STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Staten Island Fentanyl and Overdose Task Force is urging Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York state legislators to provide more funding for drug addiction treatment and prevention programs in the borough.

The task force released its 2025 final report and recommendations for the governor and state legislators during a news conference Wednesday at the office of District Attorney Michael E. McMahon.

This year, as of Nov. 9, 78 people died of suspected overdoses on Staten Island, while 66 people were rescued, according to preliminary and incomplete statistics provided by the District Attorney’s Office.

The district attorney and other speakers said that the efforts of the task force played a crucial role in the 49% reduction in fatal overdoses on Staten Island in 2024. Ho

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