Grymes Hill is a neighborhood, situated upon a hill by that name, on Staten Island. The island is a borough of the USA's largest city, New York. The east side of the hill is defined by Van Duzer Street and Richmond Road to the intersection with the Staten Island Expressway, which, with Clove Road, defines the southern side. On the west is Victory Boulevard. Some claim Cebra Avenue for the northern border, while others would stop at Louis Street. Staten Island lies to the southwest of the rest of New York City. ... The Empire State Building (right) and the Chrysler Building (left) are easily recognized symbols of New York City to the world. ...

The hill is named after Suzette Bosque Grymes, the widow of Louisiana's first governor, William Charles Cole Claiborne, who settled on Staten Island in 1836 (she had remarried a prominent New Orleans lawyer, John R. Grymes, after Governor Claiborne died in 1817). State nickname: Pelican State Official languages English and French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans at last official government census, but probably Baton Rouge since Hurricane Katrina Governor Kathleen Blanco (D) Senators Mary Landrieu (D) David Vitter (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 31st 134,382 km² 16 Population  - Total... A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ... William Charles Cole Claiborne (1775 - 23 November 1817) was a United States politican, best known as the first U.S. governor of Louisiana. ... 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

A local developer, Major Charles Howard, built many of the hill's earliest homes, and his name survives in Howard Avenue, the hill's main street; a portion of this street was known for a time as Serpentine Road due to its snake-like curvature. The neighborhood has many fine homes dating from the 1920's that overlook New York Harbor. New York Harbor is a geographic term that refers collectively to the bays and tidal estuaries near the mouth of the Hudson and adjacent rivers in the vicinity of New York City. ...

Grymes Hill is best noted currently for being the home of two institutions of higher learning: Wagner College, and the Staten Island campus of St. John's University. Also on the hill is Notre Dame Academy[1], a Roman Catholic elementary and high school for girls. Adjacent to (and owned by) Wagner College is the site of a former Roman Catholic high school, named Augustinian Academy after the order of monks who ran it; the school closed in 1969. Near the foot of the hill, on Foote Avenue, is P.S. 35, the Clove Valley School. Wagner College is a college located on Staten Island. ... Saint Johns University can refer to: College of Saint Benedict/Saint Johns University in St. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ...

Much of Grymes Hill consists of private homes, but also included are the Grymes Hill Apartments, constructed circa 1951. These are 423 garden apartments along Howard Avenue and Arlo Road. Grymes Hill Manor Estates (see GrymesHillCoop.com) was built in 1953 as rental garden apartments, and switched to co-op status in 1983. It has 152 apartments centering on Seth Court, with some on other streets. Two high rise apartment buildings at the foot of Howard Avenue converted to condominiums following a major fire in one. There are several apartment buildings on Victory Boulevard. Two new apartment buildings have been constructed facing the Staten Island Expressway. One was turned into condominiums in 2004. The other is being offered as senior citizen housing.

The S60 bus goes from Clove Road up Howard Avenue as far as Arlo Road before returning, allowing it to serve the two colleges mentioned above, as well as the Grymes Hill Apartments and Grymes Hill Manor Estates. A number of bus lines run along Victory Boulevard, terminating the the ferry. The S53 bus, which runs along Clove Road, crosses the Verrazano Bridge into Brooklyn.

Grymes Hill is the second highest point on Staten Island, reaching its greatest elevation of 310 feet above sea level at a point on the Wagner College property behind a parking lot and near the football field. Hero Park is located at the intersection of Victory Boulevard and Louis Street, abutting the Notre Dame Academy property. A portion of the extremely steep hillside dropping down from Howard Avenue to Van Duzer Street is protected from development by the Hillside Preservation District.