North Shore, Staten Island

The term North Shore is frequently applied to a series of neighborhoods within the New York City borough of Staten Island.

Heading south past the ferry, the famed Alice Austen House and historic Fort Wadsworth still stand today.

It offers single family homes as well as multi-family dwellings and it is best served by public transportation in that the Staten Island Rapid Transit and all local buses culminate at the ferry terminal.

According to the most current U.S. Census data estimates, the population in the neighborhoods typically lumped together as the North Shore is almost evenly split among Whites (mostly Irish, Italians, Albanians, and Russians), African-Americans and Hispanics/ Latinos, which each group comprising slightly more than 30 per cent of the total.

The Staten Island Railway South Shore Branch has stops in Saint George, Tompkinsville, Stapleton, and Clifton.

It boasts the distinction of electing the first African American as its representative when it voted Debi Rose (D) into the New York City Council in November 2009.

Companies such as: Howland Hook Marine Terminal; Cadell Dry Dock; Atlantic Salt; Reynolds Launch; Flagg Container Terminal; Sandy Hook Pilots; Staten Island Ferry DOT Maintenance Facility; United States Coast Guard; Clean Harbors; May's shipyard; Moran', McAllister, Reinauer and K-Sea Towing serve the Kill Van Kull shoreline and the New York Harbor.

Small businesses located within the Staten Island Ferry terminal provide low level employment opportunities.

The former HomePort site, which is being developed by Iron State, will be home to shops, restaurants and entertainment facilities, providing employment opportunities for local residents.