Daerah Staten Island bersamaan dengan Richmond County, kaunti yang paling selatan di negeri New York. Daerah ini dikenali dengan nama rasmi Borough of Richmond sehingga tahun 1975.[3] Staten Island turut menerima jolokan "daerah pinggiran" (the forgotten borough) oleh para penduduknya yang terasa disisih oleh pemerintah bandaraya.[4][5]
^Brown, Chip (January 30, 1994). "Escape From New York - The New York Times". The New York Times. Dicapai pada January 14, 2008. Given their status as residents of "the forgotten borough" – the sorry Cinderella sister in New York's dysfunctional family – maybe the giddiest aspect of all was the attention.
^Buckley, Cara (October 7, 2007). "Bohemia by the Bay". The New York Times. Dicapai pada January 14, 2008. Even as New York’s hip young things invade and colonize neighborhoods near, far and out of state, Staten Island has stayed stubbornly uncool. It remains the forgotten borough.