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New York real estate: Great Kills, Staten Island

No one really uses the word "love" when they describe their feelings toward Great Kills, Staten Island. In fact, most residents speak with a blend of reservation and cautious optimism that it's almost disarming at first. It's not a dangerous place or a ghost town, but then again, it's no Shangri-La, they say. It's middle-class, medium sized, centrally located and even-keeled, through and through....

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