Brown, Chip (30. januar 1994): «Escape From New York» i: The New York Times. Sitat: «Given their status as residents of ‘the forgotten borough’ – the sorry Cinderella sister in New York's dysfunctional family – maybe the giddiest aspect of all was the attention.»
Buckley, Cara (7. oktober 2007): «Bohemia by the Bay» i: The New York Times. Sitat: «Even as New York’s hip young things invade and colonize neighborhoods near, far and out of state, Staten Island has stayed stubbornly uncool. It remains the forgotten borough.»