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The eastern end of Shooters Island (background, forested) as seen from the waterfront of Staten Island
The eastern end of Shooters Island (background, forested) as seen from the waterfront of Staten Island

Shooters Island (40.643° N 74.16° W) is a small uninhabited island at the southern end of Newark Bay, along the north shore of Staten Island. The boundary between the states of New York and New Jersey runs through the island, with a small portion on the north end of the island belonging to the state of New Jersey and the rest being part of the borough of Staten Island in New York City. The eastern end of Shooters Island (background), seen from Mariners Harbor, Staten Island. ... The eastern end of Shooters Island (background), seen from Mariners Harbor, Staten Island. ... Newark Bay, as seen from the waterfront of Bayonne, New Jersey Newark Bay is shown highlighted on a TERRA image of New York Harbor Newark Bay is a body of water, a tiday back bay of New York Harbor formed at the confluence of the Passaic and Hackensack rivers. ... Staten Island, in yellow, lies to the southwest of the rest of New York City. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ...


The island was essentially made by infill from early dredging of Newark Bay in the 19th century. From approx 1900 until 1910 it was a major shipyard, the Townsend-Downey Shipbuilding, Company. The entire island was occupied by buildings, foundry , pattern shop, offices etc. There were major docks and shipways which faced to the east. Contrary to a previous report, President Theodore Roosevelt did not go hunting there, but rather the Townsend-Downey Company built a yacht, The Meteor III for the Kaiser Whilhelm of Germany. It was launched at Shooters Island in February of 1902 and was accompanied by many hundreds of spectators. Thomas A Edison sent a camera man over and made one of the first news movies in US history of the event. It is available online from the Smithstonian . Alice Roosevelt christened the boat and father Teddy was there as well. The following day a reception was held at the Whitehouse for Mr Downey and representatives of the German Government. The following year saw the launching of one of the most famous and fastest sailing vessels in history, the 3 masted Schooner Atlantic. In 1905 it raced across the Atlantic and won the Kaiser's cup and set the record for the crossing under sail, which stood unbroken for almost 90 years. Another famous vessel built on Shooters Island was the Carneige, named after Andrew Carneige who was a friend of Mr Downey. It was built for scientific research and contructed of wood with no iron or steel that would cause magnetic anomolies. All fastenings and metal parts were of non magnetic bronze. Unmaintained during much of the later 20th century, the island has been made an offical bird sanctuary , partially to discourage the US Army Corps of Eng. who wanted to blow up the island as it causes some issues to vessels coming down from Port Newark. It has begun to disintegrate into Newark Bay. The island, as well as decayed remnants of old piers, are visible by motorists passing on the Bayonne Bridge between Staten Island and Bayonne, New Jersey. The remains of the once active shipyard are still present, but dimiinishing every year. Newark Bay, as seen from the waterfront of Bayonne, New Jersey Newark Bay is shown highlighted on a TERRA image of New York Harbor Newark Bay is a body of water, a tiday back bay of New York Harbor formed at the confluence of the Passaic and Hackensack rivers. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... The Bayonne Bridge, as seen from Port Richmond, Staten Island The Bayonne Bridge is the third longest steel arch bridge in the world. ... Seal of Bayonne Bayonne is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. ...

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This is list of neighborhoods in Staten Island, one of five boroughs of New York City. ... Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... The Five Boroughs of New York City: 1: Manhattan 2: Brooklyn 3: Queens 4: Bronx 5: Staten Island In New York City, a borough is a unique form of government used to administer the five constituent counties that make up the city; it differs significantly from other borough forms of... Staten Island, in yellow, lies to the southwest of the rest of New York City. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (965x500, 255 KB) Summary Staten Island Ferry (Manhattan bound). ... Annadale is a neighborhood or section of Staten Island, New York, USA, situated on the islands South Shore. ... Arden Heights is a name increasingly applied to the western part of Annadale, a neighborhood located on the South Shore of Staten Island, New York City, USA. The name Arden Heights is found on most maps of New York City, including Hagstroms. ... Arrochar is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City in the United States. ... Bay Terrace is the name of a street, which in turn gave its name to a neighborhood, on the East Shore of Staten Island, New York. ... Bloomfield is the name of a locality on the West Shore of Staten Island, New York, USA. It lies immediately to the north of Travis. ... Brighton Heights is the name of a neighborhood in New York Citys borough of Staten Island. ... Bulls Head is a neighborhood in west-central Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of the USAs largest city, New York. ... Castleton is former town in the U.S. state of New York. ... 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. ... Charleston is the name of a neighborhood, or section, of New York Citys borough of Staten Island. ... View from the Staten Island Railway platform in Clifton, looking towards the Narrows Clifton is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City in the United States. ... Concord is the name of a neighborhood on Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. Located on the islands East Shore, with Grymes Hill and Emerson Hill rising to the west and Grasmere to the east, and with Clifton to the north and Dongan... Dongan Hills is a neighborhood located within New York City, USAs borough of Staten Island. ... The term East Shore is frequently applied to a series of neighborhoods within New York City, USAs borough of Staten Island. ... Egbertville is the name of a neighborhood located immediately inland from, but classifiable within, the East Shore of Staten Island. ... Elm Park is the name of a small park in the Port Richmond section of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. The park is located across Innis Street from Port Richmond High School. ... Eltingville is the name of a neighborhood on Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. It is on the islands South Shore, immediately to the south of Great Kills and north of Annadale. ... Emerson Hill is the name of a hill, and the neighborhood upon which the hill is situated, in Staten Island, New York, one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. The hill is named for Judge William Emerson, brother of Ralph Waldo Emerson; the judge purchased a house... The New York City Farm Colony is a poorhouse that formerly existed on Staten Island, one of the citys five boroughs. ... Fort Wadsworth is a former military installation on Staten Island, New York. ... Fresh Kills on the western edge of Staten Island Fresh Kills is a stream and freshwater estuary in western Staten Island, New York. ... Ganas is an intentional community located on the north shore of Staten Island, New York, USA. Ganas was founded in 1979, by the Foundation for Feedback Learning founded in 1978. ... Graniteville is the name of a neighborhood in Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of the USAs largest city, New York. ... Grant City is the name of a neighborhood located on the East Shore of Staten Island, New York, USA. The island comprises one of the five boroughs of New York City. ... Grasmere is the name of a neighborhood located on the East Shore of Staten Island, New York. ... Great Kills is the name of a neighborhood within New York City, USAs borough of Staten Island. ... Greenridge is a name sometimes used to denote the western part of Eltingville, a neighborhood on Staten Islands South Shore. ... Grymes Hill is a neighborhood, situated upon a hill by that name, on Staten Island. ... Heartland Village is a residential development located close to the geographic center of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of the USAs largest city, New York. ... Aerial photo of Lower New York Bay, showing Hoffman and Swinburne islands. ... The Howland Hook Marine Terminal is a container port facility located in northwestern Staten Island in New York City, . It is situated on the east side of the Arthur Kill, at the entrance to Newark Bay, just north of the Goethals Bridge. ... Huguenot is the name of a neighborhood located on the South Shore of Staten Island, New York, USA. Originally named Bloomingview, its present name is derived from the French Huguenots, many of whom came to Staten Island in the 18th Century to escape religious persecution. ... The Isle of Meadow, shown in red, along the western side of Staten Island The Isle of Meadow is a small uninhabited island in Staten Island, New York in the United States. ... A map of Staten Island shown with 5 boroughs. ... Livingston is a name sometimes applied to the northeastern portion of West Brighton, a neighborhood located on the North Shore of New York Citys borough of Staten Island. ... Mariners Harbor is a neighborhood located in the northwestern corner of New York City, USAs borough of Staten Island. ... 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... The term Mid-Island is frequently applied to a series of neighborhoods within New York City, USAs borough of Staten Island. ... Categories: Stub | Staten Island neighborhoods ... New Brighton is a neighborhood, formerly an independent village, located on the North Shore of Staten Island in New York City, USA. The neighborhood comprises an older industrial and residential harborfront area along the Kill Van Kull west of St. ... The approximate area of the neighborhood of New Dorp on Staten Island is shown highlighted in orange. ... New Dorp Beach lies at the foot of the town New Dorp, along the Southern shore of Staten Island, between Midland Beach and Oakwood Beach. ... New Springville is a neighborhood in Staten Island, New York. ... 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... Oakwood is the name of a neighborhood located on the East Shore of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. The communitys station on the Staten Island Railway bears the name Oakwood Heights, but the origin of this appellation is a mystery, since there... Ocean Breeze is a name sometimes applied to the southern part of the neighborhood on Staten Island, New York, United States, known as South Beach. ... Pleasant Plains is a neighborhood located on Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, the largest city in the United States. ... Port Ivory is a locality situated in the northwestern corner of Staten Island. ... Port Richmond, seen from Bayonne, New Jersey across the Kill Van Kull Port Richmond is a neighborhood situated on the North Shore of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. It is along the waterfront of the Kill Van Kull, with the southern terminus of... Pralls Island, in the Arthur Kill, is shown in red Pralls Island is an uninhabited island in the Arthur Kill between Staten Island, New York, and Linden, New Jersey, in the United States. ... Princes Bay is the name of a neighborhood located on the South Shore of New York Citys borough of Staten Island. ... Randall Manor is a neighborhood located on the North Shore of Staten Island. ... Richmondtown, is a neighborhood on Staten Island in the city and state of New York, in the United States. ... Richmond Valley is the name of a neighborhood located on the South Shore of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, the largest city in the United States. ... Rosebank is the name of a neighborhood located in the northeastern part of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of the USAs largest city, New York. ... Rossville is the name by which the western part of Princes Bay, a neighborhood in New York Citys borough of Staten Island, is often called. ... Overlooking the harbor from beside Borough Hall St. ... Shore Acres is a neighborhood of Staten Island, New York, one of the five boroughs of New York City. ... Silver Lake is the name of a reservoir on Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. Located inside Silver Lake Park — the first city park to be established on Staten Island — Silver Lake was created in 1917 when water was brought there from the Ashokan... Founded in 1808 by Captain Robert Richard Randall (for whom the nearby neighborhood of Randall Manor is named), Sailors Snug Harbor was the first and only home for retired merchant seamen in the history of the United States, when it opened in 1833. ... South Beach is the name of a neighborhood located on the East Shore of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. It is situated immediately to the south of the Staten Island side of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge. ... 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... Stapleton is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City in the United States. ... Stapleton Heights (or Stapleton Hill) is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island, New York, part of New York City in the United States. ... Sunnyside is the name of a neighborhood in the Mid-Island region of Staten Island. ... Swinburne Island hospital, 1879. ... Todt Hill (elevation 410 ft) is a small mountain ridge on Staten Island, New York. ... Tompkinsville is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City in the United States. ... The neighborhood of Tottenville in Staten Island is shown highlighted in orange Tottenville, area approx. ... Tottenville Beach is a name that is used to describe the southernmost part of Tottenville, the southernmost neighborhood of Staten Island, in the city of New York City, the largest city in the USA. It is defined as the part of Tottenville south of Hylan Boulevard. ... Travis is the name of a neighborhood at the west-central edge of Staten Island. ... Ward Hill is the name of a neighborhood located in the northeastern part of Staten Island, which is one of the five boroughs of New York City, the USAs largest city. ... Westerleigh is the name of a neighborhood on Staten Island, New York, which is part of New York City, the USAs largest city. ... West New Brighton is a neighborhood of New York City, USA situated along the central North Shore of Staten Island. ... The term West Shore refers to the section of New York City, USAs borough of Staten Island that borders the Arthur Kill, between the Staten Island Expressway and the Fresh Kills. ... Willowbrook is a neighborhood on Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of the USAs largest city, New York. ... Woodrow is a name increasingly applied to the western part of Huguenot, a neighborhood located on the South Shore of Staten Island, New York, USA. The first Methodist church in the immediate New York City area opened in the neighborhood in 1771. ...

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Barren Island · The Blauzes · Broad Channel Island · Chimney Sweeps · City Island · Coney Island · Ellis Island · Governors Island · Hart Island · High Island · Hoffman Island · Hunters Island · Isle of Meadow · Liberty Island · Long Island · Manhattan · Mill Rock · North Brother Island · Prall's Island · Randall's Island · Rat Island · Rikers Island · Roosevelt Island · Shooters Island · South Brother Island · Staten Island · Swinburne Island · Twin Island · U Thant Island · Ward's Island Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... Image File history File links Freiheitsstatue_NYC_full. ... Barren Island, was originally an island off the southern end of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, in Jamaica Bay just opposite the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens. ... The Blauzes are two tiny islands in City Island Harbor, off the northern tip of Hart Island. ... Broad Channel is a community / neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City. ... The Chimney Sweeps Islands, New York is a pair of tiny islands in the northern part of City Island Harbor. ... City Island is a small island approximately 1. ... Image of Coney Island, located in the middle left of the picture, taken by NASA. The peninsula to the right is Rockaway, Queens. ... Ellis Island, at the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor, was at one time the main immigration port for immigrants entering the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ... This article is about Governors Island in New York State. ... Hart Island, sometimes referred to as Harts Island is a small uninhabited island in New York City at the western end of Long Island Sound. ... High Island is a small private island next to City Island. ... Aerial photo of Lower New York Bay, showing Hoffman and Swinburne islands. ... Hunters Island is a small island in northeast Bronx, New York. ... The Isle of Meadow, shown in red, along the western side of Staten Island The Isle of Meadow is a small uninhabited island in Staten Island, New York in the United States. ... Liberty Island Liberty Island, formerly called Bedloes Island, is a small uninhabited island in Upper New York Bay in the United States, best known as the location of the Statue of Liberty. ... Mercator projection of Long Island Long Island is an island in New York, USA. It has an area of 1,377 square miles (3567 km²) and a population of 7. ... The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... Mill Rock Island is a small island between Manhattan and Queens located south of Randalls and Wards Island where the East and Harlem rivers converge, in the U.S. state of New York. ... North Brother Island is an island in the East River situated between the Bronx and Rikers Island. ... Pralls Island, in the Arthur Kill, is shown in red Pralls Island is an uninhabited island in the Arthur Kill between Staten Island, New York, and Linden, New Jersey, in the United States. ... Randalls Island is situated in the East River in New York City. ... There is another Rat Island in Alaska. ... View of Rikers Island Rikers Island is the name of New York Citys largest jail facility, as well as the name of the 415 acre (1. ... Main Street on Roosevelt Island Roosevelt Island, formerly known as Welfare Island, is a narrow island in the East River of New York City. ... South Brother Island is one of a pair of small islands in the East River situated between the Bronx and Rikers Island. ... Staten Island, in yellow, lies to the southwest of the rest of New York City. ... Swinburne Island hospital, 1879. ... Twin Island is a part of Pelham Bay Park, Bronx and is next to Hunters Island. ... U Thant Island, officially Belmont Island, is an island in the East River across from United Nations headquarters at 42nd Street on Manhattan in New York City. ... Wards Island is situated in the East River in New York City. ...


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