Concord is a neighborhood located in the borough of

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. Located in northeastern Staten Island, and bordered by the neighborhoods of Grasmere, Clifton, Dongan Hills,

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, and

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, Concord was named Dutch Farms originally, but was renamed in 1845 after

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as a consequence of that town's historical significance. Early residents of Concord included Judge William Emerson (brother of

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and for whom nearby Emerson Hill is named) and

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. In the early 19th Century, Concord had a dominant German immigrant population. Today, it is ethnically diverse. Concord currently consists of one-family homes, small apartment buildings, and condominiums. The neighborhood's center is traversed by some of the most heavily traveled roads on Staten Island, including Clove Road; Richmond Road; Targee Street; and the

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. Much property in Concord was condemned to make way for the Staten Island Expressway in the early 1960s; a principal east–west thoroughfare. Price Street is now a service road of the expressway and is known as Narrows Road North. In its first year of existence — 1961-62 — Monsignor Farrell High School used an annex of St. Sylvester's Elementary School in Concord while the construction of its permanent campus in Oakwood was being completed. In 1985, Staten Island's first

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opened in Concord; it later moved to

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, however. A small public alternative

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, named Concord High School, is located in the neighborhood, which is also home to a large medical arts complex (on Ralph Place) that had sprung up around the former Doctor's Hospital of Staten Island, which closed in 2003.

Education

The

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operates public schools. Concord is served by PS 48 on Targee Street and Concord HS on Rhine Avenue. The

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operates Staten Island Catholic schools. St. Sylvester School in Concord closed in 2011. In its final year it had 120 students, which meant it was 31% utilized.

Transportation

Concord is served by the buses on Targee Street, the on Clove Road/Narrows Road, and the express buses to Manhattan.

References

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