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New Dorp (
anglicization of
Nieuwe Dorp,
Early New Dutch for
New Village) is a neighborhood in the area of
Staten Island, New York,
USA. The community lies near the foot of
Todt Hill, and
Grant City lies immediately to its north, with
Oakwood bordering to the south, and
New Dorp Beach borders it to the East. Formerly one of the most important towns on the island before suburbanization, it was the center of much activity during the
American Revolution. Despite surrounding development, the neighborhood has retained its distinct character as a town, and is one of the most thriving commercial centers on the Island.
Like all of
Staten Island, the area of New Dorp was populated by
American Indians going back over 10,000 years. At the time of the arrival of the
Europeans in the
17th Century, it was inhabited primary by the
Raritans and other subgroups of the
Lenape tribe.
The first recorded
European settlement of the area was in
1671. The
English, after having taken over the
New Netherland colony from the
Dutch, expanded the previous Dutch settlements along the
South Shore at Oude Dorp ("Old Village") which had been established ten years earlier. In the late 19th century, it became the home to members of the prominent
Vanderbilt family, many of whom are buried here in the
Moravian Cemetery. The Vanderbilt farm was later used by the U.S. Army, as Miller Air Field and in the 70s became part of Gateway Recreational Area.
New Dorp is the home of
FDNY Engine Company 165 (Nicknamed The Toxic Avengers) and Ladder Company 85 (Nicknamed The Monster Truck). Engine 165 is Staten Island's only
Hazmat clothing equipped Engine Company and also has extra Hazmat Training.
Today, the neighborhood's population is majority
Italian-American, (with many residents of
Irish-American and
Polish-American ancestry as well), with a large majority belonging to the
Roman Catholic Church.
Education
New Dorp is zoned to P.S. 41 New Dorp and I.S. 2 George L. Egbert.
New Dorp also is home to several high schools including
Staten Island Technical High School,
New Dorp High School, and
Richmondtown Preparatory High School.
Private elementary schools include Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish Elementary School.
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