Bolstering State's Commitment to Ensuring Fairness and Equity in Vaccine Distribution Process
Community-Based 'Pop Up' Vaccination Sites Have Enabled Over 50,000 New Yorkers to Receive First Dosage of Vaccine
Host Sites and Partner Providers Conduct Outreach Within Their Communities and Work with Community Leaders and Organizations to Identify Eligible New Yorkers and Schedule Vaccination Appointments
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced 12 community-based pop-up vaccination sites are coming online this week at public housing developments, churches, community centers, schools and fire stations. These sites are expected to vaccinate more than 4,000 people throughout the week. Since January 15, 120 community-based pop-up sites administered more than 50,000 first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. As has been the case with previous pop-up sites, these sites will be re-established in three weeks to administer second doses.
Moving forward as the federal vaccine supply increases, New York will continue to establish these sites at all 33 NYCHA Senior Housing Developments, which house more than 7,600 seniors. Pop-up locations will also continue to be established at other public housing complexes statewide, as well as at more than 300 churches and cultural centers which have volunteered to house these sites through Governor Cuomo's Vaccine Equity Task Force.
"Reaching underserved communities across the state is critical to a vaccination strategy that serves all New Yorkers, and community-based pop-up sites bring the vaccine directly to those who have been hardest hit by the virus," Governor Cuomo said. "As we continue to expand access, we're also partnering with community leaders to address vaccine skepticism which remains a large problem in underserved communities. Fairness and equity in the vaccine distribution process remain our top priorities and we will not rest until COVID is defeated once and for all."
The establishment of many of these vaccination sites was made possible through partnerships with multiple public and private health care providers. Host sites and partner providers conduct outreach within their communities and work with community leaders and organizations to identify eligible New Yorkers and schedule vaccination appointments. The 12 sites being established this week are located at the addresses below:
NEW YORK CITY
Canaan Baptist Church
132 W 116th St
New York, NY 10026
Open: March 5, 2021; 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
NYCHA Chelsea Addition
436 West 27 Drive
New York, NY 10001
Open: March 5, 2021; 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
Jacob Riis Settlement
10-25 41st Ave
Queens, NY 11101
Open: March 7, 2021; 9:00 AM-8:00 PM
Spring Creek Towers Community Center
1540 Van Siclen Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11239
Open: March 6 & 7, 2021; 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
LONG ISLAND
Uniondale High School
933 Goodrich Street
Uniondale, NY 11553
Open: March 4, 2021; 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
B.A.P.S Swaminarayan Hindu Temple
2 Deshon Drive
Melville, NY 11747
Open: March 5, 2021; 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
HUDSON VALLEY
Open Door Family Medical Center
Village of Ossining Ambulance Corps and Neighbors Link
165 Main St
Ossining, NY 10562
Open: March 6, 2021; 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
**all appointments already filled**
CAPITAL REGION
Hudson Central Firehouse
77 North 7th Street
Hudson, NY 12534
Open: March 6, 2021; 10:00 AM-1:00 PM
**all appointments already filled**
MOHAWK VALLEY
St. Paul's Baptist Church
219 Leah St
Utica, NY 13501
Open: March 4, 2021; 9:30 AM-1:30 PM
SOUTHERN TIER
Friendship Baptist Church
120 Pearl St
Corning, NY 14830
Open: March 5, 2021; 1:00 PM-4:00 PM
CENTRAL NEW YORK
Tucker Missionary Baptist Church
515 Oakwood Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13205
Open: March 5, 2021; 12:00 PM -3:30 PM
FINGER LAKES
Campbell Street R-Center
524 Campbell St
Rochester, NY 14611
Open: March 6, 2021; 9:00 AM-1:00 PM
This continued development of community-based 'pop up' vaccination sites furthers Governor Cuomo's mandate of ensuring the fair and equitable distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. In late 2020, the Governor announced the launch of New York's Vaccine Equity Task Force chaired by Secretary of State Rossana Rosado, Attorney General Letitia James, National Urban League President & CEO Marc Morial, and Healthfirst President & CEO Pat Wang. Since its establishment, the Task Force has continued work to ensure vulnerable and underserved communities are not left behind by breaking down the barriers to vaccination and ensuring there is equitable distribution of the vaccine across the state.