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'''Bay Terrace''' is a neighborhood, centered around the street of the same name, on the [[East Shore, Staten Island|East Shore]] of [[Staten Island]], one of the five [[borough (New York City)|borough]]s of [[New York City]]. It is represented in the [[New York City Council]] by [[Joseph Borelli|Joe Borelli]].
[[File:Ocean View Burial Park jeh.JPG|thumb|Ocean View Burial Park]]

Bay Terrace is bordered by [[Richmondtown, Staten Island|Richmondtown]] to the north, [[Oakwood, Staten Island|Oakwood]] to the east, [[Great Kills, Staten Island|Great Kills]] to the west, and the Great Kills Harbor to the south.

==History==
[[File:07 - Bay Terrace SIR; 2017-11-14.jpg|250px|thumb|left|The street originally named "Bay Terrace Avenue." which is bisected by the Staten Island Railway main line.]]
Formerly known as Whitlock, the community's main thoroughfare was originally named Bay Terrace Avenue; however, by the late 1940s the word "Avenue" had been dropped and the street's name became simply Bay Terrace.  The vicinity around the street was largely undeveloped until the late 1950s, when single-family home construction began there; the area itself then acquired the name of Bay Terrace, which may refer to its flat, ramp like terrain, which gradually slopes downward to the east until reaching the [[Lower New York Bay]] in [[Great Kills Park]].

In the 1970s many [[Jewish]] families from [[Brooklyn, New York|Brooklyn]] and [[Queens, New York|Queens]] settled in Bay Terrace, providing a significant demographic contrast with the surrounding communities, whose populations are still largely [[Italian-American]], though they are becoming increasingly [[Russian-American]] as well.  In recent years, many new commercial establishments &mdash; most notably a large shopping center built on the site of a former swim club &mdash; have sprung up to serve the area's growing population.  Part of Oceanview Cemetery, originally established by the [[Lutheran Church]] but open to those of all faiths, is considered to be in Bay Terrace, which is regarded by many Staten Island geographers as the southernmost neighborhood of the [[East Shore, Staten Island|East Shore]],  the [[South Shore, Staten Island|South Shore]] beginning with [[Great Kills, Staten Island|Great Kills]], which lies immediately to the south.<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Austin |date=November 30, 1999 |url=https://nypost.com/1999/11/30/bay-terrace/ |title=Bay Terrace |work=New York Post |access-date=August 11, 2018}}</ref>

==Famous residents==
[[Guy Molinari]], an American politician who was a member of the [[New York State Assembly]] and the [[United States House of Representatives]]. He also served as Staten Island Borough President from 1989–2001.

[[Ron Thal]], a [[hard rock]] guitar player who is a former member of [[Guns N' Roses]] lived in the area from his childhood through his mid 20s.

==Transportation==

Bay Terrace is served by the [[Staten Island Railway]] station with the [[Bay Terrace station|same name]]. Bay Terrace is also served by various buses along [[Hylan Boulevard]]. It is served by the {{NYC bus link|S78|S79 SBS|prose=y}} local buses, as well as the {{NYC bus link|SIM1|SIM5|SIM6|SIM7|SIM10|prose=y}} express buses.<ref>{{Cite NYC bus map|S}}</ref>

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