All about the Staten Island Neighborhood Graniteville:

Graniteville

Staten Island is broken down into 14 different zip codes from 10301 to 10314 and into 67 different neighborhoods. Throughout this series of blogs, we will be discussing each and every neighborhood on Staten Island as well as breaking down the history, what stands there today and transportation and what community district it falls into. Staten Island is broken up into three different community districts which are: North Shore, Mid-Island, and South Shore.

Today we will be breaking down all the history about the Staten Island neighborhood, Graniteville. This neighborhood is home to the North Shore and to the zip code 10314. Bennett's Corners and Fayetteville were the original names of Graniteville. Between 1841 and 1896, trap rock quarries were run in the region, which led to the community's name being first altered to Granite Village and subsequently Graniteville. Geologist Alan Benimoff, a professor at the College of Staten Island, claims that this nickname is misleading because the quarry didn't truly contain any granite. Potassium feldspar makes up granite. The sodium feldspar that makes up the rock at the quarry. Additionally, a rare mineral called Trondhjemite was found there by professor Benimoff.

Graniteville, which remained largely rural long into the 20th century, saw a significant fire in March 1942 that claimed the lives of five workers at the Consolidated Fireworks Company on Richmond Avenue. Graniteville's most notable landmark is Baron Hirsch Cemetery, an 80-acre Jewish cemetery established in the late 19th century and still in use; in August 2001, this cemetery became the subject of a local related to health story when it became one of the six places on the island where mosquitos carrying the West Nile virus were discovered. Graniteville is divided from east to west by the Staten Island Expressway, with New York State Route 440 serving as its eastern boundary.

Graniteville is located at the northern end of a busy commercial strip along Richmond Avenue. This strip extends to the area of the Staten Island Mall, which is about 4 miles away, and is the scene of some of the heaviest vehicle traffic on Staten Island. Residential development in the area exploded shortly after the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge opened in November 1964.

Graniteville is served by many local buses around the surrounding streets. S48, S98, SIM30, SIM33, SIM34, and SIM35 along Forest Avenue. While along South Avenue, S40, S46, S48, S90, S96, S98, SIM33 and SIM34 run. Along Richmond Avenue, the S44, S59, S89, S94, SIM3, SIM4, SIM8, and SIM8X. The neighborhood also is served by the elementary school P.S. 60 and P.S. 22. For Intermediate Schools, the neighborhood is close to I.S. 51, I.S.72 and P.S./I.S. 861. As well as Port Richmond HS serving this neighborhood as the high school Graniteville is mostly zoned for. Over 10+ years ago, a publicly funded but privately run Charter school opened named Lavelle Preparatory Charter School.

As you may see, Staten Island exudes so much history that is still honored throughout our neighborhoods. Graniteville is home to many people from Staten Island. The neighborhood is covered in every corner with many food spots, transportation, parks and schools. This neighborhood is worth learning more about and living in.

Graniteville

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