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Staten Islan (pronounced /ˌstætənˈaɪlənd/) is a borough of New York City situated primarily on the island of the same name. It is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull tidal straits, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay. With a population of about 477,377, Staten Island is the least populated of the five boroughs but is the third largest in area at 59 sq mi (153 km²).

Trivia about staten island

  • The Jacques Marchais Center of Tibetan Art isn't in Tibet but in this "island" borough of New York City
  • It's the only borough not connected to Manhattan by a bridge
  • Born here, Cornelius Vanderbilt started a ferry service at age 16
  • On Dec. 5, 1783 the British left the city for good, from this island borough
  • Take its famous ferry to this island, which has a children's museum
  • In 1609, Henry Hudson named this least populous NYC borough for the Dutch legislature
  • New York City's highest natural point, 409-foot Todt Hill, lies in this westernmost borough
  • This island, a NYC Borough, is separated from New Jersey by 2 narrow channels: the Kill Van Kull and the Arthur Kill
  • Of New York City's boroughs
  • Tottenville on this island southwest of Manhattan is New York state's southernmost point

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