St. George

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.

For commuters and tourists who pass through St.

This newly renovated Staten Island theater is one of the borough’s most beloved cultural spots, showcasing national tours, musical concerts, dance performances, comedy shows and more.

Staten Island's largest library—just a few minutes walk from the St.

As real estate costs rise and space in New York City —never a particularly abundant resource—shrinks even further, artists have had to find new ways to work over and around a seemingly endlessly expanding cityscape of gleaming skyscrapers and luxury condos.

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.

Modeled after ancient Roman architecture, this L-shaped courthouse (which houses the supreme court and the surrogate court as well as other government offices) was built by famed architects Thomas Hastings and John Carrere from 1913 to 1919 (although Carrere died in 1911).

Located along Staten Island’s North Shore Waterfront Esplanade, the Staten Island September 11 Memorial resembles a pair of wings reaching skyward.

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

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.

Located just two blocks away from the Staten Island Ferry Terminal, this museum showcases artifacts and art that reflects the history and people of this fascinating New York City borough and a large natural science exhibit—culled from the collections of local naturalists—that includes amphibians, shells, fossils, rocks, bird eggs and more.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

The Westervelt Family and Community Garden, an NYRP site located in Staten Island, currently has an active group of 12 gardeners.