St. George

A gastropub on Staten Island’s North Shore, Crafthouse specializes in southern comfort food.

With events like The Movie Show, in which rare, “Lost & Found” films are played, plus a rotating spate of local and internationally renowned artists, SHOW has made a name for itself as a cutting-edge New York City gallery.

This female-owned and -operated tattoo studio specializes in custom designs—artists collaborate with patrons to create a tattoo that is a unique work of art, not a piece of “flash” picked out from a wall display.

This weekly greenmarket is full of fresh and organic produce, seafood, meats and baked goods from nearby—including grass-fed beef from Pennsylvania’s Stony Mountain Ranch, bread from New Jersey’s Francesca’s Bakery, fruit from New Jersey’s Gerardi’s Farm and wild-caught fish and shellfish from New York’s American Seafood.

Deep Tanks first opened as a studio space for professional photographers—and while it still operates as a photo studio, these days it also serves as an anchor for the local arts community, regularly hosting  visual arts exhibits and performance events, like poetry readings and “Night of Noir” live theater productions.

This landmarked home serves as headquarters for the Italian Cultural Foundation, an organization that promotes and celebrates Italian culture through cooking and language programs, educational events like film screenings and author talks, and holiday celebrations.

This national landmark in Staten Island is composed of an Olympic-size swimming pool (great for a quick dip to cool down or for a long workout), a wading pool for the little ones and even a diving pool—a rare treat.

Created and run by a completely volunteer group of musicians, performers, artists, filmmakers, writers and visual artists who call Staten Island home, this not-for-profit gallery and exhibition space is headed by Joyce Malerba Goldstein.

How fitting that this Staten Island eatery offers a menu that’s heavy on seafood, seeing as it sits inside the St.  

A steakhouse in Staten Island, Ruddy & Dean is a great place to grab some grub before catching a nearby Staten Island Yankees home game.

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Paintings, furniture, photographs, sculpture and fabric collages are all on display at this spacious gallery, which was opened in July 2007 by photographer Gary Brant.

If you’re looking for one of the Big Apple’s best deals, the New York CityPASS not only allows you to skip the lines at six of New York’s premier attractions, but importantly saves you money and time for getting the most from your trip.

This casual Italian joint—founded by members of the illustrious clan behind Staten Island pizza institution Joe and Pat’s—is a quick walk from the Staten Island Ferry terminal and provides the same acclaimed pizza alongside a menu of Italian favorites like shrimp scampi, veal marsala, a selection of panini, heroes and wraps, calzones, pasta dishes and steaks.

Formerly known as “Cargo,” this bar, restaurant and live music venue—known for its brightly painted and creatively decorated façade—is only a few blocks from the Staten Island Ferry terminal.

Architects Thomas Hastings and John Carrere built this storied building from 1904 to 1906, which today is a designated New York City landmark and houses a slew of government and civic offices, including the borough president’s office.

Also known as COAHSI, this wonderful program does everything in its power to promote and foster humanities, culture and the arts on the long-overlooked borough of Staten Island.

Located on the former site of the United States Lighthouse Service’s General Depot in St. George, Staten Island, the National Lighthouse Museum educates visitors about the history and technology of the nation’s lighthouses.

More than a means of transportation, the Staten Island Ferry is an attraction unto itself.