Bingham News | 1922-09-02 | Page 6 | One Island but Two Names

One Island, but Two Name. Before Greater New York became Greater New York what was then Staten Island and la now the borough of Richmond was then and is now Richmond county, says the New York Sun. The Post Office department has never recognized the consolidation of the municipalities and Brooklyn Is still a separate post office, as distinct from New York as Chicago, Red Wing or Tilly Foster. Richmond county has two post offices. of-fices. Richmond, which is the county seat, . and Staten island. Not many persons know there Is a post office on Staten Island named Staten Island. The railroad name Is Tompklnsvllle. The other towns and villages in Richmond Rich-mond county are substations of the two post offices and there Is one rural delivery route.