Guidebook for Staten Island

Susannah
Guidebook for Staten Island

Essentials

Plenty of everything and inexpensive.
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Western Beef Supermarket
425 Bay St
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Plenty of everything and inexpensive.
A smaller grocery store with more gourmet options than Western Beef
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Key Food Supermarket
55 Fulton St
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A 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 Blvd
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We 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 St
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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.
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 St
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folks 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 Terrace
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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.
A good meal. Mexican with a twist. Tortilla soup is good.
Maizal Restaurant & Tequila Bar
990 Bay St
A 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 St
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Just a couple of steps from our apartment. Lots of beers, easy food, all locals.

Everything Else

Local pharmacy. You'll have to travel for a 24-hour pharmacy.
Rite Aid
385 Bay St
Local pharmacy. You'll have to travel for a 24-hour pharmacy.
This is the closest laundromat.
6 St Pauls Ave
6 Saint Pauls Avenue
This is the closest laundromat.
Dry cleaner. We have not used them.
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Happy Cleaners
68 4th Ave
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Dry 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 St
Never been. Heard mixed reviews, both unenthusiastic and very enthusiastic. But it is our closest gym.
Closest yoga center. It's very nice
Shakti Yoga Center
3 Victory Blvd
Closest 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 St
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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.
This place is considered a destination restaurant. We have enjoyed our meals there. Rotating chefs.
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Enoteca Maria
27 Hyatt St
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This 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 St
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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.
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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Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden
1000 Richmond Terrace
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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.
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
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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 Terrace
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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.
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 Blvd
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Unbelievable 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 Ave
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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.
right next to a nice playground too.
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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Conference House Park
298 Satterlee St
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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.
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 Street
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.

Entertainment & Activities

A small zoo. Carousel is fun. Petting zoo is fun. Easy to access by bus.
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Staten Island Zoo
614 Broadway
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A 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 Street
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fun 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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Clove Lakes Park
1150 Clove Rd
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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.

Arts & Culture

Go Stankees!
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Staten Island Yankees
75 Richmond Terrace
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Go Stankees!
Beautiful building, easy walk, close to bars and restaurants, fun bills.
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St. George Theatre
35 Hyatt St
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Beautiful 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 Blvd
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We 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 St
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.
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
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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!