Staten Island
Staten Island runs quiet for a reason: it is the most suburban of the five, the ferry is the social bottleneck, and the dating pool tilts noticeably male. Nights cluster around Forest Avenue in West Brighton and a thin strip near the St. George terminal. Flagship and Kills Boro pour the better pints; Ruddy and Dean does an old-school martini. Expect Honda Civics over Ubers, FDNY and Wagner crowds, and a hard 1am drift to the boat. Upside: rents that read like a different decade. Tradeoff: thin density, early last calls, and a commute that ends every romance at 1:30am sharp.
Staten Island by the numbers
Staten Island runs male-heavy, about 53% men to 47% women.
Median individual income on Staten Island is about $47,200.
A single adult on Staten Island needs about $68,000 a year to cover the basics.
Staten Island is the political outlier: just 38% of registered voters are Democrats to 32% Republican, the only NYC borough that is genuinely competitive, with 25% unaffiliated holding the balance.
The median Staten Island renter pays about $1,690 a month.
A market-rate one-bedroom on Staten Island asks about $2,350 a month right now, near the bottom of the city one-bedroom market.
About 96,000 Staten Island residents ages 22 to 50 are single, the smallest pool in the city.
Local date spots
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Blue
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Beso
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The Stone House at Clove Lakes
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BOTA Supper Club
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Pastavino
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Baci - Staten Island
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Don Cheech
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Osteria Santina
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Steiny's Pub
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Sapori Ristorante
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Casa Verde Restaurant
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The Basement