Staten Island

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About Staten Island

Staten Island is the southernmost and least populous of New York City's five boroughs, an island in New York Harbor closer in feel to the suburbs than to Manhattan. Dutch explorers named it Staten Eylandt in honor of the Dutch parliament, and it remained largely rural for centuries, its farms and villages linked to the city mainly by ferry until the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge opened in 1964.

Today Staten Island has about 500,000 residents, with leafy neighborhoods, hills and a strong Italian American community. The free Staten Island Ferry, which carries passengers between St. George and Lower Manhattan, is one of the best bargains in the city, passing the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island with sweeping skyline views on its 25-minute crossing.

The borough has a surprising amount of history and green space. Historic Richmond Town preserves homes and shops from the 1600s to the 1800s, Snug Harbor Cultural Center fills a former sailors' retirement home with gardens and museums, and Fort Wadsworth guards the Narrows below the Verrazzano Bridge. The Greenbelt protects thousands of acres of woodland and trails in the island's center, and beaches line the south shore.

Best seasonMay to October for the ferry, beaches, gardens and outdoor history sites.

Ideal stayOne day for the ferry, St. George, Snug Harbor and Historic Richmond Town.

ArrivingThe free Staten Island Ferry runs 24 hours from Lower Manhattan; Newark Airport is about 20 minutes away by road.

12 Unforgettable Things to Do in Staten Island

Landmarks 2

Staten Island Ferry

The free ferry between St. George and Whitehall Terminal in Lower Manhattan is one of the great bargains of New York and a daily c...

Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge

Spanning the Narrows between Staten Island and Brooklyn, this double-deck suspension bridge opened in 1964 and held the record as...

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Fort Wadsworth

Guarding the Narrows at the entrance to New York Harbor, Fort Wadsworth is one of the oldest military sites in the country, and it...

Historic Richmond Town

This living-history village in the center of the island preserves around thirty buildings spanning more than three centuries, set...

Conference House Park

At the southern tip of Staten Island, the southernmost point of New York State, this waterfront park surrounds the stone Conferenc...

Alice Austen House

Clear Comfort, a small Victorian Gothic cottage on the shore of the Narrows, was home to Alice Austen, one of the first American w...

Museums 1

Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art

Hidden on Lighthouse Hill, this tiny museum was created in 1945 by Jacques Marchais, the professional name of collector Edna Coble...

Arts 1

Snug Harbor Cultural Center

Founded in 1833 as Sailors' Snug Harbor, a home for retired merchant seamen, this 80-acre campus on the north shore keeps a remark...

Parks 1

Staten Island Greenbelt

The Greenbelt protects close to 3,000 acres of forest, wetlands and ridges across the middle of the island, making it one of the l...

Beaches 1

South Beach and the FDR Boardwalk

The Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk runs about two and a half miles along the east shore from South Beach to Midland Beach, and it...

Wildlife 1

Staten Island Zoo

Opened in 1936 in Barrett Park, this compact zoo is known for a strong reptile collection and for its most famous resident, Staten...

Neighborhoods 1

St. George

The neighborhood around the ferry terminal is the civic heart of Staten Island, climbing the hill in a mix of grand public buildin...

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