Woodhull Park in Huguenot is one of Staten Island's more recent additions.
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About Woodhull Park, Staten Island
In March of 2001, Staten Island lost one of its most recognized activists: Lorraine Sorge. Lorraine Sorge was greatly involved in the borough. She had been known for speaking her mind on topics such as the closing of the 
South Shore's Staten Island University Hospital, the construction of a jail on Staten Island, and toll hikes on Staten Island's bridges. In each case, she was very much against each proposal. At the time of her death, Lorraine Sorge was president of the Staten Island Taxpayer's Association, a non-profit organization made up of Staten Islanders of all communities who are dedicated to improving the whole of the Island.
Aside from being the president of the Staten Island Taxpayer's Association,…
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. On January 17, 1958, the estate was acquired by the City of New York, who transferred the site to the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Soon afterward, a little less than five acres were transformed into a park.
streets of Park Avenue, Heberton Avenue, Bennett Street and Vreeland Street, as well as by Public School 20.
Willowbrook Parkway. This parkway would have extended from Great Kills Park to the Bayonne Bridge; however, it was never built, and so the land instead went to Willowbrook Park, making it a whopping 164-acre park. Today, the park consists of over 200 acres in the neighborhood which bears the same name. It is located to the east of Richmond Avenue, between the streets of Ashworth Avenue and Victory Boulevard. The eastern boundary of the park is the 240-acre campus for the College of Staten Island.
arrying 128 Americans. During the beginning of 1917, however, Germany sank several American ships heading toward Britain, knowing full well that it would result in the United States entering the war. As you can imagine, that was the straw that broke the camel's back.
rrows. This park contains about ten acres of park-land and about two acres of water. Von Briesen Park was named after Arthur Von Briesen (1843 – 1920). This park used to hold Arthur Von Briesen's estate before he passed away. He bought this property in 1901 as a summer home, which he named "Gernda", a German term for "wishing to be there".
retirement in 1866. At the time of his retirement, he resided at his estate on Bard Avenue, which was located in northeastern West Brighton, a community known as Livingston. Major General Richard Delafield passed away on November 5, 1873.
lso learned about causes and effects. The American Civil War, as you may know, had many of both. One effect about which you may not have learned at such a young age was the fact that this specific war led to excessive alcoholism.
County, New York County, Queens County, and Richmond County. At the time, there were just three public parks located in Richmond County, or Staten Island. These were Port Richmond Park, Washington Square Park, and Westerleigh Park. During the late eighteenth century, Staten Island consisted of four towns: Castleton, Northfield, Southfield, and Westfield. By the middle of the nineteenth century, portions of both Castleton and Southfield were merged to create Middletown. Throughout the years, these towns were comprised of smaller villages. At first, the village known as Stapleton was located in the town of Southfield. By the time Middletown was…