Staten Island
island and borough of New York City, New York, United States of America From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Staten Island is a borough of New York City. Fewer than half a million people live there, the smallest population of any of the five boroughs. Three bridges connect Staten Island to New Jersey, and the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge connects to Brooklyn. A passenger railroad runs along the south shore to the northeast end of the island, which is called Saint George. The borough has the same boundaries as the county Richmond County.
Staten Island
Richmond County, New York | |
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_under_the_Verrazano_Narrows_Bridge.jpg) The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, looking toward Staten Island from Brooklyn | |
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| Nickname: "The Forgotten Borough" | |
 Location of Staten Island, shown in red, in New York City | |
| Coordinates: 40°34′34.61″N 74°8′41.42″W | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |  New York |
| County | Richmond (coextensive) |
| City | New York City |
| Settled | 1661 |
| Named for | Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond (Richmond County) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough (New York City) |
| • Borough president | Vito Fossella (R) — (Borough of Staten Island) |
| • District Attorney | Michael McMahon (D) — (Richmond County) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 102.9 sq mi (266.4 km2) |
| • Land | 57.5 sq mi (149.0 km2) |
| • Water | 45.3 sq mi (117.4 km2) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
| • Total | 495,747 |
| • Density | 8,618/sq mi (3,328/km2) |
| • Demonym | Staten Islander |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code format | 103xx |
| Area code | 718, 347, 929, 917 |
| Website | www |
The free Staten Island Ferry carries 21 million passengers each year the five miles (eight km) across New York Harbor between Saint George and Manhattan.[3] Nine ferry boats provide the service which began in 1817.
When England took control of New Netherland in the Second Anglo-Dutch War in the 17th century and split it into New York and New Jersey, Staten Island became part of New York.
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