Staten island have Large amount of South Asian Population which include Indians from INDIA.

Census Profile: Asian American Population In Staten Island NY

Indian Americans are among the fastest-growing in our population, as there has been a 66 percent increase in immigration from India since 1990. The majority of Indian-Americans who have settled in Staten Island since the 1970s.

Now, more and more immigrants from fields of medicine, engineering, and other such professions have been flocking to the U.S., thereby causing an immense wave of the educated elite of India to come to America.  (AANYC) Large portion of Indian men working as physicians and computer specialists, Indian as a whole were better off than the general population. Relative to the general population, Indians had higher household and family income in nyc metro area.

Census Report - Asian Indian in Staten Island - Year 1990 about 3,902 and Year 2000 about 6,493 approx. 66 % Growth