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Staten Island Historical Society is an organization devoted to the history of Staten Island and its neighboring communities, from the colonial period to the present day. The Society operates and interpreting Historic Richmond Town , the largest and most comprehensive historic village in New York City .
The Staten Island Ferry is a fare-free passenger ferry route operated by the New York City Department of Transportation.The ferry's single route runs 5.2 miles (8.4 km) through New York Harbor between the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Staten Island, with ferry boats completing the trip in about 25 minutes.
Staten Island Technical High School, commonly called Staten Island Tech, SITHS, or Tech by Staten Islanders, was founded in 1988. Located in Staten Island , New York City , the public specialized high school is operated by the New York City Department of Education .
The College of Staten Island is the product of a merger in 1976 of Staten Island Community College (SICC), founded in 1956, and Richmond College, founded in 1965. Richmond College had been threatened with closure because of New York City's financial crisis, while SICC, because of its status as a community college , received state support.
The trustees had also been losing about $300,000 a year from the Staten Island site, and they found that it was unprofitable to keep operating the Staten Island facility. [16] In June 1976, the trustees moved the institution to Sea Level, North Carolina. [17] Two sailors on the Staten Island property held out until September 1976. [18]
The Staten Island Ninja, also known as the ninja burglar or ninja bandit, is a burglar who broke into homes in the Staten Island borough of New York City and stole from them while dressed as a ninja. He may have hit about nineteen homes since June 2007. [ 1 ]
2009 Map of the Staten Island Railway, which includes the now-closed Nassau, Atlantic, and Richmond County Bank Ballpark stations, as well as the now-opened Arthur Kill station. The Staten Island Railway (formerly known as the Staten Island Rapid Transit ) is a rapid transit system on Staten Island, New York .
Great Kills is a neighborhood within the borough of Staten Island in New York City.It is located on the island's South Shore, and according to many local geographers, it is the South Shore's northernmost community.