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Stunning Then and Now Photos of Staten Island that Show How Times Have Transformed

The essence of a place is not only defined by its current panorama but also by its storied past. As we traverse through decades of images, “Then and Now” photos of Staten Island offer a unique portal through which we can experience the island’s evolution. These paired images, some a century apart, capture the changing face of Staten Island while celebrating the enduring spirit of its community.

Peering into the paired photographs, certain streets, once bustling with vintage vehicles and pedestrians in period attire, are now lined with contemporary cars and city dwellers donning modern fashion. Yet, the foundational architecture, the heart of the street, remains, echoing tales of yesteryears and whispering secrets of today.

The island’s green spaces, some of which have flourished for over a century, have their own stories to tell. In some spots, dense groves from decades ago have made way for urban expansion. In contrast, other areas depict nature’s tenacity, with the same trees standing tall, only now surrounded by newer benches or playground equipment.

Certain landmarks, like bridges, have become symbols of Staten Island’s identity. The paired images reveal their enduring majesty, even as the surroundings have transformed. Similarly, waterfronts, once hubs for trade and transport, now serve as recreational spots, with the essence of water acting as a continual, soothing presence.

Perhaps the most touching pairs are those capturing everyday life. Children playing, vendors selling, and families gathering—some scenes remain touchingly similar despite the decade’s gap. The setting might have changed, but the spirit, the joy, the camaraderie, resonates across time.

#1 Market at Targee and Van Duzer Streets, Stapleton, photographed on January 4, 1949. Second photo is from 2020

#2 Hart Boulevard transformed from wooded land into a developed area; 1900s – 2009

#3 Giffords Lane, early 1900s and 2010s

#4 Silver Lake Park in Two Different April Scenes, 1982 and 2019

#5 Soldiers march on Amboy Road near Richmond Road in New Dorp, captured on October 26, 1912. Second photo is from 2019

#6 Hillside Terrace in Great Kills offers a glimpse into its undeclared history.

#7 Buffalo Street, Bay Terrace, looking east, circa 1939 and the street east of the SIR today.

#8 The Boulevard in 1899. Notable for its University Temple, a large auditorium.

#9 Main Street, Tottenville: A view of the street, date unknown.

#10 70 Beach Street in Stapleton was originally the Liberty Theatre in 1918. Now houses various businesses.

#11 This home at 3525 Victory Blvd.

It was where Ichabod Crane a career military officer for 48 years and the probable namesake of the protagonist in Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" lived. Crane died on Staten Island in 1857. His family lived here from 1854 to the late 1800s in a house located on Richmond Turnpike, now known as Victory Boulevard. The house at 3525 Victory Blvd. was demolished in March 1989 when preservationists were unable to raise the money to move it to the Historic Richmond Town. Commercial buildings now occupy the site

#12 Empire Theater on Richmond Terrace, closed in 1978, now Rescue Ministries.

#13 One of the oldest Staten Island photography studios was Weitzman’s Photo Shop, which opened in 1872 at 61 Canal St., Stapleton.

Shop is now the Sri Lankan & Cultural Museum of NY

#14 Killmeyer’s in the 1900s and in 2006

#15 Shops are shown along Port Richmond Avenue in Port Richmond, circa 1940’s. The Avenue today as new stores have taken the place of the 1940s shops.

#16 Skippy’s truck, founded over 50 years ago; Dawn Bellach took over in 1984.

#17 A & E flying service in 1960s and the same place in 2017

#18 Charles R. Wittemann’s airplane plant near Manor Rd., Castleton Corners, opened in 1905 and later moved to New Jersey. Second photo is from 2015

#19 Engine 159 firehouse at 1592 Richmond Rd., Dongan Hills, constructed in 1930.

#20 John and Rose Tinessa’s Store at 522 Port Richmond Ave., Now Part of Denino’s Brick Building, 1930s – 2015

#21 Social Events, Weddings, Political Rallies, and Bowling at The Columbian Lyceum, Then and Now.

#22 The Amber Club was located at 6389 Amboy Rd. it’s now a funeral home.

#23 Bloomingdale Road at Amboy Road, 1900s – 2015

#24 Corner of Forest and Davis avenues, a popular eatery since 1977.

#25 Marvin Golden’s Deli in New Springville featured a 1930s subway car. Closed in 2012.

#26 Great Kills Yacht Club Staten Island. 1900s – 2018

#27 St. James Hotel: Built in 1795 as a private residence, it became a hotel with several name changes. Its most famous guest was Aaron Burr.

#28 St. Mark’s Apartments and Hotel Castleton in St. George. Now the Castleton Park Apartments.

#29 Port Richmond Farmers Market was located at 1851 Richmond Terrace, 1965.

#30 St. Luke’s Church, circa 1930, now operates as Big Nose Kates.

#31 Jewett Avenue Views: Comparison of the street from College Avenue between the late 1800s and today.

#32 Messina’s Market, a long-standing family grocery, moved for the Paramount Theater in 1930.

#33 Horton’s Row on Westervelt Avenue in New Brighton, built around 1880, granted New York City landmark status.

#34 Bowling on the Green: Once located on Mill Road, it was torn down in 2004 to make room for townhouses.

#35 Amboy Road, Annadale, where children are seen playing in a lot between Barclay and Arden Avenues around 1924.

#36 Closing of Tirone’s Shoe Store in 2010 marked an end of an era for 164 Port Richmond Avenue. Second photo is from 2010

#37 The Old Mill Restaurant was a popular venue on Staten Island until a fire in 1957.

#38 Circa 1940s, milk deliveries shift from horse-drawn wagons to trucks at Janssen Dairy on Manor Road near Schmidts Lane. Second photo is from 2014

#39 Johnson Ave. from Craig Ave. in Arthur Kill Rd. offers a historical view.

#40 Intersection of Victory Boulevard and Corson Avenue, captured in 1903.

#41 Tompkinsville Post Office in 1895; uniformed men likely mail carriers. Post Office locations changed over the years.Second photo is from 2011

#42 Friendly Barber Shop 1980s – 2013

#43 Plaza Bar and Restaurant: Located at 1177 Castleton Ave, it later became The Plaza Tavern and now hosts Joe Holzka Community Garden.

#44 Streetcars were common in Port Richmond Square in 1920, before cars took over.

#45 Happy Arbor Day! In 1991, a Parks Enforcement police officer patrolled Clove Lakes Park near Royal Oak Road on horseback. Today, in 2022, there are more trees surrounding what looks like the same older tree, which is still standing.

#46 Neutral Avenue, New Dorp Beach.

#47 Former mansion on 1600 block of Richmond Avenue, Bulls Head, taken between 1939-1941. A symbol of bygone grandeur.

#48 Hylan Shopping Plaza in 1986; The Boulevard. 2021.

#49 Grasmere traffic sign on Hylan Boulevard just north of Old Town Road in 1937 and bottom is today.

#50 Penneyfeathers was located on New Dorp Lane during the 80s and 90s and later the Paul Mitchell School.

#51 The Ritz Theater in Port Richmond, Once Owned by the Moses Family, Closed in 1968.

#52 Joyce’s Tavern on Richmond Avenue in Eltingville remains a popular spot since 1966.

#53 Rossville Post Office around 1880. Closed in 1919, it was located at 2574 Arthur Kill Road.

#54 Buel Avenue in Dongan Hills, showing a railroad crossing built in the early 1900s.

#55 Fruit and vegetable stand at Forest and Union Avenues, Mariners Harbor, around 1973.

#56 Amboy Avenue from Main Street, Tottenville.

#57 Harbor Lights Bar, Later Became New Life Fellowship Christian Church, 1980s. And 2019

#58 Residential Construction in Oakwood, Yellow Street Signs, 1973.

#59 Workers’ housing on Kreischer Street, Kreischerville, taken on May 3, 1937; name later changed post-WWI.

#60 Tinessa’s Italian-American grocery and meat market in Port Richmond, 1930s-1940s.

#61 Late Borough President Albert V. Maniscalco at the Opening of John Piazza’s Butcher Shop, Piazza’s Market, 1950s

#62 Max Geldner’s New Dorp Hotel was a popular gathering place on Richmond Road.

#63 The Arrochar Inn After a Winter Storm, 1947. And the same place in 2020

#64 National City Bank Building, Still a Bank Today, 1949.

#65 The Staten Island Airport on Richmond Avenue was operational from 1941-1965.

#66 Brighton Heights Reformed Church, St. George, rebuilt after accidental fire destroyed the original building, 1996.

#67 The fruit stand on Forest Avenue and Union Street in Mariners Harbor, 1973 and the same spot in 2019

#68 Comparison of Targee Street and Vanderbilt Avenue in Stapleton from 1937 and 2019.

#69 Tompkinsville Post Office, Circa 1900 and 2009

#70 Sureyya Celiker has shoes in hand as she wades across Victory Boulevard at Bradley Avenue, Castleton Corners, on her way to work. Schaffer’s Tavern is in the background in 1980. Second photo was taken in 2021, Shaffer’s is replaced by Victory Bank

#71 Work on a $4 Million Sewer Project in Dongan Hills, March 1988.

#72 Masonic Temples across Staten Island – The buildings that housed the Masons on Staten Island were often multi-purposed or re-purposed

#73 Midway Diner located at 803 Forest Avenue. It is now McDonalds

#74 33 Victory Blvd., then called Richmond Ave., 1940.

#75 Forest view on Bement Avenue in Historic Richmond Town. 1940s – 2009

#76 Rosebank Storage Warehouse, 139 Bay Street, 1940 and 2013

#77 The Victory Diner’s rise and fall, from Castleton Corners to its sad end in Hurricane Sandy.

#78 John and Rose Tinessa’s Store, Port Richmond Ave., Circa 1940s

#79 Staten Island Expressway Construction, Circa 1962, and the Expressway Today

#80 Staff of Leonhard Weinmann’s Bakery, 388 Van Duzer Street, 1918.

#81 Port Richmond Square, Circa 1910 and 2020

#82 The Liberty Theatre, Staten Island’s Most Modern Theater When It Opened, 1918.

#83 Azzara Funeral Home, Sand Lane, South Beach, founded in 1896, one of Staten Island’s oldest funeral homes, 1919.

#84 Fox Hills Golf Club, Turned into Park Hill Apartments; Once Military Housing and Middle-Class Community, Developed in 1965.

#85 Conca D’Oro in Mariners Harbor, Motel with Olympic-Size Pool, Restaurant, Later Homeless Shelter, Closed in Early 1990s

#86 Al Deppe’s Restaurant was a popular eatery at Richmond Avenue and Arthur Kill Road.

#87 The intersection of Richmond Hill Road and Richmond Avenue; the arrow points to a sharp curve at the bottom of the hill at the intersection, 1938.

#88 In May of 1964, the push was on to complete both the bridge and the Staten Island Expressway by the scheduled November 21 dedication; Grymes Hill is on the left

#89 Hylan Blvd looking north from Guyon Ave., circa 1935, and now.

#90 Water Street, Stapleton, with trolley tracks and Washington Park across the street.

#91 Arthur Kill Road near Winant Avenue in Rossville, 1930.

#92 The building that formerly housed the 167-year-old St. Simon’s Episcopal Church in Concord has been demolished by a developer planning to build 19 single-family homes on the site, according to city records.

#93 Located in Pleasant Plains Camp St. Edwards provided summer getaways for thousands of youth; currently, the property is filled with homes, 1948.

#94 The Silver Fox and Angelo’s Pizza Later Play Sports Bar (closed permanently May 2020) and The Pizza Parlor (open for business)

#95 Central Avenue in St. George has gone through many changes over the years, including horse-drawn carriages being replaced by a parking lot, 1916.

#96 Guyon Avenue, Looking South from R. R. Station, Oakwood Heights

#97 Forest Avenue Featuring A&P Grocery Store, DeJong’s Bakery, and Joe Geist’s Liquors, Circa 1940.

#98 Bay Street from Canal Street, Stapleton.

#99 Log Cabin Inn on Forest Avenue was famous for its nightly entertainment.

#100 Staten Island University Hospital/ Northwell Health, south campus.Then and Now

#101 Northfield Hotel at Ferry Street and Richmond Terrace, Port Richmond Square.

#102 Main police station at 19 Beach Street, Stapleton, established in 1875; now Eden II.

#103 The Midway Diner located at 803 Forest Avenues at Broadway in West Brighton was one of the last diners to close in the 80s and be replaced by a fast food chain.

#104 Grant City Building: Initially the Atlantic Inn Restaurant, it later became a funeral home and is now a doctor’s office.

#105 Richmond Terrace between York Avenue and Jersey Street

#106 Oakwood Shopping Center Stores, Amboy Road and Clarke Avenue, Staten Island, 1960s.

#107 View of Clove Lake Stables in West Brighton, Sold to a Developer, 1985.

#108 Hunter’s Tavern, 1297 Huguenot Avenue, Huguenot Park, Staten Island, N.Y. [dining area with hearth and dance floor], now is a residential home.

#109 Houghwout’s Store on Richmond Terrace was a staple in 1898.

#110 Dilly Dally Club, Now Kettle Black, Staten Island, Circa 1950s

#111 Shopping on Staten Island before the Mall, before the bridge, meant places like Port Richmond Avenue.

#112 Steel frame of the Staten Island Mall, as seen from Richmond Avenue, August 1972.

#113 Woodrow Road near Alexander Avenue, February 22, 1973.

#114 Volunteer Engine Co. No. 3 outside their firehouse at 232 Richmond Avenue, shortly after moving in 1900.

#115 Victory Boulevard: Renamed after WWI, this street was formerly known as the Richmond Turnpike.

#116 Richmond Engine Company No. 1 at 3664 Richmond Rd. is one of Staten Island’s last volunteer fire companies.

#117 Jefferson Avenue Station in Dongan Hills, circa 1950s.

#118 Thomas Wiberly’s Broadway Café, located at Castleton Avenue and Broadway featured Rubsam & Horrmann beer.

#119 The transition from horse-drawn milk wagons to trucks for door-to-door deliveries at Janssen Dairy on Manor Road near Todt Hill Houses, 1940s.

#120 Located on a stretch of Richmond Terrace, historically known as the Shore Road, was even referred to as “Captains Row,” owing to the numerous ship captains who purchased or built fine homes along the thoroughfare. Home of Capt. Stephen D. Barnes. It stands today on 2876 Richmond Terrace, between Van Pelt and De Hart avenues.

#121 Video rental stores in Staten Island in the 80s, including Victory Home Rentals on Victory and Wescott Blvds., Meiers Corners

#122 Cutting Ice-Silver Lake, stereo photograph, 1880s.

#123 Craig Avenue at Amboy Road on Staten Island hasn’t changed much since 1956.

#124 Joe & Pat’s or Pal Joey’s. Iconic dining spots on Victory Blvd, famous for Italian specialties, competing for the best slice in Staten Island, 1960.

#125 RoulstonS at 199 New Dorp Lane in the 1940s.

#126 Amboy Road, Pleasant Plains, Circa 1905.

#127 The Black Horse Tavern Located at Richmond and Amboy Roads in New Dorp, Owned by the Vanderbilt Family, Circa 1930.

#128 PS 14 Was Located on Broad Street, Stapleton, Torn Down in 1962, Relocated to 100 Tompkins Avenue, 1962.

#129 Workers Grading the Dirt Roadbed at Intersection of Corson Avenue and Victory Boulevard, Circa 1903.

#130 Grocery Customers Patronized the Houseman House at Richmond Terrace and John St., Circa 1895.

#131 New Dorp Lane, Bungalow Row, 1910 and 2010.

#132 Hylan Blvd. Looking North from New Dorp Lane Featuring a Mini Golf Course, a Mobile Gas Station, and a Bar, 1951.

#133 Port Richmond Avenue Looking North; Comparison of 1951 and the Present, 1951.

#134 Victory Boulevard, once called Richmond Turnpike, renamed post-WWI, still rural in the early 20th century.

#135 A boarding house that once stood at the corner of Bloomingdale and Woodrow roads where 137 homes were built.

The house was lived in by some of the Sandy Ground oystermen who settled in the community in the 1830s and 1840s. Sandy Ground was a community of oystermen who worked the shellfish beds of the Raritan Bay. They had boats and they knew the local waters well.

#136 Vintage postcard of Eltingville train station on Richmond Avenue from 2016.

#137 Masonic Hall and Post Office on 514 Bay Street, Stapleton, 1900

#138 Members of Engine Co. 160, established 1915, with their Nott steam pumper.

#139 Main Street, Tottenville, and now.

#140 Charlie’s Drive-In at 2990 Richmond Ave., New Springville, 1956.

#141 Wagner’s Garage, 658 Richmond Rd., Now All City Collision, 1928.

#142 Midland Avenue, 1931.

#143 Schuler’s Delicatessan, 508 Midland Avenue, now the All Night Long Deli, 1925.

#144 Key Food on Forest Ave., 1980s.

#145 The Palace offers dry cleaning for 75¢, celebrating 12th anniversary, 1932.

#146 Store of a Million Items: Located at 108 Canal Street, top photo from the 1950s.

#147 Antonio, Sadie DiBlasi, Joseph, and Nellie Teracina pictured in front of the DiBlasi & Co. Fish Market, Castleton Ave., circa 1917.

#148 This string of brick homes on the south side of Cheshire Place was built in the late 1930s by John West.

#149 Eltingville train station overpass, 1939; enabled unimpeded local traffic.

#150 Arlington Avenue at Richmond Terrace, Looking South; Mariners Harbor Not Much Has Changed, 1961 and 2016.

#151 The W.T. Garner Mansion, one of the few pre-Civil War mansions in New York City, became St. Austin’s School for Boys in the 1880s, and later the original building of St. Vincent’s Hospital, 1903.

#152 A 1939-41 snapshot of stores at 61-63 Victory Boulevard, including Rubsam and Horrmann beer, a bake shop, and more. Second photo is from 2018

#153 Shops on Port Richmond Avenue at Richmond Terrace in the 1920s; some buildings still stand, 2016.

#154 Sunset Bowling Lanes in New Springville was a popular bowling alley that closed in 1994.

#155 Richmond Avenue: A 1909 view looking north to Bulls Head from near Signs Road.

#156 The bus stop on Port Richmond Avenue, near Harrison Avenue, in front of a boarded up candy store in February 1985.

The graffiti is gone but the people still gather at a bus stop on Port Richmond Avenue, near Harrison Avenue, in front of a closed pharmacy. May 9, 2016.

#157 Charlie’s Drive-In Fountain Service in New Springville, 1956; now an open space with a park path, captured in 2016.

#158 2561 Hylan Blvd., New Dorp now hosts the Hylan Diner but was once the home to Bistro, Enza’s, Hedges and Bacci’s Charcoal Haven.

#159 Clove Lake Stables, founded in the mid-1930s, was a popular riding academy that closed in 1985.

#160 Van Duzer and Broad Streets, Stapleton captured in both 1927 and 2014.

#161 Thomas Wiberly’s Broadway Café, Castleton Avenue and Broadway, featured Rubsam & Horrmann beer.

#162 The Oakwood Shopping Center, Amboy Road and Clarke Avenue.

#163 Richmond County Fair in Dongan Hills; from 1905 glory to its 1926 end.

#164 Bistro at 2561 Hylan Blvd., New Dorp; from Bacci’s to Hylan Diner.

#165 Buel Avenue, Dongan Hills, features a railroad crossing built in the early 1900s, post-Civil War.

#166 Swiss Chalet, once located at 18 Nelson Avenue, was a Great Kills staple.

#167 1803 Victory Blvd., Castleton Corners circa early 40s and in 2013.

#168 Stapleton Chop House was located 519-521 Bay Street, The sign reads: Lunch 80¢

#169 Silver Lake Golf Course opened in 1930. Now part of Parks Department Silver Lake Park house.

#170 Millard Fillmore’s in Travis; a cozy, Cheers-like atmosphere, opened 1986, closed 1999.

#171 The HoneyComb, a vendor area in Staten Island Mall, existed from the late ’70s to early ’80s.

#172 The Boulevard: A 1899 view showing University Temple, now part of the Westerleigh community.

#173 Marina Cafe: Opened in 1980 on Staten Island’s southern shore, it was originally built on the remains of the Richmond County Yacht Club and Harbor House. Suffered severe damage in Hurricane Sandy but fully renovated since.

#174 Weissglass Dairy, founded by Julius Weissglass in the late 1880s, was a prominent milk processing plant. Closed in Staten Island in 1975, moved to Queens.

#175 The Alvin Conklin Planing Mill, once situated on Richmond Terrace in Port Richmond, later became Farrell Lumber and is now closed.

#176 Richmond Avenue looking north to Bulls Head from Signs Road, captured around 1909.

#177 Van Duzer and Broad Streets, Stapleton 1927 and 2014.

#178 Hylan Blvd: View from Old Town Rd in both 1939 and 2014.

#179 Beach Park Drug Co., 612 Midland Avenue, Midland Beach.

#180 View of Forest Ave. at Bard Ave. in West Brighton, 1951.

#181 Henny’s Steakhouse in Stapleton, originally Fritz’s in 1890, became Henny’s in 1948. Destroyed in 2002, it reopened after renovations.

#182 PS 55, Eltingville, circa 1965 and 2017.

#183 Former Masonic Hall on 514 Bay Street in Stapleton, designed by Edward A. Sargent. Once home to the Stapleton Branch Post Office, it now houses Project Hospitality.

#184 Intersection of Morningstar Road and Richmond Avenue, depicted in 1886 and contrasted with its 2011 appearance.

#185 Spanish Camp in Annadale was a unique cooperative community founded by Spanish immigrants in 1923, demolished in the 21st century.

#186 ’90s Video Stores: The golden age of VCRs, featuring Blockbuster, Palmer Video, Hollywood Video, and West Coast Video.

#187 South Beach Amusement Park entertained for decades. Closed by Robert Moses in 1955 for a never-built Shoreline Highway. Second photo is from 2011

#188 Eltingville Store, a wood frame building, now a print shop at Historic Richmond Town.

#189 Victory Diner in Castleton Corners opened in 1932 and closed in 2007; a popular community hub. Second photo is from 2008

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Navigating Mariners Harbor: A Journey Through Staten Island

Mariners Harbor is a neighborhood located in the northwestern part of New York City’s borough of Staten Island. It is bordered by Lake Avenue to the east, Forest Avenue to the south, Richmond Terrace to the north, and Holland Avenue to the west. The northwestern section of Mariners Harbor is often known as Arlington. The neighborhood’s name serves as a reminder of its historical role in Staten Island’s maritime trade and transportation.

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Map of Mariners Harbor

What is the zip code for Mariners Harbor, Staten Island?

The ZIP Code for Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, is 10303. This code encompasses Mariners Harbor, Elm Park, Arlington, and parts of Graniteville.

What is the history of Mariners Harbor, Staten Island?

Mariners Harbor has a rich history deeply intertwined with maritime trade and transportation. Dating back to the 19th and early 20th centuries, Mariners Harbor served as a vibrant port, playing a crucial role in facilitating the movement of goods between Staten Island, other parts of New York City, and beyond. The neighborhood’s name itself is a nod to its 19th-century harvesting of oysters and other seafood products from the Kill Van Kull, which forms the northern boundary of the area.

During the early 1900s, Mariners Harbor was home to prominent shipping and dry dock companies, including Bethlehem Steel, highlighting its significance in maritime activities. The neighborhood underwent changes in the mid-20th century, with activities shifting from Port Richmond to Mariners Harbor in 1925. United Drydocks, established in 1929, consolidated operations in the area.

Notable historical sites include Mariner’s Marsh Park, where people have lived and altered the environment for centuries, with ties to the Lenape Indians. The Bobbie Lewis Jr. Playground, opened in 1934 as Mariner’s Harbor Playground, reflects the neighborhood’s evolving landscape.

Mariners Harbor, Staten Island Attractions

Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, offers a variety of attractions and activities for residents and visitors. The neighborhood is known for its maritime heritage and cultural vibrancy, and it provides scenic views of the water due to its waterfront location. One of the key attractions in the area is the Mariners Harbor Library, which serves about 30,000 people and is a part of the New York Public Library System. The library is located at 206 South Avenue.

Outdoor activities are also popular in Mariners Harbor. The neighborhood is home to the West Shore Little League and Public School 44, which are part of the community. The neighborhood also has a rich history, with the Mariners Harbor Yacht Club serving as a reminder of the community’s nautical past.

There are also many places of worship in the community, including a Baptist church, Catholic church, Seventh-day Adventist, and Masjid Al Noor Islam Society. For those interested in the local community, United Activities Unlimited, Inc. offers programs at their Mariners Harbor Cornerstone location. The neighborhood also boasts a variety of restaurants, coffee shops, and parks, providing a mix of urban and suburban feel.

What are the demographics of Mariners Harbor, Staten Island?

Mariners Harbor boasts a population of approximately 27,469 residents, showcasing a dynamic community with a median age of 34.6. Gender-wise, the distribution includes 49.39% males and 50.61% females.

Diving deeper into the demographics, 69.34% of Mariners Harbor residents are US-born citizens, while an additional 18.4% hail from various corners of the globe as non-US-born citizens. Furthermore, 12.26% contribute to the neighborhood’s cosmopolitan flair as non-citizens.

Living in Mariners Harbor

Mariners Harbor provides residents with an urban-suburban mix feel, and a majority own their homes. The neighborhood offers a diverse and dynamic living experience characterized by its maritime heritage, community resilience, and cultural richness.

Staten Island’s overall cost of living index is 163, which is above the national average but lower than the New York State average. It stands out as a more affordable option compared to Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens. The neighborhood boasts a range of amenities, including restaurants, parks, and cultural attractions.

Education in Mariners Harbor

Mariners Harbor offers educational opportunities through various institutions and programs. The Creative Learning Academy located at 1890 Forest Avenue provides developmental practices for children ages 2-4 years old, based on the New York City Department of Education’s play-based creative curriculum. It also offers after-school care for children aged 5-13.

The Mariners Harbor Library , part of the New York Public Library system, is situated on a 16,000-square foot plot and serves as the thirteenth branch on Staten Island. It offers a range of resources and programs, including NYPL After School, homework help, reading recommendations, and college and career pathways support.

United Activities Unlimited, Inc. offers programs at their Mariners Harbor Cornerstone location, providing out-of-school opportunities and resources for youth.

Real Estate Trends in Mariners Harbor

The real estate market exhibits dynamic trends, providing valuable insights for potential buyers and investors. According to PropertyShark , as of November 2023, the median sale price in Mariners Harbor is $447,000, experiencing a slight decrease of 0.6% year-over-year.

Rocket Homes highlights a noteworthy 8.3% increase in the number of homes for sale in October 2023 compared to September 2023, emphasizing the active nature of the Mariners Harbor real estate market.

Final Thoughts

In conclusion, Mariners Harbor reflects the history and spirit of Staten Island. Bordered by Lake Avenue, Forest Avenue, Richmond Terrace, and Holland Avenue, this diverse neighborhood has evolved while maintaining its maritime heritage. Mariners Harbor invites exploration, showcasing its past, present, and potential future. The community’s maritime history, diverse population, and connection to Staten Island contribute to its dynamic presence in the borough. Encouraging engagement with Mariners Harbor, we celebrate its resilience, cultural richness, and unique blend of history and community.

Andrew Stepanov

Greetings! I'm Dr. Andrew Stepanov, a passionate explorer of Staten Island's vibrant neighborhoods. Rooted in the heart of the borough as a devoted resident, I've dedicated myself to unveiling the unique history and experiences that define Staten Island. Through my blog, Staten Island Explorer, I aim to share insights into the rich diversity shaping our community. Come join me on a journey to uncover hidden gems, embrace diverse cultures, and revel in the beauty that makes Staten Island a place I am truly honored to call home.

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Mariners Harbor, Staten Island (History)

The neighborhood is named for its 19th-century harvesting of oysters and other seafood products from the Kill Van Kull, which forms the neighborhood’s northern border (Elm Park and Port Ivory lie to the east and west, respectively, while Graniteville is to the south). Later developments included shipbuilding, repair and marine salvage work. Fishing activity declined due to pollution during the 20th century. The Mariners Harbor Yacht Club remains as a reminder of the community’s maritime past. Erastina was the first rail station built here in 1886 and named for Erastus Wiman, the promoter who helped the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to enter New York via Staten Island. Vacant land nearby was used for staging Buffalo Bill’s “Wild West Show”, generating over 10,000 additional passengers from the St. George Ferry Terminal over the new rail line. Erastina became Mariners’ Harbor soon after Wiman fell from public favor due to scandal and bankruptcy. There are three other stations along the North Shore branch of the Staten Island Railway at Lake Avenue, Harbor Road, and Arlington. Passenger service on this line was discontinued on March 1, 1953. An important rail customer was Arthur Dreyer & Sons Lumber and Coal Co. near Union Avenue bridge. Remnants of the site are visible today by the coal silos. The western portion of this line was rebuilt, and is now used by freight trains traveling between New Jersey and the Howland Hook Marine Terminal in Port Ivory.

Mariners Harbor was home to large shipping and dry dock companies in the first half of the 20th century, including Bethlehem Steel, which owned a considerable portion of land in the area with headquarters along the waterfront on Richmond Terrace across from Mersereau Avenue and Brewers Dry Dock. Bethlehem Steel built United States Navy Destroyers during World War II. Currently, two tugboat companies—K-Sea and McAllister—operate in the area as do a number of smaller dry docks, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock, and Mariners Harbor Cargo Terminal. The John McAllister tug boat was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

The West Shore Little League and Public School 44 also are part of the neighborhood. The former Cross Paper Plant sits on the edge of the area and now is used as rental space for other small business. In recent years a large amount of shopping has been built up in stretch of Forest Avenue from Lake Avenue to South Avenue, revitalizing the area and bringing new traffic concerns.

Mariner Harbor is home to the newest branch of the New York Public Library System. Located at 206 South Avenue, the library was opened on December 16, 2013 as the 13th branch in Staten Island, and the 88th system-wide. A single-story branch library situated on a 16,000-square foot plot, Mariner’s Harbor serves some 30,000 people.

The ZIP Code for Mariners Harbor is 10303.

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The area originally populated by the Dutch and French Huguenot settlers of 17th and 18th centuries bears the famous names of those families, which include: Van Name Avenue, Van Pelt Avenue, Brabrant Street, Lockman Avenue and Mersereau Avenue. The oldest church in the neighborhood is the Summerfield Methodist Church, founded in 1840. It still stands on Harbor Road and has an active multicultural congregation, reflecting the demographics of the neighborhood. On the corner of Richmond Terrace and Lockman Avenue is the Fellowship Baptist Church, which was founded by community leader the late Rev. Arthur D. Phillips. The church has a large African American congregation and has gained considerable political influence being visited by New York City mayors David Dinkins, Rudolph Giuliani, and Michael Bloomberg on multiple occasions during their terms of office. Other churches in the area include the Seventh Day Adventist Church and St. Clement-St.Michael’s Roman Catholic Church.

From the early 1900s to the 1930s, the area became home to many Italian-Americans, who still comprise a significant percentage of its population. The neighborhood was permanently transformed, however, in 1954, when the New York City Housing Authority opened the 605-unit Mariners Harbor Houses public housing project in the heart of the community,.The portion of the neighborhood west of Harbor Road (both north and south of the railroad tracks) eventually became predominantly Black. The area east of Harbor Road remained White longer, but has gradually become more Hispanic. But all sections of the neighborhood have a decent-sized representation of Hispanics, Blacks, and Whites, with the southern portion of the neighborhood having a small Asian population. (Census Tract 231 has a 13% Asian population, a 442% increase from 2000, which was the fastest growth rate in the Asian population of any tract on Staten Island)

The northwest portion of Staten Island (which includes Mariners Harbor) as well as the Far South Shore are the fastest growing areas of Staten Island.

The 10303 zip code, which includes Mariners Harbor, Elm Park, Arlington, and parts of Graniteville has the highest percentage of Puerto Ricans out of any zip code on Staten Island, at 18.3%. It also has the second-highest total Hispanic population, at 37.1%, closely behind 10302, at 41.3%. It has the highest Black population of any zip code at 37.5% (33.6% Nonhispanic Black), and the third-highest Asian population. It has the lowest percentage of Nonhispanic Whites, at 19.0%.

As of the 2010 census, the demographics of Mariners Harbor were roughly as follows:

14.2% White, 36% Black, 39.4% Hispanic, 7.9% Asian, 2.5% Other.

This is defining Mariners Harbor as everything within the boundaries of Census Tract 231, 319.01, as well as Block Group 1 of Tract 223.

Richmond Terrace then & now: North Shore's waterfront path to the S.I. Ferry

• Published: Feb. 06, 2017, 11:00 a.m.
• Jan Somma-Hammel | [email protected]

Jan Somma-Hammel

Staten Island's Richmond Terrace runs along the northern shore

Richmond Terrace begins at Staten Island's Borough Hall across from the Staten Island Ferry terminal. It continues along Staten Island's northern shore ending at the Arthur Kill. Richmond Terrace dead ends at the water's edge which used to run  ferries that carried people across to New Jersey and onward to Philadelphia. Richmond Terrace is the longest street named "Terrace" in New York City. Usually, a terrace is a block long, or perhaps a dead end. Richmond Terrace rolls through many amazing architectural neighborhoods, such as St. George, New Brighton, Port Richmond and Mariners Harbor. Passing along the way a few NYC gems such as the Staten Island Museum, the Richmond County Ball Park, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, and Botanical Garden, not to mention the soon coming New York Wheel. Much has changed, but some buildings remain as well as a defunct north shore train line waiting for the next renaissance.

Borough Hall corner stone

Then: Staten Island's first borough president, George Cromwell, lays the cornerstone for Borough Hall in 1904. Transportation and communication systems were set in place between 1886 and 1911.

Jan Somma-Hammel | [email protected]

Now: Borough Hall

Now: Borough Hall begins Richmond Terrace.(Staten Island Advance)

Then: Richmond Terrace near Wall Street

Then: 1999 Mills Court, Richmond Terrace, between Wall Street & Schyler Place. (Staten Island Advance)

Staten Island Advance

Now: Ruddy & Deans

Peter Raimondi, leading with the Olympic torch runs past Ruddy and Deans during the torch relay, St. George.2004

Then: Looking over the ball park land to Manhattan

Then 1996 From Richmond Terrace you can see the Kill Van Kull, Bayonne NJ, and weather permitting, the Manhattan Skyline. St. George. (Staten Island Advance)

Then: Ball park in the making

Then: 1999 A giant crane pounds at the earth off of Richmond Terrace, site of the future Richmond County Bank Ball Park. (Staten Island Advance)

Now: The Richmond County Bank Ball Park

Now: The Richmond County Bank Ball Park in St. George makes improvements to the stadium for the new season. (Staten Island Advance)

Then: Rail yard in St. George

Then: 1998 View of the CSX property looking towards Jersey Street, Richmond Terrace is on the left up the cliff wall.

(Screen shot from New York Wheel Earth Cam)

Now: Building the NY Wheel and garage

Now: The NY Wheel parking garage, located between Nicholas Street and the Richmond County Ball Park, is nearing completion.

Staten Island Museum William T. Davis Collection

Then: Near St. Peters Avenue

Then: Located on the west side of (what we now know as) St. Peter's Place and  Richmond Terrace was the Pavilion Hotel. (An apartment building now stands on  the site - 350 Richmond Terr.). This photo was taken by the well known  Tompkinsville photographer, Isaac Almstaedt, c1880s.

(Staten Island Advance)

Now: Same spot from below the wall

Vegetation is being cleared on waterfront Bank Street, on the side adjacent to the Richmond Terrace retaining wall. Sept. 2, 2015.

Then: Westervelt Avenue corner

Then: Westervelt Avenue and Richmond Terrace, New Brighton, 1965. Now a parking lot for the Pavilion on the Terrace.

Then: Pavilion on the Terrace

The landmarked failing Pavilion on the Terrace located at 404 Richmond Terrace has been purchased by Kecia Weaver and her husband to be renovated and revitalize it as a catering hall. Photo from 1979.

(Staten Island Advance/Virginia N. Sherry)

Now: Under renovation

The former Pavilion on the Terrace is the oldest structure in the St. George/New Brighton Historic District. The temple-fronted building was constructed in 1835 in the Greek Revival style.

Then: Looking west from Westervelt

Then: Richmond Terrace, looking west from Westervelt Ave. in New Brighton. It was a busy shopping area when this photo was taken on December 18, 1934. But all the stores are gone now. The buildings at left have been replaced by a city housing project, and those on the right have all been torn down with a pedestrian walk where they were. (Staten Island Advance)

Now: Looking west from Westervelt to Jersey Street

Now: Looking west from Westervelt Avenue looking down Richmond Terrace to Jersey Street.

Then: York Avenue

Then:1996 Richmond Terrace between Jersey Street and York Avenue. (Staten Island Advance)

Now: York Avenue looking east

Now: York Avenue at Richmond Terrace looking east towards the ferry. 2017

Then: the salt yard

Then: 1995, Machines unload the rock salt on Richmond Terrace. (Staten Island Museum)

Now: Atlantic Salt Co.

Now: Bulldozers get set to pick up some salt from a pile at the Atlantic Salt Co. in New Brighton.

Then: The front gate to Snug Harbor

Then: Historic entrance to Snug Harbor circ. 1833 seen from Richmond Terrace.

Now: Looking out of the front gate from Snug Harbor

Looking out of the main entrance from Snug Harbor Cultural Center on Richmond Terrace in Livingston. 2016

Then: The building of the Con Ed building at Davis Avenue

Then:  Service Building 1179 Con Edison, at Davis Ave. and Richmond Terrace, Livingston.Looks like 1925.

Google Maps

Now: Same building still Con Ed

Now: 2017, Same Con Edison building.

Staten Island Museum

The: Boat House on the water near Snug

Then: Prints of old Staten Island, like the one of the boat house on Richmond Terrace, near Snug Harbor, above, are among Staten Island themed gifts at the Staten Island Museum.

(Staten Island Advance/ Jan Somma-Hammel)

Now: The dock at Snug Harbor Cultural Center waterfront

The unused dock at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden. 2016

Preservation League

Then: This illustration shows the building near the intersection of Van Street and Richmond Terrace as it looked in the 19th century when it served as the first home to the Young Men's Christian Association. Built in 1871 it may very well be the oldest surviving YMCA building in the country.

Now: The old YMCA building

Now: This Italianate-style brick building with distinctive rounded windows was built in 1871 as the YMCA headquarters for West Brighton. It is located at 1590 Richmond Terrace. 2016

Then: Dunkin Donuts near Jewett Avenue

Then: 2004 Dunkin Donuts grand opening at 1872 Richmond Terrace.

Now: An empty space

Now: Richmond Terrace at Rector Street. The corner lot is now empty of any business. 2017

Then: Alaska Street

Then: 2001 At the corner of Alaska Street and Richmond Terrace in West Brighton builders clear the land for six, two-family townhouses. Some say the lot is part of a burial ground for Lenape Indians.

Now: Residential

Now: Alaska Street and Richmond Terrace. New Homes.2016

Then: Jewett Ave meets Richmond Terrace

Then: 1997 Drivers approaching the Jewett Avenue along Richmond Terrace intersection have a hard time knowing who has the right of way.

Now: Looking down Richmond Terrace from Jewett Avenue connection

Now: Richmond Terrace facing west where Jewett Avenue connects.

(Photo courtesy Caesar Nicolai Collection)

Then: Empire Theater

Then: The Empire movie theater was on Richmond Terrace, not far from Richmond Avenue. no date

Then: Farrell Lumber

Then: 2004 The old Empire Theatre, then Farrell Lumber Richmond Terrace in Port Richmond.

Now: Rescue Ministries

Now: Richmond Terrace now Rescue Ministries. 2017

Then: Heberton Avenue

Then: Houghwout's Store, Richmond Terrace, on the corner of Heberton Avenue. Circa 1898.

Now: Auto Repairs

Now: Richmond Terrace and Heberton Avenue now holds an auto repair service as does much of this strip of the terrace.

Then: The corner of Richmond Terrace & Richmond Avenue

Then: 1994 Port Richmond Avenue and Richmond Terrace meet.

Then: Trolly days

Then: On July 1, 1892, Staten Island's first trolley line opened, transporting eager riders along a route from the former Bergen Point Ferry entrance, near the intersection of Richmond Terrace and Richmond Avenue in Port Richmond, above, to Prohibition Park in what is now Westerleigh.

Now: The Richmonds meet

Now: Looking east along Richmond Terrace as Port Richmond Avenue dissects from the right.

(Staten Island Museum Collection)

Then: The St. James

Then: The St. James was located on the south side of Richmond Terrace, near Port Richmond Ave (opposite the current liquor store) and was actually next to the Schlitz Hotel. Photo circa the 1890s. Built around 1807, it was originally the residence of David Mersereau. Around 1828 it became the Port Richmond Hotel. Still later it was named the Continental Hotel. Finally, in the late 1880s it was rechristened the St. James' Hotel. Aaron Burr died in a second floor room in this building on September 14, 1836. (Staten Island Museum Collection)

Now: It is an empty lot

Now: Richmond Terrace near Richmond Avenue. This was the St. James Hotel, located on the south side of Richmond Terrace, near Port Richmond Ave (opposite the current liquor store) and was actually next to the Schlitz Hotel. Around 1828 it became the Port Richmond Hotel. Now torn down.2017

Then: Baseball field

Then: 1994 'The Field of Dreams' off Richmond Terrace near the Bayonne Bridge, city officials are looking at this site in Mariners Harbor for use by a possible minor league baseball field.

Now: Homes a plenty

Now: The field of dreams on Richmond Terrace near the Bayonne Bridge is now grow of houses. 2017

Advance File photo

Then: The Houseman House

Then: Grocery customers, around the turn of the century, patronized the Houseman House at Richmond Terrace and John St. Circa 1895.

Now: FedEx building at John Street

Now: John Street and Richmond Terrace, where FedEx has build a home.

Then: Bayonne Bridge

Then: 1981 The 50th anniversary of the opening of the Bayonne Bridge was marked with a five-mile foot race in this November 16, 1981.

Now: The lifted Bayonne Bridge

Now: Looking down Morningstar Road at Richmond Terrace with the Bayonne Bridge in the back ground. 12/ 2016

(Staten Island Museum Photo by Hugh Powell)

Then: Arlington Avenue

Then: 1961 Looking south down Arlington Avenue at Richmond Terrace, Mariners Harbor, March 1961

Now: Same building

Now: Looking south down Arlington Avenue from Richmond Terrace. 2017

(Staten Island Museum, Hugh Powell Postcard Collection)[email protected]

Then: 2900 Block on Richmond Terrace

Then: 2900 block of Richmond Terrace in Mariners's Harbor. 1908. Near Harbor Road.

(Staten Island Museum, Hugh Powell Postcard Collection)

Then: Ship Building

Then: Staten Island Ship Building Company's Plant, Richmond Terrace, Mariner's  Harbor, 1929. The plant extended along Richmond Terrace from around Andros Avenue to  Grandview Avenue.

Now: Mariners Harbor Yacht Club

Now: Richmond Terrace is home still to many water front ship yards and this Mariners Harbor Yacht Club.

Then: From York Ave looking east

Then: Nathan Levy candy store, Richmond Terrace and York Avenue, New Brighton, 1956.

Now: York Avenue

Now: York Avenue at Richmond Terrace looking east. 2017

Photo from Hugh Powell Collection

Then: Bethlehem Steel

Then: Bethlehem Steelworks, 3080 Richmond Terrace, Mariners Harbor, 1962.

Now: Noor Al Islam Center.

Now: Towering above most buildings on Richmond Terrace, at four stories, is the  Noor Al Islam Center . 2017

Then: Port Ivory

The end of Richmond Terrace used to hold the industry giant Proctor & Gamble making Ivory Soap. No Date

Now: End at Western Avenue

Now: The New York Container Terminal. 2017

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Mariners Harbor, Staten Island facts for kids

Mariners Harbor is a neighborhood located in the northwestern part of New York City 's borough of Staten Island . It is bordered by Lake Avenue to the east, Forest Avenue to the south, Richmond Terrace to the north, and Holland Avenue to the west. The northwestern section of Mariners Harbor is often known as Arlington.

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The neighborhood is named for its 19th-century harvesting of oysters and other seafood products from the Kill Van Kull , which forms the neighborhood's northern border (Elm Park and Port Ivory lie to the east and west, respectively, while Graniteville is to the south). Later developments included shipbuilding, repair and marine salvage work. Fishing activity declined due to pollution during the 20th century. The Mariners Harbor Yacht Club remains as a reminder of the community's maritime past. Erastina was the first rail station built here in 1886 and named for Erastus Wiman, the promoter who helped the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to enter New York via Staten Island. Vacant land nearby was used for staging Buffalo Bill’s “Wild West Show”, generating over 10,000 additional passengers from the St. George Ferry Terminal over the new rail line. Erastina became Mariners' Harbor soon after Wiman fell from public favor due to scandal and bankruptcy. There are three other stations along the North Shore branch of the Staten Island Railway at Lake Avenue, Harbor Road, and Arlington. Passenger service on this line was discontinued on March 31, 1953. An important rail customer was Arthur Dreyer & Sons Lumber and Coal Co. near Union Avenue bridge. Remnants of the site are visible today by the coal silos. The western portion of this line was rebuilt, and is now used by freight trains traveling between New Jersey and the Howland Hook Marine Terminal in Port Ivory.

Mariners Harbor was home to large shipping and dry dock companies in the first half of the 20th century, including Bethlehem Steel, which owned a considerable portion of land in the area with headquarters along the waterfront on Richmond Terrace across from Mersereau Avenue and Brewers Dry Dock. Bethlehem Steel built United States Navy Destroyers during World War II. Currently, two tugboat companies—K-Sea and McAllister—operate in the area as do a number of smaller dry docks, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock, and Mariners Harbor Cargo Terminal. The John McAllister tug boat was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

The West Shore Little League and Public School 44 also are part of the neighborhood. The former Cross Paper Plant sits on the edge of the area and now is used as rental space for other small business. In recent years a large amount of shopping has been built up in stretch of Forest Avenue from Lake Avenue to South Avenue, revitalizing the area and bringing new traffic concerns.

Mariner Harbor is home to the newest branch of the New York Public Library System. Located at 206 South Avenue, the library was opened on December 16, 2013 as the 13th branch in Staten Island, and the 88th system-wide. A single-story branch library situated on a 16,000-square foot plot, Mariner's Harbor serves some 30,000 people.

The ZIP Code for Mariners Harbor is 10303.

The area originally populated by the Dutch and French Huguenot settlers of 17th and 18th centuries bears the famous names of those families, which include: Van Name Avenue, Van Pelt Avenue, Brabrant Street, Lockman Avenue and Mersereau Avenue. The oldest church in the neighborhood is the Summerfield Methodist Church, founded in 1840. It still stands on Harbor Road and has an active multicultural congregation, reflecting the demographics of the neighborhood. On the corner of Richmond Terrace and Lockman Avenue is the Fellowship Baptist Church, which was founded by community leader Rev. Arthur D. Phillips. The church has a large black congregation and has gained considerable political influence, being visited by New York City mayors David Dinkins , Rudolph Giuliani , and Michael Bloomberg on multiple occasions during their terms of office. Other churches in the area include the Seventh Day Adventist Church and St. Clement-St.Michael's Roman Catholic Church.

From the early 1900s to the 1930s, the area became home to many Italian-Americans , who still comprise a significant percentage of its population. The neighborhood was permanently transformed, however, in 1954, when the New York City Housing Authority opened the 605-unit Mariners Harbor Houses public housing project in the heart of the community,. The portion of the neighborhood west of Harbor Road (both north and south of the railroad tracks) eventually became predominantly Black. The area east of Harbor Road remained White longer, but has gradually become more Hispanic. All sections of the neighborhood have a substantial representation of Hispanics, Blacks, and Whites, with the southern portion of the neighborhood having a small Asian population. (Census Tract 231 has a 13% Asian population, a 442% increase from 2000, which was the fastest growth rate in the Asian population of any tract on Staten Island.)

The northwest portion of Staten Island (which includes Mariners Harbor) as well as the Far South Shore are the fastest growing areas of Staten Island.

The 10303 zip code, which includes Mariners Harbor, Elm Park, Arlington, and parts of Graniteville, has the highest percentage of Puerto Ricans out of any zip code on Staten Island, at 18.3%. It also has the second-highest total Hispanic percentage, at 37.1%, closely behind 10302, at 41.3%. It has the highest Black percentage of any zip code at 37.5% (33.6% Non-Hispanic Black), and the third-highest Asian percentage. It has the lowest percentage of Non-Hispanic Whites, at 19.0%.

As of the 2010 census, the demographics of Mariners Harbor were roughly 14.2% White, 36% Black, 39.4% Hispanic, 7.9% Asian, 2.5% Other. This is defining Mariners Harbor as everything within the boundaries of Census Tract 231, 319.01, as well as Block Group 1 of Tract 223.

Mariners Harbor is served by the S40, S46, S48 local bus routes (and their rush-hour-only limited-stop counterparts, which are S90, S96, S98 respectively). The Manhattan express bus routes in Mariners Harbor are SIM30, SIM33, SIM33C, SIM34.

Most students in Mariners Harbor are zoned for Port Richmond High School, I.S.51, and P.S.22 and P.S.44, as well as a section that can generally be described as north of Continental Place and west of Van Pelt Avenue that is zoned for I.S 72 in Heartland Village P.S. 44 is located on 80 Maple Parkway and its current principal is Joseph Miller. P.S 44. has small class sizes, however the downside of P.S. 44 it is a somewhat worn building and furnishings. It offers grades Pre-K to fifth grade, and as of 2006 it had 69 full-time teachers and 5 part-time teachers, and has a total of 860 students enrolled, which makes the teacher student ratio 1:13. As of 2011, there were 884 students, with a student:teacher ratio of 12.5:1

The New York Public Library (NYPL)'s Mariners Harbor branch is located at 206 South Avenue. Mariners Harbor Library is located amidst the rich maritime heritage of Staten Island's Mariners Harbor neighborhood. The one-story branch opened on December 16, 2013 and is located on a 16,000-square-foot (1,500 m 2 ) land plot. Mariners Harbor is the thirteenth branch of The New York Public Library on Staten Island and serves roughly 30,000 people.

Firehouse in Mariners Harbor

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