The big-ticket trade in NYC’s “forgotten borough”  

Another week, another peak sale hit the books in New York City — this time, in Staten Island. A sprawling mansion in Todt Hill, the borough’s premier luxury neighborhood, snagged a record-breaking deal when it closed for $8.5 million, the New York Post first reported. The sale marked Staten Island’s most expensive of all time, beating a $4.6 million deal notched just a year prior.  The 11,000-square-foot estate, which has a basketball court, pool and hair salon, hit the market last September asking $9 million. The sellers, Richard and Vania Cardinale of Farm to Bagel, paid just $1.7 million for […] This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.