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The '''South Shore''' is a geographical term applied to the area in the [[New York City]] borough of [[Staten Island]], south and east of the island's ridge of hills (and [[Richmond Creek (Fresh Kills)|Richmond Creek]] and [[Fresh Kills]] south of [[Historic Richmond Town]]) along the waterfront and adjacent areas from [[the Narrows]] to the mouth of the [[Arthur Kill]]. Many observers prefer to restrict its scope to the neighborhoods located between the shoreline of [[Raritan Bay]] on one side and Richmond Creek and Fresh Kills on the other, thus encompassing the neighborhoods of [[Great Kills, Staten Island|Great Kills]] to [[Tottenville]] only. Those who use this narrower definition of the "South Shore" prefer the term "[[East Shore, Staten Island|East Shore]]" for the communities that lie along [[Lower New York Bay]], and inland for approximately 2 to {{frac|2|1|2}} miles, from [[Bay Terrace, Staten Island|Bay Terrace]] and [[Historic Richmond Town|Richmondtown]] to as far north as [[Grasmere, Staten Island|Grasmere]] and [[Concord, Staten Island|Concord]]. The South Shore (under the narrower definition) is represented in the [[New York City Council]] by [[Frank Morano]].

[[File:Lemon Creek SI jeh.JPG|thumb|Lemon Creek]]
Geologically, the area is an [[outwash]] plain of glacial sediment formed from the edge of the [[terminal moraine]], and continues as an underwater shoal into Lower New York Bay, where it was a prime oystering ground in the 19th century.

Prior to the 1960s, the South Shore was undeveloped. After the building of the [[Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge]], the South Shore experienced rapid [[urbanization]] and its population rose sharply. The population is predominantly white, but according to census data has been growing more heterogeneous in recent years. Many residents are of Italian, Irish, English, and Jewish descent, with a massive boom to the Italian population in the 1980s and 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/data/2006chp-504.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-01-08 |archive-date=2007-11-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071116174028/http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/data/2006chp-504.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> The area generally has a low crime rate except for thefts.

Commerce was previously dominated by small businesses despite the presence of [[Hylan Boulevard]] running along the eastern boundary of the South Shore.  However, a number of [[shopping center]]s have been built over the last decade. The area is still known for small businesses, including 24-hour delis, pork stores, pizzerias, cafés, gourmet food shops, and a number of independently owned pharmacies, florists, hair, tanning and nail salons, paint stores, and car repair shops.

==Transportation==

Staten Islanders on the South Shore have the longest average commute of anyone in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.gov/weiner/report031008.htm |title=Weiner (NY09) - Report - Report Prepared By: Representative Anthony D. Weiner on New York City's School Scaffolding $inkhole |publisher=House.gov |access-date=2012-08-08}}</ref> Commuters to Manhattan have the option of express buses, which run along [[Hylan Boulevard]], [[Richmond Avenue]], and [[New York State Route 440]], or the [[Staten Island Railway]]. Express train service cuts the commute time to and from the [[Staten Island Ferry]]. Morning express trains make all local stops to [[New Dorp station]], and then express to the [[St. George Terminal]]. In the evening, express trains travel from St. George to [[Great Kills station]], then make all local stops until [[Tottenville station]]. Local trains make all stops.

The [[Bus depots of the New York City Transit Authority#Charleston Depot|Charleston Bus Depot]] opened in January 2011 at [[Arthur Kill Road]] in [[Charleston, Staten Island|Charleston]].

Talks have been underway to implement a new Fast Ferry service from the Prince's Bay/Mount Loretto area on the Raritan Bay to both Midtown Manhattan and the Wall Street area. It is estimated based on several studies that the ridership base for such a ferry route would be substantial, given the lack of sufficient alternative public transportation from this area and its population of high-income professionals commuting to Manhattan.

Many commuters from the South Shore of Staten Island drive over the [[Outerbridge Crossing]] to the Park & Ride facility operated by [[NJ Transit]] at the [[Metropark Train Station]] in Iselin, NJ, which offers rail service to [[Newark Penn Station]], [[New York Penn Station]], and their many connecting services.

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