The Richmond Parkway (officially, since 1997, the Korean War Veterans Parkway) is a freeway that traverses the South Shore of Staten Island, New York, USA from northwest to southeast. It begins at the Outerbridge Crossing, and ends near the intersection of Richmond Avenue and Arthur Kill Road in the island's Greenridge section. It opened in 1972. The road is unsigned New York State Reference Route 909C. 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ... A typical freeway with an interchange in the foreground Rush hour on the Harbor Freeway in downtown Los Angeles A typical rural freeway (Interstate 5 in the Central Valley of California). ... The South Shore is a geographical term applied to the area of Staten Island, New York, USA south and east of the islands ridge of hills (and Richmond Creek and Fresh Kills south of Historic Richmond Town) along the waterfront and adjacent areas from the Narrows to the mouth... For other uses, see Staten Island (disambiguation) Staten Island, shown in an enhanced satellite image Staten Island is one of the five boroughs of New York City, located on an island of the same name on the west side of the Narrows at the entrance of New York Harbor. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...

The section of the parkway that exists today represents less than half of the highway that was originally planned. The parkway was supposed to begin in the island's Sunnyside neighborhood, where it was to branch off from the Staten Island Expressway; however, in the late 1960s intense community opposition erupted — much of it from environmentalists — because the parkway's planned route would have bissected the Staten Island Greenbelt and would have caused much condemnation of private property; indeed, Al Deppe's Restaurant, a highly popular establishment resembling Chuck E. Cheese's which had stood at the corner of Richmond Avenue and Arthur Kill Road since 1921, was forced out of business while the arguments raged. The section of the parkway between the proposed Staten Island Expressway interchange and its present terminus ended up never being built, and the route itself, covering 4.8 miles (7.72 km), was subsequently demapped. The Staten Island Expressway is a highway running through the borough of Staten Island, New York in the United States. ... Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around the world. ... Environmentalism is activism aimed at improving the environment, particularly nature. ... The Staten Island Greenbelt is a system of contiguous public parkland and natural areas in the central hills of Staten Island, New York. ... Chuck E. Cheese is a franchise of giant video arcades complemented by small rides, pizza (a central focus), and other popular diversions for young children, including ball pits, climbing equipment and giant slides. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

The spur that was actually built, which is 4.5 miles (7.24 km) long, was constructed along Drumgoole Boulevard, and as a result, the parkway's service roads were named Drumgoole Road East and Drumgoole Road West (these roads being named for Father John Drumgoole, the Irish-born founder of the Mission of the Immaculate Virgin, a Roman Catholic orphanage and monastery better known today as Mount Loretto). The parkway has five exits — at the West Shore Expressway interchange, Maguire Avenue, Huguenot Avenue/Foster Road (accessible to southbound traffic only), Arden Avenue, and Richmond Avenue. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... This article is about the institutions for orphans. ... Buddhist monastery near Tibet A monastery is the habitation of monks. ... New York State Highway 440 is a state highway of New York State. ...

From time to time, proposals have been made to revive the aborted section of the parkway, in response to steadily increasing traffic congestion on Staten Island, but none of these proposals has yet to receive significant support from the island's elected officials or residents.

In 1997 the Richmond Parkway was officially renamed the Korean War Veterans Memorial Parkway; however, when signs announcing the change were erected the word "Memorial" was inadvertantly omitted. In any event, the vast majority of Staten Islanders continue to refer to the parkway by its original name. 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ...