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Richmondtown is a neighborhood in theMid-Island section ofStaten Island,New York City. It is bounded byArthur Kill Road on the northwest,Richmond Road on the north, Amboy Road on the east and southeast, and the United Hebrew and Ocean View cemeteries on the southwest.
Originally known asCoccles Town, sometimesCuckolds Town, because of the abundance ofoyster and clam shells found in the waters of the nearbyFresh Kills, Richmondtown gained its present name in 1728 when the village now preserved asHistoric Richmond Town was founded. The village became the county seat of Richmond County (with which Staten Island is coterminous) and remained as such until the emergence ofSt. George soon after the ferries toManhattan andBrooklyn began to proliferate at the latter site near the end of the 19th century.
Located at the base ofLighthouse Hill withNew Dorp andOakwood to the east, Richmondtown has seen much new home construction since the mid-1960s, and ranks as one of the most popular destinations for families seeking to relocate to Staten Island from New York City's other boroughs, especially Brooklyn.
The town is also home to one of the ten remaining Volunteer Fire Departments in New York City[1] Richmond Engine Company 1, which operates a 2005 American LaFrance Engine purchased through a federal home security grant.
TheChurch of St. Andrew andVoorlezer's House are listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.[2]St. Patrick's Church was declared a New York City Landmark in 1968.
TheNew York Public Library (NYPL) operates the Richmondtown branch at 200 Clarke Avenue at Amber Street. It opened in 1996 and contains two floors: a first floor for adults and a second floor for children.[3] In recent years, the Richmondtown Library has been updated to include a TechConnect lab offering"more than 100 technology classes, both online and in-person, at libraries throughout the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island" free of charge.[4]
Richmondtown is zoned to one elementary school, PS 23 The Richmondtown School. It is also zoned to middle schools: IS 2 George L. Egbert and IS 24 Myra S. Barnes.
Richmondtown is served by theS54,S74,S84 local buses and theSIM15 express bus.[5]
Richmondtown is the birthplace of American bare-knuckle boxerBill Richmond (August 5, 1763 – December 28, 1829) who was born aslave. Richmond went toEngland in 1777 where he achieved fame and fortune and spent the remainder of his life.[6]
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