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The “forgotten borough” gets noticed
Four megaprojects promise a new beginning for Staten Island’s waterfront
From the August issue: The idea that Staten Island’s North Shore will be the city’s next hot market may invoke a few chuckles, given the borough’s backwater reputation. But there’s no doubt that change is coming to the waterfront communities on the island’s North Shore.
Four major projects are underway: the New York Wheel, Empire Outlets and Lighthouse Point on either side of the Staten Island Ferry Terminal in St. George, and the apartment complex URL Staten Island, a mile away at the long-fallow former Navy home port in Stapleton. [more]