Westerleigh Park

Westerleigh Park is a four-acre neighborhood park at Watchogue Road and Maine Avenue in the Westerleigh section of central Staten Island. The park serves a quiet residential neighborhood whose origins as a temperance community give it a distinctive place in Staten Island history.

Westerleigh was founded in the late 19th century as a community for those who abstained from alcohol, with deed restrictions prohibiting the sale of liquor. The neighborhood's temperance origins are reflected in its street names, many of which honor states of the union, and its well-maintained residential character.

The park features a playground, basketball courts, and open green areas amid mature shade trees. The park's quiet, residential setting reflects the character of the surrounding Westerleigh community, which remains one of the more tranquil neighborhoods on the island.

Westerleigh's residential streets are lined with Victorian and early 20th-century homes that give the neighborhood an architectural charm unusual for Staten Island. The park contributes to this residential quality, providing a community gathering space consistent with the neighborhood's village-like atmosphere.

Westerleigh Park serves a community whose unique founding principles of temperance and moral improvement have evolved into a quiet residential character valued by the families who call this distinctive Staten Island neighborhood home.