Staten Island Flags of New York City

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the current flag of staten island adopted in 2016. flag has flown on staten island advance , chamber of commerce buildings, , on display in city hall , staten island borough hall.

flag of borough of richmond, used until borough renamed staten island

staten island has had 3 unofficial flags. first adopted @ same time flags of brooklyn, queens, , bronx. featured navy blue background orange seal in center, containing 2 waterfowl , text richmond borough 1663 1898 new york . borough of richmond official name of staten island prior 1975.

the next flag consisted of elements designed contest held in 1971 staten island s borough president robert t. connor. flag had white background oval in center. within oval blue sky , 2 white seagulls. green outline represented countryside, , white shape represented cityscape, denoting residential areas of staten island. in center of oval found words staten island in gold. under name, 5 wavy blue lines symbolized bodies of water surrounding island.

prior flag of staten island, replaced in 2016

the prior flag of had been criticized borough president james oddo, told staten island advance current flag looks fresh kills landfill. bird looks seagull, mountain looks garbage pile.

in march 2016, oddo created new flag , new seal borough. set in earth tones, each features allegoric female figure representing city standing on island s shore , looking out onto narrows, henry hudson s ship half moon @ anchor. in background small canoe 3 oystermen; 2 native staten islanders, , third sailor half moon. @ time, oddo said had not decided if ll try make new flag official, flags of brooklyn , bronx. city of new york purchased copies of flag in 2017 official functions.