Get Vaccinated Atop The Empire State Building, Cuomo Offers

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — New Yorkers who still haven't received their coronavirus vaccine can get one atop the Empire State Building this weekend, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced — the latest incentive being offered to residents in an effort to end the pandemic.

The vaccine site will be open on the Empire State Building's 86th-floor observatory from Friday through Sunday, 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. each day. It is run in partnership with SOMOS Community Care.

The first 100 people who get vaccinated at the site will get a free ticket to the observatory, according to the state.

Walk-up appointments have been allowed at all state-run mass-vaccination sites since April 29.

"Our creative vaccine site locations and incentive programs have succeeded in getting more New Yorkers to come in and roll up their sleeve, and we are continuing this creative approach with these two new sites in New York City," Cuomo said in a statement, also announcing a new site at the College of Staten Island.

Other vaccine incentives being offered to New Yorkers include free tickets to museums and sports games, free food at Krispy Kreme and Shake Shack, and a free two-week CitiBike membership.