CactusBoyScout OP t1_izxpx9n wrote on December 12, 2022 at 5:02 PM

Reply to comment by Canyousourcethatplz in What Is New York’s Greenest Borough? Probably Not the One You Think. by CactusBoyScout

Staten Island has some things worth seeing/doing.

There's a big Sri Lankan community with a cluster of great restaurants pretty close to the ferry.

Snug Harbor is a really beautiful botanic garden with fun events.

Staten Island is also full of Italians so there's lots of good pizza. I've heard some of the beaches are nice too but I haven't been.

Weaponized_Puddle t1_izxrlt4 wrote on December 12, 2022 at 5:13 PM

I’m from Staten Island, trust you’d rather go to Rockaway.

CactusBoyScout OP t1_izxrqcf wrote on December 12, 2022 at 5:14 PM

Do you have opinions on the best pizza in Staten Island? Does it hold its own with the rest of the boroughs?

ctindel t1_izxwl5y wrote on December 12, 2022 at 5:45 PM

Deninos is great. Starting with the pandemic we would take the kids hiking in the greenbelt (the mount moses hike is great with small kids) and get some deninos pizza after.

If you just want to take the ferry across and grab something, "Maries 2" is great as well.

Weaponized_Puddle t1_izxspip wrote on December 12, 2022 at 5:21 PM

Per capita undeniably. The good pizza to population ratio here is so good. There’s only one distinguished pizza place that people will leave the island for, but that’s exclusively for Sicilian so it doesn’t even count.

I’m sure someone can point to a luxury pizza place that cost $30+ a pie that has SI beat in Manhattan or something, but that’s cheating. Our ‘average’ pizza is good pizza in other boroughs.

Also, we have a niche we absolutely dominate in: crunchy thin crust pizza. People will drive all the way to CT to get Pepe’s, but we have them beat.

Plays_On_TrainTracks t1_izxwz6n wrote on December 12, 2022 at 5:48 PM

I hope you arent talking about leaving staten island for L&B

Smashwatermelon t1_j00chwd wrote on December 13, 2022 at 3:50 AM

Goodfellas on Hylan Blvd is absolutely amazing.

decelerationkills t1_izz013l wrote on December 12, 2022 at 9:55 PM

In my albeit limited experience I’ve had some good ass Italian pastries and cookies from some bakeries on the island. Pizza is def better on average than the other boroughs, though that could be subjective lol.

I think most people who live on Staten Island for the most like to go to Jersey or the rest of the city for their own pleasure.