Great Kills

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About this Neighborhood

Great Kills, on Staten Island's South Shore near its namesake harbor, scores 38 — the strongest in this batch's upper tier — on the back of 15 restaurants, seven grocers, four parks and two fitness spots, all easily reached with a high 84 walk score. Median rent runs about $2,131 with no flood risk flagged, though air quality is the weaker note here at AQI 58. The local table earns solid marks, with Yelp favorites averaging 4.4 across more than 4,100 reviews; Patrizia's of Staten Island, Mimmo's Brick Oven Pizza and Arirang Hibachi Steakhouse lead the list. Foursquare tastes skew heavily Italian and pizza-forward, giving this walkable, grocery-rich neighborhood a clear culinary identity.

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