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The S.I Railway. The 14 mile commuter line connects Tottenville with St. George
718-966-SIRT www.mta.info/nyct
Bridges
The Island has four bridges connecting with other parts of the region: The Verrazano, the Goethals, the Outerbridge Crossing and the Bayonne Bridge. Tolls must be paid to cross all four bridges. www.e-zpassny.com
Police Precincts.
The Island has three city police precincts- the 120th, located in St. George 718-876-8478. The 122nd in New Dorp 718-667-2241 and the 123rd in Tottenville 718-948-9304.
Supreme Court
The Richmond County Supreme Court , located in St. George, is the borough's highest court for criminal and civil matters 718-390-5201 or 718-390-5290
Criminal Court
The criminal Court is the first stop in the criminal justice system for Criminal defendants. The Stapleton courthouse holds three court rooms. 646-386-4500
Staten Island has 20 firehouses located throughout the Island. For emergencies dial 718-999-6666. The borough also has two volunteer fire fighting units which are recognized by the fire department.
Ambulance Services
Emergency medical services are provided by three agencies. The Fire Department which merged with the city's Emergency Medical service (EMS) in 1997, the ambulance services of Staten Island University Hospital and Richmond University Medical Center. Volunteer ambulance corps members will provide mutual aid for certain emergencies. All ambulances run by these agencies are dispatched through 911.
Wagner College (private residential college)
718-390-3100 , www.wagner.edu
College of Staten Island. Part of the City University of New York. 204 acre campus
( the largest campus in the city) 718-982-2000 www.csi.cuny.edu
St. Johns University 16 acre campus
( Roman Catholic University) 718-390-4545 www.stjohns.edu
Empire State College
The center is geared towards adults who are busy working and raising families. One can enroll on a part time basis or students can take up to 16
credits.
Staten Island has 12 libraries or learning centers. Call the Staten Island borough office for details and summer hours 718-442-8562.
Gateway National Recreation Area offers Great Kills Harbor and beaches with views of Raritan Bay. Great Kills park features extensive jogging trails, bike paths and a marina. Miller field and Ft. Wadsworth are also part of the recreation area. Call 718-987-6790 for Great Kills Park.
Miller Field 718-351-6970. Fort Wadsworth 718-354-4500.
Sandy Ground Historical Society
The Sandy Ground Historical Society runs a museum about the country's oldest free black settlement which exists on the Rossville site 718-317-5796.
Historic Richmondtown. A 96 acre historic village in Richmondtown 718-351-1611 www.historicrichmondtown.org
The Staten Island Ferry. Connecting St. George with the southern tip of Manhattan. Call 311 www.nyc.gov/html/dot/
Borough Hall this Four story landmark building
is located across the street from the St. George ferry terminal. Housed here is the borough Presidents office and many city agencies.
the borough President's help line is 718-816-2000.
Richmond University Medical Center. Part of the bridge Regional Health system 718-818-1234.
Staten Island University Hospital. There are two hospitals sites. Ocean Breeze 718-226-9000 and Prince's Bay 718-226-2000.
The Greenbelt. Over three times the size of Central Park 2,800 acre Greenbelt is one of the largest urban parks in the world. Call the Greenbelt Conservancy at 718-667-2165 or visit www.sigreenbelt.org
Jacques Marchais Tibetan Museum.
Museum of Tibetan Art is the only museum of Tibetan Art and culture in the USA 718-987-3500 www.tibetanmuseum.com
Staten Island Botanical Garden
The beautiful 55 acres are located on the grounds of the Snug Harbor Cultural Center. Features include the first authentic Chinese scholar's garden in America and twenty formal gardens.
718-273-8200
The Staten Island Zoo
Eight and one half acre tract located in West Brighton. It hosts perpetualy expanding exhibits 718-442-3101
Clove Lakes Park
This 200 acre park features four small lakes, an ice skating rink, boat rentals, bridle paths, ball fields, and some of the oldest trees in NYC.
It hosts special events throughout the year.
Call 311 www.nyc.gov/parks
Staten Island Childrens Museum
It specializes in hands on exhibitions for children of pre-school through junior high school age 718-273-2060
Conference House
A colonial manor home located in the bucolic conference house park on Raritan Bay. This was the site of the peace conference held on Sept 11,1776 . Public guided tours given 718-984-6046
Alice Austen House
Photographer Alice Austin (1866-1952) was born in Rosebank and lived there in a graceful seaside cottage called "clear comfort" for virtually her entire life. The city acquired the house in 1975, and it and it's gardens were restored and opened to the public in 1985. Call 718-816-4506
Department of Motor Vehicles. Waiting time is short and the system runs smoothly. Located in the Showplace Center in Travis at 141 E. Service Road 718-966-6155.
Staten Island Expressway
The six lane Expressway is the borough's busiest roadway. It cuts across the top of the Island and links the Verrazano Narrows Bridge and Brooklyn with the Goethals Bridge and New Jersey.
West Shore Expressway
This four lane expressway links the Staten Island expressway with the Outerbridge Crossing.
The Staten Island Advance
Local Newspaper now in it's 121st year informing the people of Staten Island about Staten Island.
718-981-1234 www.silive.com located at 950 Fingerboard Rd, Grasmere.
Richmond County Bank Ballpark, Saint George.
Current team - The staten Island Yankees.
Breathtaking water view of the upper Bay.
Stadium Capacity 6,500, concessions.
The Saint George Theatre
Historical restored theatre.
Fishing Piers
Ocean Breeze opened Sept 2003. Opportunity for deep water - angling. Fisherman can catch striped bass, weakfish, and bluefish. The pier is available to the general public.
St. George Fishing Pier - 845 feet long.
Next to the staten Island ferry. Pier 1 offers opportunity to catch bluefish,flounder,blackfish,porgy and striped bass.
Lemon Creek Fishing Pier
Parking area, landscaped entranceway. Located at the foot of Sharrott Ave. Offers opportunity to cast a line and catch weakfish, bluefish, flounder, striped bass.
La Tourette 18 - hole Golf Course - 455 acres
1001 Richmond Hill Road, Green belt 718-351-1889
South Shore 18 - hole Golf Course
200 Huguenot Ave, Huguenot 819-984-0101
Silver Lake - 18 hole Golf Course
915 Victory Blvd 718-447-5686
Staten Island Museum (SIIAS) 718) 727-1135
Staten Island Institute of Arts and Science. Has permanent and changing exhibitions at its St. George site (75 Stuyvesant Place, two blocks from the Ferry Terminal), and offices and exhibition space at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center campus (1000 Richmond Terrace.) New York City's only actively collecting, general interest museum.
Staten Island September 11th Memorial.
Dedicated to the Staten Island victims of terrorist attacks. The Staten Island 9/11 Memorial is located along the North Shore Waterfront near the Staten Island Ferry Terminal and the Richmond County Ballpark in St. George. Panoramic views of New York Harbor, Lower Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty can be seen from this site.
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