Staten Island
The last borough we
would like to tell about is Staten Island, isolated at the juncture of Upper
and Lower New York Bays. It is the least densely populated, most rural part of
the city, even though it ranks as the fastest-growing county in the state.
Staten Island remained part of New York province despite its proximity the New
Jersey.
After independence, Richmond borough (later Staten Island)
held forts to protect access to New York, quarantine stations for sick
immigrants, homes for aged seamen and orphans, and railroad terminals for
Manhattan’s freight. When its voters chose to become part of the greater city,
its population was slightly more than 65,000.
After 1900 a borough
hall were constructed in St. George near the ferry ramps. When Richmond was
connected to the city speculators attempted to put into practice water-system
real estate, but the prospect faded away once direct subway access failed to
materialize. Until the 1930s, the borough experienced slow industrial and
population growth, and only after the Goethals , Outerbridge Crossing and Bayonne bridges were built which caused stagnation
cease. Construction of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in the late 60-th finally opened the borough to rapid development and made it a functional part
of city life.
Year
|
Population
|
White
(includes White Hispanics) |
Other or
Mixed |
|||||
1900
|
67,021
|
65,863
|
N/A
|
1,072
|
86
|
0
|
N/A
|
18,687
|
1910
|
85,969
|
84,756
|
N/A
|
1,152
|
61
|
0
|
N/A
|
24,394
|
1920
|
116,531
|
114,953
|
N/A
|
1,499
|
78
|
1
|
N/A
|
31,795
|
1930
|
158,346
|
155,606
|
N/A
|
2,576
|
154
|
10
|
N/A
|
39,799
|
1940
|
174,441
|
170,875
|
N/A
|
3,397
|
163
|
6
|
N/A
|
35,318
|
1950
|
191,555
|
185,936
|
N/A
|
5,372
|
153
|
94
|
N/A
|
30,487
|
1960
|
221,991
|
211,738
|
N/A
|
9,674
|
448
|
131
|
N/A
|
25,428
|
1970
|
295,443
|
277,604
|
N/A
|
15,792
|
1,297
|
750
|
N/A
|
26,695
|
1980
|
352,121
|
313,534
|
300,511
|
25,616
|
6,709
|
6,262
|
18,884
|
34,514
|
1990
|
378,977
|
322,043
|
303,081
|
30,630
|
16,941
|
9,363
|
30,239
|
44,550
|
2000
|
443,728
|
344,319
|
316,316
|
42,914
|
25,253
|
31,242
|
53,550
|
72,657
|
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staten_Island
Nowadays, Staten Island is the most homogeneous borough in New York, because it has the lowest proportion of ethnic minorities and is the youngest and most politically conservative . Its residents feel under attack by environmental pollutants from New Jersey, and everyone resents being home to New York’s largest garbage disposal site. A dumping area since 1948, the Fresh Kills site will ultimately reach an elevation of 150 metres, the highest point on the East Coast. In 1990, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered a reduction in borough power, Staten Islanders wanted to become an independent city.
Useful links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_New_York_City_(1898–1945)#Immigrant_life
https://www.villagevoice.com/2018/04/06/so-why-is-staten-island-a-part-of-new-york-anyway/
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