Staten Island Alliance

Resource Hub

for North Shore Children and Families

The Greenbelt consists of more than 2,800 acres of public and private land in central Staten Island, and includes natural areas, traditional parks, and 36 miles of trails you can hike. We offer environmental education programs to schools and the general public in our community.

The Urban Park Rangers are your ambassadors to the natural world. Urban Park Rangers welcome school children through The Natural Classroom. This program is an inquiry-based hands-on program that encourages educators to bring students to parks to explore the natural world with the Rangers. With gu ...

The NYPL Dongan Hills Library is an inclusive and diverse space where everyone has access to free services and free resources. 

We inspire lifelong learning by creating learners, we advance knowledge by providing free materials and information and we strengthen our communities by promoti ...

Our mission is to provide a vibrant, regional cultural destination that offers dynamic programming in arts, education, horticulture, agriculture, and recreation for diverse cultures and all ages while ensuring a well-managed campus for all residents of Staten Island and surrounding communities. S ...

This is a Museum designed for children to explore.  We have 12 hands-on exhibits that harness children's curiosity and imagination including House About It - a construction site with tools, building materials, a conveyor belt and corkscrew slide,  Pets & People with a veterinary ...

NYC Parks is the steward of more than 30,000 acres of land — 14 percent of New York City — including more than 5,000 individual properties ranging from Coney Island Beach and Central Park to community gardens and Greenstreets. We operate more than 800 athletic fields and nearly 1,000 ...