The MTA on Monday morning launched its free COVID-19 testing program at Grand Central Terminal and the Times Square-42nd Street Subway Station, in hopes of helping the city combat the continued rise in virus cases related to the omicron variant. Free PCR tests are available every day (except January 1) seven days a week at … Read more
To find a test site in your area in any of the five boroughs, you can text the word “COVID TEST” al 855-48 or register your address in the city search engine here. The New York Department of Health website has a Map designed by Castlight: COVID-19 Resource Center which lists established or mobile sites … Read more
New York City has opened a number of pop-up sites for free COVID-19 PCR testing in response to the surge in COVID-19 cases in all five boroughs, Congressman Adriano Espaillat announced Wednesday. In collaboration with SOMOS Medical Group, local small businesses and organizations in the district, beginning December 22, New York City residents and their … Read more
PORTLAND, Pray. – Multnomah County health experts said they are working with community groups to set up additional centers for further testing for COVID-19. Meanwhile, the county is working on logistics as the omicron variant spreads through the region. “In the coming weeks, we will not be able to cope with COVID-19 testing and contact … Read more
What you should know “Aladdin” will resume on Tuesday after “new cases of COVID-19 were detected” in early October. The show and other Broadway performances reopened last month after about 18 months of closure due to the pandemic, but were forced to close on September 29 when COVID-19 cases were reported within the musical’s company. … Read more
What you should know Just before the curtain rose on Wednesday, the popular Disney musical tweeted that they would be canceling the show due to COVID-19 cases on the team. The show offered refunds for those who purchased tickets and said they will “communicate the status of future performances tomorrow.” It was Broadway’s first COVID-19 … Read more
What you should know Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday revealed new state dashboards that make the COVID-19 variant and groundbreaking infection data available to the public for the first time since the pandemic began. The variant data report monitors the prevalence of variants identified by the CDC; delta represents more than 99% of the new … Read more
What you should know The vaccination mandate for New York City public school teachers and other staff members may go ahead as planned next week, after a state judge lifted a temporary restraining order. A coalition of municipal unions filed a lawsuit against the mandate and requested the court order against its implementation. State Supreme … Read more
All New York City public schools will be required to test weekly for COVID-19 beginning Monday, Sept. 27, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. “We will be testing elementary, middle and high schools, each school every week,” he said Monday. Unvaccinated students who test positive must comply with a quarantine, according to the president. De Blasio … Read more
NEW YORK – New York City will open two rapid COVID-19 testing units this week, free of charge, at two NYCHA public housing locations as part of the initiative to reach the most vulnerable communities. As COVID-19 cases rise this holiday season, NYC Test & Trace Corps, in partnership with Rapid Reliable Testing (RRT), a … Read more