The neighborhoods were what made the place special.

How lovely is a proud New Yorker I am so proud to be from this wonderful beautiful state I just hope that a lot of New Yorkers know that we have our New York City flag and start rocking it because I see all this Southern States rocking their flags as if they are the only ones with flags we have Flags too

The official song of the AOH. Hibernian.

FOR GOOD REASON,IT WAS BUILT ON A DUMP.

Well, he got what he wanted. Staten Island definitely went in a direction that hasn't been followed by the other boroughs

I came to Staten Island back in 1847 After signing the Declaration of Independence I was a late signature 😊

My husband and I grew up on Staten Island in the 40’s and 50’s. It was very rural with plenty of open lands. We both took the ferry to work in NY city. After the bridge opened to Brooklyn, houses rose in prices. We moved with our family to New Jersey and bought a beautiful large home, never looked back

Now they are allowing 3 story buildings to eother side of the SIRT.....one mile each way.....we really are Brooklyn.

Wagner HS - I use to have my recitals - Miss Maryann’s dancing studio

Wow my house was built in the 80s, but damn they're exactly the same level of production value.

They disregarded the wishes of the Staten Islanders

Funny (and quite ironic) how they're playing Lillibullero on the pipes at the start

The ladies in the beginning sound like Karen Hill!

I grew up in Concord. I love all the New Yawk accents bahaha. It makes me cry to see what's happened on the Island.

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It's funny how they Americanized this. St. Constantine the great would never have said most of that speech at the end.

O'Donnell Abú! 🟩☘️

Then along came the WU-TANG CLAN! 😂🤦🏾‍♂️

Staten island ferry is free now

Was born on Staten Island in '71, lived there until 1998. Can't tell you how many times I heard the expression "This borough was nice until that bridge went up and all the shit came over from Brooklyn." :) Ah, good times . . .

The destruction of open spaces by the problem of over population. So sad to watch this happening to so many once beautiful places.

Its odd that it once housed all the sick immigrants coming in from the ships until the quarantine war 1858.. so even before they created the city dump it was already a dumping ground for sick people..As a former Islander I've got to hand it to the leaders or whoever was responsible for burying that DUMP THAT STANK TO HIGH HEAVEN.. I felt trapped and despair there I was abandoned there.. and so were my friends.. I felt like it was a place we had to live until we could afford a place in New Jersey or Long Island.. Staten Island has sore memories so anyone that grew up with money on Staten Island I never knew you I don't know where you lived because everyone around me was poor!! "Mom how come there's no big houses anywhere around here? How come everyone lives in an old small house" Everytime I hear this song I think of Staten Island because that's when I was there that hot stinky summer of 89' .. step-by-step heart-to-heart left right left We All Fall down like toy soldiers.

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At the late-Nineties, I remember becoming taken aback from watching our fun roommate CRINGE along with her visiting boyfriend who also hailed from Metro NY to the Staten Islanders' accent that happened to be momentarily broadcast on TV one night there at Vancouver, they were embarassed...nowadays, thick accents are being purposefully wiped out of existence by planted Corporate-speak..........

Me parece que antes a la gente muy poco le gustaba andar figurando por camara epocas memorables

Even Big Ang wouldn’t recognize Staten Island today.

“They’re puttin’ houses up like boxes”!! Aahhhh…… I hate to break it to you but a house is a box with windows. 🤷‍♂️

Is seaview morgue still there my dad worked there over 40plus years. Picking up bodies all over the 5 burrows

Who grew up in the 70's remember jersey street.

Child hood memories Stapleton west Brighton p.s.18r

West Brighton project's 1075 calseton yeah boy

I was born in staten island Dec 67.❤

Main theme he wants to teach is justice and freedom and liberty for all people 💗.

Even Switzerland 🇨🇭 Knew It ✝️ .

ΕΝ ΤΟΥΤΩ ΝΙΚΑ In Hoc Signo Vinces

I haven't watched this in a while. Sorry to complain, but I don't remember the volume being so low.

...hahaha...the contractors, developers and city f*d this borough up...

Eat More Democrats.

This comment section is awfully bent outta shape about stuff 😔 😠😤

This shows that Staten Island has been on a decline for over 50 years!

It was the beginning of the end. I moved to Staten Island in 79, because of love and the love for an Island that was still very rural. I moved to Tottenville. It's been ruined not only by over building, but ignorant people, 8 times out of 10.

I grew up on Staten Island in West Brighton. We had woods at the end of our dead end street , all gone gone now with Brooklyn style houses. The bridge was the progress of the growth that brought on so much of the changes. Much of that neighborhood has change along with the south side of the island. However there is alway some beauty in change along with to the growth. I have good memories of the island and that is a saving grace

Such ignorant near-sightedness by the local suits and tree huggers of the4 60s have stunted the island for generations. The incomplete highway system has crippled traffic and infrastructure. The Richmond Pkwy (Korean) and Willowbrook Expy (MLK) should have been completed, as should have the Shore Front Drive. Anyone driving on SI knows full well that a 10 min trip takes 30-40+ minutes. The island is made of single, narrow, winding horse & buggy roads never meant for the current volume of traffic. MOSES knew this seven decades ago!!!!

Sometimes being forgotten is a good thing. means the wont ruin what you like.

Amazing !! Thanks for sharing. Wonderful history brings back very fond memories !! 👍🏻🐑

A MAFIA HEAVEN AN ITALIAN RUSSIAN MOB TERRITORY

IN HOC SIGNO VINCES ✝️

I live in Staten Island, these single family homes are SO BORING. if you want to go anywhere, especially where I live, you need to cross busy roads and streets to get to the nearest any business. And I’m lucky, considering I only live a few blocks away. Some people are MILES away from major businesses, and can’t have any fun without making traffic worse by driving more cars. It’s a bad design and I think we need to repeal zoning laws and let these houses make some businesses.

End Times, Gruner was right ….

Cough Mental Illness Cough.