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i moved here from bayridge brooklyn 3 years ago, i find it is very similiar in ways. it has a great friendly family environment to it, there are plenty of restaurants lining hylan blvd, as well as mom and pop stores, people are friendly and great you as you walk down the quiet streets.its close proximity to all highways and outer boros, as well as new jersey. im glad i picked this area in staten island, i wouldnt live any where else.

what can i say, i love bay ridge. i grew up here i worked here. bay ridge is one of the last few areas in brooklyn where you can enjoy what new york has to offer from the outer boros. it has eclectic night life and restaurants, bars. its trendy and fashionable. yet it also has that family oriented feel. its lined with beautiful victorians, mansions, 2 family buildings with ground floor retail, co-ops , condos, theres something here for every one. did i mention the bars and restaurants?? years ago, they used to call it "bar ridge" due to the number of bars that lined the city steets in this area.only hoboken has more bars per block than bay ridge, altho i have noticed alot more opening up around the area. great place to live work and play.

fort hamilton parkway is a long street covering some 70-80 blocks stretching past several neighborhoods. it is full of mom and pop stores as well as major food chains, and residential buildings. it is a main access way that runs along the brooklyn queens expressway, which makes it easy for cross boro traveling. the street runs into the bay ridge section of brooklyn right under the verrazano bridge and into what is the fort hamilton military base. the only active military base in new york .

this is not the most impressive block in bay ridge . it is only lined with homes on one side due to the fact that the expressway is on the other side. there are alot of attatched brick row houses here with occasional semi attached home and a fire house up the block on 3 ave. this street also serves as an exit for the belt parkway. its only one block away from owls head park, which is also one of the largest parks in the neighborhood, full of daily activities including a dog run park. ther has been a few problems with car break ins due to the desolite location. but it is still a quiet area and nice place to live.

bliss terrace is one of those hidden blocks that no one know about, but wishes they did. its only one block long and hidden between 68st and bay ridge avenue. across the street is owls head park, one of the largest parks in the neighborhood. its a full hill top park full of walking trails and even a dog park at the bottom entrance. every halloween, the parks dept puts on a halloween show for the kids in the area, its actually quite large, and a real attraction. on a clear day you can see the manhattan skyline from the top of the park. its a great area for young families.

ahhh 13th ave in the heart of dyker heights brooklyn ny. i grew up on this ave as a kid hanging out getting into trouble. man those were some good times. we used to go egg throwing on halloween, toilet paper cars, shave cream sidewalks. anyways, well 13 ave is still a large italian area, with a mix of asian, and arabic people starting to move in. the businesses are still italian, plenty of pizza shops, nail stores, and salons. the area has some of the most expensive homes in brooklyn. im talking about mansions! very influential people live in this prestigious area.

dyker place is a small unknown street in bay ridge brooklyn , most of the people that live on this street use it as a short cut to get to 86 street rather than walk down seventh avenue. it runs parallel to the brooklyn queens expressway. the block it self is full of residential homes, that are well kept. occasionally there will be a car break in , because of the location it is located. its not a heavilly walkable street. none the less, its a quiet little street in a big city.

tillary street is a major street in the down town brooklyn area. it has direct access to both the brooklyn queens expressway, manhattan bridge , and brooklyn bridge. Not to mention that it also intersects flatbush avenue. if you want to knwo what real nyc traffic is drive here at 8 o'clock am on a monday morning. the street is home to many offices, and government buildings , such as the federal court houses, and communications center for police and fire departments. need less to say theres alot happening on this street.

willow street in brooklyn heights is another one of those wonderful brooklyn brownstone streets you always see and hear in the movies. it runs parallel with the brooklyn queens expressway, and is in the shadow of that bridge.... o ya the BROOKLYN BRIDGE! the area it self is very quiet , people enjoy themselves here, that know each other, walk their dogs together, run together, its also a very upscale area. many doctors, lawyers, buisness people own homes and live here. this is one of my favorite areas in brooklyn.

bay ridge place is a quiet residential street located between bay ridge ave and ovington ave. the significance of this street is that it is one of the last remaining cobble stoned streets in nyc. you will find other cobble stoned streets under the brooklyn and manhattan bridges , but this is the only one left in bay ridge, i should know ive been on every block in bayrdge! anyways, the rets of the block is small, not your avage sized city block, but there are some nice row houses and agian its one block to 3 ave and shopping.

mermaid ave runs parallel with surf ave in brooklyns coney island area. its dirty, high drug activity , the homes , buildings, and stores are run down. and who knows what the city was thinking when they decided to build those ugly looking housing developments there on prime water front property back in the 1960's. i dont travel too often to this area because theres no need to. private investors are attempting to turn the area around with new development, but this is one of those areas that will never change.

what can i say i was born and bred in brooklyn, and i have been to every part of brooklyn , but i have a warm spot for bay ridge brooklyn, and ridge blvd is part of it. the blvd starts from the other side of 65 st and runs to shore road. the street it self is full of beautifull victorians, newer mansion type houses, co-ops, condos, 2 family homes and one family homes also. the sidewalks are landscaped with tall mature trees over 100 years old. not to mention that i have an uncle and brother that both live on this beautiful street. its one block to 3rd ave where you can find electic shops, pubs, retaurants, bakeries, pizzerias! its like manhattan in brooklyn . what can i say i love the area.

this street is great for families with children. its quiet, famiy oriented, and theres even a new park across the street that offers a kid play area, baseball fields, walking trails, and a running coarse. most of the homes here are 2 family hi ranches, and condos. its a nice alternative to living in the city with out dealing with all the fast paced craziness of the rest of the boros.

i love this block, right across from the great kills marina. this block is filled with water view homes, and plenty of seafood restaurants. my personal fav. the marina cafe. its a small enclave just below hylan blvd. the side streets are full of residential homes, townhouses, and ranches.but its a nice feel to wake up and smell the ocean from your balcony.

this block if funny, driving up from father capodanno , its this huge street with richmond north hospital on one side and townhomes and bungalows on the other, then when you cross hylan blvd, it turns into this narrow one way street. but the wierdest thing i have seen is, every november, there are wild turkey crossing in the middle of the road , i mean dozens of them! i almost hit one a couple years back. i still wish i knew where these guys come from.

this street has some of the most majestic homes in all of new york, hill top mansions, with property to boot! a golf coarse at the top of the hill, for residents. some of the most powerful people in the city live here including some on the other side of the law. its also a great hilly street to drive up and down , and offers some of the best scenaries of the island. really exclusive !

I have visited many streets and avenues on staten island , and i have to say this is probably the worst street on the island. alot of housing developments align the street which runs from richmond terrace to victory blvd. its a street with high crime, and drugs. lots of run down buildings, homes, dirty streets, abandoned cars. avoid this street at all costs.

driving down hylan blvd untill u reach your destination is edgewater street. here u will get a terrific view of the narrows, verrazano bridge, brooklyn, and manhattan , all at once! and across the street is the alice austin house museum. take in the arts, of one of the first woman of photography right here on staten island. theres also a bed and breakfast hotel adjacent to the museum. definatley worth a trip to this street.

vanderbilt ave, named after corneliuos vanderbilt. he owned most of the land in the area at the time, and help lay out the streets in the town also. it sits across from bayley seton hospital, and theres plenty of old victorians, and block mansions that line this avenue. it gets alittle more shady as u travel north , closer to the park hill developments. its a nice place for a stroll to take in some of the timeless architecture of the past.

Baystreet landing is comprised of some old converted warehouses dating back some twenty plus years ago. They offer absolutley beautiful views of the verrazano bridge, the manhattan skyline and new jersey skyline. The staten island ferry is a 5 min walk (which is free) and you are in manhattan in 25 mins. The area has seen many improvements over the last few years. Art galleries, richmond bank ball park, many exciting restaurants, and watering holes, new high rise condos,and of course how can you forget the St. George Theather on Hyatt Street!!. once you visit you wont want to leave.

Just walking up the street will exhaust you . This has to be one of the highest upgrade streets on the island, but you can get a view of the jersey and manhattan sky line from here. The homes that occupy this street are hill top with unbeatable views also. The street level homes are more rundown and shady, in disrepair. Empty lots, and old neglected, abandoned vehicles dont help the cause either.

This is a great block if you want to know the way some of the earlier staten islanders lived during that time period. Many of the homes built on this block date back to the late 1800's making them some of the oldest in the city. The street it self is not easy to find especially if you are looking for it, because its only one block long and tucked behind the old bayley hospital grounds. The homes that alligne the block belonged to the brew masters that called this part home decades before. Every thing from red brick mansions, to victorians, and greek revival homes. Truley a great piece of architecture that still stands today.