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Neighborhood · Staten Island

Mariner's Harbor, Arlington & Graniteville

Mariner's Harbor, Arlington and Graniteville are on Staten Island's northwest shore, with the Kill Van Kull to the north, Port Ivory to the west and Elm Park to the east. NYCHA's Mariner's Harbor Houses, 607 apartments in 22 buildings completed in 1954, sits in the heart of the community, and most occupied homes in the area are rented. The Staten Island Railway's North Shore Branch once had stations here, but passenger service ended in 1953; the western part now carries freight to the Howland Hook Marine Terminal. Today the area relies on buses: local routes S40, S46 and S48, rush-hour limited-stop versions, and express routes SIM30, SIM33, SIM33C and SIM34 to Manhattan.

Mariner's Harbor, Arlington & Graniteville has 8,135 open HPD housing violations, 859 of them Class C (immediately hazardous). Inspectors issued 2,671 new violations here in the last 12 months. That's the 4th most open violations of 17 neighborhoods in Staten Island.

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Open HPD violations
8,135
859 Class C
New violations, last 12 months
2,671
502 Class C · 3rd in Staten Island
How serious are the open violations?
Open HPD violations by class
Class C859 · 11%Class B5,079 · 62%Class A2,197 · 27%Class A here includes a small number of Class I orders.

Source: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations · data as of Oct 15, 2026

New violations in the last 12 months
By class
  • Class C · immediately hazardous502
  • Class B · hazardous1,432
  • Class A · non-hazardous435

Source: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations · data as of Oct 15, 2026

Good to know

  • NYCHA Mariner's Harbor Houses (1954): 607 apartments in 22 buildings
  • North Shore Branch passenger service ended March 31, 1953; freight still runs to Howland Hook
  • Local buses S40, S46 and S48, plus express routes to Manhattan
  • Stephen D. Barnes House, 2876 Richmond Terrace, has been a city landmark since 1976

Before you rent or buy here

Check the buildingLook up any address for violations, complaints and owner.Read the violation classesWhat A, B and C mean and how fast owners must fix them.Work out your budgetThe 40× income rule most NYC landlords use.

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Fact-checked October 12, 2026

Re-checked 2026-10-12. NYCHA Development Data Book lists Mariner's Harbor at 607 apartments in 22 buildings, completed 9/3/1954 (Wikipedia's 605 corrected); its lots fall in this NTA. Boundaries, rail history, freight to Howland Hook, bus routes and renter share (70.2% of non-vacant units) from Wikipedia. Barnes House landmark (7/13/1976) from LPC dataset.

Sources

  1. Mariners Harbor, Staten Island · Wikipedia (accessed October 12, 2026)
  2. NYCHA Development Data Book (NYC Open Data) · New York City Housing Authority (accessed October 12, 2026)
  3. Individual Landmark Sites (NYC Open Data) · NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (accessed October 12, 2026)

General information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Rules change; confirm with the agency or a professional before you act.

“Open” counts every HPD violation not yet recorded as corrected, including old ones owners never certified, so totals can exceed the number of apartments. Statistics: NYC Open Data (HPD violations, 311 service requests, DCP PLUTO) and rent-stabilized counts from DOF tax bills (via JustFix), updated Oct 15, 2026. Heat season runs October 1 to May 31; season-to-date counts compare the same dates.