From the majesty of the Verrazano Bridge to the fun of the zoo, Staten Island is a different place in New York
To get there you can take the Staten Island Ferry from Manhattan. There is some history to this floating mode of transport (Not it may take some cliciking to find the history)
Many is the time that a Staten Islander would sit and watch a movie at the Lane Theater. It is defunct now, but the building still stands, and has the original marquis. You can take a little trip to the St. Georges Theater though. If you wish to find other Staten Island Theaters of old just go to cinematreasures.org, and put in the name of the theater, and, if that doesn't work, put in a city search for Staten Island.
Yes, there was a drive in on Staten Island, and, believe it or not I would've never guessed.
Like the Bronx, many people say that Staten Island is a zoo, but others say only one part of it is.
Staten Island is famous for its bridges, the most famous is the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, which was the longest suspension bridge in the world from its opening on November 21, 1964 until 1981.