The boundary between the states of New York and New Jersey runs through the island, with a small portion on the north end of the island belonging to the state of New Jersey and the rest being part of the borough of Staten Island in New York City.
That is what originally caught my attention as well. It not going to hurt too much to just sit on it. Right now it is primarily a bird sanctuary.This interested me.
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