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Feb 23, 2015 · Jan. 1, 1898 - Staten Island - along with Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens - joins New York City. November 1898 - George Cromwell elected first borough president. Feb. 6, 1899 - First library opens in...
Aug 14, 2017 · They did, largely because they were promised municipalization of the ferry, which was owned by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. In January 1898, they became part of the big city.
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Timeline of important dates and major events in the history of Staten Island. Illustrated list of events and people from our today in history archives.
Apr 9, 1975 · Name of Richmond Boro is officially changed to Staten Island, which was name given to island when Henry Hudson discovered NY harbor for Dutch in 1609; Boro Pres Robert T Connor comments; boro...
Aug 30, 2023 · For nearly 200 years, New Jersey and New York City bickered over ownership of Staten Island, with The Garden State claiming it had rightful ownership given the island’s proximity.
Feb 14, 2020 · Today, the railroad has one: a line from St. George to Tottenville. The other two branches — the North Shore Branch to Arlington and the South Beach Branch to Wentworth Avenue — closed on March 31, 1953. SIRT has a deep history that dates to before the Civil War.
The MTA rebranded the Staten Island Rapid Transit as the MTA Staten Island Railway (SIR) on April 2, 1994; Staten Island Railway was the line's original name.
