Todt Hill Road
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Todt Hill Road is a major north-south artery in the Castleton Corners
Castleton Corners, Staten Island
Castleton Corners is an upscale neighborhood of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City. It is in a region of the island often referred as the North Shore, Staten Island....

, Meiers Corners
Meiers Corners, Staten Island
Meiers Corners is a neighborhood on Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA.-Location: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...

, Manor Heights
Manor Heights, Staten Island
Manor Heights is a neighborhood located in Staten Island, New York. Manor comes from the fact that the neighborhood is adjacent to Manor Road, a major thoroughfare in the North Shore of Staten Island, and Heights due to the area's sudden elevation within its boundaries...

, Todt Hill, Dongan Hills
Dongan Hills, Staten Island
Dongan Hills is a neighborhood located within New York City, USA's borough of Staten Island. It is on the Island's East Shore.The neighborhood was originally known by two separate names, the western half being called Hillside Park and the eastern half Linden Park...

, and New Dorp
New Dorp, Staten Island
New Dorp – an anglicization of Nieuwe Dorp, Dutch for New Village – is a neighborhood in Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, United States. The community lies near the foot of Todt Hill, with Grant City immediately to its north, Oakwood bordering to the south, and...

 neighborhoods in the New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

 borough of Staten Island
Staten Island
Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...

. The construction of the Staten Island Expressway in the late 1950s severed the northernmost section of this roadway near Reon Avenue. Because of this, Todt Hill Road's traffic is forced onto Slosson Avenue
Slosson Avenue
Slosson Avenue is a major north-south artery in the Sunnyside, Castleton Corners, Meiers Corners, and Manor Heights neighborhoods in the New York City borough of Staten Island. The construction of the Staten Island Expressway in the late 1950s severed the northernmost section of Todt Hill Road...

 north of Westwood Avenue/Fine Boulevard.

Todt Hill Road transverses the highest terrain both in Staten Island and on the eastern seaboard. This area, known as Todt Hill, is one of the most exclusive and expensive neighborhoods in the boroughs of New York City outside Manhattan. Landmarks include St. Francis Friary, Staten Island Academy
Staten Island Academy
Staten Island Academy is a coeducational, college-preparatory day school located on a campus in Staten Island in New York City, USA. Founded in 1884 by Anton Methfessel, it is the oldest private school on Staten Island, and is the only independent school in the borough. It educates students from...

, Richmond County Country Club, and Moravian Cemetery.
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