Here are some interesting facts that you may not know about
Staten Island. Did you
know.........
- Staten Island is also known as Richmond county
- Three crossings, or bridges, connect Staten Island with New
Jersey: Goethals, Bayonne and Outerbridge
- The oldest schoolhouse in the United States, Public School 1,
is on Staten Island
- Over 60,000 people take the Staten Island Ferry every day
- Staten Island has over 170 parks
- Staten Island has its own board game, Statenopoly
- Staten Island has tried to secede from New York City multiple
times throughout its history with its most recent attempt being in
1993 and the debate continues to this day
- In 1874 Author Henry David Thoreau lived on Staten Island while
tutoring the children of Ralph Waldo Emerson's brother, William
Emerson.
- Singer, Christina Aguilera, was born on Staten Island
- Staten Island does not share a land border with another
county
- The highest point on the east coast, south of Maine, is Todt
Hill on Staten Island with an elevation of 410 ft (125 m)
- Staten Island celebrated its 350th birthday in 2011
- Unlike New York City, Staten Island is conservative-leaning
having only voted for a Democratic presidential nominee three times
since 1952
- Staten Island has one train line, no subways
- Writer Paul Zindel lived in Staten Island during his youth and
based most of his teenage novels on the island
- The Staten Island Cricket Club, incorporated in 1866, is the
oldest continuously operating cricket club in the United
States
- Ichabod Crane is buried in Asbury Methodist Cemetery, in New
Springville, Staten Island
- Over 54% of Staten Islanders are Catholic
- The Verrazano Narrows Bridge, crossing lower New York bay, is
the longest suspension bridge in the United States
- A 625-foot Ferris wheel is planned for the northeast waterfront
os the island. If completed as planned, it would be the largest in
the world