Staten Island’s history and culture has been shaped by its detachment from the New York City subway system. For decades, Staten Islanders have felt isolated, creating an identity as ‘the forgotten borough.’

Kenneth M. Gold, author of The Forgotten Borough: Staten Island and the Subway investigates the impact of transit isolation on Staten Island’s history and identity. Gold chronicles decades of recurrent efforts to build a rail link, using this history to explore the borough’s fraught relationship with New York City as a whole.

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