STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The neighborhood of Dongan Hills was named after Thomas Dongan, the 17th-century British governor of New York.
One of its main thoroughfares is the five-mile-long Richmond Road, which has seen its share of iconic businesses over the decades.
Among the most memorable were at its intersection with Stobe Avenue: the vintage Victory Diner, which moved there from Castleton Corners in the 1960s, and a neighboring open-air vegetable and fruit stand…