Randall Manor is a neighborhood on the
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of
Staten Island
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, one of the five
boroughs
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History
In the Middle A ...
of
New York City
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, United States.
The neighborhood is bound by Bard Avenue to the West, Henderson Avenue to the North, Forest Avenue to the South, and Lafayette Avenue to the East. It used to be part of Elliottville.
Named after Captain
Robert Richard Randall, the founder of
Sailors Snug Harbor, the neighborhood lies immediately to the south of the latter, between
New Brighton New Brighton is the name of several places, sports teams etc.:
Australia
* New Brighton, New South Wales, a town near Ocean Shores
Canada
* New Brighton, Calgary, Alberta, a neighborhood
* New Brighton (Gambier Island), a settlement in British ...
and
West Brighton
West New Brighton (also called West Brighton) is a neighborhood of Staten Island, New York City, situated along the central North Shore, Staten Island, North Shore. The neighborhood is bordered by New Brighton, Staten Island, New Brighton to the ...
.
Features
Randall Manor is one of the few affluent enclaves on Staten Island not situated upon the backbone of hills that run diagonally across the island from northeast to southwest, which include
Emerson Hill and
Todt Hill
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. Development in the area had largely been completed by the time the
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
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opened in 1964, so Randall Manor has been almost unaffected by the construction boom that accompanied the bridge's opening. Possessing the advantage of being located in proximity to the
St. George ferry terminal
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, Randall Manor remains one of the most desirable and attractive locations on the island.
Transportation
Randall Manor is served by the local buses on Forest Avenue, the along Castleton Avenue, and the along Henderson Avenue. The express bus also stops in the neighborhood.
References
Neighborhoods in Staten Island
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