Staten Island
borough of New York City, New York, United States of America
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Summary
Staten Island is a borough of New York City[1]. It draws 25,491 Wikipedia views per month (borough of new york city category, ranking #5 of 5).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: New York City[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Arthur Kill[5], Kill Van Kull[6], Lower New York Bay[7], The Narrows[8], Newark Bay[9], Upper New York Bay[10]
- Head of government: James Oddo[11]
- Instance of: consolidated city-county[12]
- Shares border with: Brooklyn[13], Perth Amboy[14], Woodbridge Township[15], Carteret[16], Linden[17], Elizabeth[18], Bayonne[19], Manhattan[20]
- Named after: Staten Island[21]
- Flag: flag of Staten Island[22]
- Twinned administrative body: Crespina[23]
- Postal code: 10301[24], 10302[25], 10303[26], 10304[27], 10305[28], 10306[29], 10307[30], 10308[31], 10309[32], 10310[33], 10311[34], 10312[35], 10313[36], 10314[37]
- Commons category: Staten Island, New York City[38]
- Local dialing code: 347[39], 718[40], 917[41], 929[42]
- Inception: 1683[43]
- Highest point: Todt Hill[44]
- Located in/on physical feature: Staten Island[45], Shooters Island[46], Prall's Island[47]
- Official website: https://www.statenislandusa.com/[48]
- Topic's main category: Category:Staten Island[49]
- Population: 468,730[50], 469,691[51], 471,026[52], 470,811[53], 472,621[54], 474,558[55], 495,747[56]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Staten Island include it[57], an island[58], in United States[59].
Why It Matters
Staten Island has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
Entities named for it include it[57], an island[58], in United States[59].