Heartland Village is a residential development located close to the geographic center of
Staten Island
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, one of the five
borough
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History
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s of
New York City
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,
USA. The name is also often used to denote the immediately surrounding area.
Heartland Village is located within the
New Springville neighborhood of Staten Island. Heartland Village is originally named for a housing development created in the late 1960s which occupied a square-shaped area bounded by Richmond Avenue, Rockland Avenue, Richmond Hill Road, and Forest Hill Road, exclusive of the various shopping centers also located therein. The
Staten Island Mall
Staten Island Mall is a shopping mall in New Springville, Staten Island, New York City, opened in 1973. It is the only indoor shopping mall in the borough. It is the largest retail center on the island and is the site of the island's third-large ...
is located south of Richmond Hill Road.
Heartland Village's proximity to the Staten Island Mall and many other smaller shopping centers nearby has made it one of the island's most attractive residential communities; indeed, the region has emerged as the island's second largest commercial and administrative hub, after
St. George
Saint George (;Geʽez: ጊዮርጊስ, , ka, გიორგი, , , died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was an early Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to holy tradition, he was a soldier in the ...
.
History
New Springville was originally a rural and wooded community. The construction of the
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge ( ; also referred to as the Narrows Bridge, the Verrazzano Bridge, and simply the Verrazzano) is a suspension bridge connecting the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City, United States. It spans ...
(opened in 1964) led to the establishment on Staten Island of many large residential development communities. One of the largest development communities to emerge was the Heartland Village community. Construction of the Heartland Village Community started in the late 1960s and would continue through the early 1980s.
Most of the homes in Heartland Village consist of two family homes with six or seven rooms in the main home, with three bedrooms. These are medium-sized homes. In recent years, with most new construction has been focused on larger homes or condominiums, these medium-sized homes have become particularly desirable.
Education
With the increasing residential population, a need arose for new schools to be built in the community. In 1976, two such schools opened: An elementary school, P.S. 69, the
Daniel D. Tompkins School and
I.S. 72, the
Rocco Laurie Intermediate School.
Transportation
Heartland Village is served by various local and express buses. The local buses and express buses travel along Richmond Avenue. The local buses and express buses run along Travis Avenue and Merry Mount Street.
Demographics
As of the 2010 census, the demographics were as follows:
76.48% White, 1.94% Black, 16.17% Asian, 3.22% Some Other Race, and 1.99% Two or More Races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race made up 12.10% of the population.
The population density was 21,473.61 people per square mile, with a density of housing units of 8,250.96 per square mile.
References
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Neighborhoods in Staten Island