The "forgotten borough" offers many recreational, cultural, and historical attractions to both residents and visitors alike. Staten Island is the third-largest borough of New York City (with an area of 60 square miles). It is the least populated of the five boroughs; in 1990 it contained only about 5 percent of the City's population.

Staten Island is the most geographically separate of the city's boroughs. We are not connected to Manhattan by any direct tunnel, bridge, or subway. We are connected to Brooklyn by the Verrazanno-Narrows Bridge, and to lower Manhattan by the Staten Island Ferry.

Quick Facts about Staten Island:

• Population 459,737 (US Census estimate 7/2003)
• Median Age 35.9 years
• Median Houshold Income $55,039 
• Total Housing Units = 169,035
• Homeownership Rate= 64% Own, 36% Rent
• 10,000 businesses
• 2,000 Developable Commercial and Industrial Acres
• 40 Cultural Institutions

In addition to being a City business location, Staten Island is a great place to call home. The Island boasts more parkland than any other Borough, as well as beaches, cultural attractions and fast access to entertainments from apple-picking in New Jersey to a Broadway show.

A family-oriented Borough, Staten Island boasts ample residential choices, excellent schools and the safety of close knit, town-based communities. Over 1,500 new units of housing are built every year on Staten Island. Housing stock ranges from town-house units starting at $75,000 to one-family luxury detached units worth over $1 million.