The 80-acre site was known locally as Port Ivory or the Old Arlington railroad yard.

The Staten Island Expressway is sometimes cited as Port Ivory's southern boundary.

Port Ivory (6.1)

Port Ivory, Staten Island, a New York City neighborhood, was renamed because of the P&G factory that was a landmark there from 1907-1991.

To no one's surprise, the process has quickly become noisy and complicated as other proposals like one at Port Ivory on Staten Island begin to sound intriguing.

Nearby is Port Ivory, named for the Ivory Soap plant once located there.

The Dish on Soap Q. Does Port Ivory, on Staten Island, take its name from roaming elephants, or is there another reason?

The door was answered by Tara Alleyne, a city employee and inhabitant of what was once a soap-factory town called Port Ivory.

"I'm the only resident of Port Ivory," she said proudly.

Yet Ms. Alleyne is not long for Port Ivory.