Staten Island Car Rentals and St. George Greenmarket

Since 1976, the Greenmarket has organized and managed open air markets in New York City. They are here to help support farmers and their farmland by providing an opportunity for them to sell their fruit, vegetables, and other farm products directly to the consumers in New York. When you visit with your Staten Island car rental, you will find that only regional growers, family members, or their employees can sell at Greenmarket. Middlemen and brokers are not allowed here. So whether you are buying fruit, fish, meat, poultry, dairy products, plants, or other items, you can be sure that you are buying it directly from the source. The St. George Greenmarket is open Saturdays from July to November, rain or shine. Over 200 farmers and food producers come here between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. Free parking is available for your Staten Island car rental.

Explore the island in style

Staten Island is one of the five boroughs of New York City. It is separated by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull from New Jersey and from New York by the New York Bay. Staten Island is the least populated of the boroughs and sometimes the residents feel like they have been forgotten by the rest of the city. When you visit with your Staten Island car rental you can find some great hidden treasures. Staten Island is more suburban than the other areas of the city. On the North Shore you will find the St. George Historic District and the St. Paul's Avenue-Stapleton Heights Historic District. On the South Shore, you will find the F.D.R Boardwalk, which is one of the longest in the world. You can get here with your Staten Island car rental via the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge from Brooklyn and via the Goethals Bridge, Outerbridge Crossing, and Bayonne Bridge from New Jersey. The Staten Island ferry is free, and connects the borough to Manhattan. It is a popular tourist attraction because of the views of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and lower Manhattan.

Feel the vibe

Artists and musicians have been moving to Staten Island's North Shore to be close to Manhattan, yet have affordable places to live and work. The New York Times and NY1 News have featured some of the local artists here. Recently, film makers have started the Staten Island Film Festival, which is a four-day festival that began in 2006. There are also a number of museums that you can visit while you are here. You will also be able to see the animals at the Staten Island Zoo. This started as a Federal Government Works program during the depression. Today it is devoted to education. One of the interesting attractions you will find here is the snake exhibit. They have all 32 varieties of rattlesnakes that are known to live in the United States.

Staten Island has many attractions that you can see with your Staten Island car rental. Start with the Greenmarket on a Saturday morning, then see what else you can find while you are here. Staten Island is sometimes forgotten, but you can really find some great treasures here.

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