St. George, Staten Island
Encyclopedia
St. George is a neighborhood on the northeastern tip of Staten Island in New York City
, where the Kill Van Kull
enters Upper New York Bay
. It is the most densely developed neighborhood on Staten Island, and the location of the administrative center for the borough
and for the coterminous Richmond County. The Staten Island terminal of the Staten Island Ferry
is located here, as well as the northern terminus of the Staten Island Railway
. St. George is bordered on the south by the neighborhood of Tompkinsville
and on the west by the neighborhood of New Brighton
.
during the American Revolutionary War
. The area was primarily rural through the early 19th century.
and William T. Davis
, it was only after another prominent businessman, Erastus Wiman
, promised to "canonize" him in the town's name that Law agreed to relinquish the land rights for a ferry terminal.http://www.nypl.org/branch/staten/index2.cfm?Trg=1&d1=962&template=StGeorgeNeighborhoodHistory In the late 1880s, Wiman operated the Staten Island Amusement Company in the neighborhood, offering public athletic events, an illuminated fountain, and pageants. The St. George Cricket Grounds
was part of that complex, but only lasted a few years.
(the oldest High School on Staten Island). The grandest and last of these hotels was the Hotel Castleton, built in 1889 and destroyed by fire in 1907. In 1918, the Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences moved to its present location in the neighborhood. The United States Coast Guard
operated a facility in the neighborhood until moving to Governors Island
in 1967. The Office Building and U.S. Light-House Depot Complex
was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1978. In the early 20th century the neighborhood grew rapidly: municipal ferry service to Manhattan began in 1905. The neighborhood had several elegant buildings by the architectural
firm of Carrère and Hastings
. These included a branch of the New York Public Library
(1906), the present Staten Island Borough Hall (1906), and the Richmond County Courthouse (1919).
In 1924, the "Saint George" telephone exchange
was established in the new North Staten Island building of New York Telephone
; this became "SAint George 7" when New York City's service underwent a major upgrade six years later. This three-digit prefix, now identified by numbers — "727" — is the only one of five exchanges which existed immediately prior to the aforementioned upgrade that is still in service on the island (in addition to St. George itself, this numeric designation is encountered in many other North Shore
communities, as far away as Mariners Harbor
to the west and South Beach
and Grasmere
to the south).
Construction began on the beautiful 2,800 seat venue, the St. George Theatre in August 1928 and the doors of this picture palace opened on December 4, 1929. The cost of the project, which included an office complex, was $2 million, $500,000 of which was for the theater. Solomon Brill, who owned several other theaters on the Island, promised to bring top-of-the-line vaudeville to the borough for 75 cents. He envisioned the St. George Theatre as a show house to rival Manhattan's cinema palaces. At a time when many large movie houses were built by Hollywood studios, Brill was an independent owner of 15 theatres in the NYC area. Before he died in 1932, he sold his interest in the St. George Theatre to William Fox, whose name lives on in the Fox Television Network and 20th Century Fox film studio.
The main architect was Eugene De Rosa; he was assisted by Staten Island resident James Whitford, who was known as the “dean of Staten Island architects.” Mr. Whitford also designed the Ritz, Liberty and Victory theaters, none of which exist today. The ornate interior of the theater was designed by Nestor Castro. Mr. Castro was the art director for the Libman-Spanjer Corporation which designed the interiors of many theaters in the Times Square area. Most of the elaborate architecture visible to theater patrons is the result of Mr. Castro's artistry. The St. George Theatre's interior is a variety of Spanish and Italian Baroque styles. The island's newest movie and vaudeville house outshone most of its competitors, including Manhattan's Capitol Theater
on Broadway. The theater features included the absence of any obstructions, a $25,000 Wurlitzer organ, an advanced cooling and heating system, one of the largest cantilevered balconies ever built, and velvet seats, gilded balconies, and grand staircases.
The community underwent a revival in the late 1990s and property values have continued to rise since 2000. In 1994, The New York Landmarks Preservation Commission designated a St. George Historic District. The historic district consists of 78 houses and one church—St. Peters Roman Catholic, the oldest parish on Staten Island—and is a mix of Victorian styles, such as Queen Anne, Shingle style, Colonial Revival, and Tudor. Currently, the area of Fort Hill comprises the remains of the streets and homes where the descendants of the Tompkins, Westervelt and Low families lived. Here originally stood the mansion of Vice President and former New York State Governor Daniel D. Tompkins
, the Anson Phelps-Stokes mansion and the Daniel Low mansion. Another prominent landowner was August Belmont
, whose name is enshrined in Belmont Place. Many of the houses remaining today represent the homes and summer homes of the Low-Tompkins extended family and friends.
The residential Fort Hill area is home to many professionals who commute daily to Manhattan on the ferry, and includes many well-tended examples of Victorian, Tudor, and art deco architecture, in addition to one house modeled after a Spanish castle.http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/18/realestate/18hunt.html?ex=1129867200&en=db55607f0f02d5b0&ei=5070http://www.timeout.com/newyork/articles/house-home/1842/house-call. Another popular upscale residential development, Bay Street Landing, abuts the bay between the ferry terminal and the head of Victory Boulevard. Many condominium buildings are currently being built along the shore, and near the ferry terminal, as they offer unsurpassed views of lower Manhattan and easy access via the free Staten Island Ferry.
The National Lighthouse Museum http://www.lighthousemuseum.org/ (listed on the National Register of Historic Places) and the adjacent St. George post office are immediately east of the St. George ferry terminal.
The Richmond County Bank Ballpark
, the home of the Staten Island Yankees
, a minor league
farm club of the New York Yankees
opened in 2001. The stadium offers dramatic views of the harbor and the Manhattan skyline.
The 55 year old St. George Ferry terminal recently underwent a $130 million dollar renovation and now features floor-to-ceiling glass for panoramic views of the harbor and incoming ferries.http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/ferrybus/statfery.shtml
The Hyatt St. side of a municipal parking lot faces the St. George theater. This part of the lot is noted for the greenmarket held on it during spring, summer and fall. The lot encompasses a paved over graveyard of the former quarantine that has led to some controversy.http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/23/nyregion/thecity/23rema.html?_r=1&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Subjects/I/Irish-Americans&oref=slogin
The Staten Island Institute of Arts & Sciences is located just two blocks west of the Staten Island Ferry
Terminal, It explores the arts, natural science, and local history of the island.
In 1997 lighthouse organizations across the United States banded together to create a National Lighthouse Museum, which will tell the story of the United States Lighthouse Service
. The museum will feature interactive exhibits and displays on the history, technology, and architecture of lighthouses, lightships and other aids to navigation, from primitive fire beacons to the Global Positioning System. The site selected is the old USLHS/US Coast Guard “super depot” at St. George, which was the major center for lighthouse supply, maintenance and experimentation for nearly 150 years. The site consists of 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) of waterfront property with five historic USLHS buildings, a public plaza and an 850 feet (259.1 m) pier.
The newly renovated St. George Theatre is a landmarked building. A variety of activities, including outreach educational programs, architectural tours, television and film shoots, concerts, comedy, Broadway touring companies, and children's shows take place there.http://www.stgeorgetheatre.com/
Among St. George's recent appearances is the murder scene in Brian De Palma
's 1973 film Sisters with Margot Kidder
playing both separated conjoined twins, Danielle and Dominique (the doppelgänger
) took place in the apartment building on Hamilton Avenue between Stuyvesant Place and Academy Place. The opening scenes of the 1981 horror film "Wolfen" starring Albert Finney were shot in St. George, and the area has served as a stand-in for many nameless small towns, as was the case in the low-budget 1984 film "Death Mask" starring Farley Granger as a medical examiner who becomes obsessed with finding out the ID of a young boy found dead. The finale of the 2003 Jack Black film “School of Rock” was shot at The St. George Theater.
Actor Paul Newman
and his wife, actor Joanne Woodward, lived in the Art Deco
building The Ambassador on Daniel Low Terrace between Crescent Avenue and Fort Hill Circle in their early days in film. Actor Martin Sheen
lived in the same building, and his son Emilio Estevez
was born there.
.
operates the St. George Library Center at 5 Central Avenue, near Borough Hall.
New York City
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, where the Kill Van Kull
Kill Van Kull
The Kill Van Kull is a tidal strait between Staten Island, New York and Bayonne, New Jersey in the United States. Approximately long and wide, it connects Newark Bay with Upper New York Bay. The Robbins Reef Light marks the eastern end of the Kill, Bergen Point its western end...
enters Upper New York Bay
Upper New York Bay
Upper New York Bay, or Upper Bay, is the traditional heart of the Port of New York and New Jersey, and often called New York Harbor. It is enclosed by the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Staten Island and the Hudson County, New Jersey municipalities of Jersey City and Bayonne.It...
. It is the most densely developed neighborhood on Staten Island, and the location of the administrative center for the borough
Borough (New York City)
New York City, one of the largest cities in the world, is composed of five boroughs. Each borough now has the same boundaries as the county it is in. County governments were dissolved when the city consolidated in 1898, along with all city, town, and village governments within each county...
and for the coterminous Richmond County. The Staten Island terminal of the Staten Island Ferry
Staten Island Ferry
The Staten Island Ferry is a passenger ferry service operated by the New York City Department of Transportation that runs between the boroughs of Manhattan and Staten Island.-Overview:...
is located here, as well as the northern terminus of the Staten Island Railway
Staten Island Railway
The Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority, publicly known as MTA Staten Island Railway or SIR, is the operator of the lone rapid transit line in the borough of Staten Island, New York City, USA...
. St. George is bordered on the south by the neighborhood of Tompkinsville
Tompkinsville, Staten Island
Tompkinsville is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City in the United States. Though the neighborhood sits on the island's eastern shore, along the waterfront facing Upper New York Bay — between St...
and on the west by the neighborhood of New Brighton
New Brighton, Staten Island
New Brighton, formerly an independent village, is today a neighborhood located on the North Shore of Staten Island in New York City, USA. The neighborhood comprises an older industrial and residential harbor front area along the Kill Van Kull west of St. George.The village of New Brighton was...
.
The Revolution
Fort Hill http://www.nypl.org/branch/staten/index2.cfm?Trg=1&d1=962&template=StGeorgeNeighborhoodHistoryhttp://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9D0CE2DA1138EE32A25751C0A9679D946896D6CF, one of the hills overlooking the harbor, was the location on Duxbury's Point or Ducksberry Point fortified by the BritishKingdom of Great Britain
The former Kingdom of Great Britain, sometimes described as the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain', That the Two Kingdoms of Scotland and England, shall upon the 1st May next ensuing the date hereof, and forever after, be United into One Kingdom by the Name of GREAT BRITAIN. was a sovereign...
during the American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
. The area was primarily rural through the early 19th century.
Naming of St. George
The name was derived not from the dragon-slaying saint, but from George Law, a developer who acquired rights to the waterfront at bargain prices. According to island historians Charles LengCharles W. Leng
Charles William Leng was an American naturalist and historian especially associated with Staten Island, New York, where he was the borough historian from 1923 until the 1930s....
and William T. Davis
William T. Davis
William Thompson Davis was an American naturalist, entomologist, and historian especially associated with Staten Island in New York City. He was prominent in the borough's affairs throughout his life....
, it was only after another prominent businessman, Erastus Wiman
Erastus Wiman
Erastus Wiman was a Canadian journalist and businessman who later moved to the United States.Wiman was born in Churchville, Upper Canada, now part of Ontario, on April 21, 1834....
, promised to "canonize" him in the town's name that Law agreed to relinquish the land rights for a ferry terminal.http://www.nypl.org/branch/staten/index2.cfm?Trg=1&d1=962&template=StGeorgeNeighborhoodHistory In the late 1880s, Wiman operated the Staten Island Amusement Company in the neighborhood, offering public athletic events, an illuminated fountain, and pageants. The St. George Cricket Grounds
St. George Cricket Grounds
St. George Cricket Grounds or "St. George Grounds" is a former baseball ground located on Staten Island, New York, USA. St. George was the home park for the New York Metropolitans of the American Association for the 1886 and 1887 seasons...
was part of that complex, but only lasted a few years.
The Heyday
In the 1830s, the area facing the Kill Van Kull became a fashionable resort area, with the construction of several elegant hotels along St. Mark's Place across from the present site of Curtis High SchoolCurtis High School
Curtis High School operated by the New York City Department of Education is one of seven public high schools located in Staten Island, New York City, New York. It was founded on February 9, 1904 and was the first high school on Staten Island.-History:...
(the oldest High School on Staten Island). The grandest and last of these hotels was the Hotel Castleton, built in 1889 and destroyed by fire in 1907. In 1918, the Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences moved to its present location in the neighborhood. The United States Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency...
operated a facility in the neighborhood until moving to Governors Island
Governors Island
Governors Island is a island in Upper New York Bay, approximately one-half mile from the southern tip of Manhattan Island and separated from Brooklyn by Buttermilk Channel. It is legally part of the borough of Manhattan in New York City...
in 1967. The Office Building and U.S. Light-House Depot Complex
Office Building and U.S. Light-House Depot Complex
Office Building and U.S. Light-House Depot Complex, also known as the Old Administration Building for the Third District U.S. Coast Guard, is a historic office building and light house repair depot complex located at St. George, Staten Island, New York...
was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1978. In the early 20th century the neighborhood grew rapidly: municipal ferry service to Manhattan began in 1905. The neighborhood had several elegant buildings by the architectural
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
firm of Carrère and Hastings
Carrère and Hastings
Carrère and Hastings, the firm of John Merven Carrère and Thomas Hastings , located in New York City, was one of the outstanding Beaux-Arts architecture firms in the United States. The partnership operated from 1885 until 1911, when Carrère was killed in an automobile accident...
. These included a branch of the New York Public Library
New York Public Library
The New York Public Library is the largest public library in North America and is one of the United States' most significant research libraries...
(1906), the present Staten Island Borough Hall (1906), and the Richmond County Courthouse (1919).
Telephone exchange
In the field of telecommunications, a telephone exchange or telephone switch is a system of electronic components that connects telephone calls...
was established in the new North Staten Island building of New York Telephone
New York Telephone
The New York Telephone Company was organized in 1896, taking over the New York City operations of the American Bell Telephone Company.-Predecessor companies:...
; this became "SAint George 7" when New York City's service underwent a major upgrade six years later. This three-digit prefix, now identified by numbers — "727" — is the only one of five exchanges which existed immediately prior to the aforementioned upgrade that is still in service on the island (in addition to St. George itself, this numeric designation is encountered in many other North Shore
North Shore, Staten Island
The term North Shore is frequently applied to a series of neighborhoods within New York City's borough of Staten Island, USA.- Boundaries :...
communities, as far away as Mariners Harbor
Mariners Harbor, Staten Island
Mariners Harbor is a neighborhood located in the northwestern part of New York City, USA's borough of Staten Island. It is bordered by Lake Avenue to the east, Lisk Avenue to the south, Richmond Terrace to the north, and Holland Avenue to the west...
to the west and South Beach
South Beach, Staten Island
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...
and Grasmere
Grasmere, Staten Island
Grasmere is the name of a neighborhood located on the East Shore of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City.Grasmere although crossed by major roads has retained its quiet suburban character. The area and adjoining Concord was dotted with lakes and ponds similar to the English...
to the south).
Construction began on the beautiful 2,800 seat venue, the St. George Theatre in August 1928 and the doors of this picture palace opened on December 4, 1929. The cost of the project, which included an office complex, was $2 million, $500,000 of which was for the theater. Solomon Brill, who owned several other theaters on the Island, promised to bring top-of-the-line vaudeville to the borough for 75 cents. He envisioned the St. George Theatre as a show house to rival Manhattan's cinema palaces. At a time when many large movie houses were built by Hollywood studios, Brill was an independent owner of 15 theatres in the NYC area. Before he died in 1932, he sold his interest in the St. George Theatre to William Fox, whose name lives on in the Fox Television Network and 20th Century Fox film studio.
The main architect was Eugene De Rosa; he was assisted by Staten Island resident James Whitford, who was known as the “dean of Staten Island architects.” Mr. Whitford also designed the Ritz, Liberty and Victory theaters, none of which exist today. The ornate interior of the theater was designed by Nestor Castro. Mr. Castro was the art director for the Libman-Spanjer Corporation which designed the interiors of many theaters in the Times Square area. Most of the elaborate architecture visible to theater patrons is the result of Mr. Castro's artistry. The St. George Theatre's interior is a variety of Spanish and Italian Baroque styles. The island's newest movie and vaudeville house outshone most of its competitors, including Manhattan's Capitol Theater
Capitol Theatre (New York City)
The Capitol Theatre was a movie palace located at 1645 Broadway, just north of Times Square in New York City, across from the Winter Garden Theatre. Designed by Thomas W. Lamb, the Capitol seated 4000 and opened October 24, 1919. It was one of the first of the large lavish movie theaters that...
on Broadway. The theater features included the absence of any obstructions, a $25,000 Wurlitzer organ, an advanced cooling and heating system, one of the largest cantilevered balconies ever built, and velvet seats, gilded balconies, and grand staircases.
Renaissance
Daniel D. Tompkins
Daniel D. Tompkins was an entrepreneur, jurist, Congressman, the fourth Governor of New York , and the sixth Vice President of the United States .-Name:...
, the Anson Phelps-Stokes mansion and the Daniel Low mansion. Another prominent landowner was August Belmont
August Belmont
August Belmont, Sr. was an American politician.-Early life:August Belmont was born in Alzey, Hesse, on December 8, 1813--some sources say 1816--to Simon and Frederika Elsass Schönberg, a Jewish family. After his mother's death, when he was seven, he lived with his uncle and grandmother in Frankfurt...
, whose name is enshrined in Belmont Place. Many of the houses remaining today represent the homes and summer homes of the Low-Tompkins extended family and friends.
The National Lighthouse Museum http://www.lighthousemuseum.org/ (listed on the National Register of Historic Places) and the adjacent St. George post office are immediately east of the St. George ferry terminal.
The Richmond County Bank Ballpark
Richmond County Bank Ballpark
The Richmond County Bank Ballpark at St. George is a baseball stadium located on the north-eastern tip of Staten Island. The ballpark is the home of the Staten Island Yankees, the NY-Penn League affiliate of the New York Yankees, and of Wagner College Seahawks Baseball. The ballpark was also...
, the home of the Staten Island Yankees
Staten Island Yankees
The Staten Island Yankees are a minor league baseball team, located in the New York City borough of Staten Island. Nicknamed the "Baby Bombers," the Yankees are a Short-Season A classification affiliate of the New York Yankees and play in the New York - Penn League at Richmond County Bank Ballpark...
, a minor league
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
farm club of the New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
opened in 2001. The stadium offers dramatic views of the harbor and the Manhattan skyline.
The 55 year old St. George Ferry terminal recently underwent a $130 million dollar renovation and now features floor-to-ceiling glass for panoramic views of the harbor and incoming ferries.http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/ferrybus/statfery.shtml
The Hyatt St. side of a municipal parking lot faces the St. George theater. This part of the lot is noted for the greenmarket held on it during spring, summer and fall. The lot encompasses a paved over graveyard of the former quarantine that has led to some controversy.http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/23/nyregion/thecity/23rema.html?_r=1&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Subjects/I/Irish-Americans&oref=slogin
Museums
Staten Island Ferry
The Staten Island Ferry is a passenger ferry service operated by the New York City Department of Transportation that runs between the boroughs of Manhattan and Staten Island.-Overview:...
Terminal, It explores the arts, natural science, and local history of the island.
In 1997 lighthouse organizations across the United States banded together to create a National Lighthouse Museum, which will tell the story of the United States Lighthouse Service
United States Lighthouse Service
The United States Lighthouse Service, also known as the Bureau of Lighthouses, was the agency of the US Federal Government that was responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of all lighthouses in the United States from the time of its creation in 1910 until 1939...
. The museum will feature interactive exhibits and displays on the history, technology, and architecture of lighthouses, lightships and other aids to navigation, from primitive fire beacons to the Global Positioning System. The site selected is the old USLHS/US Coast Guard “super depot” at St. George, which was the major center for lighthouse supply, maintenance and experimentation for nearly 150 years. The site consists of 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) of waterfront property with five historic USLHS buildings, a public plaza and an 850 feet (259.1 m) pier.
Fine Arts
Artists and musicians have been moving to Staten Island's North Shore so they can be in close proximity to Manhattan but also have enough affordable space to live and work in. Recently The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/07/nyregion/thecity/07hips.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=104bda05ad2b8da609a03bcacd3bda17be057b43 and NY1 News http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?&aid=69203&search_result=1&stid=242 featured Staten Island has a haven for artists.Theater
The St. George TheaterThe newly renovated St. George Theatre is a landmarked building. A variety of activities, including outreach educational programs, architectural tours, television and film shoots, concerts, comedy, Broadway touring companies, and children's shows take place there.http://www.stgeorgetheatre.com/
St. George in Film
When the movie industry was centered on Long Island, scenes in many films were shot on Staten Island, and several actors had residences in St. George, or built houses for their relatives.Among St. George's recent appearances is the murder scene in Brian De Palma
Brian De Palma
Brian Russell De Palma is an American film director and writer. In a career spanning over 40 years, he is probably best known for his suspense and crime thriller films, including such box office successes as the horror film Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Scarface, The Untouchables, and Mission:...
's 1973 film Sisters with Margot Kidder
Margot Kidder
Margaret Ruth "Margot" Kidder is a Canadian-born American actress. She is perhaps best known for playing Lois Lane in the four Superman movies opposite Christopher Reeve, a role that brought her to widespread recognition....
playing both separated conjoined twins, Danielle and Dominique (the doppelgänger
Doppelgänger
In fiction and folklore, a doppelgänger is a paranormal double of a living person, typically representing evil or misfortune...
) took place in the apartment building on Hamilton Avenue between Stuyvesant Place and Academy Place. The opening scenes of the 1981 horror film "Wolfen" starring Albert Finney were shot in St. George, and the area has served as a stand-in for many nameless small towns, as was the case in the low-budget 1984 film "Death Mask" starring Farley Granger as a medical examiner who becomes obsessed with finding out the ID of a young boy found dead. The finale of the 2003 Jack Black film “School of Rock” was shot at The St. George Theater.
Actor Paul Newman
Paul Newman
Paul Leonard Newman was an American actor, film director, entrepreneur, humanitarian, professional racing driver and auto racing enthusiast...
and his wife, actor Joanne Woodward, lived in the Art Deco
Art Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...
building The Ambassador on Daniel Low Terrace between Crescent Avenue and Fort Hill Circle in their early days in film. Actor Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen
Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez , better known by his stage name Martin Sheen, is an American film actor best known for his performances in the films Badlands and Apocalypse Now , and in the television series The West Wing from 1999 to 2006.He is considered one of the best actors never to be...
lived in the same building, and his son Emilio Estevez
Emilio Estevez
Emilio Estevez is an American actor, film director, and writer. He started his career as an actor and is well-known for being a member of the acting Brat Pack of the 1980s, starring in The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire...
was born there.
September 11 Memorial
The St. George waterfront is the location of the Staten Island September 11 MemorialStaten Island September 11 Memorial
The Postcards, is a Staten Island 9/11 Memorial, located in the St. George neighborhood on the northeastern tip of Staten Island. The permanent outdoor memorial built in 2004, honours 274 Staten Island residents killed in the September 11, 2001 attack and 1993 attack on World Trade Center...
.
Public libraries
New York Public LibraryNew York Public Library
The New York Public Library is the largest public library in North America and is one of the United States' most significant research libraries...
operates the St. George Library Center at 5 Central Avenue, near Borough Hall.