STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- As the sun peaks over the hill you can look down on the quiet West Brighton neighborhood where if coffee is your desire within the mile or so stretch, there are many choices to be made. From Starbucks to Dunkin' Donuts to Beans and Leaves, Fab Cup, or The Mustard Seed, along with the many little delis along the way.
The Mustard Seed Cafe mural on Forest Avenue. (Staten Island Advance/ Jan Somma-Hammel)
A 24 hour deli on Forest Avenue to choose for your morning coffee. (Staten Island Advance/ Jan Somma-Hammel)
The Fab Cup opens at 7:30am. (Staten island Advance/ Jan Somma-Hammel)
FDNY mural at Metropolitan Avenue and Forest Avenue, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/ Jan Somma-Hammel)
Looking down Forest Avenue early in the morning as West Brighton wakes up on Presidents Day. (Staten Island Advance/ Jan Somma-Hammel)
The many interesting and colorful doors of West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/ Jan Somma-Hammel)
Starbucks is always an option from the crack of dawn on, Staten Island morning, Presidents Day, as well as the deli on the end open 24 hours a day. (Staten Island Advance/ Jan Somma-Hammel)
Beans and Leaves opens at the crack of dawn on Forest Ave, as West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/ Jan Somma-Hammel)
Cappuccino from Fab Cup. (Staten Island Advance/ Jan Somma-Hammel)
Jody's Club Forest is always ready for St. Patricks parade day! (Staten Island Advance/ Jan Somma-Hammel)
Duffy's Pub is prepared for parade day March 1, 2020.
Duffy's Pub is also always ready for St. Patrick's parade! Staten Island morning, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/ Jan Somma-Hammel)
One of the 24 hour deli's one can grab a coffee and go, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/ Jan Somma-Hammel)
Dunkin Donuts is also open 24 hours on Forest Avenue, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/ Jan Somma-Hammel)
Jan Somma-Hammel
A little note about the Staten Island Zoo that resides in West Brighton: In 1933, President Franklin Roosevelt's Works Projects Administration began construction of the zoo on land willed to the city of New York. By 1936, construction was complete, and the Staten Island Zoo was opened to the public. What had started as a reptilian zoo, is now home to over 200 different species of animals. (Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-Hammel)
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