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73-559: Bayley Seton Hospital (BSH) was a hospital in Stapleton , Staten Island , New York City . It was a part of the Bayley Seton campus of Richmond University Medical Center but is permanently closed. The campus was established in 1831 as a U.S Marine Hospital , and the current main building was constructed in the 1930s. In 1981, it became a private hospital. Bayley Seton is located on a 20-acre (81,000 m), 12-building site in

146-615: A city overrun with abandoned, orphaned or neglected children. Mother Seton had established one of the first Catholic elementary schools in Emmitsburg. With this background, the Sisters also began to establish or staff existing parish schools, particularly in poor and immigrant neighborhoods, and to set up hospitals. Some of the earliest, sustained social service institutions and health care facilities in New York City were started by

219-542: A college education or higher. The percentage of Stapleton and the North Shore students excelling in math rose from 49% in 2000 to 65% in 2011, though reading achievement declined from 55% to 51% during the same time period. Stapleton and the North Shore's rate of elementary school student absenteeism is slightly higher than the rest of New York City. In Stapleton and the North Shore, 25% of elementary school students missed twenty or more days per school year , more than

292-1091: A comprehensive psychiatric emergency program), and the center for a mental health client dispersed housing and in-community employment program. In 2000, Sisters of Charity turned over Bayley Seton (along with their main Staten Island hospital) to Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center , which already included the Sisters' Manhattan and Westchester County hospitals, to create Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers New York. Facing financial difficulties almost immediately, Bayley saw around half its services closed, including its emergency room, pharmacy, surgery, and most medical clinics. After filing for bankruptcy in 2003, Saint Vincent's spun off or closed almost half its sites, including selling another hospital on Bard Avenue to Bayonne Medical Center , becoming Richmond University Medical Center in 2007. Most psychiatric and addiction services were retained, as were outpatient clinics for geriatrics, patients with HIV infection, military and family health services, and mother and baby care. At

365-628: A deal was struck whereby at the end of 2008, the Salvation Army would purchase the Bayley campus, demolish the main hospital, and build a recreation center. The complex was to be known as the Kroc Center. There was public, political, and press outcry at this plan, especially because Richmond University Medical Center announced it was going to end most operations at Bayley Seton and scale back operations at its main campus. From 2014 to 2019,

438-537: A merchant from Manhattan for whom the neighborhood is named, as well as Minthorne Tompkins , the son of Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins , acquired land from the Vanderbilts and laid out the streets. Staples and Tompkins started a ferry service from the neighborhood waterfront to Manhattan and began advertising their new village in 1836. Seaman's Retreat, a hospital for sailors entering New York Harbor , opened in 1832 and later became Bayley Seton Hospital ,

511-400: A mile-long waterfront esplanade while soliciting proposals from private developers to build on six sites—three residential and three commercial—across the 36-acre (15 ha) base. City officials have said infrastructure work could begin in early 2007 with a projected completion date of 2009. Demolition of the old Navy buildings began in late 2011. On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy threw

584-484: A number of affordable housing facilities for those in need. Close Up was the inaugural magazine of the Sisters of Charity of New York. Close Up has since ceased operation. But the Sisters have launched Vision magazine. Vision is released quarterly with Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall issues. Vision magazine has interviews, features, and stories concerning the Sisters of Charity of New York. The writing team of Vision consists of Sisters, associates, and those that work with

657-406: A presence. In 1801, the local Union American Methodist Episcopal church was founded in the neighborhood. It still stands at 43 Tompkins Avenue and has a very active congregation, most of whom are descendants of former slaves on Staten Island. The church is the oldest African-American church in the borough and one of four which predate the 20th century. Edgewater Village Hall and Tappen Park ,

730-525: A school) has seen a large increase in the Hispanic population, with the 2011–2012 school year being the first one in which Hispanics have made up the majority of the student body. This is reflective of the overall increase in the Hispanic population in the area. Stapleton, like much of the North Shore , has two major coexisting cultural spheres: that based in the old, standalone homes that have been in

803-489: A while (though there has always been a noticeable White and Hispanic presence), while the areas further away have been a little bit more diverse. The overall neighborhood has seen a decrease in the White population, which reflects the overall trend of Whites moving back towards the city center (as well as those moving to newer suburbs further out). The local school, P.S. 14 (which has since become P.S. 78 due to P.S. 14's failing as

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876-680: A whole. The 120th Precinct has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 83.3% between 1990 and 2022. The precinct reported seven murders, 14 rapes, 118 robberies, 384 felony assaults, 124 burglaries, 338 grand larcenies, and 136 grand larcenies auto in 2022. Stapleton is served by the New York City Fire Department (FDNY)'s Engine Co. 153/Ladder Co. 77, located at 74 Broad Street. As of 2018 , preterm births and births to teenage mothers are more common in Stapleton and

949-508: Is 10304. Stapleton is patrolled by the 120th Precinct of the New York City Police Department . The neighborhood was the site of the farm where Cornelius Vanderbilt grew up, at the location of the present-day Paramount Theater building on Bay Street (the theater itself having closed in the early 1980s). In the early 19th century it became the commercial center of Southfield Township. In 1832 William J. Staples ,

1022-623: Is noted for its work with babies and young children infected with HIV, and also with severely handicapped children. In 1855, Archbishop John Hughes ' sister, Mary Angela Hughes became Superior of the Sisters in New York. It was during Mother Angela's tenure that the Sisters of Charity of Newark branched off as a separate congregation. The cholera epidemic of 1849 impelled the Sisters to open St. Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan (closed 2010),

1095-592: Is one of the older waterfront neighborhoods of the borough, built in the 1830s on land once owned by the Vanderbilt family. It was a long-time commercial center of the island, but has struggled to revive after several decades of neglect following the 1964 construction of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge , which shifted the commercial development of the island to its interior. Stapleton is part of Staten Island Community District 1 and its ZIP Code

1168-542: Is provided by the SIM30 route. Sisters of Charity of New York The Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul of New York , most often known as the Sisters of Charity of New York , is a religious congregation of sisters in the Catholic Church whose primary missions are education and nursing and who are dedicated in particular to the service of the poor. The motherhouse is located at Mt. St. Vincent in

1241-590: The Clifton and Stapleton areas of the North Shore of the New York City Borough of Staten Island . The complex is bounded by Bay Street to the east, Vanderbilt Avenue to the south, Tompkins Avenue to the west, and residential development to the north. The block, with portions sold off over time, also includes Public School 721, the Richmond Center for Rehab & Specialty Care Center,

1314-577: The Daughters of Charity founded in France by Saint Vincent de Paul and Saint Louise de Marillac in the 17th century. The Sisters followed the Vincentian practice of taking temporary religious vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience , renewing these annually (in contrast to most orders of religious women, who at some point take permanent or "perpetual" vows). This practice lasted until 1938, when

1387-449: The NYPD , located at 78 Richmond Terrace. The 120th Precinct ranked 12th safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010. As of 2018 , with a non-fatal assault rate of 94 per 100,000 people, Stapleton and the North Shore's rate of violent crimes per capita is more than that of the city as a whole. The incarceration rate of 719 per 100,000 people is higher than that of the city as

1460-677: The New York Foundling Hospital Staten Island, and an unaffiliated geriatric center. On October 1, 1831, Staten Island's first hospital, the Seaman's Retreat, was opened here by the Marine Hospital Service , to serve retired naval and commercial sailors. Three of these original colonnaded structures remain as of 2024, dating from the 1830s and 1840s. The Marine Hospital Service provided medical treatment to naval personnel. On May 6, 1857,

1533-592: The Riverdale section of the Bronx . They were founded by Elizabeth Ann Seton in 1809. In April 2023, the congregation announced that they would cease accepting new members and acknowledge a "path to completion", with the current sisters eventually dying of old age until the order is "completed". Saint Elizabeth Seton founded the Sisters of Charity in Emmitsburg, Maryland , in 1809, modeling her foundation on

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1606-587: The Second World War assured a large military and veteran population for the hospital. In 1980, President Ronald Reagan announced plans to close or sell all such hospitals, and despite local protest, Staten Island Public Health Service Hospital was sold to the Sisters of Charity of New York , a Catholic medical and social services system. The Sisters of Charity renamed the hospital Bayley Seton, after their order's founder, Elizabeth Ann Seton . The renamed hospital expanded its campus buildings to include

1679-529: The Sisters of Saint Martha of Antigonish evolved from the Halifax congregation as an order initially devoted to housekeeping and nursing duties at St. Francis University. In 1856, under Mother Mary Xavier Mehegan , a local community was formed of the sisters then labouring in the Diocese of Newark. As immigrants arrived in poverty during the 19th century, the sisters became known for accepting newborns at

1752-504: The Father's love in our lives and in our varied ministries with and for all in need, especially those living in poverty. The congregation's traditional ministries have been in education, healthcare, and child care. However, members have expanded their ministries to include parish ministries; spiritual direction and retreat opportunities; and homeless, new immigrant, and women's centers. The sisters are active in ecological concerns, and sponsor

1825-535: The New York City Council approved a massive redevelopment plan for the site. It will be transformed into a new community with 350 housing units, restaurants, parks, a recreation center and farmers' market. The City Council pushed the project through its final regulatory hurdle when it approved the $ 66 million blueprint for the former Navy base. The city will use the money and an additional $ 1.1 million state grant to create streets, utilities and

1898-476: The New York orphanage. The allegiance of the sisters to local Catholics in New York came in conflict with their obedience to their superiors in Emmitsburg, eventually leading to the establishment of a separate order recognized as the Sisters of Charity of New York (SCNY). In 1846, the Sisters in New York incorporated as a separate entity from the Sisters of Charity still based in Maryland. Mother Elizabeth Boyle

1971-415: The North Shore than in other places citywide. In Stapleton and the North Shore, there were 96 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 22.6 births to teenage mothers per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide). Stapleton and the North Shore have a relatively average population of residents who are uninsured . In 2018, this population of uninsured residents

2044-478: The North Shore, 24% of residents are obese , 9% are diabetic , and 26% have high blood pressure —compared to the citywide averages of 24%, 11%, and 28% respectively. In addition, 21% of children are obese, compared to the citywide average of 20%. Eighty-seven percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which is the same as the city's average of 87%. In 2018, 77% of residents described their health as "good", "very good", or "excellent", equal to

2117-707: The Paramount Theater began hosting acts such as The B-52s , Talking Heads , Squeeze , the Dead Kennedys , Burning Spear and the Ramones , but it ceased functioning as a concert hall by the late 1980s. Other former venues include Beer Goggles and Martini Red, which is now known as The Hop Shoppe. The NYC Arts Cypher is located on Broad Street, and occasionally hosts hip-hop concerts, which distinguishes it from most other local venues, which cater mainly to rock and alternative bands. In recent years,

2190-687: The Saint Elizabeth Ann outpatient clinics, and turned over part of the campus to the New York Foundling Hospital . In the 1990s Amethyst House , a women's Drug Abuse Treatment center was opened, as well as an Alcoholism Acute Care Unit on the 3rd floor, a St. Vincent's Nursing School on the fifth floor, social service agencies in other buildings, including the Richmond Center for Rehab & Specialty Care Center, hospital inpatient drug rehab treatment services, services for co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders,

2263-399: The Sisters of Charity of New York. In February 2018, the Sisters of Charity of New York celebrated thirty years of publication. The magazine currently available in print and on the Sisters of Charity of the New York's website in digital form. Sisters of Charity of New York were main characters in the 2005 Pulitzer-Prize winning play Doubt: A Parable , which was the basis of the 2008 film of

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2336-550: The South Shore of Staten Island, about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Fort Wadsworth ). In 1874, some of these resources were transferred to the Marine Hospital Service buildings at what is now the Bayley Seton campus. The Seaman's Retreat was also housed there; when it moved around three miles (5 km) northwest in 1883, it became Sailors' Snug Harbor . At that point, the entire complex was operated by

2409-515: The Stapleton Station post office at 160 Tompkins Avenue. Stapleton and the North Shore generally have a lower rate of college-educated residents than the rest of the city as of 2018 . While 37% of residents age 25 and older have a college education or higher, 15% have less than a high school education and 48% are high school graduates or have some college education. By contrast, 39% of Staten Island residents and 43% of city residents have

2482-727: The Stapletons, was the shortest player in NFL history. In 1963, I.S.49 , which sits across from the Stapleton Houses , opened. The Houses, a housing project sponsored by the State of New York , had opened two years earlier; at eight stories high, its buildings are the tallest within any such project on Staten Island, and is the largest New York City Housing Authority project in the borough. The city built piers in 1920, but they were never fully exploited. From 1937 to 1942 several of

2555-530: The TV series Gotham used the hospital as a setting for interior and exterior scenes set in Arkham Asylum . The Amazon series Hunters also used the campus for filming. Many films have shot on the campus including "The Adjustment Bureau", "Salt", "Terrifier 2" and the locally shot comedy "Abnormal Attraction" starring Malcolm McDowell, Bruce Davison, Gilbert Gottfried , and Leslie Easterbrook. As of 2020,

2628-564: The U.S. Marine Hospital Service. With this move came a greater need for the study of disease. In 1887, 28-year-old officer Joseph J. Kinyoun established a single-room Laboratory of Hygiene for Bacteriological Investigation on the top floor of the Marine Hospital, where it remained until 1891. The building still stands and is part of Bayley Seton Hospital. In 1902, the United States Congress passed legislation to fund

2701-654: The ages of between 0–17, 27% between 25–44, and 26% between 45–64. The ratio of college-aged and elderly residents was lower, at 10% and 13% respectively. As of 2017, the median household income in Community District 1 was $ 48,018, though the median income in Stapleton individually was $ 58,373. In 2018, an estimated 21% of Stapleton and the North Shore residents lived in poverty, compared to 17% in all of Staten Island and 20% in all of New York City. One in fourteen residents (7%) were unemployed, compared to 6% in Staten Island and 9% in New York City. Rent burden, or

2774-522: The annual Fleet Week in New York City. After sitting empty for a couple of years, the base site was used by a bagel manufacturer briefly. Then a proposal was made to have a movie studio occupy a 6-acre (2.4 ha) portion of the site. For never-explained reasons the city administration opposed this, and finally some of the civil courts took over a small part of the site, leaving most unused while various proposals were made for housing, parkland, and an educational complex, among others. On October 26, 2006,

2847-536: The area since the Victorian era, and that based in the public housing projects. As such, it is just as common to find Spanish bodegas and vibrant street art as winding roads, used book stores, and coffee shops. Popular places for the performance of local music include The Full Cup, located on Van Duzer Street, and the Bay Street Saloon and Dock Street, both of which operate on Bay Street. In October 1980,

2920-471: The base, the 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union led to a major cutback in military spending, and the still incomplete base was cancelled in 1993. Shortly thereafter, a plan was floated to build a race-track on the site, to be primarily used by NASCAR . The plan was quickly forgotten. Also headquartered at the site is one of three fireboats, FDNY Marine company 9 . The site is now also used as part of

2993-412: The beginning of 2008, Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers and Richmond University Medical Center negotiated a deal to share Bayley Seton. As of 2007, there were an estimated 1,500 patients who used the Bayley Seton facilities regularly, and as of 2004, the hospital employed approximately 550 staff, just more than half the 990 employed in 2000. Six smaller buildings were closed, staff consolidated, and

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3066-424: The building become health insurance company. Their main goal is to create the ultimate healthcare experience that provides our members, their families, healthcare decision makers, and general caregivers with the guidance and plans they need for healthy living. 40°37′20″N 74°04′32″W  /  40.62233°N 74.07542°W  / 40.62233; -74.07542 Stapleton, Staten Island Stapleton

3139-601: The city's average of 78%. For every supermarket in Stapleton and the North Shore, there are 28 bodegas . The nearest major hospitals are Richmond University Medical Center in West New Brighton and Staten Island University Hospital in Dongan Hills. Stapleton is located within the ZIP Code 10304, south of Clinton Street and 10301, north of Clinton Street. The United States Postal Service operates

3212-547: The citywide average of 20%. Additionally, 73% of high school students in Stapleton and the North Shore graduate on time, about the same as the citywide average of 75%. The New York City Department of Education operates the following public schools in Stapleton: The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York operates Staten Island Catholic schools. Immaculate Conception School in Stapleton closed in 2013. The archdiocese stated that

3285-483: The congregation adopted the more standard practice of professing lifetime vows. In 1814, Mother Seton sent three sisters to care for orphans after receiving a request from clergy in Philadelphia. In 1817, three Sisters were sent to New York City (which was Seton's hometown) to establish an orphanage, at the corner of Prince and Mott Streets. The Sisters quickly took on the job of establishing Catholic orphanages in

3358-577: The discrepancy of architectural styles between the modernist black-glass addition and the original structure. Due to its proximity to the Staten Island Ferry , Stapleton is well served by public transportation. The Staten Island Railway has a station of the same name at Prospect Street and Bay Street. Stapleton is also served by the S51 , S52 , S74 , S76 , S78 , S81 , S84 and S86 local buses. Express bus service to and from Manhattan

3431-461: The doorsteps of the convent. The Sisters in New York established The New York Foundling in 1869, an orphanage for abandoned children but also a place for unmarried mothers to receive care themselves and offer their children for adoption. (New York immigrant communities were plagued by prostitution rings that preyed on young women, and out-of-wedlock pregnancies were a severe problem in these communities.) New York Foundling continues its work today and

3504-545: The establishment of several German-American breweries in the middle 19th century. The last brewery closed in 1963. In 1884, Stapleton was incorporated as the village of Edgewater. The old Village Hall still stands, located in Tappen Park . In 1884, the Staten Island Railway extended its track from the neighborhood northward to St. George , with a stop at Stapleton station . Direct ferry service from

3577-533: The extreme sports scene has boomed on Staten Island. In July 2012, 5050 Skatepark was opened on Front Street across from the Homeport. 5050 Skatepark is New York City's only indoor skatepark, and one of the few skateparks open to BMX bikes, skateboarder, scooters, and rollerblades. The neighborhood also has a diverse selection of restaurants, including an American-style diner, a Gastropub, as well as Sri Lankan, Mexican, and Italian eateries. Chain restaurants also have

3650-477: The first Catholic hospital in New York City. St. Vincent's Hospital became the centerpiece of an extensive health care system under the Sisters' care that included St. Vincent's Hospital in Westchester (a psychiatric hospital) as well as two hospitals on Staten Island : St. Vincent's Hospital (closed 2006) and Bayley Seton Hospital , in addition to a network of nursing homes and other institutions. In 1862

3723-581: The laboratory and move it to Washington where, as a result of the 1930 Ransdell Act , it became the National Institutes of Health . In the 1930s, President Franklin Roosevelt began a campaign to construct and maintain U.S. Public Health Service Hospitals , to serve the military, veterans, and the general public. As part of this process, the current main building of Bayley Seton was constructed. The Staten Island Public Health Service Hospital

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3796-408: The largest employer in the neighborhood until the Sisters of Charity , an order of Roman Catholic nuns which operated the facility, closed it in 2004. (The property is sometimes reckoned as being in Clifton , Stapleton's neighbor to the south.) It was also for many years the site of a United States Public Health Service hospital. The neighborhood was the location of several springs which led to

3869-783: The limits of the present Central Park. Here, in 1847, the Academy of Mount Saint Vincent had its foundation. In the late 1850s the sisters bought the Edwin Forrest estate called Font Hill and the Motherhouse and academy relocated to the Riverdale section of the Bronx. In 1857 Holy Cross Academy, a boarding school for young ladies, had its foundation in New York City. In 1849 four sisters were sent from Mount Saint Vincent to Halifax, Nova Scotia . The Sisters of Charity of Halifax became an independent congregation in 1856. In 1890

3942-461: The main hospital building was still in operation at reduced capacity. The Salvation Army had purchased a seven-acre portion of the campus with the intention of redeveloping the site into senior housing or a community center. However, the organization sold the building years ago before funds could be raised to proceed with the project. Buildings on that portion of the campus were demolished in 2018. Centers Plan for Healthy Living (CPHL) In 2012,

4015-399: The neighborhood had a population density of 1 inhabitant per acre (640/sq mi; 250/km ). The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 37.5% (9,910) White , 19.3% (5,097) African American , 0.3% (72) Native American , 9.7% (2,565) Asian , 0% (12) Pacific Islander , 0.4% (102) from other races , and 1.6% (427) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 31.3% (8,268) of

4088-630: The neighborhood to Manhattan was halted two years later in 1886. Between 1929 and 1931, Stapleton had its own NFL pro football team, the Staten Island Stapletons . In their last two years they were known as the Staten Island Stapes. This professional American football team was founded in 1915 and played in the National Football League from 1929 to 1932. Jack Shapiro , who was a blocking back for

4161-572: The neighboring New York Marine Hospital (also the "Quarantine") in Tompkinsville , about 1 mile (1.6 km) north along the shore, was attacked by a local mob, fearful of the mostly immigrant detainees. The next year, on September 1, 1858, a mob again attacked the hospital, burning it down in what became known as the Staten Island Quarantine War . A new quarantine center was created on Swinburne Island (a fill off

4234-474: The number of students was too low and that the school could not receive enough income. It had 216 students in 2013. The New York Public Library (NYPL)'s Stapleton branch is located at 132 Canal Street at Wright Street. The Carrere & Hastings -designed Carnegie library was built in 1907. It underwent significant renovations and remodeling from 2011 to 2013, including the addition of a 7,600-square-foot (710 m ) building. A minor controversy arose over

4307-682: The old village hall of Stapleton, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. In addition to the Edgewater Village Hall and Tappen Park, the Boardman–Mitchell House , Houses at 364 and 390 Van Duzer Street , and St. Paul's Memorial Church and Rectory are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Stapleton and the North Shore are patrolled by the 120th Precinct of

4380-437: The percentage of residents who have difficulty paying their rent, is 51% in Stapleton and the North Shore, compared to the boroughwide and citywide rates of 49% and 51% respectively. Based on this calculation, as of 2018 , Stapleton and the North Shore are considered high-income relative to the rest of the city and not gentrifying . The portions of the neighborhood around the Stapleton Houses have been predominantly Black for

4453-574: The piers were demolished by the 1970s. The last, used for fishing, was removed when the U.S. Navy proposed to build a base in Stapleton in the 1980s. In 1983, Secretary of the Navy John Lehman selected Stapleton to be the homeport for a naval unit headed by the battleship USS  Iowa  (BB-61) , as part of the dispersal of the navy during a military build up ordered by President Ronald Reagan . This proposal became highly controversial throughout Staten Island when analysis of

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4526-618: The piers were used as the first Foreign Trade Zone in the United States. From 1942 to 1945, they became the Staten Island Terminal facility of the Army's New York Port of Embarkation . The U.S. Coast Guard operated their Section Base 2 there from the early 1920s until 1967, when they moved to Governors Island . After World War II , the piers once again became a foreign trade zone, but their use declined and most of

4599-412: The population. The entirety of Community District 1, which comprises Stapleton and other neighborhoods on the North Shore, had 181,484 inhabitants as of NYC Health 's 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 79.0 years. This is lower than the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods. Most inhabitants are youth and middle-aged adults: 24% are between

4672-557: The proposal showed a net loss of civilian jobs on Staten Island (mainly due to expected job-seekers among naval dependents, but also due to a loss of businesses forced out by the naval presence). It was also controversial because of the belief that the Tomahawk cruise missiles aboard the Iowa and an accompanying Aegis cruiser would, in at least some cases, be carrying nuclear warheads. Following years of debate, which slowed development of

4745-518: The sisters nursed Civil War wounded in St. Joseph's Military Hospital, former site of Mt. St. Vincent in Central Park. The hospital closed in 1865. The Sisters were also the key congregation in the establishment of New York's parochial school system, staffing more schools than any other single order of women. In addition to parish schools (which, in New York, typically carry children through grade 8),

4818-623: The sisters ran a number of high schools themselves or provided staff for high schools run by others, and they established the College of Mount Saint Vincent , which also serves as their motherhouse. They also founded St. Joseph by the Sea High School on Staten Island. Beginning as a summer retreat for orphans from the Foundling Hospital and as a place for the sisters to obtain degrees under the auspices of Mount St. Vincent, it

4891-417: The sisters. The motherhouse at Emmitsburg negotiated for affiliation with the Daughters of Charity in France. In consequence there developed a tendency to dispense with certain customs observed at Emmitsburg because these changes were required by the French superiors; for example, the sisters in charge of boys' asylums were everywhere to be withdrawn. The measure threatened at that period the very existence of

4964-433: The tanker John B. Caddell ashore on a vacant part of Front Street. For census purposes, the New York City government classifies Stapleton as part of a larger neighborhood tabulation area called Stapleton-Rosebank. Based on data from the 2010 United States Census , the population of Stapleton-Rosebank was 26,453, a change of 2,405 (9.1%) from the 24,048 counted in 2000 . Covering an area of 26,453 acres (10,705 ha),

5037-423: The various congregations that trace their roots back to Saint Elizabeth Seton, and ultimately to Saint Vincent de Paul. The website of the Sisters of Charity of New York states the congregation's mission as follows: The Mission of the Sisters of Charity is to share in the ongoing mission of Jesus by responding to the signs of the times in the spirit of St. Vincent de Paul and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, by revealing

5110-404: Was built as a five- to seven-story hospital, in a Mayan revival style. Until 1981, it operated inpatient and outpatient services, emergency, surgery, and rehabilitation wards. Military installations at Fort Wadsworth , Fort Hamilton (just across the narrows in Brooklyn ), the Staten Island Homeport , Miller Field Air Station , as well as air, naval and Coast Guard installations built during

5183-451: Was estimated to be 12%, the same as the citywide rate of 12%. The concentration of fine particulate matter , the deadliest type of air pollutant , in Stapleton and the North Shore is 0.0071 milligrams per cubic metre (7.1 × 10  oz/cu ft), less than the city average. Sixteen percent of Stapleton and the North Shore residents are smokers , which is higher than the city average of 14% of residents being smokers. In Stapleton and

5256-475: Was the first Mother Superior, succeeded by Mother Jerome Ely. They became the Sisters of Charity of New York. This was not unusual, in that several other groups of Sisters founded by Seton established themselves as independent diocesan entities once their communities reached maturity. The novitiate of the New York community was opened at St. James's Academy, 35 East Broadway, and later moved to the new motherhouse on an estate purchased at Mcgown's Pass, situated within

5329-790: Was turned into an all-girls Catholic high school in 1963. Now co-ed, it is still staffed by a number of Sisters of Charity. In 1958 the Congregation opened the Convent of Mary the Queen in Yonkers as a residence for Senior Sisters. Today, the Sisters of Charity of New York is a constituent community of the Federation of Sisters of Charity in the Vincentian-Setonian Tradition , an umbrella group that brings together

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