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Encyclopedia > Castleton Corners, Staten Island

Castleton Corners (or Four Corners) is an upscale neighborhood of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, which is the largest city in the United States. It is in a region of the island often referred as the North Shore, Staten Island. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... This article is about the borough in New York City. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The term North Shore is frequently applied to a series of neighborhoods within New York Citys borough of Staten Island, USA. Generally, the North Shore is deemed to consist of the communities located within ZIP Codes 10303, 10302 and 10310 in their entirety, along with all of the area...

Castleton Corners
Castleton Corners

The word "corners" in the neighborhood's name refers to the intersection of Victory Boulevard and Manor Road, which forms its core. It was once called Centerville, but became more popularly known as Castleton Corners when a post office by the latter name was opened there in 1872. "Castleton" refers to Cassiltowne, County Kildare, Ireland, the birthplace of Thomas Dongan, the colonial governor of the Province of New York after it was obtained from the Dutch — who had called it New Amsterdam — in 1682. The post office later closed, but reopened in 1949, and today it is the general, or main, post office for Staten Island as a whole, its ZIP Code being 10314. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2560 × 1920 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2560 × 1920 pixel, file size: 1. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Naas Code: KE Area: 1,693 km² Population (2006) 186,075 Website: www. ... Thomas Dongan, 2nd Earl of Limerick (1634-1715), was a member of Irish Parliament, Royalist military officer during the English Civil War, and governor of the Province of New York. ... A map of the Province of New York. ... This article is about the settlement in present-day New York City. ... Mr. ...


Castleton Corners is separated from its eastern neighbor Sunnyside by Castleton Hill, noted for the two churches that stand across from one another on its western ridge — a Moravian church (Castleton Hill Moravian Church) on one side of Victory Boulevard and a Roman Catholic church (St. Teresa's) on the other. To the north lies West Brighton, with a National Guard armory at the boundary between the two, with Westerleigh and Meiers Corners to the northwest and southwest, respectively, and Todt Hill rising to the south. The Todt Hill public housing project is actually in Castleton Corners in spite of its name. Sunnyside is the name of a neighborhood in the Mid-Island region of Staten Island. ... A Moravian can be: an ethnic group a Christian denomination This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... West New Brighton is a neighborhood of New York City, USA situated along the central North Shore of Staten Island. ... The United States National Guard is a reserve forces component of the United States Army (the Army National Guard) and the United States Air Force (the Air National Guard). ... Westerleigh is the name of a neighborhood on Staten Island, New York in New York City. ... Meiers Corners is the name of a neighborhood on Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. Meiers Corners is sometimes confused with the adjacent neighborhood of Westerleigh; however, Westerleigh is generally understood to mean the area immediately west of Castleton Corners that is also north... Todt Hill (elevation 410 ft) is a small mountain ridge on Staten Island, New York. ... A local authority tower block in Cwmbrân, South Wales Public housing or project homes are forms of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. ...


The corner of Victory Boulevard and Manor Road has long been the center of an important commercial district, although its prominence has declined somewhat in recent decades due to the opening of the Staten Island Mall in 1973. The area had largely been built up by the time the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge opened in November of 1964, meaning that Castleton Corners has been relatively unaffected by the dramatic upsurge in population the bridge's opening largely helped bring about, at least compared with most other neighborhoods on the island. A picture of the main entrance to the Staten Island Mall. ... Verrazano Bridge redirects here; for the bridge to Assateague Island, see Verrazano Bridge (Maryland). ...


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Castleton Corners, Staten Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (380 words)
Castleton Corners (or Four Corners) is a neighborhood of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, which is the largest city in the United States.
Castleton Corners is separated from its eastern neighbor Sunnyside by Castleton Hill, noted for the two churches that stand across from one another on its western ridge — a Moravian church (Castleton Hill Moravian Church) on one side of Victory Boulevard and a Roman Catholic church (St. Teresa's) on the other.
The corner of Victory Boulevard and Manor Road has long been the center of an important commercial district, although its prominence has declined somewhat in recent decades due to the opening of the Staten Island Mall in 1973.
Hevesi Report: Staten Island Continues to Grow Local Economy While Addressing Big City Issues, 3/16/05 (923 words)
Staten Island’s economy has grown in recent years, in large part because it is insulated from the economic volatility experienced in other boroughs, State Comptroller Alan Hevesi said in a report released today that examines the state of economic development and the overall economy in Staten Island.
Staten Island’s economy is focused on the local market, with 28.7 percent of the borough’s jobs in the health services and social assistance sector and 18 percent in retail trade.
Hevesi noted, “Staten Island is benefiting from public and private sector investments throughout the borough, including the remediation and redevelopment of the Fresh Kills landfill and the transformation of the St. George waterfront into a dynamic entertainment destination.
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