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'''Staten Island''' is one of the five [[borough|boroughs]] of [[New York City]].  The [[island]], much smaller in population than [[Manhattan]], is also much more residential than commercial.  It is located directly south of Manhattan Island and southwest of [[Brooklyn]]. Staten Island is connected to Manhattan by ferries and to Brooklyn by several [[bridge]]s. Staten Island is the only borough of New York City not to be connected to the city's extensive [[subway]] system and instead relies on buses and its own "Staten Island Railway" system, both managed by the same Transit Authority as the subway. Staten Island is coterminous with Richmond [[County]]. It is a relatively conservative borough compared to the rest of New York and went to John McCain 52%-47% in the 2008 Presidential election. In the 1990s there was an effort to have Staten Island become part of [[New Jersey]], but it didn't gain much ground.

'''Staten Island''' is one of the five [[borough|boroughs]] of [[New York City]].  The [[island]], much smaller in population than [[Manhattan]], is also much more residential than commercial.  It is located directly south of Manhattan Island and southwest of [[Brooklyn]]. Staten Island is connected to Manhattan by ferries, to Brooklyn by the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, and to [[New Jersey]] by three [[bridge]]s. Staten Island is the only borough of New York City not to be connected to the city's extensive [[subway]] system and instead relies on buses and its own "Staten Island Railway" system, both managed by the same Transit Authority as the subway. Staten Island is coterminous with Richmond [[County]]. It is a relatively conservative borough compared to the rest of New York and went to John McCain 52%-47% in the 2008 Presidential election. In the 1990s there was an effort to have Staten Island become part of New Jersey, but it didn't gain much ground.

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