Gothamist: Staten Island is Ready to Shine

Kevin Walsh

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:59:31 -0500

Richmondtown http://www.forgotten-ny.com/YOU'D%20NEVER%20BELIEVE/richmondtown2/richtown.html

Spiritof76

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:58:37 -0500

So the consensus is "It's a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there"?

other_islander

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:50:54 -0500

LINUS: I never thought it was such a bad little borough. (wraps his blanket around James Molinaro) It's not bad at all, really. Maybe it just needs a little love.

nealnyc

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:21:39 -0500

I grew up in Staten Island. It's not such a bad place. But as long as there's no subway access, I'd never consider moving back there. Right now it's easier to get from New Jersey to Manhattan than it is from Staten Island to Manhattan... That's a shame!

SikBug

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:15:14 -0500

The Jet/Giants Stadium should of at least been built there so it could be in NYC. Smells just as bad where the old stadium is, maybe worse.

whantmoore

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:13:44 -0500

All I know is that its still SI

MT

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:46:32 -0500

It should be noted that Fresh Kills is currently being reclaimed and reinvented as one the largest parks in New York City - so the stink is in fact long gone. And before anyone says anything about a park being built on a landfill, two words: Shea Stadium.

caj211

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:38:19 -0500

I lived on Staten Island (in the supposedly new hip neighborhood of St. George) for a few years, and I have no intention of ever returning. No subways, a useless rail line. It's pretty much impossible to live there without a car. And don't even get me started about the people there......

EricGewiz

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:20:08 -0500

any buses to fresh kills?