Staten Island IS Richmond County -- New York City's smallest borough by population, at roughly 495,747 residents per the 2020 Census, and its only borough that is also a single, standalone county. That matters because every county-level resource on this site -- APS, the ombudsman, NY Connects -- applies uniformly across the whole borough.
What is specific to this county
This is genuinely simpler than the situation in many other New York metros, where a family's coverage can span multiple counties with different regional agencies, different phone numbers, and sometimes different program rules depending on which side of a county line a specific address falls on.
For a Staten Island family, there is no need to figure out which of several county agencies covers a specific neighborhood -- NYC Aging (DFTA), the CIDNY-run NYC-region ombudsman program, and NYC HRA's Adult Protective Services all cover the entire borough consistently, whether the family is in St. George on the North Shore or Tottenville on the South Shore.
Related questions
- Who is the Area Agency on Aging for Richmond County?
- Is Richmond County under mandatory Managed Long Term Care enrollment?
- Where is Richmond County's seat, and why does that matter for elder-law needs?
- Does Richmond County have its own separate Adult Protective Services office?
- Does Staten Island have its own dedicated Long-Term Care Ombudsman region?
