New Dorp, Staten Island
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New Dorp (anglicization of Nieuw Dorp, Early New Dutch for New Village) is a neighborhood in the area of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. The community lies near the foot of Todt Hill, and Grant City lies immediately to its north, with Oakwood bordering to the south, and New Dorp Beach borders it to the East. Formerly one of the most important towns on the island before suburbanization, it was the center of much activity during the American Revolution. Despite surrounding development, the neighborhood has retained its distinct character as a town, and is one of the most thriving commercial centers on the Island.
Like all of Staten Island, the area of New Dorp was populated by American Indians going back over 10,000 years. At the time of the arrival of the Europeans in the 17th Century, it was inhabited primary by the Raritans and other subgroups of the Lenape tribe.
The first recorded European settlement of the area was in 1671. The English, after having taken over the New Netherland colony from the Dutch, expanded the previous Dutch settlements along the South Shore at Oude Dorp ("Old Village") which had been established ten years earlier. In the late 19th century, it became the home to members of the prominent Vanderbilt family, many of whom are buried here in the Moravian Cemetery. The Vanderbilt farm was later used by the U.S. Army, as Miller Air Field and in the 1970s became part of Gateway National Recreation Area.
New Dorp is the home of Engine Company 165 (nicknamed "The Toxic Avengers") and Ladder Company 85 (nicknamed "The Monster Truck") of the Fire Department of New York. Engine 165 is the only Engine Company in Staten Island that has clothing for dealing with hazardous materials, and it also has extra Hazmat Training.
Today, the neighborhood's population is majority Albanian-American, Italian-American, (with many residents of Irish-American and Polish-American ancestry as well), with a large majority belonging to the Roman Catholic Church.
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New Dorp is zoned to P.S. 41 New Dorp and I.S. 2 George L. Egbert.
New Dorp also is home to several high schools including Staten Island Technical High School, New Dorp High School, and Richmondtown Preparatory High School.
Private elementary schools include Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish Elementary School., New Dorp Christian Academy
Public libraries
New York Public Library operates the New Dorp Branch at 309 New Dorp Lane.[1]
References
- ^ "New Dorp Branch." New York Public Library. Retrieved on December 22, 2008.
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