In March 2008 over 20 blocks in the northern section of the neighborhood were changed over to one-way streets more effectively managing traffic on the older narrower blocks. Victorian Heritage Public Library 88 Bentley Street in August 2006 Tottenville has a strong Victorian era heritage akin to neighborhoods on Staten Island's North Shore. This is unique to this South Shore neighborhood compared to the other South Shore areas all of which were developed much later. Seven buildings in Tottenville have been honored with the Preservation League of Staten Island Award: 88 Bentley Street 24 Brighton Street 213 Wood Avenue 115 Bentley Street 7647 Amboy Road 7639 Amboy Road and the Tottenville Branch of the New York Public Library. 88 Bentley Street has even been photographed as an example of Staten Island's carefully restored Victorian homes in "New York City - The Five Boroughs: A Photographic Tour" by Carol M. Highsmith and Ted Landphair published 1997. In addition the Old Church of St. Joachim and St. Anne (Staten Island New York) was restored after a fire into a home for children. Demographics Tottenville's population is largely white (nearly 95 per cent as of 1990) with extremes of both wealth and poverty being essentially absent and the neighborhood has a much higher proportion of Protestants than is encountered on Staten Island as a whole which is heavily Roman Catholic. In the mid-2000s the community witnessed the arrival of Mexican immigrants for the first time. There is also a growing number of Coptic Orthodox Christians from Egypt as there is currently one Coptic parish in Tottenville. 1 The 2000 Census showed that ZIP Code 10307 essentially coterminous with Tottenville (a fortuitous circumstance as most neighborhoods of New York City do not have officially recognized boundaries) had a population of 9207 whose median age was 35.4 and the zip code's per-capita income was found to be $27688. The average household size was 2.99 persons. Tottenville consists of the census tracts 248 and 244.01. The demographics were 87% Nonhispanic White 1% Black 2% Asian and 1% Multiracial. Hispanics of any race made up 9% of the population. The median income of the area was around $76000 in 2009 (http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Tottenville-Staten-Island-NY.html). The numbers are a little bit higher because Tottenville Beach is slightly wealthier. Roughly 5% of the population lives below the poverty line. The 123rd Precinct of the New York City Police Department has its headquarters there as does the Engine Co. 151/Ladder Co. 76 of the New York City Fire Department and the neighborhood also has a branch of the New York Public Library. Transportation Tottenville has been the southern terminus of the Staten Island Railway since the railway was extended to the neighborhood on June 2 1860 and today the three southernmost stations along this railway are generally regarded as part of the community; besides the terminal station which bears the neighborhood's name (which is the southernmost railway station in New York state) the other two are Atlantic (named after the defunct Atlantic Terra Cotta Co. factory nearby) and Nassau (referring to Nassau Smelting and Refining the original name of the factory later taken over by Lucent Technologies). The MTA plans to close the Atlantic and Nassau stations replacing them with the Arthur Kill Road station with a parking lot. Tottenville is also served by two full-time (S74 and S78) and one-part time (S59) city bus routes as well as the rush hour-only express route the X22. Education Schools Tottenville High School a public school was originally located in the neighborhood but a new campus was opened approximately three miles to the north in the neighborhood of Huguenot in 1972 (Totten Intermediate or I.S. 34 a junior high school now occupies the original high school building). One of the area's oldest buildings is the old building of P.S.1 (the Tottenville School) dating from 1878 and is unique for its traditional sloped roof. Today it is still in operation now served by a second newer building as well built in 1929. In 2000 a new elementary school P.S.6 (the Corporal Allan F. Kivlehan School) was opened to serve eastern Tottenville's growing population as well as other neighboring areas. Tottenville's local Catholic school is Our Lady Help of Christians School which is run under Our Lady Help of Christians Parish. The school dates back to 1904. The southern part of Tottenville below Hylan Boulevard is also known as Tottenville Beach. Public libraries New York Public Library operates the Tottenville Branch at 7430 Amboy Road.1 References "Tottenville Branch." New York Public Library. Retrieved on December 22 2008. External links Tottenville is situated at 4031N 7415W / 40.517N 74.25W / 40.517; -74.25 (Tottenville)Coordinates: 4031N 7415W / 40.517N 74.25W / 40.517; -74.25 (Tottenville). v d eNeighborhoods in the New York City Borough of Staten Island Annadale  Arden Heights  Arlington  Arrochar  Bay Terrace  Bloomfield  Brighton Heights  Bulls Head  Castleton  Castleton Corners  Charleston  Clifton  Concord  Dongan Hills  East Shore  Egbertville  Elm Park  Eltingville  Emerson Hill  Farm Colony  Fort Wadsworth  Graniteville  Grant City  Grasmere  Great Kills  Greenridge  Grymes Hill  Hamilton Park  Heartland Village  Huguenot  Lighthouse Hill  Livingston  Manor Heights  Mariners Harbor  Meiers Corners  Mid-Island  Midland Beach  New Brighton  New Dorp  New Springville  North Shore  Oakwood  Ocean Breeze  Old Place  Old Town  Pleasant Plains  Port Ivory  Port Richmond  Prince's Bay  Randall Manor  Richmondtown  Richmond Valley  Rosebank  Rossville  St. George  Sandy Ground  Shore Acres  Silver Lake  Snug Harbor  South Beach  South Shore  Stapleton  Stapleton Heights  Sunnyside  Todt Hill  Tompkinsville  Tottenville  Tottenville Beach  Travis  Ward Hill  Westerleigh  West New Brighton  West Shore  Willowbrook  Woodrow Community Boards: 1  2  3