Woodrow is a neighborhood located on the South Shore of

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. The neighborhood is represented in the

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, in the

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by Michael Reilly, and in the

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by Joe Borelli. The first

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church in the immediate New York City area opened in the neighborhood in 1771. Known today as the Woodrow United Methodist Church, its original congregants included some of the island's earliest well-known families. It was listed on the

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in 1982. Long regarded as the western part of

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, pursuant to the custom of old-time Staten Islanders of naming a particular East Shore or South Shore neighborhood after the nearest station on the

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. The Prince's Bay

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is actually located in Woodrow, as well as I.S. 75. Woodrow is part of Staten Island Community District 3 and its ZIP Code is 10312. Woodrow is patrolled by the 123rd Precinct of the

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Education

Schools

P.S 62 and P.S 56 are located in Woodrow. P.S 3 and P.S 6 are also located near Woodrow. I.S 75, an

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is located in Woodrow. Some intermediate school students living in Woodrow are zoned for I.S 34. St. Thomas-St. Joseph School is a Private Catholic school located near Woodrow. It serves grades Pre-K3-8. The local public High School is

Tottenville High School Tottenville High School is located at 100 Luten Avenue, in Huguenot, Staten Island, New York. Tottenville H.S. is in Administrative District 31, and is operated by the New York City Department of Education. The school's principal is Gina Batti ...

which is located in the

section of Staten Island.

St. Joseph by the Sea High School St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School (also known as SJS or Sea) is a co-educational Catholic school in the Huguenot neighborhood of Staten Island, New York, United States. Though technically an independent school with its own board of trustees, ...

, a Catholic High School, is located near the neighborhood as well.

Library

The

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(NYPL) operates the Huguenot Park branch at 830 Huguenot Avenue, near the intersection with Drumgoole Road East. The branch opened in January 1985, replacing what was once the smallest New York Public Library building just east of the station (still standing). The Huguenot Park branch was possibly named in honor of the nearby Staten Island Railway station's former name.

Transportation

Woodrow is served by the local bus on Woodrow and Foster Roads; the bus on Bloomingdale Road; and the on Woodrow Road, Bloomingdale Road, and Rossville Avenue. Express bus service to

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is provided by the along Rossville Avenue and Foster Road and the SIM26 along Bloomingdale Road. The Korean War Veterans Parkway and

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both pass through the neighborhood.

References

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