Arlington, Staten Island

{{Short description|Neighborhood on the North Shore of Staten Island in New York City}}

Arlington is a neighborhood on the North Shore of Staten Island in New York City. It is a subsection of the Mariners' Harbor neighborhood, located north of the North Shore Branch, and west of Harbor Road. Arlington was given its name by Civil War veteran and resident Moses Henry Leman, in recognition of Arlington National Cemetery.

Arlington is the location of the Arlington Terrace Apartments on Holland Avenue.

Transportation

Until March 31, 1953, Arlington was served by the Arlington station of the Staten Island Railway. Arlington is served by the {{NYC bus link|S40|S46|S48|prose=y}} local bus routes (and their rush-hour-only limited-stop counterparts, which are {{NYC bus link|S90|S96|S98|prose=y}} respectively). Express bus routes in Arlington are the {{NYC bus link|SIM33|SIM34|prose=y}}.{{Cite NYC bus map|S}}

Education

Arlington residents are generally zoned for P.S. 44 (in Mariners' Harbor) and I.S. 72 in Heartland Village. Nearby schools also include P.S. 22 and I.S. 51. The local high school is Port Richmond High School.

A branch of the New York Public Library is planned for the community, to be located at 206 South Avenue. It is scheduled for completion in 2011.

Demographics

Arlington consists of the census tract 319.02. As of the 2010 census, the demographics were 54% Black or African American, 9% Nonhispanic White, 2% Asian, and 2% Multiracial. Hispanics of any race made up 31% of the population.{{cite news|url=http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/map?hp |title=Mapping the 2010 U.S. Census - NYTimes.com |newspaper=The New York Times |date=13 December 2010 |access-date=2011-11-25}}

According to City-data,{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Arlington-Staten-Island-NY.html |title=Arlington neighborhood in Staten Island, New York (NY), 10303 subdivision profile - real estate, apartments, condos, homes, community, population, jobs, income, streets |publisher=City-data.com |access-date=2011-11-25}} the median household income in Arlington was $36,577 in 2009. 25.7% of the population lives below the poverty line, making it one of the poorer communities in Staten Island, though a more working-class area compared to the rest of the city.{{citation needed|date=July 2014}}

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Notable residents

Debi Rose, New York City Councilwoman.{{cite web | url=http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/10/council_candidates_historic_ru.html | title=Council candidate's historic run, defined by passion | date=4 October 2009 | last=Platt | first=Tevah | website=silive.com}}

References

Category:Neighborhoods in Staten Island