Staten Island (IPA: ˌstæt.ənˈaɪlənd) is a borough of New York City. Situated on an eponymous island, Staten Island is the most geographically separate and least populated of the five boroughs.
The Borough of Staten Island is coterminous with Richmond County, the southernmost county in the state of New York. Until 1975 the borough was officially named the Borough of Richmond. and there is already a plan in place to revitalize the land for park use in the years ahead.

History
The first recorded European contact with the island was in 1524 by Giovanni da Verrazzano, who sailed through The Narrows. In 1609, Henry Hudson established Dutch trade in the area and named the island Staaten Eylandt after the Staten-Generaal, the Dutch parliament.
Although the first Dutch settlement of the New Netherlands colony was made on nearby Manhattan in 1620, Staaten Eylandt remained uncolonized by the Dutch for many decades. From 1639 to 1655, the Dutch made three separate attempts to establish a permanent settlement on the island, but each time the settlement was destroyed in the conflicts between the Dutch and the local tribes.
In 1661, the first permanent Dutch settlement was established at Oude Dorp (Dutch for "Old Town"), just south of the Narrows near South Beach, by a small group of Dutch Walloon and Huguenot families.

Richmond County
The island played a significant role in the American Revolutionary War. In the summer of 1776, the British forces under William Howe evacuated Boston and prepared to attack New York City. Howe used the strategic location of Staten Island as a staging ground for the attack. Howe established his headquarters in New Dorp at the Rose and Crown tavern near the junction of present New Dorp Lane and Amboy Road. It is here that the representatives of the British government reportedly received their first notification of the Declaration of Independence.
The following month, in August 1776, the British forces crossed the Narrows to Brooklyn and routed the American forces under George Washington at the Battle of Long Island, resulting in the British capture of New York. Three weeks later, on September 11, 1776, the British received a delegation of Americans consisting of Benjamin Franklin, Edward Rutledge, and John Adams at the Conference House on the southwestern tip of the island (known today as Tottenville) on the former estate of Christopher Billop. The Americans refused the peace offer from the British in exchange for the withdrawal of the Declaration of Independence, however, and the conference ended without an agreement.
On August 22, 1777, the Battle of Staten Island occurred here between the British and several companies of the 2nd Canadian Regiment fighting alongside other American companies. While the battle was inconclusive, with both sides surrendering over a hundred troops as prisoners, the Americans withdrew.
British forces remained on Staten Island throughout the war. Although local sentiment was predominantly Loyalist, the islanders found the demands of supporting the troops to be onerous. Many buildings and churches were destroyed, and the military demand for resources resulted in an extensive deforestation of the island by the end of the war. The British again used the island as a staging ground for their final evacuation of New York City on December 5, 1783. After the war, the largest Loyalist landowners fled to Canada and their estates were subdivided and sold.
On July 4, 1827, the end of slavery in New York state was celebrated at Swan Hotel, West Brighton. Rooms at the hotel were reserved months in advance as local abolitionists and prominent free blacks prepared for the festivities. Speeches, pageants, picnics, and fireworks marked the celebration, which lasted for two days.
In 1860, parts of Castleton and Southfield were made into a new town, Middletown. The Village of New Brighton in the town of Castleton was incorporated in 1866, and in 1872 the Village of New Brighton annexed all the remainder of the Town of Castleton and became coterminous with the town. New Brighton became the summer home of President Lincoln.

The Revolution and Nineteenth Century
These towns and villages were dissolved in 1898 with the consolidation of the City of Greater New York as Richmond as one of its five boroughs.
Except for the areas along the harbor, however, the borough remained relatively underdeveloped until the building of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge in 1964, which is considered the watershed event in the history of the borough, since it opened up the island to explosive suburban development by giving it direct road access to Brooklyn. The Verrazano, along with the other three major Staten Island bridges, created a new way for commuters and to travel from New Jersey to Brooklyn, Manhattan, and areas further east on Long Island. The network of highways running between the bridges has effectively carved up many of the borough's old neighborhoods. This road expansion was planned initially by Robert Moses.
Some of the island's open space and historic areas were incorporated in 1972 into Gateway National Recreation Area, part of the National Park System. The Staten Island Unit of Gateway NRA is joined by the Jamaica Bay Unit in Brooklyn and Queens and the Sandy Hook Unit in New Jersey. The Staten Island Unit is comprised of Great Kills Park, Miller Field, Fort Wadsworth, Hoffman Island, and Swinburne Island.
Throughout the 1980s, a movement to secede from the city steadily grew in popularity, reaching its peak during the mayoral term of David Dinkins. The movement largely evaporated with Rudolph Giuliani's election as mayor in 1993, although some pro-secession sentiment remains.
In the 1980s, the United States Navy had a base on Staten Island called Naval Station New York. It was composed of two sections: a home port in Stapleton and a larger section around Fort Wadsworth, where the Verrazano Narrows Bridge enters the island. Originally, this base was to be the home port for the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61), but an explosion in one of the ship's turrets led to the vessel's decommissioning. A number of other vessels, including the frigates USS Donald B. Beary FF 1085 and USS Ainsworth FF 1090 and at least one cruiser, the USS Normandy (CG-60), were based there. The base was closed in 1994 through the Base Realignment and Closure process because of its small size and the expense of basing personnel there. A subsequent plan to use the site as a movie studio headed by actor and New York native Danny Aiello faltered due to money problems. It was recently announced that the property will be converted into a mixed-use waterfront neighborhood with an announced completion date of 2009.
For the last half of the twentieth century, Staten Island was arguably best known as the site of the Fresh Kills Landfill, the primary destination for garbage from the five boroughs of New York City and the largest single source of methane pollution in the world. The landfill was closed in early 2001 but was temporarily reopened later that year to receive the ruins of the World Trade Center after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and serve as a crime lab for police investigators searching for human remains..
Staten Island suffered a large proportion of the fatalities in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, as nearly 300 of the fatalities were Staten Island residents, many of whom were firefighters or office workers in the World Trade Center.
See also: Transportation in New York City

Consolidation with New York City
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough-county has a total area of 265.5 km² (102.5 mi²). Land comprises 151.5 km² (58.5 mi²) and water 114.0 km² (44.0 mi²) of it (42.95%).
Staten Island is separated from Long Island by the Narrows and from mainland New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull. It is connected to New Jersey via the Bayonne Bridge, the Outerbridge Crossing, the Goethals Bridge, and to Brooklyn by the Verrazano Narrows Bridge. The Staten Island Ferry connects the island to lower Manhattan. The Staten Island Railway traverses the island from its northeastern tip to its southwestern tip.
In addition to the main island, the borough and county also include several small uninhabited islands:
The highest point on the island, the summit of Todt Hill, elevation 410 ft (125 m), is also the highest point in the five boroughs, as well as the highest point on the Atlantic Coastal Plain south of Great Blue Hill in Massachusetts and the highest point on the coast proper south of Maine's Mount Desert Island.
In the late 1960s the island was the site of important battles of open-space preservation, resulting in the largest area of parkland in New York City and an extensive Greenbelt that laces the island with woodland trails.

The Isle of Meadow (at the mouth of Fresh Kills)
Pralls Island (in the Arthur Kill)
Shooters Island (in Newark Bay; part of it belongs to New Jersey)
Swinburne Island (in Lower New York Bay)
Hoffman Island (in Lower New York Bay) Geography
See also: List of Staten Island neighborhoods

Hudson County, New Jersey - north
Union County, New Jersey - west
Middlesex County, New Jersey - west
Kings County, New York - northeast Adjacent Counties

Main article: Government of Staten Island Government
The flag is on a white background in the center of which is the design of a seal in the shape of an oval. Within the seal appears the color blue to symbolize the skyline of the borough, in which two seagulls appear colored in black and white. The green outline represents the countryside of the borough with white outline denoting the residential areas of Staten Island. Below is inscribed the words "Staten Island" in gold. Below this are five wavy lines of blue to symbolize the water that surrounds the island borough on all sides. Gold fringe outlines the flag.
See also: Government of New York City

Staten Island Flag

Main article: Demographics of Staten Island Demographics

Culture
Staten Island is home to a variety of cultural centers and historical sites: the Alice Austen House Museum, the Conference House, the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, Historic Richmond Town, Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art, the Noble Maritime Collection, Sandy Ground Historical Museum, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, the Staten Island Children's Museum, and the Staten Island Museum. It has also been selected to become the future site of the National Lighthouse Museum. Additionally, the island is home to the Staten Island Zoo, which recently opened a newly refurbished reptile exhibit.
See also: Culture of New York City

Museums
Movies filmed partially or wholly on Staten Island include The Godfather; Working Girl; War of the Worlds; Sorry, Wrong Number; Sisters; Splendor in the Grass; GoodFellas; Donnie Brasco; Shamus; School of Rock; Two Family House; He Knows You're Alone; Analyze This; Big Daddy; The Astronaut's Wife; Scent of a Woman; Toxic Avenger; and Easy Money. Also independent films The Atomic Space Bug (1999), Stairwell: Trapped In The World Trade Center (2002) and A Conversation with Norman (2005) were filmed on Staten Island and directed by Jonathan M. Parisen as well as Combat Shock (1986) and No Way Home (1996) by Staten Island director Buddy Giovinazzo.
The movie School of Rock starring Jack Black was filmed all over Staten Island, including Wagner College, St. George Theater, Cargo Cafe, etc.
In the movie "Saturday Night Fever" the Verrazano Bridge which connects from Brooklyn to Staten Island is shown in some key scenes in the movie.
The movie Joe the King was filmed in the area of New Dorp in Staten Island. It was filmed in several places including Miller Field and Staten Island Technical High School.
The horror movie "Maniac" 1980 starring Joe Spinell was filmed on Staten Island.
Sisters, the 1973 Brian de Palma thriller starring Margot Kidder and Jennifer Salt, takes place on Staten Island and was largely filmed there.
In the movie, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, the character Ben takes Kate Hudson's character to visit his family on Staten Island.
The music video for the song "Papa Don't Preach" by Madonna was shot at various Staten Island locations, including the stairs leading up to the Stapleton train platform and the white picket fenced house on Ward Hill is on Edgar Terrace. Also, the "You Get What You Give" video by the New Radicals was partially filmed at the Staten Island Mall.
Television series shot partially or wholly on Staten Island include The Education of Max Bickford and The Book of Daniel.
FOX and WB sitcom Grounded for Life is about a family living in Staten Island.
The characters of the NBC sitcom Will & Grace, have traveled to Staten Island in two episodes:
The NBC Crime Drama Law & Order and its spin-offs have used Staten Island locations in many episodes. In an episode of Law & Order: SVU, the detectives go into a fictionalized parking garage in the Staten Island Mall. There is no garage at the Staten Island Mall.
Banishment to Staten Island was once a common threat in the New York City uniformed services, and is reflected in both film and television. In Arsenic and Old Lace an officer is threatened with walking a beat on Staten Island. On Law & Order, Detective Mike Logan (played by Chris Noth) is sent to Staten Island for punching a councilman. The title character in Barney Miller dreaded the thought of being transferred to Staten Island. On The Honeymooners Ralph resists being reassigned to a Staten Island bus route. And Denis Leary's character, Tommy Gavin, on Rescue Me also does time working in a firehouse on Staten Island. This theme was also used on other TV shows such as The Odd Couple, Car 54 Where Are You?, Welcome Back Kotter, Sex in the City, Seinfeld, All in the Family and even the Andy Griffith Show. The Sopranos also used some areas of Staten Island and Staten Island Academy to film certain scenes.
The Elegants featuring Vito Picone had a #1 song in 1958 called "Little Star". The song was recorded in a South Beach Staten Island recording studio.
John Lennon's Live in New York album was a live recording of his "One to One" concert at Madison Square Garden on August 30, 1972. The concert was a fundraiser for the mentally-challenged children, inspired by the horrid conditions at Willowbrook State School. The album also features Staten Island guitar player Earl Slick. The Willowbrook issue was initially exposed by the Staten Island Advance and brought to Lennon's attention by his friend and broadcast journalist Geraldo Rivera who covered the story for WABC-TV, New York.

In the second-season episode Terms Of Employment, Karen and Jack attempt to film an employee training video in a studio in Staten Island. Karen makes a reference to the Fresh Kills Landfill (closed since 2001), and the population of largely working-class families.
In the eighth-season episode The Old Man And The Sea, Grace brings Karen and Malcolm with her on a blind date in Staten Island. Major thoroughfares such as Victory Boulevard and Richmond Avenue are mentioned. Media

Christina Aguilera - Pop singer. Born on Staten Island.
Jeff Ahearn - producer/director/writer for MTV Cribs
Armand Assante - Actor, resided in Staten Island.
Teddy Atlas - Boxing trainer
Rich Aurilia - All Star Shortstop, San Francisco Giants grew up on Staten Island.
Alice Austen - Photographer, lived all of her life on Staten Island. A Staten Island Ferry is named for her
Joan Baez - folk singer
Renaldo Balkman - New York Knicks 2006 First Round Draft Pick, Born on Staten Island
Vito Bratta - guitarist for White Lion lives on Staten Island
Jerry Butler Paul Seiderman - famous adult film star.
Cynthia von Buhler - Artist, children's book author. Currently resides in Staten Island.
Marcia Clark - Famed Prosecutor, was involved in the famous O.J. Simpson trial, graduated from Susan E. Wagner High School
Bobby Darin - singer, his family had a summer home as a child in South Beach, Staten Island.
Evan Dorkin - Cartoonist and creator of Milk & Cheese is a long time resident of Staten Island
Clem Caserta - actor and Eltingville, Staten Island resident. Jimmy Whispers in A Bronx Tale, also was in GoodFellas, The Untouchables.
Paul Castellano- Gambino Crime Boss, lived in the Todt Hill, Staten Island section
Joe Causi - Disc Jockey, raised in Brooklyn, currently lives on Staten Island
Roy Clark - Country singer, Hee Haw star, and guitarist, actually grew up in Great Kills, Staten Island
Eric Close - Actor who plays "Martin Fitzgerald" on the CBS drama Without a Trace
Ichabod Crane, a Colonel in the US Army during the War of 1812 and the nominal inspiration for the fictional protagonist in Washington Irving's Legend of Sleepy Hollow, who is buried in Staten Island, New York
Ron Dante singer from The Archies, big hit was Sugar Sugar.
John Dehner - Television and movie actor born on Staten Island. A notable and one of Hollywoods best character actors, Dehner played Doris Day's boss Sy Bennett on the Doris Day Show. He appeared in three classic Twilight Zone episodes and other movies and television shows. Western fans came to know Dehner as "Paladin" on radio's "Have Gun, Will Travel" in his radio days.
Steven Duren - Better known as Blackie Lawless, lead singer of the 1980s heavy metal band W.A.S.P. Lawless, who is a friend of fellow Staten Islander David Johansen, replaced Johnny Thunders in the New York Dolls when he was 18.
Eamon Doyle rapper, born and raised on Staten Island
Judge William Emerson, brother of poet Ralph Waldo Emerson, resided on what is now known as Emerson Hill.
Jennifer Esposito - actress Spin City, Summer of Sam attended Moore Catholic High School
Joey Faye vaudeville comic and character actor lived in Great Kills for years.
Force MD's born and raised on Staten Island had a top ten song Tender Love in 1986, produced by longtime Janet Jackson producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
John Franco - Former New York Mets pitcher
Giuseppe Garibaldi - 19th century Italian revolutionary and statesman, lived for a time on Staten Island, and worked as a candle-maker
Sandy Gennaro - famed drummer
Ghostface Killah - rapper born on Staten Island.
Buddy Giovinazzo - Actor/Director/Writer who directed the cult films Combat Shock and No Way Home
Carmine Giovinazzo - Actor who plays Detective Danny Messer on the CBS drama CSI: NY. He is a cousin of director Buddy Giovinazzo.
Sammy "The Bull" Gravano - mob turncoat lived on Staten Island
David Guida - Television writer/producer, professional gamer
Brian Guzman - actor born in West Brighton, St. Peters High School
Larry Harmon- Bozo the Clown lives on Staten Island
Patti Hansen - Famous model and wife to The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards
George Harrison of the Beatles briefly lived in Staten Island near Staten Island University Hospital while being treated for cancer there.
Allen Jenkins - famed Hollywood character actor, voice of cartoon Top Cat's Officer Dibble was born on Staten Island.
David Johansen (aka Buster Poindexter) of the New York Dolls
Hassan Johnson - Actor, featured in The Wire, Belly, etc.
Sukanya Krishnan - Home Delivery host and news anchor for WB11 Morning News grew up on Staten Island and graduted from New Dorp High School.
Lil' Suzy, freestyle singer
Paul Land actor Spring Break, The Idolmaker
Robert Loggia - Actor (Scarface, The Sopranos, Big, etc.)
Vito LoGrasso - WWE wrestler hails from Staten Island
Ki Longfellow, novelist, born on Staten Island.
Madonna - lived in the Stapleton area briefly. Her video "Papa Don't Preach" was filmed there. Madonna chose the location herself. She said the neighborhood was perfect premise for the video story.
Oleg Maskaev - Heavyweight Boxing Champion
Method Man- Clifford Smith - Rapper/Wu-Tang Clan member (aka Method Man) was raised in Staten Island
Antonio Meucci - disputed inventor of the telephone, immigrated to Staten Island, settling in the Clifton area in 1850, where he would live for the remainder of his life.
Alyssa Milano - Actress, she was raised on Staten Island.
Sudsy Monchik- 5-Time Pro World Champion racquetball player.
Paul Newman - lived on Staten Island in St. George, Staten Island
Adewale Ogunleye- Chicago Bears Defensive End, formerly played for Indiana University and Tottenville High School
Chris Paciello-famous Miami nightclub owner, was raised on Staten Island
Jonathan M. Parisen - Filmmaker, was born and raised on Staten Island
Edward Platt - born on Staten Island. Actor who played "The Chief" on the 1960s TV show Get Smart
A.J. Pero - drummer for Twisted Sister
Joe Pistone - FBI agent aka Donnie Brasco lived in Staten Island for a brief period.
Thommy Price - former Patty Smyth and Scandal and Billy Idol drummer
Robin Quivers- radio personality from the Howard Stern show lives on Staten Island
Larry Romano - actor The King of Queens, NYPD Blue
Kevin Rooney former manager of Mike Tyson lived on Staten Island
Gianni Russo - Actor was raised on Staten Island. Gianni played Carlo Rizzi in The Godfather
Randy Savage - Former Professional wrestler known as "Macho Man" now resides in Staten Island
Glenn Scarpelli - child actor from One Day at a Time born and raised in Staten Island
Francesco Scavullo - famous photographer. born on Staten Island.
Steven R. Schirripa - Bobby Bacala from The Sopranos
Rick Schroder - Actor who played "Ricky Stratton" on the 1980s NBC sitcom Silver Spoons and "Detective Danny Sorenson" on the ABC drama NYPD Blue, and has recently played "Mike Doyle" on "24". Currently appearing as "Dr. Dylan West" on the Lifetime drama Strong Medicine
Steven Seagal - Actor, lived on Staten Island
Raymond Serra - Actor, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies, Gotti
Martin Sheen - lived on Staten Island in St. George
Earl Slick - famous guitarist
Peter Steele - Lead singer and bassist for the gothic-doom band Type O Negative
Theodore Sturgeon - Science fiction author
Kasim Sulton - musician
Henry David Thoreau spent his longest time away from Concord, Massachusetts on Staten Island in the 1840s. While on the island, he tutored the children of Judge William Emerson and penned several letters to Ralph Waldo Emerson. Emerson himself spent a significant amount of time on the island as well.
Daniel D. Tompkins, was the sixth Vice President of the United States, an entrepreneur, jurist, Congressman, Governor of New York, and established Tompkinsville in Staten Island and the Staten Island Ferry.
Cornelius Vanderbilt - 19th century shipping and railroad magnate and patriarch of the Vanderbilt family, was born, and lived most of his life on, Staten Island. He is buried in the family vault in the Moravian Cemetery at New Dorp on Staten Island.
Lenny Venito - actor Murmur from The Sopranos, Gigli, War of the Worlds
John Wolyniec - forward for MLS side Red Bull New York
Wu Tang Clan - Hip-hop group; 4 of the 9 are from Staten Island. Credited with giving Staten Island the nickname 'Shaolin'
Paul Zindel - Novelist and playwright
Darren Passarello- Also know as Nitro G. On the first Season Of the TV show Who Wants to Be a Superhero? Notable Natives and Residents
See also: Sports in New York City

Staten Island Yankees, New York-Penn League baseball, Class A Minor League affiliate to the New York Yankees
Staten Island Yankees who made it to the big leagues: Jason Anderson, Andy Phillips, Melky Cabrera, Brandon Claussen, Wily Mo Pena, Robinson Cano, Chien-Ming Wang, Brad Halsey, John-Ford Griffin
The New York Metropolitans of the American Association played baseball on Staten Island from April 1886 through 1887. Erastus Wiman, the developer of St. George, brought the team to Staten Island where they played in a stadium near the site of the current-day Staten Island Yankees stadium and the Staten Island Ferry terminal.
Wagner College participates in Division I athletics.
Former NBA Basketball coach P.J. Carlesimo coached the Wagner College Basketball team the "Seahawks".
Terry Crowley baseball player, member of the 1970 World Champs Baltimore Orioles
Matt Galante - former baseball coach for New York Mets and Houston Astros lives in Annadale, Staten Island
Staten Island formerly had a professional football team which was a member of the NFL called the Staten Island Stapes. They were based in Stapleton. Their stadium was called Thompson's Stadium which was located on the site of present Berta A. Dreyfus Intermediate School 49 and the Stapleton Houses. They faced many other teams that still exist today. Football Hall of Famer Ken Strong played for the Stapes.
New York Predators Semi Pro football team calls Staten Island it's home since it's inception in 1998 owned by Bill Simo [1] plays most homes games in Alumni Stadium on the grounds of Monsignor Farrell H.S.
George Bamberger, a baseball player and manager. He spent most of his playing career pitching in the Minor Leagues. He spent only three seasons in the Major Leagues with the New York Giants (1951-1952), and with the 1959 Baltimore Orioles. He had a record of 458–478 as manager of the Milwaukee Brewers (1978-1980, 1985-1986) and the New York Mets (1982-1983). Bamberger as a pitching coach for the Baltimore Orioles would teach his famed pitch "The Staten Island Sinker".
Bill Britton - Pro golfer was born and raised on Staten Island. Graduate of Monsignor Farrell High School.
Johnny "The Heat" Verderosa - former pro boxer
Silvia Fontana, Italian figure skater in the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympic Games, was born in Staten Island on December 3, 1976.
Gary Stark Jr. - Pro Boxer
Rich Kotite - former Philadelphia Eagles and New York Jets head coach, and New York Giants player lives in West Brighton, Staten Island.
Hank Majeski - MLB infielder. Born and raised in Staten Island
Pete Mikklesen - New York Yankee and Los Angeles Dodgers relief specialist.
There was a controversial plan by the International Speedway Corporation to build a speedway on the island that would host NASCAR races by 2010. ISC abandoned the plan in 2006, citing financial concerns.
Jason Marquis, starting pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, went to Tottenville High School in Staten Island.
Nick Fotiu was the first player ever from Staten Island to play hockey for the hometown New York Rangers.
Pro Bowlers Johnny Petraglia and Mark Roth both resided in Staten Island.
In 1964 Staten Island's Mid Island Little League won the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Mookie Wilson - New York Mets outfielder lived on Staten Island
Joe Andruzzi - Cleveland Browns Offensive Lineman. Has 3 Super Bowl rings with the New England Patriots.
Mike Siani - standout wide receiver for Villanova and number 1 draft choice for the Oakland Raiders was born and raised on Staten Island.
The Mid-Island Little League from Staten Island advanced to the 2006 Little League World Series and won the LLWS in 1964.
Dino Mangiero - Defensive Tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs in the 80's.
Dennis McKnight - Graduated from Susan Wagner H.S. played 9 seasons in the NFL mostly with the San Diego Chargers in the 80's. Now serves as the Specials teams aOffensive line coach at the University of Hawaii
William Shakespeare (football) - Halfback at Notre Dame and member of College Football Hall of Fame
Adewale Ogunleye - #93 for the Chicago Bears, went to Tottenville High School
Frank Ferrara - New Dorp H.S., Played for the New York Giants for four seasons and Philadelphia Eagles. Now Plays for the Arena team New York Dragons after a stint in the CFL
James Jenkins - Curtis H.S., Rutgers, and TE for the Washington Redskins for 10 seasons*Frank Menichino - Susan Wagner H.S., Alabama , 10 seasons MLB most notably for the Oakland Athletics
Sean Madigan - Founder and creator of BIG JKD. Certified in Jeet Kune Do by Bruce Lee student Steve Golden.
Billy Donovan - coach of the Florida Gators played AAU basketball on Staten island. The team was the Staten Island Stallions,
Jennifer Derevjanik- Plays for the pheonix Mercury in the WNBA, former ST. Peters player Education