Shore Acres is a small neighborhood of
Staten Island
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, one of the five
boroughs
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History
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of
New York City
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. It is situated along the
Upper New York Bay
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New York Harbor is generally synonymous with Upper New York Bay ...
, just north of
Fort Wadsworth
Fort Wadsworth is a former United States military installation on Staten Island in New York City, situated on The Narrows which divide New York Bay into Upper and Lower bays, a natural point for defense of the Upper Bay, Manhattan, and beyon ...
and south of
Rosebank. Shore Acres is generally considered to be bounded by Bay Street on the west, the Upper New York Bay on the east, Nautilus Street on the north, and Arthur Von Briesen Park on the south.
History
The name originally referred to an enclave of upscale homes that were built in the vicinity in the 1930s by Cornelius G. Kolff, a prominent real estate developer and one-time President of the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce. Soon after the homes were built, the name "Shore Acres" began to be applied to the locality itself.
Features
Shore Acres is distinctive for its secluded atmosphere, in large part provided by abundant shade trees. Along with
Randall Manor
Randall Manor is a neighborhood on the North Shore of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, United States.
The neighborhood is bound by Bard Avenue to the West, Henderson Avenue to the North, Forest Avenue to the South, and L ...
, it is one of the few upper-class neighborhoods on Staten Island not situated in the series of highlands that begin with
Ward Hill in the north and stretch to
Lighthouse Hill in the south.
Transportation
Only two bus routes serve Shore Acres: the . They run on Bay Street to
St. George Terminal
St. George Terminal is a ferry, railway, bus, and park and ride transit center in the St. George neighborhood of Staten Island, New York City. It is located at the intersection of Richmond Terrace and Bay Street, near Staten Island Borough Hal ...
.
References
Neighborhoods in Staten Island
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