Brighton Heights is a neighborhood in

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's borough of

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Silver Lake Silver is a chemical element with the Symbol (chemistry), symbol Ag (from the Latin ', derived from the Proto-Indo-European wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂erǵ-, ''h₂erǵ'': "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47. A soft, whi ...

borders Brighton Heights on the south; however the name "Silver Lake" is applied to the community on the other side of the lake, which is actually a

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created in 1917. The word "Heights" denotes the steep hill that rises from Tompkinsville to the east. Victory Boulevard climbs this hill, and as a result the hill itself is often called Victory Hill. Stapleton Heights is on the other side of Victory Hill from Brighton Heights, and north of Brighton Heights is

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, the island's "downtown" section. The northern section of Brighton Heights is sometimes referred to as Fort Hill, after a street located therein named Fort Hill Circle. Brighton Heights has many large, older homes.

Points of interest

Points of interest include a

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and the

Brighton Heights Reformed Church Brighton Heights Reformed Church is a Dutch Reformed church at 320 St. Marks Place in St. George, Staten Island, New York City. It is the second of two church buildings that have stood on the site. The ''AIA Guide to New York City'' (1978) states ...

(

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Transportation

Brighton Heights is served by local bus routes and the express bus.

References

Neighborhoods in Staten Island St. George, Staten Island {{StatenIsland-geo-stub