A gemstone set in the history of the Risorgimento can be found in a quiet corner of Tompkins Ave, in the Clifton section of Staten Island overlooking the Narrows. The setting is theatrical. If New York City is the stuff of fairytales, then Staten Island is the boisterous red-headed stepchild. Although the suburban residents have been connected to Brooklyn by the Verrazzano Bridge since 1964, Staten Islanders have a history of feeling politically ostracized and neglected by the rest of the city.
When Antonio Meucci and Giuseppe Garibaldi became housemates in 1850, this quiet, wooded island was a short ferry ride from a rapidly industrializing Manhattan, but a world away. Their home, now the
Vintage photos of the rich and famous who graced the shores of our borough | Time Capsule: Staten Island
Updated Jan 10, 2021;
Posted Jan 10, 2021
1960: From the Terrace was playing at the Fox Theater, which was in New Dorp, and starred Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman, real life husband and wife. This was their third picture together and an adaption of the explosive John O Hara novel. Academy Award wining actor Paul Newman and his wife, Joanne Woodward, started out in an apartment in St. George. The two lived in the Ambassador Arms building.
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It’s no secret the roster of famous Staten Islanders include politicians, literary figures, musicians, sports heroes, comedians, actors and singers, artists, clergy and religious as well as all types of business entrepreneurs.