Travis, Staten Island

Travis is a residential and industrial neighborhood in west-central Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City.

[1] Some local geographers classify Travis as being part of the island's West Shore, while others reckon it as a Mid-Island neighborhood.

[3] Many skilled English immigrants arrived to work in the factory in its early days, and the area was named Linoleumville.

The area has sometimes suffered from poor air quality due to the nearby Fresh Kills Landfill and New Jersey's Chemical Coast.

[1] Travis is noted throughout Staten Island for the colorful annual Independence Day parade,[6] held since 1911.

Many members of the community's founding families are buried in Sylvan Grove Cemetery, a small triangular burial ground near the junction of Victory Boulevard and the West Shore Expressway, which had fallen into severe disarray, mostly due to vandalism.

Also part of this expansion was a large industrial park called the Teleport, located at the eastern edge of Travis.

Also protecting Travis is one of the last volunteer fire houses in the city, and second on Staten Island, Oceanic H&L Company No.

Owned by "Snappy" Ed Tennyson, called that because he moved so slowly, it was handed down to his son-in-law, Robert Minto, Jr., who ran the store just about up to his death in 1986.

Established in 1816 by Daniel D. Tompkins as the Richmond Turnpike, this road was "promoted as the fastest route from New York to Philadelphia".

In early 2020 plans for a new 476-seat elementary school entered the public review process, as announced by Borough President James Oddo.