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Staten Island, explained

The forgotten borough: the ferry, the expressway, the one that always feels left out (we don’t).

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  1. July 12, 2026 North Shore Two vending machines stocked with free naloxone, emergency contraception and condoms landed on the North Shore, funded by the city's opioid settlement after the borough posted its second-highest overdose death rate.
  2. July 3, 2026 The Staten Island Ferry shuts down from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and again from 8 to 10 p.m. on July 4 to make way for 48 Navy vessels sailing up the Hudson for Sail4th 250; the MTA is adding express buses on SIM routes.

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