NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Twelve community-based COVID-19 vaccination sites are opening their doors this week, including three in New York City and two on Long Island, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday.
The following sites opened Thursday morning, Cuomo said in a release:
Middletown Plaza NYCHA
3033 Middletown Road
Bronx, NY 10461
Open: February 25, 2021; 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
Wayside Baptist Church
1746 Broadway
Brooklyn, NY 11207
Open: February 25, 2021-February 26, 2021; 9:00 AM-6:00 PM
Freeport Recreation Center
130 East Merrick Road
Freeport, NY11520
Open: February 25, 2021; 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Two additional sites will open on Friday, Feb. 26:
Convent Avenue Baptist Church
420 W 145th St
New York, NY 10031
Open: February 26, 2021; 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
La Espiguita Soccer
1795 Brentwood Road
Brentwood, NY 11717
Open: February 26, 2021; 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
“Community-based vaccination sites are a key component of New York’s effort to ensure all eligible New Yorkers have a chance to get the vaccine quickly and fairly, right in their community,” Cuomo said in a statement.
“We’re tackling skepticism and distrust head-on through our local partnerships and pop-up sites, and bringing the vaccine directly to the communities that have been hit hardest by this pandemic,” he added.
The five sites will “conduct outreach within their communities and work with community leaders and organizations to identify eligible New Yorkers and schedule vaccination appointments,” the release noted.