fresh Kills Landfill was a landfill covering 2,200 acres in the borough of Staten Island in New York City, United States. The name comes from the landfill's location along the banks of the Fresh Kills estuary in western Staten Island.
3.5 km · landfill site · Wikipedia - 04Todt Hill
Todt Hill is a 401-foot-tall 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.
4.5 km · mountain · Wikipedia - 05Staten Island Museum
Staten Island Museum is Staten Island’s oldest cultural institution, and the only remaining general interest museum in New York City. Founded in 1881 by fourteen of New York City’s first “environmental activists”, the Staten Island Museum houses artifacts and specimens from ancient to contemporary periods.
9.9 km · museum in Staten Island, New York · Wikipedia - 06Wagner College
Wagner College is a private college in Staten Island, New York, United States. It was established in 1883 and, as of the 2023–2024 academic year, it enrolled approximately 1,932 students, including 1,592 undergraduates and 340 graduates.
6.5 km · private college in Staten Island, New York, United States · Wikipedia - 07Staten Island Zoo
The Staten Island Zoo is an 8-acre urban zoo in West New Brighton, Staten Island, New York City. The zoo is open year-round except on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.
6.5 km · suburban zoo in West New Brighton, Staten Island, New York City · Wikipedia - 08New York's 11th congressional district
New York's 11th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York City. The 11th district includes all of Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn, including the neighborhoods of Bay Ridge, Bath Beach, Dyker Heights, south western Gravesend, western Sheepshead Bay, and parts of southern Bensonhurst.
1.8 km · U.S. House district in Staten Island, NY · Wikipedia - 09Freshkills Park
Freshkills Park is a public park being built atop a former landfill on Staten Island. At about 2,200 acres, it will be the largest park developed in New York City since the 19th century.
3.7 km · park on Staten Island · Wikipedia - 10Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve
Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve is 265-acre state park located near the southwestern shore of Staten Island, New York. It is the only state park located on Staten Island.
8.5 km · state park in Staten Island, New York · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
As the official "Borough of Parks", Staten Island has a large collection of parks. They range from modest playgrounds to immense expanses of raw nature. All parks operated by the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation are open 6AM–1AM, but the Greenbelt is operated by the Greenbelt Conservancy and Gateway is operated by the National Park Service. Parks affiliated with schools are the only exception.
- 01Amundsen Circle
A small park that is not much more than a clearing and some trees.
- 02Blue Heron Park
Poillon Avenue & Amboy Road (No public transportation.
- 03Clawson Playground
Adelaide Avenue & Emilra Street (S57 to Guyon Avenue & Whitehall Street, then walk east down Guyon Avenue and make a right onto Elmira Street).
- 04Freshkills Park
Wild Avenue & Pearson Street (S62/92 to Victory Boulevard & Wild Avenue, then walk 1 block east down Wild Avenue).
- 05Fort Wadsworth
- 06Miller Field
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Things to do
Staten Island FerryHawks, at the Richmond County Bank Ballpark at 75 Richmond Terrace (within walking distance of the St. George Ferry Terminal), tickets@ferryhawks.com. Go to a game of this independent Atlantic League baseball team. Come for a relaxed, fun time, away from the smothering hustle and bustle of the major leagues.
- 01Staten Island Zoo
614 Broadway (S48/98 or S53), info@www.statenislandzoo.org.
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Where to eat
While the vast majority of Staten Island eateries are Italian, there are some gems of other types of ethnic cuisine in the St. George and Tompkinsville neighborhoods. Mostly within a mile of each other on Victory Blvd (and in walking distance from the ferry terminal), the authentic and inexpensive restaurants serve up flavorful South Asian cuisine well worth the trip.
- 01Denino's Pizzeria & Tavern
Sun–Thu 11AM–11PM, Fri Sat 11AM–midnight.
- 02Joe And Pat's
1758 Victory Blvd (S61/S91 S62/S92 S66 from Bus Ramp A to Manor Road, X12/X42 express buses from Manhattan to Manor Road, S93 bus from Bay Ridge to Manor Road),.
- 03Pizzeria Giove
278 New Dorp Ln (S76/86 to Clawson Avenue),.
- 04Ralph's Italian Ices
501 Port Richmond Ave (S44/94 or S59 to Walker St).
- 05Taqueria Gallo Azteca
The cemitas are to die for, a sandwich with your choice of meat, with avocado, chipotle peppers, quesillo, and beans.
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Getting to Staten Island
- Airports
- Newark Liberty (EWR), 13 km · John F. Kennedy (JFK), 32 km · LaGuardia (LGA), 32 km
- Stations
- Linden Airport, 9.7 km · Annadale, 4.4 km · Eltingville, 3.4 km · Bay Terrace, 1.9 km · Great Kills, 2.3 km
- Philadelphia → Staten Island110 km · quickest by road, 2h 34m · $10–14
- Hartford → Staten Island181 km · quickest by road, 3h 58m · $17–23
- Albany → Staten Island235 km · quickest by road, 4h 21m · $21–29
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Staten Island
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Staten Island. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inStaten Island can be reached by passenger ferry from Manhattan.
- Get inThe ferry is the most visually pleasing option for arriving on the island, as it passes by Liberty Island and offers stunning views of the Manhattan skyline and New York Harbor.
- Get inThe ferry is free and operates 24 hours a day out of Battery Park in Manhattan and St.
- Get inThe 25-minute ferry ride is also sometimes a faster trip from Lower Manhattan to Staten Island than a corresponding trip by car or bus.
- Get inThe ferry allows bicycles on the lower decks, where there are usually bike racks.
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Next door to Staten Island
Staten Island is 19 km from Brooklyn, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- The Narrowsstrait in New York City, USA9.5 km
- Arthur Killtidal strait and a kill separating Staten Island, New York City from mainland New Jersey5.3 km
- New Dorpneighborhood of Staten Island, New York City, USA2.6 km
- New Brightonneighborhood on Staten Island, New York9.1 km
- Huguenotneighborhood on Staten Island, New York5.6 km
- Port Richmondneighborhood on Staten Island7.5 km