Ocean Breeze, Staten Island
Encyclopedia
Ocean Breeze is a name sometimes applied to the southern part of the neighborhood known as South Beach
, in Staten Island
, one of the five borough
s of New York City
, United States
.
s and tent
s. Located nearby was Warren Manor, a residential development that was demolished in the 1950s to make way for a proposed new City University
campus that ended up never being built. (In 1993 the City University system did open a new campus on Staten Island, on the grounds of the former Willowbrook State School
.) A hospital was later constructed on part of the former Warren Manor property, and Staten Island Hospital was relocated to the site from New Brighton
in 1979; in 1989 this hospital merged with Richmond Memorial Hospital in Prince's Bay
to form Staten Island University Hospital. Immediately to the east of Staten Island University Hospital
is the South Beach Psychiatric Center, a state institution for the mentally ill
which opened shortly after the aforementioned hospital did. Wild Turkey
s appeared on and near the grounds of this facility in the 1990s, and have since multiplied and spread to other Staten Island neighborhoods, having been sighted as far away as West Brighton
on the island's central North Shore
.
-related damage in all of Staten Island after heavy rain has fallen, and many of the neighborhood's side streets become impassable.
and Father Capodanno Boulevard
.
South Beach, Staten Island
South Beach is the name of a neighborhood located on the East Shore of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. It is situated immediately to the south of the Staten Island side of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge...
, in Staten Island
Staten Island
Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...
, one of the five borough
Borough (New York City)
New York City, one of the largest cities in the world, is composed of five boroughs. Each borough now has the same boundaries as the county it is in. County governments were dissolved when the city consolidated in 1898, along with all city, town, and village governments within each county...
s of New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
History
Once referred to as Graham Beach, the area was originally a summer beach colony consisting of many bungalowBungalow
A bungalow is a type of house, with varying meanings across the world. Common features to many of these definitions include being detached, low-rise , and the use of verandahs...
s and tent
Tent
A tent is a shelter consisting of sheets of fabric or other material draped over or attached to a frame of poles or attached to a supporting rope. While smaller tents may be free-standing or attached to the ground, large tents are usually anchored using guy ropes tied to stakes or tent pegs...
s. Located nearby was Warren Manor, a residential development that was demolished in the 1950s to make way for a proposed new City University
City University of New York
The City University of New York is the public university system of New York City, with its administrative offices in Yorkville in Manhattan. It is the largest urban university in the United States, consisting of 23 institutions: 11 senior colleges, six community colleges, the William E...
campus that ended up never being built. (In 1993 the City University system did open a new campus on Staten Island, on the grounds of the former Willowbrook State School
Willowbrook State School
Willowbrook State School was a state-supported institution for children with intellectual disabilities located in the Willowbrook neighborhood of Staten Island in New York City from the 1930s until 1987....
.) A hospital was later constructed on part of the former Warren Manor property, and Staten Island Hospital was relocated to the site from New Brighton
New Brighton, Staten Island
New Brighton, formerly an independent village, is today a neighborhood located on the North Shore of Staten Island in New York City, USA. The neighborhood comprises an older industrial and residential harbor front area along the Kill Van Kull west of St. George.The village of New Brighton was...
in 1979; in 1989 this hospital merged with Richmond Memorial Hospital in Prince's Bay
Prince's Bay, Staten Island
Prince's Bay is the name of a neighborhood located on the South Shore of New York City's borough of Staten Island and of an arm of Raritan Bay , on which the eastern shoreline of the community is situated...
to form Staten Island University Hospital. Immediately to the east of Staten Island University Hospital
Staten Island University Hospital
Staten Island University Hospital is a major tertiary referral center on Staten Island, in New York City.SIUH is a two-campus, 785-bed teaching hospital consisting of a North Campus, a South Campus, and the now closed Concord Campus....
is the South Beach Psychiatric Center, a state institution for the mentally ill
Mental illness
A mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological or behavioral pattern generally associated with subjective distress or disability that occurs in an individual, and which is not a part of normal development or culture. Such a disorder may consist of a combination of affective, behavioural,...
which opened shortly after the aforementioned hospital did. Wild Turkey
Wild Turkey
The Wild Turkey is native to North America and is the heaviest member of the Galliformes. It is the same species as the domestic turkey, which derives from the South Mexican subspecies of wild turkey .Adult wild turkeys have long reddish-yellow to grayish-green...
s appeared on and near the grounds of this facility in the 1990s, and have since multiplied and spread to other Staten Island neighborhoods, having been sighted as far away as West Brighton
West New Brighton, Staten Island
West New Brighton is a neighborhood of New York City, Richmond County, USA, situated along the central North Shore of Staten Island...
on the island's central North Shore
North Shore, Staten Island
The term North Shore is frequently applied to a series of neighborhoods within New York City's borough of Staten Island, USA.- Boundaries :...
.
Topography
Situated in a low-lying coastal area, Ocean Breeze often experiences the worst floodFlood
A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land. The EU Floods directive defines a flood as a temporary covering by water of land not normally covered by water...
-related damage in all of Staten Island after heavy rain has fallen, and many of the neighborhood's side streets become impassable.
Transportation
Ocean Breeze is served by local and express routes on Hylan BoulevardHylan Boulevard
Hylan Boulevard is a major northeast-southwest boulevard in the New York City borough of Staten Island. It is approximately long , and runs from the North Shore neighborhood of Rosebank to the South Shore neighborhood of Tottenville....
and Father Capodanno Boulevard
Father Capodanno Boulevard
Father Capodanno Boulevard, formerly called Seaside Boulevard, is primary north-south artery that runs through the Arrochar, South Beach, Ocean Breeze, Midland Beach, and New Dorp Beach neighborhoods of New York City, in the borough of Staten Island, New York...
.