Richmond Terrace
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Richmond Terrace is primary east-west artery that runs through the St. George
St. George, Staten Island
St. George is a neighborhood on the northeastern tip of Staten Island in New York City, where the Kill Van Kull enters Upper New York Bay. It is the most densely developed neighborhood on Staten Island, and the location of the administrative center for the borough and for the coterminous Richmond...

, 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...

, Randall Manor
Randall Manor, Staten Island
Randall Manor is a neighborhood located on the North Shore of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA.The neighborhood is bound by Bard Avenue in the West, Henderson Avenue to the North and Forest Avenue to the South....

, Port Richmond
Port Richmond, Staten Island
Port Richmond is a neighborhood situated on the North Shore of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, United States. It is along the waterfront of the Kill Van Kull, with the southern terminus of the Bayonne Bridge serving as the boundary between it and Mariners Harbor, the...

, Mariners Harbor
Mariners Harbor, Staten Island
Mariners Harbor is a neighborhood located in the northwestern part of New York City, USA's borough of Staten Island. It is bordered by Lake Avenue to the east, Lisk Avenue to the south, Richmond Terrace to the north, and Holland Avenue to the west...

, Elm Park
Elm Park, Staten Island
Elm Park is the name of a small park in the Port Richmond section of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. The park is located across Innis Street from Port Richmond High School....

, and Livingston
Livingston, Staten Island
Livingston is a name sometimes applied to the northeastern portion of West Brighton, a neighborhood located on the North Shore of New York City's borough of Staten Island.-Geography:...

 neighborhoods 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...

, in the borough of 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...

, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

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At approximately 6.6 miles (10.6 km) long, the artery runs parallel to Forest Avenue along Staten Island's northwest 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 :...

 and currently consists of two vehicular lanes.

Richmond Terrace exists as the main artery between the St. George Ferry Terminal and the Howland Hook Marine Terminal
Howland Hook Marine Terminal
The Howland Hook Marine Terminal is a container port facility in the Port of New York and New Jersey located in northwestern Staten Island in New York City...

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Its primary bus is the S40/S90 route.

Notable locations

Landmarks include: the St. George Ferry Terminal, Richmond County Bank Ball Park, Staten Island Borough Hall
Staten Island Borough Hall
Borough Hall is the primary municipal building for the borough of Staten Island in New York City. It is located at 10 Richmond Terrace, opposite the Staten Island Ferry Terminal...

, the Staten Island "Postcards" September 11 2001 memorial, the North Shore Esplanade, Richmond County Court House, the Richmond Terrace Houses, the back of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, the Pavilion On The Terrace Catering Hall, the Tysen-Neville House, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, the Cornelius Cruser House, the T.F. Quinlan & Son factory, Staten Island-Trinity Church Cemetery, the former Bergen Point Ferry dock, the Griffith Block Building, Faber Park, the St. Mary of the Assumption Roman Catholic Church, the Bayonne Bridge
Bayonne Bridge
The Bayonne Bridge is the fourth longest steel arch bridge in the world, and was the longest in the world at the time of its completion. It connects Bayonne, New Jersey with Staten Island, New York, spanning the Kill Van Kull. Despite popular belief, it is not a national landmark.The bridge was...

, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 5521, the Stephen Barnes House, the New York School of Seamanship, the Bethlehem Steel Company/Noor al-Islam Center building, Mariners Marsh Park, as well as the Howland Hook Marine Terminal (New York Container Terminal).
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