86 Austin Avenue

RESIDENTIAL - SINGLE FAMILY - SEMI-ATTACHED FOR SALE IN SOUTH BEACH

THIS HOUSE FOR SALE CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE TOMCRIMMINSREALTY.COM AS WELL AS NYC.FLEXMLS.COM (MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE)

Beautiful and new 1 family semi- attached side hall colonial home is for sale!!! This home has had so many upgrades so handy work on this will be absolutely minimal! This house lets in plenty of sunlight which is perfect for those with a green thumb! This house features a spacious living room, master bedroom with a balcony, 2 additional bedrooms, a kitchen with beautiful cabinets and granite counter tops. Level 1: LIVING ROOM, DINING ROOM COMBO, 1/2 BATH, EAT-IN-KITCHEN W/ SLIDER DOOR TO BACKYARD Level 2: MASTER BEDROOM W/ BALCONY, BEDROOM W/ BALCONY,…

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319 Olympia Blvd

RESIDENTIAL - SINGLE FAMILY - SEMI-ATTACHED FOR SALE IN SOUTH BEACH

THIS HOUSE FOR SALE CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE TOMCRIMMINSREALTY.COM AS WELL AS NYC.FLEXMLS.COM (MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE)

Take a walk on the boardwalk! This large, like-new bedroom semi-attached home is minutes away from the beach. The large eat-in kitchen features cherrywood cabinets, granite countertops, a tile backsplash, recessed lighting, and stainless steel appliances. The huge master bedroom has custom ceilings and a large custom window that adds incredible lighting. The home also features hardwood floors, two additional bedrooms, two full baths, one-half bath, and a private backyard. The neighborhood is highly convenient with many stores, the boardwalk, transportation,…

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Staten Island University Hospital

Overview

Staten Island University Hospital is a specialized teaching hospital located in Staten Island. What began as a one-room infirmary more than 150 years ago has grown to become a 714-bed teaching hospital that spans two campuses, providing a vast array of services in health and wellness. The 17-acre North campus houses Staten Island’s most modern emergency department, a state-of-the-art education center, and a medical arts pavilion. The South campus boasts its own emergency department and offers a range of specialty programs, including geriatric psychiatry, behavioral health and substance abuse services. SIUH is one of three hospitals in Staten Island and the only one that has an Emergency Medicine Residency.

History

Founded in 1861 as the …

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The Neighborhood of South Beach

South Beach is a neighborhood 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 directly east of the beach are the two land masses of Hoffman Island and Swinburne Island.

History

Once referred to as Graham Beach, the area was originally a summer beach colony consisting of many  bungalows and tents. In fact, in the early 20th century, summer homes used to be the dominant type of real estate in South Beach, even with an organized and developed series of homes known as Bungalowtown,

Located nearby was Warren Manor, a residential development that was demolished in the 1950s. It was destroyed because the government…

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The Miraculous Mid-Island

Staten Island is one of the five boroughs of New York and is divided into three main areas, the North Shore, Mid-Island, and the South Shore. Similarly to the North Shore it is a very diverse area, culturally yet also realty wise too. With over twenty neighborhoods in the area, you are sure to fall in love with at least one aspect of Staten Islands Mid-Island.

Arrochar

In the shadows of the Verazano Bridge, Arrochar is located in the northeastern area of Staten Island, east of Hylan Boulevard, with South Beach, Fort Wadsworth, Concord, Old Town, and Dongan Hills surrounding it.

Prior to the European immigration to North America, Staten Island was home to the Lenape Native American tribe. Then once Europeans began to flood in, it wasn't until…

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Aug. 20, 1661 — First permanent European settlement at Oude Dorp

Although there were already settlements in Manhattan by the 1620s, Staaten Eylandt was uncolonized until years later. It took many decades to be colonized because of feuding between settlers and tribes on the island. The disputes between the two were diminished, the Dutch established a colony called Oude Dorp, or Old Town, near South Beach in 1661. Cornelis Melyn was a patron of Staten Island who wanted to insure the island would be in good hands. Melyn had sold his rights to Staten Island to the West India Company for five hundred dollars; grants of the land were handed to.

Stuyvesant's mission was to put the lands in better condition. He did this by having the vacant lots about the fort either built upon or cleared. The hog-pens, which had been in…

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