DJs
Hear DJs at Pastavino.
🚇 Stapleton (SIR) · 2 min walk
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23 things worth doing in the next 7 days · Friday, October 16th – Thursday, October 22nd
Friday, October 16
| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bocce League | Fri, Oct 16 | Unique Lounge & Billiards, Fresh KillsFresh Kills · Staten Island | Not posted yetPrice not listed |
 DJs | Fri, Oct 16 | Pastavino, StapletonStapleton · Staten Island | WeekendsPrice not listed |
 Movie Under the Stars: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie | PG | Fri, Oct 16 | Lawn (in Naples Playground), Naples PlaygroundStapleton · Staten Island | 7:15 pm |
 NewFest: 38th Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival | Fri, Oct 16 | 592 Johnson Ave Brooklyn, NY 11237Various | Not posted yetVarious prices. |
 Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776 | Fri, Oct 16 | Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Conference House ParkStaten Island | 10:00 am |
 Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden | Fri, Oct 16 | H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Conference House ParkStaten Island | 11:00 am |
 Open House New York Weekend | Fri, Oct 16 | More than 300 locations across the five boroughsVarious | 2:00 pmHalf the locations are free drop-ins; others require $7 advance tickets |
 Proximity Exhibition | Fri, Oct 16 | Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, Main Hall Gallery, Building CSt. George · Staten Island | Fridays & Saturdays 12pm-7pm; Sundays 11am-5pmStudents and seniors: $4. Opening reception October 16, 6pm-8pm: free. |
 Spooky Snug Harbor Tour | Fri, Oct 16 | Visitor Info Booth, intersection at Chapel Road and Gazebo RoadSt. George · Staten Island | 7:30pm-9pm, 9pm-10:30pmGeneral admission and student/senior tickets are $30. |
| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bike the Block 2026 – Staten Island | Sat, Oct 17 | Snug Harbor, Lot 1 (by the Red Barn, Tuscan Garden)St. George · Staten Island | 12pm-5pm |
| DJs | Sat, Oct 17 | Pastavino, StapletonStapleton · Staten Island | WeekendsPrice not listed |
 Heritage Farm Stand | Sat, Oct 17 | Snug Harbor Sustainability CenterStaten Island | 9am-1pm |
| NewFest: 38th Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival | Sat, Oct 17 | 592 Johnson Ave Brooklyn, NY 11237Various | Not posted yetVarious prices. |
 OHNY: Brougham Cottage Grounds at Blue Heron Park | Sat, Oct 17 | Brougham CottageStaten Island | 12:00 pm |
| OHNY: Conference House Park Historic Houses | Sat, Oct 17 | Conference House Park, Conference House ParkStaten Island | 12:00 pm |
| Open House New York Weekend | Sat, Oct 17 | More than 300 locations across the five boroughsVarious | 2:00 pmHalf the locations are free drop-ins; others require $7 advance tickets |
| Proximity Exhibition | Sat, Oct 17 | Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, Main Hall Gallery, Building CSt. George · Staten Island | Fridays & Saturdays 12pm-7pm; Sundays 11am-5pmStudents and seniors: $4. Opening reception October 16, 6pm-8pm: free. |
| Spooky Snug Harbor Tour | Sat, Oct 17 | Visitor Info Booth, intersection at Chapel Road and Gazebo RoadSt. George · Staten Island | 7:30pm-9pm, 9pm-10:30pmGeneral admission and student/senior tickets are $30. |
| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
 Historic New York: Sylvan Grove Cemetery | Sun, Oct 18 | Victory Boulevard and Alberta Avenue (in Sylvan Grove Cemetery), Sylvan Grove CemeteryTravis · Staten Island | 11:00 am |
| NewFest: 38th Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival | Sun, Oct 18 | 592 Johnson Ave Brooklyn, NY 11237Various | Not posted yetVarious prices. |
| Open House New York Weekend | Sun, Oct 18 | More than 300 locations across the five boroughsVarious | 2:00 pmHalf the locations are free drop-ins; others require $7 advance tickets |
 Pool (8-Ball/9-Ball) League | Sun, Oct 18 | Unique Lounge & Billiards, Fresh KillsFresh Kills · Staten Island | Not posted yetPrice not listed |
| Proximity Exhibition | Sun, Oct 18 | Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, Main Hall Gallery, Building CSt. George · Staten Island | Fridays & Saturdays 12pm-7pm; Sundays 11am-5pmStudents and seniors: $4. Opening reception October 16, 6pm-8pm: free. |
 Upcycled Fabric Pumpkins | Sun, Oct 18 | Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley), Blood Root ValleyStaten Island | 10:30 am |
| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bocce League | Mon, Oct 19 | Unique Lounge & Billiards, Fresh KillsFresh Kills · Staten Island | Not posted yetPrice not listed |
| Comedy Show with Patrick | Mon, Oct 19 | Steiny's Pub, Saint GeorgeSt. George · Staten Island | Mondays 9pmPrice not listed |
| NewFest: 38th Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival | Mon, Oct 19 | 592 Johnson Ave Brooklyn, NY 11237Various | Not posted yetVarious prices. |
| Pool (8-Ball) / Bocce League | Mon, Oct 19 | Unique Lounge & Billiards, Fresh KillsFresh Kills · Staten Island | Not posted yetPrice not listed |
| Trivia | Mon, Oct 19 | Pastavino, StapletonStapleton · Staten Island | MondaysPrice not listed |
| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
 Darts League | Tue, Oct 20 | Unique Lounge & Billiards, Fresh KillsFresh Kills · Staten Island | Not posted yetPrice not listed |
| NewFest: 38th Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival | Tue, Oct 20 | 592 Johnson Ave Brooklyn, NY 11237Various | Not posted yetVarious prices. |
| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lofi Jazz Night | Wed, Oct 21 | Kills Boro Brewing Company, St. GeorgeNew Brighton · Staten Island | Wednesdays 7pm |
| NewFest: 38th Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival | Wed, Oct 21 | 592 Johnson Ave Brooklyn, NY 11237Various | Not posted yetVarious prices. |
| Pool (9-Ball) League | Wed, Oct 21 | Unique Lounge & Billiards, Fresh KillsFresh Kills · Staten Island | Not posted yetPrice not listed |
| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karaoke with Ray | Thu, Oct 22 | Steiny's Pub, Saint GeorgeSt. George · Staten Island | Thursdays 9pm–1amPrice not listed |
| NewFest: 38th Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival | Thu, Oct 22 | 592 Johnson Ave Brooklyn, NY 11237Various | Not posted yetVarious prices. |
| Pool (9-Ball) League | Thu, Oct 22 | Unique Lounge & Billiards, Fresh KillsFresh Kills · Staten Island | Not posted yetPrice not listed |
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Bocce League
Unique Lounge welcomes new players to its bocce league.
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Proximity Exhibition
Snug Harbor’s studio artists share distinct practices in an exhibition about how working near one another connects their work.
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Open House New York Weekend
Go behind the scenes at infrastructure facilities, manufacturing workshops and private collections during a festival spanning all five boroughs.
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🌧 Rain likelyFree
Movie Under the Stars: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie | PG
Watch The Super Mario Galaxy Movie outdoors on the lawn at Naples Playground.
🚇 Grasmere (SIR) · 6 min walk
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🌧 Rain likelyFree
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
Explore an America 250 exhibition about the people and events surrounding the Revolutionary War’s Staten Island Peace Conference.
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🌧 Rain likely
Spooky Snug Harbor Tour
Try ghost-hunting equipment during a guided nighttime walk exploring Snug Harbor’s darker history.
🍴 Eat nearby · 2 places, closest 6 min walk
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LGBTQ+
NewFest: 38th Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival
NewFest pairs queer cinema with opening and closing film parties, alongside international, New York and documentary centerpiece selections.
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🌧 Rain likelyFree
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
See antique architectural ornaments from Tottenville's Atlantic Terra Cotta Company in an outdoor sculpture garden.
🚇 Tottenville (SIR) · 10 min walk
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Free
Heritage Farm Stand
Heritage Farm’s weekly stand pairs produce shopping with a seasonal program of workshops, tours, and cooking demonstrations.
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Free
OHNY: Conference House Park Historic Houses
Explore historic house interiors with OHNY, from the circa-1680 Conference House to an intact 1950s kitchen.
🍴 Eat nearby · 2 places, closest 12 min walk
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Free
OHNY: Brougham Cottage Grounds at Blue Heron Park
Explore the grounds of a surviving Dutch farmhouse as part of Open House New York.
🚇 Annadale (SIR) · 8 min walk
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Bike the Block 2026 – Staten Island
Bike the Block combines bike rentals with learn-to-ride classes for kids and adults at a family-friendly open-streets event.
🍴 Eat nearby · 2 places, closest 6 min walk
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Pool (8-Ball/9-Ball) League
Play 8-ball and 9-ball in Unique Lounge’s pool league, which welcomes new players.
🍴 Eat nearby · 1 place, 16 min walk
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Free
Upcycled Fabric Pumpkins
Turn repurposed materials into a fabric pumpkin for fall.
🍴 Eat nearby · 1 place, 21 min walk
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Free
Historic New York: Sylvan Grove Cemetery
Explore Sylvan Grove Cemetery’s history with Urban Park Rangers and help clear vines from protected tombstones.
🍴 Eat nearby · 2 places, closest 3 min walk
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Trivia
Play trivia at Pastavino.
🚇 Stapleton (SIR) · 2 min walk
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Pool (8-Ball) / Bocce League
Play eight-ball pool or bocce in Unique Lounge’s recurring Monday leagues.
🍴 Eat nearby · 1 place, 16 min walk
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Comedy Show with Patrick
A comedy show at Steiny's Pub.
🚇 St George (SIR) · 4 min walk
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Darts League
Unique Lounge & Billiards welcomes new players to its Tuesday darts league.
🍴 Eat nearby · 1 place, 16 min walk
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Pool (9-Ball) League
Play nine-ball in Unique Lounge’s in-house pool league.
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Lofi Jazz Night
You can hear low-tempo lofi jazz at Kills Boro’s weekly taproom music night.
🍴 Eat nearby · 3 places, closest 9 min walk
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Karaoke with Ray
Sing karaoke with Ray at Steiny's Pub.
🚇 St George (SIR) · 4 min walk
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Clove Lakes Park
The park is built around a chain of lakes and ponds, and you can rent a paddleboat and go out on the water.
4.7★ from 3,507 Google reviews
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St. George Ferry Terminal
This is the Staten Island end of the Staten Island Ferry, which the city runs between Staten Island and Lower Manhattan.
4.7★ from 9,488 Google reviews
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Rab's Country Lanes
A Staten Island bowling alley on Hylan Boulevard with open lanes to the public seven days a week — you can reserve a lane ahead or check live scores.
4.6★ from 1,841 Google reviews
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Atrium Stadium Cinemas
A cinema with stadium seating and adjustable recliner seats, arranged around an atrium.
4.4★ from 1,436 Google reviews
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Staten Island Zoo
A small zoo with animal exhibits, a Conservation Carousel and a children's area called Kids Korral.
4.5★ from 3,257 Google reviews
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Open any dayFree
Willowbrook Park
Willowbrook is a 215-acre Greenbelt park in Staten Island built around a five-acre lake where many bird species nest and feed.
4.5★ from 1,994 Google reviews
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach
A 2.5-mile boardwalk and Atlantic beach running from Fort Wadsworth down to Miller Field, one of the city's four big beachfront areas.
4.6★ from 1,648 Google reviews
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Z-Two Restaurant & Lounge
A boldly decorated restaurant and lounge with a bar, serving international dishes throughout the day.
4.3★ from 1,646 Google reviews
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Unreal Escapes - Staten Island's Premiere Live Escape Room
Two escape rooms, each giving your group 60 minutes to find clues and solve puzzles their way out.
5★ from 1,634 Google reviews
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Miller Field
A former grass airfield in New Dorp, now part of Gateway National Recreation Area, with a basketball court and a playground you can use without a permit.
4.4★ from 737 Google reviews
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Showplace Entertainment Center
A large venue combining 32 lanes of bowling with a dozen pool tables, dartboards and a room of arcade machines.
3.8★ from 692 Google reviews
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Alice Austen Park
A small waterfront park on Staten Island built around a preserved mansion, parts of which date to the late 17th century.
4.6★ from 587 Google reviews
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Owl Hollow Soccer Fields
This is four full-size synthetic soccer fields inside Freshkills Park on Staten Island, used for soccer year-round.
4.6★ from 539 Google reviews
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Just Kidding Playground (Forest Ave)
Kids bounce on trampolines, climb into a ball pit with slides, and play shopkeeper in a pretend supermarket stocked with fake vegetables and chicken.
4.7★ from 353 Google reviews
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Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation
Casa Belvedere runs hands-on cooking classes for adults and children built around Italian dishes you make and take home, plus Italian language classes aimed at children learning basic vocabulary and expressions.
4.8★ from 245 Google reviews
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Blue Heron Park
This is a 217-acre nature area on Staten Island with hiking trails, freshwater wetlands, playgrounds and a nature center.
4.6★ from 240 Google reviews
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Ten's Cabaret
4.6★ from 225 Google reviews
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Richmond County Country Club
This is a private members-only country club — the only one in New York City, founded in 1888 — so it is not somewhere to drop in on a whim.
4.7★ from 159 Google reviews
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Kids 'N Shape - Staten Island
A 6,000+ square foot indoor space in Tottenville built around unstructured physical play — padded equipment and bounce rides children move between at their own pace rather than a class or a timetable.
4.6★ from 158 Google reviews
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Spa Mellow
4.9★ from 143 Google reviews
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Athena Spa
A massage venue where deep-tissue work is among the treatments on offer.
4.2★ from 135 Google reviews
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Our Lady of Mt Carmel-St Benedicta
4.6★ from 132 Google reviews
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The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art
The museum sits on a hilltop above Raritan Bay, in buildings the founder designed to look like a Tibetan Buddhist mountain monastery — modelled on the Potala at Lhasa.
4.5★ from 111 Google reviews
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Deere Park
This is a wooded nature area with hiking trails — around 39 acres of natural areas and no developed facilities beyond the trails.
4.4★ from 91 Google reviews
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SMB Studio Arts Inc.
4.7★ from 76 Google reviews
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Mariners Harbor Library
A branch of the public library system with books, public computers and a rotating slate of programs.
4.4★ from 67 Google reviews
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Garibaldi Meucci Museum
The museum is set in the Staten Island house where Antonio Meucci lived and Giuseppe Garibaldi stayed, and daily guided tours walk you through it.
4.3★ from 67 Google reviews
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Richmondtown Garden Center
4.7★ from 49 Google reviews
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Touch of Green Nursery & Garden
4.4★ from 48 Google reviews
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Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House
This is one house on its original site at 1476 Richmond Road, and the visit is the building itself.
4.1★ from 18 Google reviews
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Dave & Buster's Staten Island
This is a restaurant and arcade under one roof at 2655 Richmond Avenue.
4.2★ from 2,999 Google reviews
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Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden
Snug Harbor is a culture park on Staten Island combining gardens, art and history on one site.
4.5★ from 4,421 Google reviews
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Fountain of the Dolphins
The fountain itself is six life-size bronze dolphins set on the boardwalk at Sand Lane, with wave-shaped rails and water jets; at night fiber-optic cables light it green, blue and white.
4.5★ from 1,124 Google reviews
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Historic Richmond Town
A 35-acre open-air museum village of landmarked buildings on Staten Island.
4.5★ from 993 Google reviews
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LiGreci's Staaten
4.6★ from 1,069 Google reviews
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Fun Station USA
An indoor amusement centre with arcade games, laser tag, rides, VR, batting cages and basketball.
3.9★ from 684 Google reviews
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Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex
An indoor track and field facility in Ocean Breeze Park, built around a competition track that sits on hydraulic lifts — it banks up to 4.5 feet and converts between eight and six lanes, which is why national meets like the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships and the state high school championships are held here.
4.5★ from 819 Google reviews
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Regal Bricktown Charleston
A multi-screen cinema showing current releases, with cushioned seating and a concession counter.
4.6★ from 555 Google reviews
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Cousins Paintball Staten Island
Large outdoor courses on Arthur Kill Road, with woodsball, speedball and scenario games; a safety briefing comes first and field staff and referees run the games.
4.3★ from 346 Google reviews
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Muyan Spa Beauty & Scalp Treatment
4.9★ from 249 Google reviews
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Psychic Readings By Rose
A tarot reader offering sessions focused on questions about relationships and work, along with psychic readings and spiritual guidance.
4.8★ from 204 Google reviews
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Alice Austen House
A photographer's historic house on the Staten Island waterfront, with a park and lawn running down to the water.
4.6★ from 367 Google reviews
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Steve the Magician
This is a magician you book to come to you, not a place you visit.
4.8★ from 51 Google reviews
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Staten Island Massage & Wellness
A small spa where massage therapy is the main offering, with facials, teeth whitening and laser treatments also available.
4.8★ from 223 Google reviews
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Remi Studio
5★ from 45 Google reviews
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Dongan Hills Library
A public library with a section for children and a programme of activities.
4.5★ from 60 Google reviews
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Sacred Heart Church
4.7★ from 101 Google reviews
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Reed's Basket Willow Swamp Park
A 52-acre Staten Island nature area with hiking trails through natural woodland and swamp.
4.6★ from 58 Google reviews
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South Shore Dance Academy
4.9★ from 31 Google reviews
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AMC Staten Island 11
A movie theater with reclining seats.
4.2★ from 2,392 Google reviews
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St. George Theatre
You go for a specific show in a restored Staten Island theatre, and the family-facing programming is the "Better on the Big Screen" movie series: sing-along screenings of the 1989 Little Mermaid and the 1992 Aladdin, each with a live sing-along host, and a meet-and-greet with Princess Ariel or Princess Jasmine in the lobby afterwards.
4.7★ from 1,607 Google reviews
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Lorenzo’s Restaurant, Bar & Cabaret
An Italian-American fine dining room on Staten Island open for breakfast, lunch, dinner and a Sunday brunch.
4.3★ from 577 Google reviews
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Staten Island FunPark
An outdoor amusement spot with go-karts, mini-golf, batting cages and roller hockey.
4.1★ from 566 Google reviews
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Relax On Cloud 9 Health & Wellness Spa
A wellness spa combining bodywork and classes: massages, facials, scrubs and waxing, plus Vinyasa flow yoga sessions aimed at beginners.
4.7★ from 72 Google reviews
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Carousel For All Children
The carousel sits in Willowbrook Park at 2 Eton Place, off Richmond Avenue, and is run by the Greenbelt Conservancy, which cares for the Greenbelt's parks and trails in central Staten Island.
4.6★ from 229 Google reviews
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Open any dayFree
Ocean Breeze Fishing Pier
This is a saltwater fishing pier on the Franklin D.
4.6★ from 313 Google reviews
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Remedi Day Spa
A day spa in operation since 2003.
4.8★ from 381 Google reviews
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Sleight of Hand Magicians
Magicians who perform at events, from children's parties to school assemblies.
5★ from 263 Google reviews
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Seven Joy Spa
4.4★ from 225 Google reviews
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The Little Victory Theatre
A small neighbourhood theater with a mixed program of shows, occasionally featuring performers with recognisable names.
4.6★ from 66 Google reviews
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Worth knowing about Staten Island
National Lighthouse Museum
The National Lighthouse Museum occupies a 1912 foundry, so the building itself belongs to the story on display. It is one of six surviving structures from a depot that once had eighteen, supplying the people who kept America’s lighthouses working.
St. George Theatre
Before a show, look above the St. George Theatre’s grand lobby for paintings of a bullfight and a Spanish village. The winding stairs and stained-glass chandeliers continue that theatrical setting, designed by interior specialist Nestor Castro for the 1929 movie palace.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden
As you walk among Snug Harbor’s grand buildings, remember that its retired sailors were each addressed as Captain. The community eventually supported its own dairy, bakery and power plant, making these grounds a working home as well as an architectural showpiece.
Things to do in Staten Island: what people ask
What is Staten Island known for?
The Staten Island Ferry comes first. It's fare-free and takes about 25 minutes each way between St. George Ferry Terminal and Lower Manhattan. After that it's Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, an 83-acre campus that was once a retirement home for sailors.
What are the best things to do in Staten Island?
I'd start at Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden (4.5★ from 4421 reviews) for the New York Chinese Scholar's Garden and more than two dozen Greek Revival, Beaux Arts, Italianate and Victorian buildings. St. George Theatre is in the same neighborhood, so you can pair the two.
Where should I take kids in Staten Island?
Staten Island Zoo is where I'd start with kids. If yours would rather solve a puzzle than look at animals, Unreal Escapes is a live escape room and virtual reality arcade holding 5★ from 1634 reviews.
What is there to do outdoors in Staten Island?
Parks and nature preserves are the most common kinds of place in the borough. Clove Lakes Park (4.7★ from 3507 reviews) and Willowbrook Park, which has a hiking trail, are the two to know, and Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach is the one for the shore. For a longer walk, the Staten Island Greenbelt is a 2,800-acre system of connected parkland and trails in the central hills.
What can I do for free in Staten Island?
The Staten Island Ferry is fare-free, which makes the ride to St. George Ferry Terminal the easiest free outing in the borough. Beyond that, 6 of the 24 events dated for the coming week are free.
Which part of Staten Island should I visit?
Go to St. George if you want museums, botanical gardens and farmers' markets, with St. George Ferry Terminal as your way in. Stapleton is mostly performing arts theaters, and it's where you'll find Rab's Country Lanes, an arcade bar. Great Kills is more about standing places like massage spas, churches, nature preserves and Atrium Stadium Cinemas than dated events.
Are there museums in Staten Island?
Yes. Historic Richmond Town is a museum complex of historic buildings near the geographical center of the island, and Alice Austen House is the home of photographer Alice Austen and a National Historic Landmark. The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art is built to resemble a Himalayan monastery and holds one of the most extensive collections of Himalayan artifacts in the United States.
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Neighborhoods of Staten Island
The 3 parts of Staten Island with enough listed to hold a page of their own. Most places first. Everything else in the borough is in the list above.
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