All about the Staten Island Neighborhood Rosebank:
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, Rosebank. This neighborhood is home to the North Shore & the zip code 10305. One of the five boroughs of New York City's Staten Island is home to the area known as Rosebank. It shares boundaries with Clifton and Arrochar.
The area appears to have been known as Peterstown, Clifton, and the Village of Edgewater before receiving the name "Rosebank" in the early 1880s. The region was the "Newport, Rhode Island" of New York before 1880 and was filled with opulent homes. Mansions on the coast and inland belonged to some of the wealthiest families in the nation. It was constructed and continues to exist next to the Alice Austen House, the summer home of the New York Yacht Club. St. John's Episcopal Church was constructed and frequented by the Townsends, Aspinwalls, and Vanderbilts.
Smaller plots were then created from the large farms and estates, and shortly after 1880, Italian immigrants started to settle in the region. The presence of the Garibaldi Memorial in the neighborhood serves as an example of how their ancestors have remained the majority ethnic group there.
The Catholic schools on Staten Island, including St. Mary School in Rosebank, are run by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. St. Mary's had 224 pupils in 2011, 90 percent of the school's capacity, in its last year. Rosebank's St. Joseph's School, which had 167 kids enrolled, shut down in 2013.
The neighborhood is served by S52, S78 along Tompkins Avenue. As well as, S51 and S81 serve Bay Street. The express bus SIM1, SIM7, SIM10 also serves the neighborhood. Schools that serve the neighborhood are but are not limited to, P.S. 013, P.S. 46 and The Richmond Pre-K Center of District 31.
As you may see, Staten Island exudes so much history that is still honored throughout our neighborhoods. Rosebank 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.
Looking to buy or sell your home on Staten Island? For all your real estate needs, look no further than Tom Crimmins Realty! Give us a call at (718) 370-3200, and we can provide you with professionally-trained agents who are flexible to all that you’re looking for!
Posted by Tom Crimmins Realty on
Leave A Comment