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Barely visible behind a tall fence liesthe oldest, largest and one of themost technologically advanced

shipyards in New York Harbor, CaddellDry Dock and Repair Co.

Founded by John Bartlett (J.B.) Caddellin 1903 out of the Erie Basin in Brooklyn,the company relocated in 1916 to theStaten Island side of the Kill Van Kull, atthe foot of Broadway and Richmond Ter-race, where it still operates today.

The story of the longtime, privatelyheld, West Brighton company is one ofsteady growth through changing times.It has survived world wars, the Great

Depression, labor strikes and competi-tion. To the west of Caddell wasLarsen’s shipyard and to the east wasBrighton Marine Shipyard. Over theyears, Caddell acquired both.

“I don’t know what makes us uniqueexcept to say our longevity and we’veoperated under the same family forthree generations,” said Steven Kalil,president. The company’s chief execu-tive officer is John Bartlett Caddell II(known to his associates as JBC),grandson of the founder and the thirdgeneration of his family to head thedry-dock enterprise.

“That, in itself, makes it unique. Af-ter that, in this area, we are the onlyfull-service shipyard. We have our ownmachine shops and pipe shops and allthe trades necessary to repair vessels,”explained Kalil.

The company, which owns 20 acres ofunderwater property and 10 acres of land,is looking to expand. “We would like toadd another large dry dock and we’reworking on that right now.” Kalil said.

Today, as it did in 1903, the companylifts tugboats, barges and ferryboats out ofthe harbor brine and onto its docks, wherethey can be repaired, rewired or repainted.

Caddell employs 160 men and womenand another 100 subcontractors.

CaribbeanTransportLine

Noor Al Islam Center

K-Sea Transport

MarinersHarborYacht Club

New York Container Terminal

Great LakesDredging & Dock Co.

Villa Marin GMC

Staten Island Terminal

Edkins Auto Sales & Salvage

Faber Park

DTV Auto Body

Rescue MinistriesChurch Office

Park DOT & DDCCity Design

Rucci Oil Co.

Bedford Refinishing &Upholstery

VMJ Esposito

TransAmericanCar Wash & Express Lube

TF Quinlan & Son RH Tugs

restaurant

Atlantic Salt Co.

Richmond CountyBank Ballpark

Gerardi’sFarmersMarket

Caddell Dry Dock & Repair Co.

Abucolic oasis exists amid RichmondTerrace’s industrialized waterfront: TheFaber Park and Pool.

Although summer is over and the pool isclosed, neighborhood residents use the parkin the late afternoons to kick a soccer ballon the lawn, take in the views of ships pass-ing under the Bayonne Bridge or just watchchildren play on the jungle gym and swings.

This anomaly is located on what wasonce the North Shore home of the Faberfamily in Port Richmond on Faber Street.

The Fabers gained fame for their leadpencil manufacturing company. Jenny Faber,who lived in Port Richmond, was granted an1869 “letters patent” to the surrounding land

under and above the Kill Van Kull on thecondition that she contribute to local devel-opment by erecting a dock for “commerceor enjoyment.”

That land was purchased in 1906 by theDepartment of Water Supply, Gas and Elec-tricity from Charles and Emma Griffith, whohad acquired the property from Anna Faberin 1905.

Plans to build a municipal lighting planton the site were never pursued, and the areawas placed under Parks jurisdiction in 1928.

Contemporary reviews compared the de-sign, which included 18 different hues ofnatural-colored stone, to the architecture ofSouthern California.

At the time of its completion, Faber Pool,at 140 feet by 75 feet, was the largest poolon Staten Island.

The pool opened on July 15, 1931, with amission to offer children a safer alternativeto swimming in the polluted waters of theKill Van Kull. An expansion in 1941 doubledthe park in size. In 1996, the park and poolbenefited from a $1.5 million capital restora-tion that upgraded classrooms, offices, andlocker rooms as well as filling in the divingpool and repairing the exterior grounds.

The Staten Island REACH program, whichprovides recreational programs for specialneeds youth and adults, is also located atthe facility.

As you enter the front office of D.T.V.Imported Cars Ltd., Port Richmond,you can’t help but notice the photo-

graphs that decorate the wall to the left.Without hesitation, shop owners Jim Pis-

copo and Nick Caruselle can put a nameon every face. There are pictures of rela-tives, customers, neighbors, friends andcelebrities who have become a part ofD.T.V.’s history.

“In our 35 years here, we’ve seen a lot ofbusinesses come and go,” said Piscopo, whoboasts that his auto sales and repair shop isthe oldest of its kind on Richmond Terrace.

Caruselle and Piscopo met while employedat the former Staten Island Small Cars inDongan Hills, which specialized in Volkswa-gens and other foreign cars. Caruselle, whowas a salesman at the time, and Piscopo, whowas a mechanic, became friends.

After Staten Island Small Cars relocatedto Richmond Terrace in Port Richmond

and later went out of business, Caruselleand Piscopo decided to open their ownbusiness at the location and name it D.T.V.Imported Cars Ltd. Caruselle heads theused-car dealership and Piscopo heads theauto-repairs department.

D.T.V. stands for Datsun, Toyota and Volk-swagen — but the shop specializes in re-pairs of all cars, both foreign and domestic.

The automotive shop leases its propertyfrom Ebbin Associates.

“The rent is very reasonable. For manyyears the owner has wanted us to prosperand he didn’t charge that much rent. He re-ally gave us a friendly lease,” said Caruselle.

Much like many other automotive com-panies, D.T.V. also has been socked by theeconomic downturn. “We’re doing OK. Welowered prices 20 percent. We’re not reallymaking the money we use to in this econo-my. There’s no big money but we’re able tokeep our doors open. We’re surviving andwe have steady accounts,” said Caruselle. T

owering above most buildings on RichmondTerrace, at four stories, the Noor Al IslamMosque is a place where many Staten Is-

land Muslims find comfort to worship.The site was once occupied by Bethlehem

Steel Company, which manufactured destroyersfor World War II. Since 1998, the building at3075 Richmond Terr., Mariners Harbor, hasbeen a peaceful sanctuary.

Believers are called to prayer within themosque beginning at sunrise and the processcontinues with the noon, afternoon, sundownand total darkness prayers. On Friday, anevening service draws more than 300 peoplewho hear the Quran read in Arabic by theimam, the leader of prayer.

There are classrooms and an apartment forthe imam on the third and fourth floors. Thehallways are adorned with alphabet charts inArabic, as well as drawings, pictures and scrip-ture verses from the Quran.

The mosque has offered health fairs for thecommunity and houses a local Girl Scout troop.

C A D D E L L D RY D O C K A N D R E PA I R CO. R I C H MO N D T E R R . AT B ROA DWAY

FA B E R PA R K A N D P O O L 2175 R I C H M O N D T E R R .

4.25 ACRES OF BLUE (POOL) AND GREEN (PARK)

N E W YO R K CO N TA I N E R T E R M I N A L30 0 W E S T E R N AV E . AT R I C H M O N D T E R R .

Industrial row weathers the stormMore than 90 businesses dot the Richmond Terrace shoreline from St. George to Port Ivory, the former site of the Procter & Gamble manufacturing plant. Many of them are expanding, and few properties are vacant.

STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE/JAN SOMMA-HAMMEL

Steven Kalil is president of Caddell DryDock and Repair Co.

FULL-SERVICE SHIPYARD BOASTS A RICH HISTORY

D.T.V. I M P O R T E D C A R S LT D. 2115 R I C H M O N D T E R R .

35 YEARS OF SPECIALIZED AUTO REPAIR

N O O R A L I S L A M M O S Q U E 3 075 R I C H M O N D T E R R .

A PEACEFUL SANCTUARY ON INDUSTRIAL ROW

Of all the privately-owned companies locatedon Staten Island’s North Shore waterfrontproperty, New York Container Terminal

(NYCT) is the largest.Strategically located near the Goethals Bridge,

the full-service container and general cargo han-dling facility terminal occupies a 187-acre, three-berth facility.

It was built by Jakob Isbrandtsen in 1972 as apart of the American Export Lines shipping com-pany and called the Howland Hook Marine Termi-nal. It changed to its current name four years ago.

“We thought that the new name was more re-flective of who and what we are. We are NewYork’s only container facility or deep sea mar-itime commerce,” said Jim Devine, president.

The facility boasts 1,100 full- and part-time employ-ees. More than eight percent are women who workon the docks, driving and operating heavy machinery.

The corporate structure is Global ContainerTerminals Inc., a Canadian-based holding compa-ny owned by Ontario Teacher’s Pension Plan.

Although NYCT has international backing, itoperates with a local foundation.

“We try to demonstrate our good corporate cit-izenship,” said Devine. “We’re very anxious tobuild a park on Richmond Terrace as a part ofour expansion plans. We’re excited about the fu-ture here,” Devine said.

NYCT is currently undergoing a major expan-sion, aided by the Port Authority’s recent pur-chase of the adjacent 124-acre Procter & Gambleproperty, that will make it the New York Har-bor’s premier terminal facility.

e’re holding our own.”These words spoken by Roy Ruc-

ci, president of Rucci Oil, describesthe state of many businesses along

Richmond Terrace.Founded in 1927 as a coal and ice provider,

Rucci Oil has transitioned over the years tosupply Staten Islanders with oil, heating andair conditioning, fuel oil and natural gas.

With a fleet of 14 fuel trucks and 20 serv-ice vehicles, Rucci provides care to morethan 6,500 homes on the Island. Varying byseason, Rucci employs 35 to 40 personnel.

“The colder it is, the more drivers weneed,” Rucci explained.

The company has struggled in recent yearsbecause of high oil and gasoline prices. Ex-panding into other ventures, including the bio-fuel industry, has enabled Rucci to stay afloat.

For the future, Rucci is looking into solarheating, pool heaters and electricity.

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EVOLVING WITH THE NEEDSOF ITS CUSTOMERS

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STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE/JAN SOMMA-HAMMEL

Nick Caruselle and Jimmy Piscopo are founders of D.T.V. Imported Cars Ltd.

STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE/MICHAEL McWEENEY

Andrew and Roy Rucci are third-generationowners at Rucci Oil.

Staten Island's industrial row — 6.25 miles of Richmond Terrace stretching from the ferry terminal to Port Ivory —features a mosiac of businesses that are weathering the recession well. On these pages, a closer look at 10 of them. ON THE TERRACE

B Y S T E P H A N N I A C L E A T O N

Frequent travelers along Richmond Terracecan’t help but notice that the mountains ofwhite salt on the docks of the Kill Van Kull inNew Brighton are gone. But only temporarily.

In August, Atlantic Salt Co. prepared more than fouracres of its land for a free community festival. It wasthe first festival the company hosted on Staten Island.

“It’s all about giving back to the community, andwe want to show our appreciation to Staten Island,”explained Paul Lamb, terminal manager of AtlanticSalt at 561 Richmond Terr., New Brighton.

Once the home of J.B. King’s Windsor Plaster Mills,then a United States Gypsum Corp. plant, the EasternSalt Co. Inc., also known as Eastern Minerals Inc., pur-chased the property in 1976 and opened the AtlanticSalt Co. Its property covers 10 acres from Bank Streetto Snug Harbor. It leases a portion of the property onRichmond Terrace to Gerardi’s Farmers Market.

Atlantic Salt, which provides public safety roadsalt for winter de-icing to public works departmentsand institutions of New York City, New York State,

and parts of New Jersey and Connecticut, is abranch of the family-owned Eastern Salt Co. head-quartered in Lowell, Mass.

The president is Shelagh Mahoney, whose father,Leo, 81, and uncles Dave and Dan founded the busi-ness in 1955. The company has steadily grownthrough the years.

Under the leadership of Ms. Mahoney, Atlantic Saltrecently invested several million dollars in rehabilitat-ing the waterfront property. So far, six of nine obsoleteand unused buildings on the site have been removed.

“It takes time because it’s right on the water anddemolition is tricky. The buildings can’t fall in thewater,” explained Daniel Adams of Landing Studio,an urban design consultant firm for Eastern Salt.

West of the property is the redevelopment of thebulkhead and dredging in order to dock incomingships more securely, land salt more safely, and put itto use for road safety more efficiently. The processhas been a long one; it took seven years for thecompany to get the bulk head permit.

Atlantic Salt has recently introduced plans to thecity for development of a new waterfront-overlookpedestrian and bike corridor on Richmond Terrace,along with a proposed shift of the North Shore tran-sit right of way to be alongside Richmond Terrace.

This design would bring the proposed mass transitcorridor closer and more accessible to the Staten Is-land community, and would help create a continuouspedestrian and bike esplanade between the Staten Is-land Ferry and the Snug Harbor Cultural Center.

“Atlantic Salt understands that two of the greatestgoals are better transportation efficiency on the Is-land and better accessibility to Snug Harbor, and weknow that we can help meet these goals with ourdevelopment design,” Adams said.

Atlantic Salt employs more than 150 at its siteduring the winter, when it is most active providingsalt to de-ice roads along the Eastern seaboard. Itstores about 350,000 tons of salt at the NewBrighton site.

STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE/BILL LYONS

Leo Mahoney, founder of Atlantic Salt Co., visits the NewBrighton site during the company’s community festival.

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A SUCCESSFUL MANUFACTURER, AND A GOOD NEIGHBOR The first salt ship is expected to arrive by Nov. 1 in preparationfor wintertime de-icing.

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STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE/MICHAEL McWEENEY