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Early history Originally inhabited by the Raritan Indians , the area that eventually became known as Rossville remained largely free of European settlers until when the first land survey of the area was made by the British , who obtained Staten Island from the Dutch in the Treaty of Breda , which ended the Second Anglo-Dutch War. The earliest known permanent settlement of the area is thought to be around the early s by Peter Winant , son of Pieterse Wynant, one the earliest known permanent settlers of Staten Island, who arrived from Holland in When the Richmond Turnpike known today as Victory Boulevard was built across Richmond County in , it improved connections to the western parts of the island and to the competing New Blazing Star Ferry in Long Neck known today as Travis , which had steamboat and stagecoach connections to Philadelphia.

Ross, who had built a replica of Windsor Castle originally known as Ross Castle, later known as Lyon Castle on a bluff overlooking the landing of the Blazing Star Ferry. However, when the Staten Island Railroad , which bypassed Rossville, opened in , most Staten Islanders began referring to neighborhoods along its route by the name of the nearest station; hence Rossville became colloquially part of Prince’s Bay. Poor transportation caused the town’s decline until the completion of the West Shore Expressway in

The New York Fire Department often referred to as the FDNY were officially established in but have roots dating back to The FDNY are the largest fire department in the United States. The department is referred to as “New York’s Bravest,” and is respected worldwide for .

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Thursday will be drier and cooler, but moisture will return to the area bringing us more rain just in time for the weekend.