Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where do people in your community gather or socialize?
  - How and where does your community access services (healthcare, transportation, educational services, etc.)?

Examples of activities and services: Shopping areas, schools and universities, libraries, parks, lakes, rivers, places of worship, healthcare services, public transport, local nonprofit organizations, etc.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What are the cultural bonds in your community?
  - If your community has a shared history, what is it?

Examples of cultural or historical interests: Religious groups, ethnic groups, languages, age groups, immigration status, historic or arts districts, etc.

Your response: My community is made of diverse religious and ethnic groups including, Hispanic, Italian, African American, Asian, Jewish and more. The community is surrounded by various arts and cultural organizations and institutions that illustrate the history of Staten Island. These institutions include, Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island Museum and Garibaldi-Meucci Museum.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where are residents employed?
  - If there are environmental concerns in your community, what are they?

Examples of economic or environmental interests: Tourism industry, agricultural workers, mining town, manufacturing center, polluted natural resource, unemployment problem, etc.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What should politicians and/or map drawers know about your community?
  - What are the needs of your community?
  - Is there anything else you want to tell us about your community?

Examples of needs or concerns: Keep community in the same district or separate into multiple districts, shared policy concerns, need for a social service, relationship to other nearby communities, issues with current district lines

Your response: The Staten Island community is one of the five boroughs that resides between Brooklyn and Manhattan. This borough is often referred to as the "forgotten borough." Staten Island is underrepresented as a whole by politicians and in the news. Our biggest need is for transportation that extents throughout the boroughs. We have one train that only travels throughout some neighborhoods of Staten Island, the Staten Island Ferry that only goes to Manhattan and one bus that travels to only Bay Ridge Brooklyn.