All about the Staten Island Neighborhood Old Town
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, Old Town. This neighborhood is home to the Mid-Island and zip code 10304 & 10305. The present-day area bounded by Grasmere to the north, Dongan Hills to the south, South Beach to the east, and Concord to the west is commonly referred to as Old Town.
Old Town was the first established European colony on Staten Island and was founded in August 1661 as a part of New Netherland. Much of its original acreage, together with portions of Midland Beach and Dongan Hills, makes up what is now South Beach, formerly referred to as "Oude Dorpe" old village in Dutch. Dutch Walloons from what is now southern Belgium and its borders with France, and French Protestants (Huguenots) under the leadership of Walloon Pierre Billiou colonized the region.
Old Town at its named station, the Staten Island Railway provides service to the area. The S78, S79 SBS, and S86 local buses and SIM1 and SIM5 on Hylan Blvd. As well as S74, S76, S84, S86 and SIM15 along Richmond Road.
As you may see, Staten Island exudes so much history that is still honored throughout our neighborhoods. Old Town 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.
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