Staten Island

American  

[stat-n] / ˈstæt n /

noun

1. an island facing New York Bay.

2. Formerly Richmond.  a borough of New York City including this island. 64½ sq. mi. (167 sq. km).

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Staten Island British  

/ ˈstætən /

noun

1. an island in SE New York State, in New York Harbor: a borough of New York city; heavy industry. Pop: 443 728 (2000). Area: 155 sq km (60 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

If you somehow missed this hilariously unique comedy-horror mockumentary about a group of vampires living in modern-day Staten Island, now is the time to rectify that.

From Los Angeles Times

He was the borough commander in Staten Island, commuting from his home in Brooklyn by ferry in the days before the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.

From The Wall Street Journal

“What happened after Cleopatra’s Needle got to Staten Island? How did Gorringe get it here, in the middle of Central Park?”

From Literature

It will pass Staten Island and some beaches, including Coney Island in Brooklyn, before connecting to an existing pipeline network near Rockaway Beach in Queens.

From Barron's

But when the cannon goes off on Staten Island I won’t be thinking about anything it told me.

From The Wall Street Journal