Dongan Hills

Dongan Hills was one of the first Staten Island neighborhoods to witness an upsurge in home construction after  World War II, as many small, one-family homes were built there during the 1950s.  Population growth accelerated in the area when the Verrazano-Narrows linking Staten Island with Brooklyn was opened in November of 1964. Indeed, recent arrivals from Brooklyn have overwhelmed the descendants of the original residents, and now form a majority of the neighborhood's population.

Dongan Hills is served by the Dongan Hills station of the Staten Island Rapid Transit, and by several local and manhattan express bus routes, mostly along Richmond Road and Hylan Blvd. These roads are also the major shopping and business street for the community.

The neighborhood is also home to FDNY Engine Company 159, and also quartered is Satellite 5 . Dongan Hills is Home of Berry Fields a local athletic center. A local branch of the NY Public Library is located in the heart of  the town on Richmond Road. PS 11, and Saint Ann's are the local schools.

The area consists of a diverse population many religious houses of worship.

There are also an abundance of restaurants , bakeries, bagel shops, and deli's. Banks are plenntiful and so are nails salons, beauty salons, and barber shops. In addition to a Little league and othe youth activity loactions.

Dongan Hills is a centrally located community which allow for easy travel throught the rest of the island.