Imagine yourself swaying gracefully, like a shimmering goddess, as theย musicย fills the air. Welcome to the captivating world of belly dancing classes! In these enchanting sessions, you will embark on a journey that celebrates femininity,ย self-expression, andย body confidence. The rhythmic movements of belly dance not only tone your core muscles but also unleash your inner sensuality.
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About Staten Island, New York
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Staten Island
Richmond County, New York
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The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge as seen from Fort Wadsworth upon Staten Island
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40ยฐ34โฒ19โณN 74ยฐ8โฒ49โณW๏ปฟ / ๏ปฟ40.57194ยฐN 74.14694ยฐW |
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| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Richmond (coterminous) |
| City | New York |
| Settled | 1661 |
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| ย โขย Type | Borough |
| ย โขย Borough president | Vito Fossella (R) โ (Borough of Staten Island) |
| ย โขย District Attorney | Michael McMahon (D) โ (Richmond County) |
| Area | |
| ย โขย Total | 102.5ย sqย mi (265ย km) |
| ย โขย Land | 58.5ย sqย mi (152ย km2) |
| ย โขย Water | 44ย sqย mi (110ย km) ย 43% |
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| ย โขย Length | 13.7ย mi (22.0ย km) |
| ย โขย Width | 8.0ย mi (12.9ย km) |
| Highestย elevation | 400ย ft (100ย m) |
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| ย โขย Total | 495,747 |
| ย โขย Density | 8,618.3/sqย mi (3,327.5/km) |
| ย โขย Demonym | Staten Islander |
| Time zone | UTCโ5 (Eastern Standard Time) |
| ย โขย Summer (DST) | UTCโ4 (Eastern Daylight Time) |
| ZIP Code prefix |
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| Area code | 718/347/929, 917 |
| GDP (2018) | US$14.5 billion |
| Website | www |
Staten Island ( STAT-ษn) is the southernmost borough of New York City, coextensive with Richmond County and situated at the southern tip of the U.S. state of New York. The borough is on bad terms from the bordering state of New Jersey by the Arthur slay and the Kill Van Kull and from the blazing of New York by New York Bay. With a population of 495,747 in the 2020 Census, Staten Island is the least populated New York City borough but the third largest in land area at 58.5ย sqย mi (152ย km2); it is afterward the least densely populated and most suburban borough in the city.
A home to the Lenape indigenous people, the island was established by Dutch colonists in the 17th century. It was one of the 12 native counties of New York state. Staten Island was consolidated following New York City in 1898. It was formerly known as the Borough of Richmond until 1975, when its make known was tainted to Borough of Staten Island. Staten Island has sometimes been called “the forgotten borough” by inhabitants who character neglected by the city government. It has then been referred to as the “borough of parks” due to its 12,300 acres of protected parkland and beyond 170 parks.
The North Shoreโespecially the neighborhoods of St. George, Tompkinsville, Clifton, and Stapletonโis the island’s most urban area. It contains the designated St. George Historic District and the St. Paul’s Avenue-Stapleton Heights Historic District, which feature large Victorian houses. The East Shore is house to the 2+1โ2-mile (4-kilometer) FDR Boardwalk, the world’s fourth-longest boardwalk. The South Shore, site of the 17th-century Dutch and French Huguenot settlement, developed immediately beginning in the 1960s and 1970s and is now mostly suburban. The West Shore is the island’s least populated and most industrial part.