Bulls Head, Staten Island

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Bulls Head is a neighborhood in west-central Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City. It is bordered by New Springville to the south, Bloomfield to the west, Willowbrook to the east, Graniteville to the north, and Westerleigh to the north.

## History[edit]

The community received its name from an 18th-century tavern located at the intersection of Victory Boulevard and Richmond Avenue (the neighborhood's central point), from which a sign bearing a bull's head was displayed. The Bulls Head area was also known as Phoenixville.[1] During the American Revolution, this tavern became the local headquarters of the faction loyal to the British crown, or Tories, as they were colloquially known. As recently as the early 1960s, Bulls Head and the surrounding neighborhoods, such as Willowbrook to the east and Graniteville to the north, were dominated by farmland. Dramatic change came soon after the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge opened in 1964, opening up the area to residential development. Soon many Jewish families, mostly from the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, settled in Bulls Head[2] and other west mid-island neighborhoods. A smaller number of Asian immigrants live in Bulls Head. Many of the residents are Italian Catholics served by Our Lady of Pity R.C. Church.[3]

## Demographics[edit]

As of the 2010 census, the demographics of Bulls Head were roughly 71.2% White, 2.3% Black, 15% Hispanic, 9.8% Asian, and 1.7% Other.[4] This is defining Bulls Head as everything within the boundaries of Census Tracts 291.03, and 291.04, as well as the blocks north of Willowbrook Park in Tract 273.01.

## Education[edit]

Bulls Head's schools are the elementary school P.S. 60 and the intermediate school I.S. 72. Most of the residents are zoned for Port Richmond High School.[5] The Todt Hill Library is nearby, at 2550 Victory Boulevard.

## Transportation[edit]

Bulls Head is served by the S44, S59, S62, S89, S92 and S94 local buses and the SIM4, SIM4C, SIM8, SIM8X, SIM32 and SIM33 express buses.[6]

## Notable people[edit]

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Bulls Head include:

* Jennifer Esposito (born 1976), actress
* Matthew Festa (born 1993), MLB pitcher for the Seattle Mariners

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Old map of part of Northfield and Middletown, Staten Island, New York". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
2. ^ Ken Paulsen (2008-10-18). "Our Staten Island Streets: Richmond Avenue". SILive.com. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
3. ^ Staten Island Advance/Irving Silverstein (2013-03-30). "Staten Island church expands its ministry". SILive.com. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
4. ^ "BullsHeadgraph.jpg Photo by ajedrez1". Photobucket. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
5. ^ "Bulls Head, Staten Island schools - ratings for public & private schools". Trulia.com. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
6. ^ "Staten Island Bus Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. January 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.

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Neighborhoods in the New York City borough of Staten Island

North Shore
(Community District 1)|

* Arlington
* northern Castleton Corners
* Brighton Heights
* Clifton
* Concord
* Elm Park
* Fort Wadsworth
* northern Graniteville
* Grymes Hill
* Livingston
* Mariners Harbor
* northern Meiers Corners
* New Brighton
* Old Place
* Park Hill
* Port Ivory
* Port Richmond
* Randall Manor
* Rosebank
* Saint George
* Shore Acres
* Silver Lake
* Stapleton
* Stapleton Heights
* Sunnyside
* Tompkinsville
* Ward Hill
* West New Brighton
* Westerleigh

Mid-Island
(Community District 2)|

* Arrochar
* Bloomfield
* Bulls Head
* southern Castleton Corners
* Chelsea
* Dongan Hills
* Egbertville
* Emerson Hill
* southern Graniteville
* Grant City
* Grasmere
* Heartland Village
* Lighthouse Hill
* Manor Heights
* southern Meiers Corners
* Midland Beach
* New Dorp
* New Springville
* Oakwood
* Ocean Breeze
* Old Town
* Richmondtown
* South Beach
* Teleport
* Todt Hill
* Travis
* southern Willowbrook

South Shore
(Community District 3)|

* Annadale
* Arden Heights
* Bay Terrace
* Charleston
* Eltingville
* Great Kills
* Greenridge
* Huguenot
* Pleasant Plains
* Prince's Bay
* Richmond Valley
* Rossville
* Sandy Ground
* Tottenville
* Woodrow

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* East Shore
* West Shore

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