Guidebook for Staten Island
Essentials
Western Beef Supermarket
425 Bay StPlenty of everything and inexpensive.
A smaller grocery store with more gourmet options than Western Beef
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Key Food Supermarket
55 Fulton StA smaller grocery store with more gourmet options than Western Beef
Food Scene
We live near a number of Sri Lankan and Indian restaurants. Enjoy.
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Dosa Garden
323 Victory BlvdWe live near a number of Sri Lankan and Indian restaurants. Enjoy.
This is a popular bar and restaurant. It's a social hub of Staten Island, where people gather for music and fun and good food.
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Cargo Cafe
120 Bay StThis is a popular bar and restaurant. It's a social hub of Staten Island, where people gather for music and fun and good food.
folks love this place. i've never been, though i know it means "kiss", so that's pretty nice.
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Beso
70 Schuyler Stfolks love this place. i've never been, though i know it means "kiss", so that's pretty nice.
Nice view of the harbor. Pretty eclectic menu and slick atmosphere. Staten Island is not a slick borough, but it's always nice to see someone try.
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Blue
1115 Richmond TerraceNice view of the harbor. Pretty eclectic menu and slick atmosphere. Staten Island is not a slick borough, but it's always nice to see someone try.
Maizal Restaurant & Tequila Bar
990 Bay StA good meal. Mexican with a twist. Tortilla soup is good.
Just a couple of steps from our apartment. Lots of beers, easy food, all locals.
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Craft House
60 Van Duzer StJust a couple of steps from our apartment. Lots of beers, easy food, all locals.
Everything Else
Rite Aid
385 Bay StLocal pharmacy. You'll have to travel for a 24-hour pharmacy.
6 St Pauls Ave
6 Saint Pauls AvenueThis is the closest laundromat.
Happy Cleaners
68 4th AveDry cleaner. We have not used them.
Never been. Heard mixed reviews, both unenthusiastic and very enthusiastic. But it is our closest gym.
Crunch Fitness - Staten Island
364 Bay StNever been. Heard mixed reviews, both unenthusiastic and very enthusiastic. But it is our closest gym.
Shakti Yoga Center
3 Victory BlvdClosest yoga center. It's very nice
Drinks & Nightlife
This is a very local bar. A place to sit down and visit with your friends, drink a lot, and enjoy what makes Staten Island so legritimate.
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Jimmie Steiny's Pub
3 Hyatt StThis is a very local bar. A place to sit down and visit with your friends, drink a lot, and enjoy what makes Staten Island so legritimate.
This place is considered a destination restaurant. We have enjoyed our meals there. Rotating chefs.
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Enoteca Maria
27 Hyatt StThis place is considered a destination restaurant. We have enjoyed our meals there. Rotating chefs.
Sightseeing
Best deal in the whole of NYC. See the Statue of Liberty, check out what Henry Hudson saw when he first arrived 400 years ago. It gives a great sense of what holds the metropolitan area together.
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St. George Ferry Terminal station
1 Bay StBest deal in the whole of NYC. See the Statue of Liberty, check out what Henry Hudson saw when he first arrived 400 years ago. It gives a great sense of what holds the metropolitan area together.
The hub of the North Shore cultural experience. Theater, museums, gardens, and the largest adaptive reuse site in the US. The first buildings landmarked by NYC.
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Centro Cultural y Jardín Botánico de Snug Harbor
1000 Richmond TerraceThe hub of the North Shore cultural experience. Theater, museums, gardens, and the largest adaptive reuse site in the US. The first buildings landmarked by NYC.
a beautiful walk. fascinating history - it'll change how you see your next ferry ride. lovely place to run around with kids.
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Fort Wadsworth
a beautiful walk. fascinating history - it'll change how you see your next ferry ride. lovely place to run around with kids.
a strange batch of collections and intimate museum - it gives a great sense of Staten Island's eclectic identity. We are a small village in an enormous city.
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Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor
1000 Richmond Terracea strange batch of collections and intimate museum - it gives a great sense of Staten Island's eclectic identity. We are a small village in an enormous city.
Unbelievable location. Great small museum with contemporary photography shows and a collection of surprising historical photos. Lovely place to sit or walk or picnic.
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Alice Austen House
2 Hylan BlvdUnbelievable location. Great small museum with contemporary photography shows and a collection of surprising historical photos. Lovely place to sit or walk or picnic.
I am not sure how you would get here by public transit, but you should get here. It's a special place, on the National Register.
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Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art
338 Lighthouse AveI am not sure how you would get here by public transit, but you should get here. It's a special place, on the National Register.
Garibaldi Meucci Museum
420 Tompkins Ave.right next to a nice playground too.
Get your Americana on! This place is an interesting part of our history, and will give you a different perspective on Staten Island. It's also about as south as you can get and still be in NY state.
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Parque de la Casa de la Conferencia
298 Satterlee StGet your Americana on! This place is an interesting part of our history, and will give you a different perspective on Staten Island. It's also about as south as you can get and still be in NY state.
Serpentine Art and Nature Commons. It's a secret, which means you should not go alone. BUT it is worth the hike. Picnic looking over the city. Hike in abandoned nature.
589 Van Duzer St
Serpentine Art and Nature Commons. It's a secret, which means you should not go alone. BUT it is worth the hike. Picnic looking over the city. Hike in abandoned nature.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Grotto - an amazing place. Talk about local culture! It is free, but please consider leaving a donation for its upkeep. They have a fun festival.
36 Amity St
36 Amity StreetOur Lady of Mount Carmel Grotto - an amazing place. Talk about local culture! It is free, but please consider leaving a donation for its upkeep. They have a fun festival.
Entertainment & Activities
A small zoo. Carousel is fun. Petting zoo is fun. Easy to access by bus.
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Zoológico de Staten Island
614 BroadwayA small zoo. Carousel is fun. Petting zoo is fun. Easy to access by bus.
fun for the kids. 5 minutes by cab, but a bus transfer is necessary at the ferry terminal
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Staten Island Children's Museum
Tysen Streetfun for the kids. 5 minutes by cab, but a bus transfer is necessary at the ferry terminal
A longer bus ride, but still just one bus. Nice walking/jogging. A playground. Paddle boats at the other end of the park, and even an ice-skating rink on the Victory side.
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Parque Clove Lakes
1150 Clove RdA longer bus ride, but still just one bus. Nice walking/jogging. A playground. Paddle boats at the other end of the park, and even an ice-skating rink on the Victory side.
Arts & Culture
Staten Island Yankees
75 Richmond TerraceGo Stankees!
Beautiful building, easy walk, close to bars and restaurants, fun bills.
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Teatro St. George
35 Hyatt StBeautiful building, easy walk, close to bars and restaurants, fun bills.
We don't golf, but folks love this place. A nice restaurant looking over the green too. Quick and easy bus ride away.
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Silver Lake Golf Course
915 Victory BlvdWe don't golf, but folks love this place. A nice restaurant looking over the green too. Quick and easy bus ride away.
We haven't started playing tennis yet, but we have friends that do. Let us know what you find out about access and etiquette. A lovely side of this Olmstead park right next to a toddler playground.
Silver Lake Tennis Courts
42 Revere StWe haven't started playing tennis yet, but we have friends that do. Let us know what you find out about access and etiquette. A lovely side of this Olmstead park right next to a toddler playground.
Popular beach. Great playground. Fishing pier is pretty neat. If you like walking A LOT you can walk to Fort Wadsworth along the boardwalk. Summer = ice cream and fireworks!
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Midland Beach
Popular beach. Great playground. Fishing pier is pretty neat. If you like walking A LOT you can walk to Fort Wadsworth along the boardwalk. Summer = ice cream and fireworks!