The borough of Staten Island has long had a large Italian-American population. “Staten Italy,” however, is a recent nickname for the borough.


Urban Dictionary
1. Staten Italy
slang for the borough of Staten Island in NYC, making reference to the high population of Italian citizens living there.
“Vinny crashed his IROC on Rte 440 in Staten Italy on his way to Gina’s”
by Pbo NY Jul 13, 2005

2. Staten Italy
n. nickname for Staten Island, New York; most often used by white, South Shore (thus, Italian) residents who like to think that the island is “theirs.”
Note the literal dumbness of the term; it tells you a lot about its provenance.
Yo, “home boy,” this pizzeria don’t do business with people like you. Go back to Bed-Haven or Mott-Stuy, o’ whe’eva, and stay the fuck outta Staten Italy. Don’t wanna see yas gettin in trouble, aright?
by GGG man USA Mar 21, 2007

Staten Italy
Welcome to Staten Italy

In the very near future, we at Staten Italy would like to show every one how much our Italian Heritage has brought to this fine island. We will be incorporating A family recipe page we would like all to donate their favorite dishes to. Holiday traditions, Feel free to tell of what your family does for the holidays. Let us know where your family is from. There will be so many different areas visit. We would like to also offer businesses to advertise with us

Brainy Encyclopedia: Staten Island
Staten Island is sometimes jokingly called “Staten Italy” because of its’ gigantic Italian-American population. 

Everything Staten Island
Tuesday, February 03, 2004
Sunshine through the clouds

To “Dorothy” from Kansas:
Are you a good witch or a bad witch?
Thanks so much for the kind words and pep talk. Definitely put a smile on my face. I think you’ll find that when you move to the Island you certainly won’t be in Kansas anymore! Hopefully you’ll find your niche here, although adjustment may be some work, and may take some time. Good luck. If you have any requests and dedications regarding “Staten Italy” - things I have not yet mentioned, feel free to email, and I’ll do my best to provide info/opinion/advice.

pyrrhamc
2004-07-27 10:26:00
(...)
After the movie we headed out to Staten Italy and stayed really late.

Google Groups: The e-mail about nothing...
From: “JDee”
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 06:56:02 -0700
Local: Fri, Jun 17 2005 9:56 am
Subject: Re: Haaaaappppyy.....

(Why the concept of the rarity of poultry in an Eastern African country is of such disturbance to Staten Italy, I’ll never know!!)