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Borough and county in New York, US

Staten Island

Staten Island is the southernmost of the five boroughs of New York City.

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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.

Get in

Getting to Staten Island

Staten Island can be reached by passenger ferry from Manhattan. The 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. The ferry is free and operates 24 hours a day out of Battery Park in Manhattan and St.

See

Worth seeing

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.

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    Amundsen Circle

    A small park that is not much more than a clearing and some trees.

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    Blue Heron Park

    Poillon Avenue & Amboy Road (No public transportation.

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    Clawson Playground

    Adelaide Avenue & Emilra Street (S57 to Guyon Avenue & Whitehall Street, then walk east down Guyon Avenue and make a right onto Elmira Street).

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    Freshkills Park

    Wild Avenue & Pearson Street (S62/92 to Victory Boulevard & Wild Avenue, then walk 1 block east down Wild Avenue).

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    Fort Wadsworth
  6. 06
    Miller Field
Do

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.

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    Staten Island Zoo

    614 Broadway (S48/98 or S53), info@www.statenislandzoo.org.

Eat

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.

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    Denino's Pizzeria & Tavern

    Sun–Thu 11AM–11PM, Fri Sat 11AM–midnight.

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    Joe 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),.

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    Pizzeria Giove

    278 New Dorp Ln (S76/86 to Clawson Avenue),.

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    Ralph's Italian Ices

    501 Port Richmond Ave (S44/94 or S59 to Walker St).

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    Taqueria Gallo Azteca

    The cemitas are to die for, a sandwich with your choice of meat, with avocado, chipotle peppers, quesillo, and beans.

How locals move

Getting around Staten Island the local way

  • 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.
  • Get inGeorge Ferry Terminal is also a terminal for the Staten Island Railway and many of Staten Island's local buses.
  • Get inThe express buses are especially handy when you are traveling to places on the South Shore, which is the furthest section of Staten Island from the ferry, and has fewer local routes running than the more densely populated North Shore.
  • Get aroundFares are the same as a subway ride ($2.90), and it runs 24 hours, at intervals from 15 minutes during weekday rush hours to hourly overnight, synchronized to the ferry schedule.

From Wikivoyage: Staten Island, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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