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Tompkinsville contains an enclave of Sri Lankans. The neighborhood also hosts a number of live music and art venues, including Everything Goes Book Café, Deep Tanks Studio, Coyle Cavern, Ink Chyx Tattoo & Art Gallery, and the Staten Island LGBT Community Center, all of which take part in the
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in 1964, which shifted the commercial activity of the island towards its interior. Recent plans have called for the redevelopment of the harbor front area. The population is racially diverse, primarily made up of
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The neighborhood is mixed commercial and residential. Like many areas of the northeastern part of the island, it suffered a decline following the construction of the
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members had rejected the plan, as did many residents of Tompkinsville, and the commissioners of the New York City Planning Commission had mixed opinions.
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to allow for a higher concentration of residential, commercial, and office space along the street. The plan was controversial, as the vast majority of
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had developed. There is also a large population of Italian-Americans, African Americans and Mexicans. In 2014, black Staten Island resident
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was named after the neighborhood; the name of this exchange was changed to "Saint George" in the mid-1920s, and to "Saint George 7" when
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north shore's monthly Second Saturday art walk. As with much of the north shore, the area is decidedly more urban than is typical of
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projects. Its housing stock is dominated by single-family homes built in the first few decades of the 20th century.
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must be used to enter or exit at Tompkinsville. Faregates were installed at the station in 2009 to deter
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was killed by police in Tompkinsville, in an incident that received widespread media coverage.
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upgraded telephone service throughout New York City in December 1930. Converted for
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for many years. The base was particularly active during the US engagement with
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took 30 acres (12 ha) along the waterfront, upon which it established the
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In the 21st century, Tompkinsville became a racially mixed area, and a little
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who would exit at the station to avoid paying the fare at St. George.
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That Ever Loyal Island: Staten Island and the American Revolution
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at the foot of present-day Victory Boulevard and began offering
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In 2019, the section of Bay Street in Tompkinsville was
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on the south; however, it is considered part of the
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neighborhood
Staten Island
New York City
Daniel D. Tompkins
Vice President of the United States
Upper New York Bay
St. George
Stapleton
North Shore

Town of Castleton
Upper New York Bay
American Revolutionary War
New York state government
New York Marine Hospital
quarantine
New York state governor
Daniel D. Tompkins
Vice President
dock
steam
ferry
Manhattan
Staten Island Quarantine War

President Wilson
USS Pennsylvania
Versailles Peace Conference
telephone exchange

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