Pleasant Plains, Staten Island
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Pleasant Plains is a neighborhood located on
Situated on the island's South Shore, Pleasant Plains has a population of 5,000 according to the 2000 census. It was named by officials of the Staten Island Railroad Corporation, the original owners of what is now known as the MTA Staten Island Railway. When the railroad line was extended to Tottenville in 1860, a station crossing Amboy Road approximately two miles north of Tottenville was named Pleasant Plains. Eventually, the name "Pleasant Plains" was applied to the community which soon sprung up around the station.
History
In 1882, a 120-acre (0.49 km2) farm southeast of the railroad station was purchased from the Bennett family by the Reverend
A 194-acre (0.79 km2) parcel of land south of Hylan Blvd. was sold to The State of New York. The park named, "The
The park contains 85 ft (26 m). high red clay bluffs overlooking Prince’s Bay, part Outer New York Harbor, they are part of the
In 1978, 126 acres (510,000 m2) on the north side of the property were converted into the
In 1973, the Church of
In 2004 a 12-acre (49,000 m2) tract at the northeastern corner of the mission's property, which had been the site of a
The commercial core of this community centers around the intersection of Bloomingdale Road, Amboy Road and Pleasant Plains Avenue. Like many of the South Shore's old commercial cores, it is experiencing a mild, yet noticeable rebirth.
Transportation
Pleasant Plains is served by the
Education
The New York City Department of Education operates public schools.
Public school students living in Pleasant Plains are zoned for Tottenville High School, which is located in the Huguenot neighborhood of Staten Island. Private school options include Staten Island Academy, a non-religious private school serving grades pre-k3 to 12th grade. Additionally there are numerous Catholic school options such as Saint Joseph By the Sea High School, a co-educational school, Monsignor Farrell High School, an all-boys school, and Notre Dame Academy, which is an all-girls school with an elementary school and High school.
The main campus of South Richmond High School, a special education school, is in Pleasant Plains.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Mission of the Immaculate Virgin at Mt Loretto". Archived from the original on 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
- ^ / Geology of Staten Island, College of Staten Island Archived 2007-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ / Lighthouse Friends. Com
- ^ Staff writer (n.d.). "Mt. Loretto Unique Area". New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ "Staten Island Bus Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. January 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ Fioravante, Janice. "If You're Thinking of Living In/Charleston, Staten Island; Neighborhood That Grew From a Clay Pit." The New York Times. June 2, 2002. Retrieved on September 20, 2012.
External links
- / St. Elizabeth's Building Archived 2001-02-23 at the Wayback Machine