12 vintage photos that show what New York City's 'forgotten borough' looked like in the 1980s

In the 1980s, when photographer Christine Osinski and her husband were forced out of their New York City loft by real estate developments, they decided to leave Manhattan completely.

But they didn't go too far - in 1982, the couple bought an affordable house on Staten Island, though they didn't know much about the borough.

"We had taken the ferry ride multiple times on hot summer days while living in Manhattan, but never got off," Osinski told Business Insider.

About a year after the move, Osinski took out her camera to explore the neighborhood that still felt new.

Her photos have been shown in galleries, and more recently came together in a new book called "Summer Days Staten Island".

Osinski shared some photos that show what life was like in Manhattan's "forgotten borough" in the 1980s.