11 Things You Didn't Know About STATEN ISLAND

11 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT STATEN ISLAND
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[@RAD_Music818]

It's pronounced "toad" hill

[@makkaveli257]

Raymond decker todt hill

[@HesJustSteven]

@@makkaveli257 yes "Todt" pronounced like "toad" or "toat"

[@Ego-de4dt]

MH EMAN its pronounced “toad”.

[@AraCrimson]

2445 Ego everyone I know pronounces it todt hill

[@thomaspoggi6045]

At the very top of the hill it's also been called Four Corners Road

[@joselizardo799]

Forgot the must important one Home of the wu tang clan🔥

[@elmascavidal1797]

Park hill & Stapleton

[@ashyelbos]

I hear they're nothing to fuck with😂😂😂

[@rahmel2009]

There is graffiti art near my grandmas building.

[@coolrchobbies5974]

🙌🙌 Wu-Tang for the baby's

[@maximusopus1108]

@@ashyelbos yup. Facts. Love the Wu.

[@elenaarman-tang7811]

I've lived on Staten Island for 18 years. I love it here, but let me correct you, the beaches here are not great 😖😖😖 Overall, I enjoyed this video 👍

[@edinaali5182]

Elena Arman-Tang the beaches are like shit here oml trash everywhere

[@frankiesuckslol2648]

There is trash everywhere they stink

[@stevenjohnson4207]

@@frankiesuckslol2648 That's most of NYC

[@notwarriorss6536]

!!!!

[@isaiahrobinson1412]

I love the beaches. The fishing is great

[@Fony_turgeson]

Leave us alone. We were happier when we were the forgotten borough. EDIT thanks for all the likes. But its the truth this borough and its beauty Is being destroyed. By banks. Urgent cares and shopping. And over development of housing

[@nickysicky4018]

True getuponOutaHere!

[@Fony_turgeson]

@@nickysicky4018 we didnt have all this crap going on. Lil too no traffic at night. Houses with land. Not alot of malls and shopping. Actual trees. It was a great small mom n pop community

[@ijonuigbo7417]

Lol

[@jai7184]

User Anonymous and that’s just the problem! Wanted to be a known borough and now dislike the change and fighting it tooth and nail !

[@Fony_turgeson]

@@jai7184 I never wanted to be known lol

[@klynn9170]

Where are these great beaches that you speak of?

[@arnoldstollar5375]

Fire. Island.

[@angelinaa4539]

Klynn91 definitely not midland or south ill tell u that

[@rukeysyt7710]

None of em are really good beaches

[@klynn9170]

Angelina A No where on this Island as far as I can tell.

[@SuperKnights15]

Klynn91 ha so true

[@nomsai5663]

99% of the comments: *Oh I’m from Staten Island* 1% of the comments: *Wth is Staten Island*

[@rukeysyt7710]

Nobody: Leave our island alone ;-;

[@rebeccaquartieri5509]

Two of our nephews were born and raised on Staten Island

[@wandaperi]

Normie

[@-RIWIS-]

XD I'm one of the 99%

[@keginemylife]

Lmao 😆 yall wrong for that. I live here but i don't represent for Staten Island.. I only been here goin on 4 years.

[@karenwolfsen]

You left out the most beautiful parts of Staten Island. Our Greenbelt !! Our beautiful parks and miles of hiking trails. You left out all the beautiful wildlife that lives and visits here.

[@gerardking2897]

I'm 70 yrs. old--grew up on staten island--before the bridge-just the ferry--it was a great place to grow up!

[@janedoe805]

Staten Island has a mostly Italian community because, everybody came from Brooklyn! It’s called the “East Coast Shuffle” folks from Brooklyn move to Staten Island... Then they get feed up with the heavy traffic and move to New Jersey to buy their dream “McMansions”. Finally, they move to Florida and retire.

[@grantorino2325]

Same thing with the Jews. Except they move from Lower Manhattan to Upper Manhattan, then to Westchester, and then to Vermont to retire.

[@janedoe805]

Gran Torino Thank You, I didn’t know that. 😂

[@robertschechner2342]

Its Brooklyn - to S.I. - and then to NJ - and then florida!

[@chadgold2768]

@@grantorino2325 But the Jews have class and intelligence. The Italians love drugs, cigarettes and racing their white infinity cars around the block a hundred times.

[@michelesminis]

McMansion! Thats perfection lmaoooo

[@caryno5778]

The beaches are great if you want to step on a needle or come out of the water with a third arm.

[@juanelorriaga2840]

And watch the fish dissolve in the water right before your eyes

[@BlessedKenya]

😂😂 once some random shorts washed up.. And don't forget the flies that bite you in the summer time.

[@sungjinwoo373]

Kenya M flies aren’t supposed to bite

[@sungjinwoo373]

Caryn O needles HUH

[@sungjinwoo373]

Tiyberious how do you wake up smell and then smell

[@flashpointmo]

You forgot to mention the Staten Island Zoo, home to the largest reptile exhibit!

[@sbradley1308]

I grew up on Staten Island, wouldn't have it any other way. Good public schools,nice homes, friendly people, fantastic food. It really has so much to offer. Like most places you don't truly appreciate it until it's gone, I still visit but I miss actually living there. Unfortunately a lot has changed, it might be the least crowded but we liked it that way. It breaks my heart to see how developed it has become in 26 years, I cannot imagine how my mother must feel; she still remembers SI as farm land. My grandma chose SI over Brooklyn for it's nature, because it was rural but still very accessible to the city and Brooklyn. I wish that Staten Island still existed, even the SI of my early childhood would be wonderful. Let us be forgotten once again.

[@petunia4474]

I used to LOVE Staten Island but it's changed so much throughout the years and it is sad to see it over run with clogged roads(almost every one of them, if not, all of them) no matter which way you go. With all due respect the people have changed as well over the years. There are some wonderful humble people living there but let me tell you that they are also as nasty as they come. I never experienced any rudeness years ago but today there are too many. They look miserable too.

[@yummyzerg]

> Good public schools LOL!

[@AraCrimson]

You lost me at “good public schools”

[@FlightSockBlue]

You lost me at 'friendly people'. Lol

[@gmoney9588]

S Bradley There probably aren’t many places that have retained what they had 26 years ago but we know some progress is necessary if we are to be happy with life to suit our needs I guess . But being a life long Staten islander , I get it , and that Staten Island is gone . My mother , born on the lower east side before Con Edison plant was built on avenue C , lived there , the Bronx and ended up here . With all our problems of quality of life , people still come here , every year . Must be something left here that has appeal . The little precious space to live , park or enjoy must be more than they had .

[@bibiana6636]

Its crowded here in Staten Island, what are you talking about 😭

[@datboi12233]

Bibi ana still nothing compared to the rest of the city

[@mattydoo184]

Bibi ana you are so true, talk about Staten Island mall

[@malakaithegamer4051]

@@mattydoo184 It's packed but it's a mall so

[@queenofthegoldenkingdom]

Yes!! It is!! It sucks!! I live in staten island!!

[@1enaan]

Then you must not live out here, because this place is like barely crowded accept at the ferry..lol

[@ronaldkaufman7774]

I deployed to Staten Island as part of the response to Superstorm Sandy in 2012. I thoroughly enjoyed by six week stay on the Island.

[@kirkmcgraw735]

Was forced to move to Staten Island from Brooklyn kicking and screaming by my wife . 9 years later I’d take it over any other borough.. 🤫🤫.

[@elenaarman-tang7811]

I know what you mean 😂🤣 this was not where I originally wanted to buy a house! 18 years later and I love it here 👍😍🤫

[@odeleya1768]

My family moved from brooklyn to Staten Island too a couple years ago. I love living here but there’s barely anything here to do for fun. In Brooklyn I used to like a few blocks away from an ice cream place, pizza place and a grocery store and I could just walk there. Now everything is all spread out and you can’t get anywhere without driving

[@jab7168]

@@odeleya1768 but no alternate side.....

[@elviraalarcon2245]

@@odeleya1768 para que es buna el jugo de papaya

[@elviraalarcon2245]

@@jab7168 rks, papaya Buena Para qué es bueno el jugo de papaya?

[@camilleanddanarroyo6683]

I like that at 1:39 it describes Staten Island as a more suburban area but clearly you are seeing cars with European license plates and not Staten Island LOL

[@markshaw270]

Haha yes that was a UK number plate

[@BenSussmanpro]

How can you tell? The license plate area, both front & back, are so blurry. And I can tell that the color is similar to a NY plate. On the other hand the car doesn’t fit-in with US big car culture, so perhaps you’re correct- I just don’t know how you definitively know!

[@ariannalluka]

i’ve lived in new dorp beach my whole life and lemme tell your those beaches aren’t nice😭💀

[@Yareliealfaro]

fr

[@Sheddyy]

Exactly

[@jondenton8503]

100%

[@velzzo]

For real I like at South beach

[@husamsarhan5551]

arianna I live in Morani

[@Merkuleez24]

I was born and raised in Staten Island. Lived in snug harbor ( 1 mile from the ferry ). It was a great place to grow up. Small communities where everybody knows everybody. We lived in an old Victorian style house that was built in 1886. the sailors built these homes and would house 2/3 families. I love that we were the forgotten borough, we got all benefits of living so close to NYC while still having a suburban lifestyle. Everybody looked after eachother like family. My family moved us to Florida in 2002. I was 15. I use to visit friends and family every summer for 2 months. I still have 3 close friends that I went to school with from 2nd to 8th grade. However, I would never move back though. Too expensive.

[@forcryingoutpizzas3211]

Staten island is a gr8 place 2 live....dont think its a place 4 tourists tho😂

[@billslover90]

sadly no, manhattan is more of a tourist borough

[@sudmuck]

The places that are great to live in, usually arent great for tourists, & the places that are great for tourists usually aren't great to live in.

[@merillo5]

Lived on SI for 60 years born & raised & I love it here. I like going to South Beach & the water is fine. The boardwalk is great & now you can even rent a bike there.I also go to the camping in Fort Wadsworth

[@edinaali5182]

Nanny Of8 but they are covered in trash

[@jodrew1845]

If I wanted to leave Manhattan but still be in the city, would you recommend SI?

[@arielwang858]

Jo Drew si is a nice place to live but super far from the city compared to other boroughs (unless you live right by the ferry or the bridge)

[@jtg1465]

@@jodrew1845 it depends. It’s a much more suburban + “conservative” vibe here compared to the other boros. So if you’re very into the cosmopolitan vibe of Manhattan, you’ll find it noticeably different here. The commute is also long and expensive (in my opinion).

[@annd.h.1336]

Seems Staten Island NY as become very popular lately, but least populated?? Try getting down hylan blvd.or Richmond ave At rush hour! I the wealthiest borough'???? ( not burro) then fix the freakin pot holes!!! The beaches aren't swimmable, , too poluted, some people do, I wouldnt. Live here for 47 years

[@Fony_turgeson]

Especially dongan hills. If that's what your d.h. stands for

[@Wezzes]

Imagine trynna get to school in the morning on forest avenue

[@emmpeterson5028]

You never suppose to swim in New York

[@madolynsandra5451]

Ann D.H. You need an award for this

[@juanelorriaga2840]

Too many cars on SI and yes Hulan is a nightmare I remember in the 1980s flying up and down it except during that long sewer work when half was closed off

[@designsonyouinparis]

Lived in Staten Island for several years- loved it, but worked in Manhattan making the commute very long and time consuming- loved living there- made great friends- you forgot to mention the great shopping, restaurants and bakeries- The Nixons ordered their cakes from an old bakery in SI- SI is full of surprises- Hilly with incredible views of lower Manhattan and Brooklyn.

[@martaparsons5633]

I love Staten Island from Outer Bridge to the narrows. My mom and her siblings grew up in Princes Bay. Her family moved from Bay Ridge in 1926. My first memories are of Nana and Pop Pop's home. Good food and happy times. They grew up in the country, they could walk to the beach and go to work in Manhattan.

[@phillipmoore6295]

FYI it's the Outerbridge Crossing. The Outerbridge's were an old famous Staten Island family who were famous for bringing Tennis to America.

[@secant9046]

To reiterate Phillip Moore’s comment, most NYers don’t realize that Outerbridge is a family name and not a geographical description of the crossing. I’m a 71 year old lifelong tri-state area resident and only learned that fact a couple of years ago!

[@albertowen1025]

Even though my grandpawnts lived in Brooklyn, I had an auntt and several cousins who lived on S.I. in the Grasmere area. I loved it there. I remember always taking the railroad to Totttenville with either my couins or grandfather when he wanted tp go see his daughter, my aunt. When he went, we would always get off at the Tottenville station and sit and talk about his station in life, how it was for him growing up, and mostly talking about the way my late father was while he was growing up, as he did on S.I. - I learned so much from that man until he passed away in 1985...and when I see videos of the Outerbridge Crossing, I think to myself what a wonderful man he was, and how meaningful and sincere he was. I wish I could turn back 40 years just to tall to him again. This is indeed a very wonderful video. THANK YOU uploading this sp very much. Your videos bring back such nostalgia to me of when I was growing up in the 1970s up until 1985, when I was last up there in the metro NYC area. I miss those days a lot.

[@jaeme1905]

You forgot to mention...Staten island was home for the garbage of the 5 boroughs....it had a landfill by the mall that smelled so bad in the summer you had to run from your car into the mall...and many people in the area who were residents became ill with cancer. They also sent debris from the world trade center to SI landfill. The landfill closed March of 2001. My home SI.

[@arnoldhundert5640]

Something else that you may not have known about Staten Island....the one and only Ichabod Crane of “The Headless Horseman” fame was actually a Colonel in the US Army and is buried here on Staten Island. I know this because I have seen his grave.

[@sbradley1308]

Facts!

[@neilgibbons2532]

Terry town , new York

[@jab7168]

Geocache

[@di-jt6jp]

Correct. I live across the street from that graveyard. There are also many Union Soldiers buried there.

[@jenniferbrooks87]

@@di-jt6jp is that graveyard on the North Shore?

[@carissapignatelli]

I'm from Staten Island and the reason why we have a wealthier group of people living here is because many of them work in Manhattan so they bring home more money and don't spend it on expensive rent. Also you pronounced Todt Hill wrong, we say it like "toad" hill

[@jobollettieri1930]

That's right...Toad Hill. Big Paulie's White House is on Road Hull, lol. Poor Paulie...Gotti got him.

[@patrickmcandrew4949]

I was about to say the same thing. I've never heard anyone call it "Todd Hill" lol

[@juanrios9846]

You missed the "Conference House" in Tottenville. A very important moment in USA history!

[@juanelorriaga2840]

I lived on that block for a bit years ago but yes very important war talks sadly didn’t go anywhere

[@georgemurphy2579]

Also, Tottenville suposedly had a ferry to Perth Amboy that no longer operates.

[@deborahwoodbridge8145]

@@georgemurphy2579 The Biddle House in the Conference House Park.

[@Janotes]

Didnt George Washington sail from Perth Amboy across the Arthur Kill For the treaty and lose his wooden teeth there?

[@juanrios9846]

@@Janotes HAHAHA....NOOO!!! Benjamin Franklin and John Adams were the ones that did the meeting!😂

[@gunnargarpestad7438]

I’m from Staten Island, there ain’t no “great beaches” without heroine needles LMAOOO

[@shirtlessdude2935]

tru tru

[@peterhanse3557]

A NYer says ain't?

[@alexnicole6943]

"great beaches" is that a joke

[@gameandimator6174]

I think an actual Staten Island resident should do a video about what they think of Staten Island 🏝

[@loveofthegame1517]

I've lived on SI for 36 years (originally from Brooklyn). Even with it's problems I would rather be here than any of the other boroughs.

[@danafelder5624]

I think I wanna live 🤔 here

[@trijidalucas7954]

the first purge was filmed there.

[@colorfulcourtney9256]

The writer of the purge from ny, started the screenplay from being pissed about sitting in traffic... #facts

[@FlightSockBlue]

Trijida.... You just won the Internet with that one!!!! I'm dying!!!! HAHAHA

[@Jay-zq2um]

What about the house where "The Godfather" was filmed?!?!

[@whitesongs73]

Most of those scenes were filmed in Long Island Brooklyn and the Lower East Side

[@VScott-uq1pj]

Wasn't the house scene shot in the Bronx in riverdale

[@scarsinizm]

@@whitesongs73 the house is in todt hill staten island where alot of it was shot as well

[@juanelorriaga2840]

“He was banging cocktail waitresses 2 at a time!!!”

[@SwinkyDinkyMB]

It’s the house on Longfellow ave, the wedding was filmed there. I actually worked on the house last year, owners put it up for sale shortly after.

[@ronaldkaufman7774]

SI had it's own NFL team, The Staten Island Stapletons. They were eventually bought out by the owners of the NY Football Giants.

[@kennyyi88]

What bugs me is that the first minute of the video is of the brooklyn side from the verrazano bridge

[@edwinchung8031]

I like how there's barely any pics/clips of staten island

[@marellamofo]

I love it. Thanks for sharing.

[@juanelorriaga2840]

Such a interesting place and stands aside from the other boroughs.I moved away and came so many times but I always seem to come back

[@cherrisseb1272]

What about Sandy Ground history in Rossville ? Wu Tang? Force MD’s And the North Shore Diversity represent❤️💕 Black SI stand up!

[@tonirae3566]

Exactly my dad's friend used to hold events at sandy ground ms julie

[@edinaali5182]

Staten Island gang where you at

[@skyforce2132]

Edina Ali just moves there

[@markbraaten9506]

Staten island gang here rep West brighten baby

[@1kinut800]

Thanks for the the Things You Didn't Know About [NY]. I lived there for years and never knew or saw most of the things you've covered. It's also satisfying to hear your NY accent--yea, you got one. When I moved away, I'd get so homesick so would call up NY information just to hear the operators talk and get snippy. The place has changed so much since I live there it's like a new planet, I don't know anyone who still lives there either--they all married, bought homes in Upstate or Forest Hills or Staten Island or Jersey, etc.

[@darrelhughes9090]

What about the Home of the, Wu-Tang Clan Shaolin Representatives! Staten Island 👐

[@Wezzes]

Darrel Hughes have you seen the wu tang clan wall art in parkhill?

[@litodarula6114]

@@Wezzes funny thing is its safer now that its officially the wutang district then when the wutang actually use to be prevalent here

[@darrelhughes9090]

@@Wezzes ,it look pretty Cool. They could have done the Faces better tho,could make out Ghost Face and ODB. 👍

[@unowntomost6151]

@@Wezzes 5050 Skatepark also has some Wu Tang art aswell

[@juanelorriaga2840]

I was told that they are nothing to fuck with

[@michaelboyle1466]

I watched the Verrazano bridge go up when I was a kid... The Island changed dramatically. FTR, The population on Staten Island is waaaaay more than 475k people...!

[@jeanneleroy248]

You did not mention the Staten Island Zoo or the beautiful Clove Lakes Park with ice skating Also did u know that Staten Island once had a small private airport?

[@MyTMARhAR]

I was born in Bklyn,NYC & the only time I can remember going to Staten Island was on a class trip to the zoo!!

[@mariekarpeles9163]

Born & Raised in Staten Island. MOved 18yrs ago. It is no longer the beautiful Island I grew up. We were a family unity that my grandparents settled there from Italy. Much much different today. My memories are wonderful.

[@METALFACEDOOMXXXX]

Great video love NYC

[@armlovesmetal1036]

Impractical Jokers is one of hilarious shows out there.

[@spazzyavalanche4563]

Finally someone actually mentions them

[@jenniferrodriguez404]

Here are a few more spots you missed: The Alice Austin House off Bay St/Hylan Blvd Ft Wadsworth SI Zoo Now there are the Outlets @ the Ferry Richmond Town Home of the World’s largest garbage dump at one time. High Rock Nature Preserve The Conference House in Tottenville

[@harolddejesus9160]

I’ll add one...Wolfs Pond park on the south side, it’s a beautiful park with its own beach, bbq areas and the only official mountain bike trails on Staten Island.

[@retiredbusop2076]

Beach isn't that great. I agree about about the park though.

[@juanelorriaga2840]

Gateway park is nice too

[@Lucas-kb1hx]

Wolfs pond has best beach worst is great kills

[@victorarchbold3253]

You've forgotten about the Staten Island Zoo

[@RobTebaldi]

You left out one of the most important and best aspects of the island. Staten Island is the Greenest borough in the city. We have more park land and green belts than any of the other 4 Boroughs. And the second biggest park in all of NYC is currently being devolped. It will be as big (if not bigger by develpements end) as Central Park.

[@BYNX0630]

The Bronx is the greenest borough

[@secant9046]

Rob: Back before the bridge opened and massive development ensued there used to be serious wildfires on the island periodically. Additional FDNY resources would be ferried in.

[@sandranynj7118]

I visited Staten Island and loved it! Especially Snug Harbor.

[@frankrenaldo8888]

Forget the Staten Island Zoo. One of the best Zoo’s in NY. Home of Groundhog Chuck and historic Richmond Town also.

[@CrAzEDxKILLAx23]

The most underrated borough in NYC!

[@glebpolyakov3770]

Christian Monticello no trust me at awful

[@billslover90]

finally came across a comment like that but yes it will one day get its respect

[@toheebadeshina2740]

I love New York City

[@crazeyjoe]

It's diverse north of the SI expressway. South of the expressway, especially the further south you go, it is not. Sadly, many on the Island consider the SI expressway as the Mason-Dixon line.

[@andys109]

Hello from Staten Island, Midland Beach! Liked!

[@rn5979]

Fort Wadsworth is pretty cool to visit on Staten Island and it's pretty close to South Beach. Also, the military ships that dock at Stapleton, Staten Island, make it even more special to go see during Fleetweek in NYC. This borough also has really great parks!

[@DouglasJWilkening]

PSA: How to pronounce “Todt Hill” like a Staten Island native. Start by saying “toad” or “towed”, but the ending consonant should be halfway between the sound of a D and the sound of a T. Do NOT say “Todd” as the narrator did, or you’ll be pegged as an outsider. You’re welcome.

[@machinist7230]

The "toad" pronunciation is the correct one - the word is dutch, translated it means death - Todt Hill used to be the public hanging grounds in the 17th and 18th centuries.

[@jtg1465]

@@machinist7230 WOW. Never knew this. My dad is buried at the big cemetery up there.

[@alexmakkk]

Great thanks for the wonderful post!

[@kevinhealey6540]

You might have mentioned that 90% of the film, The Godfather, was filmed there.

[@bklynslipnjimmy]

Paul Castellano lived there! Woo hooo

[@kevinhealey6540]

@@bklynslipnjimmy Good idea. London has a Jack the Ripper tourist attraction. A tour bus could ride by Castallno's house. The bus could also drive by where Francesco Cali was gunned down.

[@juanelorriaga2840]

My sister was friends with Castlano’s granddaughter and whatever you did never mention gotta around her

[@angelomorales5507]

She’s definitely not from nyc, Shaolin is best know for The Wu Tang Clan

[@TisEyerish1]

I never, ever wished I could commute from SI to NYC via subway. Are you kidding me? That ferry is the most beautiful commute on the face of the earth. It's also about 20 minutes of peace before the start, or end, of a much too busy day at work. I wouldn't have traded it for the world. When I was a child, the oldest schoolhouse in America...the same building as pictured...was called Voorhees. When was the change made? I remember my dad bringing my sister and I for walks along Henderson Avenue, the "back side" of Sailor Snug Harbor. They had cows back then and we loved to look at them. This was in the early 1950s. How about Barrett Zoo, nestled between Broadway and Clove Road, just a short walk from Forest Avenue. I don't know if it still holds true, but back in the 1950s and 1960s, the zoo boasted the largest rattlesnake collection in the world. Is that a robot voice? I hope so because it's very weird! It's a "borough" not a "borrow."

[@tyberrys]

Most ppl who work in Manhattn live on Staten Island...so yeah money on this lsland

[@dek1518]

Tyese Hansberry not really true at all. Most of those people live in Manhattan or Bk. However because SI has less people their ratio of higher income is higher.... and by higher income she stated 72k or above.

[@drubie76]

I enjoyed it. Thank you

[@iamosiris3254]

I had no idea. I learnt more about Staten Island in the first minute than I ever before. It sounds like my kind of place. Thankyou for this video (from New Zealand)..

[@markshaw270]

But why you live in New Zealand, like one of the most beautiful places in the world.

[@marilynvailati4839]

My Father was stationed on the Army at Miller Field on Staten Island. He met my Mother at Midland Beach. She was there for the summer. This was in the 1930's.

[@elenaarman-tang7811]

Cute story. Did they end up staying in Staten Island?

[@royrdeoraj8300]

Thank for sharing❤

[@gush35z67]

Italian born and raised Staten Island kid right here 👋👍

[@seancuccaro4760]

You forgot to mention the best Pizza in SI Denino's Pizzeria

[@gameandimator6174]

Of course, don’t forget the damm good pizza and food everywhere

[@Mike-tg1ux]

@@gameandimator6174 sorry when it comes to food in the 5 borough's so come in last.

[@franciscojaviervaldez485]

So many negative comments in here damn. If you don't like s.i. then move🤷‍♂️

[@franciscojaviervaldez485]

@@lray173 and I respect you for that.

[@destinyserra9368]

Javier Valdez right !

[@angelangelface]

I left too

[@TaylorLeex3]

not complaining here! But where the hell did this person get their facts from? Nice beaches? More wealthy than Manhattan?! I don't mind living here, but Staten Island is just extensive as the rest of the boroughs!

[@sleepingwithcats5121]

I agree with you. They say lived here all my life or 47 years etc... obviously you like it then or you are a masochistic bs artist, regarding those commenters.

[@brendadrew834]

Grew up in northeast NJ, lived on the Upper East Side of Manhattan for a couple of years, visited Brooklyn, should have checked out beautiful Staten Island in the process! Have heard about it my whole life but never got there. Thanks for the tour~

[@sbf2001]

In 1981 Staten Island had the worst race riot in the history of the island and probably New York City. They don't want you to know about this. It occurred at New Dorp High School. My brother went there. They had to evacuate all of the Black kids out of the school. They had to run to the city busses that were waiting. New Dorp was a very racist section of Staten Island, like most Italian sections at that time. I don't know if it still is. Oh and Rosebank I am not leaving you people out either. That's you real Staten Island!

[@johnathanoster6075]

This Documentary was very informative and really showcases my friends city good job guys

[@SupaEMT134]

Wagner College on Grymes Hill

[@joannlawery4258]

My school

[@SupaEMT134]

@@joannlawery4258 - mine too ;-)

[@tslilbearshoppe9870]

Jersey is the birthplace of the orange tan...just sayin... Jersey Shore show remember?

[@VScott-uq1pj]

Toni Art orange tan were known way before jersey shore show

[@tslilbearshoppe9870]

@@VScott-uq1pj I stand corrected then lol

[@juanelorriaga2840]

Sheesh that orange tan always bothered me but people loved rockin that look

[@thomaspoggi6045]

Many of the roads in Staten Island we're unpaved years back you had to drive around with boards in your trunk because your car with sink in the clay you have to stick the boards under the tire of your car to get out of it back when also who remembers Al depies and both roller skating rinks or Bacci's on Hylan Boulevard and the old Pizza Town AKA Gennaro's who just closed very sad I will miss it

[@RobTebaldi]

Oh and the Lighthouse museum near the ferry too. And the Staten Island Zoo which is great for kids. And the SI Children's Museum in Snug Harbor. And Lastly the HISTORIC St. George Theater. Ugh.. a little research and you could have made a killer Top 20. SMH

[@gerard_9102]

From S.I and Italian

[@Katie-jc2zr]

Everyone knows “ToDd HiLl” lmao wth

[@skyforce2132]

Katie only mansions are there

[@Katie-jc2zr]

Skyforce 213 I know.... (?)

[@wandaperi]

nOrMiE

[@ohnichole6392]

SI Native here. How could they not mention Impractical Jokers?!!! The Jokers are from SI & went to Farrell Boys' High school, also from SI -Christina Aguiliera & Steven Seagal (action movie star). The Alice Austen House is a landmark there, many movies & videos were made there e.g. Mr. Popper's Penguins starring Jim Carey. Also Madonna's Like A Virgin video was filmed on the SI Ferry.

[@charlieryan1736]

Thanks for making this informative and interesting video

[@babyb4881]

Why is this on my recommends and I also live there lmao

[@kuerpotino8401]

Ur underrated

[@amandafevrier2638]

Cool 😊

[@sardarmehmood8063]

Very good job 👏

[@pennytoomey3867]

What a beautiful place. I'm so enchanted by the individualism and the environmental aspects of Staten Island. I am to live there in the near future. I am so fortunate.

[@josefigueroa4054]

I lived on Staten Island. Since 1969 and it was a great place to grow up . I'm 59 now and I moved to Florida.My opinion about s.i. is that it's over crowded today .People are more arrogant than they were back in the day.Still it is the best family based part of the city to move to. Manhattan , Brooklyn queens and Bronx have more to offer as far as sites and entertainment than Staten Island, that's why it's the forgotten one

[@BillyLapTop]

I love the enthusiasm in the lady's voice that does the narration.

[@pamelapamela8368]

I used to live Queens and I hate it there. Subway stations are dirty and crowded. Life style was stressful. Now, I live in Staten Island and for more than ten years I live in Staten Island. I love it here. There are many places I can be enjoy. South beach, Midland beach, Gateway, Fresh pond, Forthwordworth are places I go and relax. Life style is much different from Queens. It is not crowded and parking are plenty anywhere and convenient every where to go -- shopping mall, Costco, Shoprites, restaurants are nearby. Staten Island is not a big Island, so driving to Brooklyn or New Jersey only take 10-20 mins and not traffice.I love it here.

[@duggydugg3937]

Staten means state as in nation state.. early on, it is said the Dutch used s i as their capitol

[@kenhunt5153]

Great Greenbelt and Bluebelt system. At High Rock you would never think you are in NYC. Fresh Kills park will be the largest in the City. On the negative side smoking and drinking are the norm. A very materialistic lifestyle.

[@alexwaterdragon9542]

Nice presentation of Staten Island but because I used to live on island for more than 20years I know even more !!!

[@1301natka]

Thank you

[@irisporta]

I love Staten Island.

[@luisirizarry6775]

The conference house for people that love history. Look it up

[@juanelorriaga2840]

My pops lived right up the street from there we sold the house last year

[@lincolnpaul1814]

Beautiful, I was there once in the 1960’s

[@billjoang]

Hasn’t changed a bit

[@peteandersen7977]

Good work

[@menarago423]

I almost spit my tea out of my mouth......GREAT BEACHES??!! LOLOLOL....YEA OK! I GOT STUCK BY A HYPODERMIC NEEDLE SO, I BEG TO DIFFER. It seems as if everyone begs to differ on this one lol.

[@SamBorowskiFILMMAKER]

Staten Island has a VERY RICH CINEMATIC HISTORY with The Corleone Home from The Godfather - and the Church where Connie's child was baptized with the big steps from The Godfather - residing there. Also where Rodney Dangerfield's Easy Money was filmed (he even got a Wedding Cake from Alfonso's. AND where John Travolta's boys would take The Verrazano Narrows Bridge to in Saturday Night Fever. Also, WITH the large Italian-American population it's known as a major Pizza Borough, featuring some the BEST Pizza in NYC with places such as Denino's, Lee's Tavern and Joe & Pats! Finally, Todt Hill is pronounced Toad Hill NOT Todd Hill. GOD BLESS and STAY FRESH! ;)

[@arnoldstollar5375]

Great film and remarkable.

[@lisaharrington6488]

Who knew? I'm glad I watched this. Thank you!