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Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow features waterfront living, large lots, and access to Raritan Bay beaches. Suburban character with strong community schools.
Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow features waterfront living, large lots, and access to Raritan Bay beaches. Suburban character with strong community schools.
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Prince's Bay got its name from the colonial-era Prince family, and its oyster beds were once so productive that Staten Island supplied oysters to restaurants across the eastern seaboard.
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Housing cost
$467 / sq ft
Commute
Weekday mornings · leaving 7:30–9:00
- FromAnnadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow
- ToNear Bryant Park
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- Schools99/100
Strong results at the public and charter schools serving it
- Safety99/100
Fewer reported crimes, traffic injuries and serious housing violations per resident
- Affordability99/100
Lower costs than most
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- Transit1/100
Longer weekday-morning trips to the city's main job centers
Each score compares it with NYC's other residential neighborhoods.
What these scores don't measure: how a block feels on foot, what's changing on it, and whether a particular school suits your child. Walk it at school drop-off time, and check the zoned school for the exact address before you sign a lease.
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Schools11 schools
Schools here span from zoned public elementary and middle schools like P.S. 005 Huguenot and I.S. 007 Elias Bernstein to private options including St. Joseph by the Sea High School. Tottenville High School serves as the neighborhood's main public high school. With 13 public and 3 private schools, the mix offers different governance models — researching individual programs helps narrow down the options.
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Parks & Playgrounds9 places
Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow offers a solid lineup of playgrounds for families, anchored by Bloomingdale Playground in Bloomingdale Park and the well-maintained Wolfe's Pond Park. The E.M.T. Christopher J. Prescott Playground adds another strong option along Richmond Parkway, giving the area a deep bench of play spaces. What's here is well-kept, though families looking for splash pads or more varied park amenities may need to venture slightly farther afield.
1 playground within a 10-min walk
Nearest large park: Freshkills Park (South) · ~50 min walk (1.9 mi)
Transportation89 stops
For getting anywhere beyond Staten Island, the Staten Island Railway is your lifeline. Four stops serve this pocket — Annadale, Huguenot, Pleasant Plains and Prince's Bay — and the line runs south to the ferry terminal, where you're looking at roughly 25 minutes to Manhattan once you're on the water. The bus network is dense along Amboy Road and Arden Avenue, so local errands are well-covered, but expect to budget serious time for any cross-borough trek.
Restaurants26 places
This stretch of Staten Island delivers the classic suburban eat-out experience — a deep bench of pizza places and Italian counters lining Huguenot Avenue, with a solid mix of Chinese, a sushi spot, and a couple of taquerias keeping things interesting. You'll find the usual donut-and-bagel suspects for quick mornings, plus a handful of caterers and delis that locals rely on for weeknight dinners. It's not a destination dining scene, but the density is there for the daily rotation — families won't be scrambling for options.
Coffee Shops1 place
Coffee options here are thin — you really just have the one anchor: a Starbucks on Amboy Road that handles the morning-run crowd and satisfies the afternoon caffeine fix. It's a grab-and-go situation rather than a linger-with-laptop vibe, which works fine for quick stops but leaves the neighborhood short on the third-wave café scene that parents sometimes crave. Your closest alternatives for more of a sit-down coffee experience would mean heading out to nearby Huguenot or further afield.
Things to Do10 places
The neighborhood leans heavily into outdoor recreation — Staten Island beaches anchor the list with Wolfe's Pond, Huguenot, and Princess Beach offering reliable summer options. Swimming is well-represented, with a few pool options around Huguenot and Woodrow. A dance studio adds enrichment variety, while basketball courts at Bloomingdale Park and Wolfe's Pond Park cover active play. The mix skews toward outdoor and athletic options rather than structured classes or attractions.
Daycare & informal care
This stretch of Annadale and Woodrow has a solid bench of Pre-K options — nine universal Pre-K sites scattered across the area, with clusters along Amboy Road and near the schools on South Goff and Ionia. All are free DOE-funded programs, which is a genuine relief for family budgets here. The catch is that demand outstrips supply, so families with little ones should get on waitlists early in the spring. Most are housed in school buildings or parish centers, which makes the drop-off routine pretty seamless if you already have an older kid in the building. There's no standalone daycare here, so Pre-K doubles as childcare for many working parents — which means landing a seat matters.
Family Resources3 places
Huguenot Park Library anchors the area as the neighborhood's main public resource — a solid spot for story hours and computer access on this quieter end of Staten Island. A couple of playgrounds give kids space to burn off energy, including the E.M.T. Christopher J. Prescott Playground on Edith Avenue. Community centers and dedicated civic gathering spots are thin here, but the library does heavy lifting as the neighborhood's public anchor.
Healthcare7 places
Healthcare in this slice of Staten Island leans heavily on its hospitals — Staten Island University Hospital Prince's Bay is the anchor on the west side, supported by Empire Center for Special Surgery, Touch Stone Pavilion, and Staten Island South Dialysis. Pediatric care is limited to a single provider in the area, and there's no urgent care walk-in spot nearby, so residents often look elsewhere for same-day needs. Dental options are modest but real, with a couple of private practices clustering along Huguenot Avenue.
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Best schools in Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow
Schools in Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow
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- ALC - Mount Loretto
- I.S. 007 Elias Bernstein
- MESIVTHA TIFERETH JERUSALEM
- OUR LADY STAR OF THE SEA SCHOOL
- P.S. 003 The Margaret Gioiosa School
- P.S. 005 Huguenot
- P.S. 036 J. C. Drumgoole
- South Richmond High School I.S./P.S. 25
- ST JOSEPH BY THE SEA HIGH SCHOOL
- The Kathleen Grimm School for Leadership and Sustainability
- Tottenville High School
Early education in Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow
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- Alphabet Academy
- Catholic Charities of Staten Island
- HIGH HOPES OF STATEN ISLAND INC
- One of A Kind Child Care LLC
- OUR LADY STAR OF THE SEA SCHOOL
- P.S. 003 The Margaret Gioiosa School
- P.S. 036 J. C. Drumgoole
- SEGUINE PRESCHOOL, INC. D/B/A SMALL WORLD PRESCHOOL
- Small World Preschool
- South Richmond High School I.S./P.S. 25
- Stepping Stones Preschool
- The Kathleen Grimm School for Leadership and Sustainability
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow a good neighborhood for families?
- Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow scores 79/100 for families on Motley — ahead of most NYC neighborhoods. The Family Fit score blends six parts: how many families live there, schools, affordability, weekday-morning transit time to job centers, safety, and air quality and child health.
- What are the pros and cons of Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow for families?
- For families, Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow stands out for strong results at the public and charter schools serving it; fewer reported crimes, traffic injuries and serious housing violations per resident; and lower costs than most. What to weigh: longer weekday-morning trips to the city's main job centers. Each score compares it with NYC's other residential neighborhoods. They don't measure how a block feels on foot or whether a particular school suits your child, so walk it before you decide.
- Is Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow safe?
- Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow scores 99/100 on safety — ahead of most NYC neighborhoods. We build the score from NYPD crime complaints, pedestrian and cyclist injuries, and serious (Class C) housing violations, each counted per 1,000 residents.
- How are the schools in Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow?
- Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow has 11 schools mapped inside its boundary and scores 99/100 for schools — ahead of most NYC neighborhoods.
- How do middle and high school admissions work from Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow?
- Middle school: families in Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow apply in 5th grade through the citywide middle school application. District 31's 28 middle school programs admit by method: 13 zoned, 7 unscreened, 6 screened and 2 charter lottery. High school: one citywide application in 8th grade lets a family rank programs anywhere in the city, and the eight specialized high schools admit on the SHSAT alone.
- Is Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow affordable?
- Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow scores 99/100 for affordability on Motley — more affordable than most NYC neighborhoods.
- Which borough is Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow in?
- Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow is a neighborhood in Staten Island, New York City.
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