Walk-Up Vaccines Expanded To New Yorkers 50 And Older

NEW YORK, NY — New Yorkers age 50 and older are now among those eligible to get the coronavirus vaccine without an appointment, Mayor Bill de Blasio's office announced Saturday.

Previously, walk-in appointments were reserved for New Yorkers age 75 and older.

“Our priority for the next few months is clear: we need to vaccinate as many New Yorkers as possible,” de Blasio said in a news release. “By making it easier for New Yorkers 50 and older to get vaccinated, we are on our way to fully vaccinating five million New Yorkers by June.”

Walk-up appointments are available at the following sites:

Bronx

Bronx Co-Op City Dreiser Community Center
Northeast Bronx YMCA (Edenwald)
South Bronx Educational Campus
West Bronx Gymnasium
Lehman College - Apex Center
Bathgate Contract Postal Station

Brooklyn

Coney Island YMCA
Teachers Prep High School
Starrett City
Flatbush YMCA
Bushwick Educational Campus
Event Space at City Point
Brooklyn Army Terminal

Manhattan

Ford Foundation
NFL Experience Times Square
Yeshiva University
City College
Essex Crossing
Abyssinian Baptist Church
Fulton Senior Community Center / Hudson Guild

Queens

Modell's - Queens Center Mall
Korean Community Services
Beach Channel Educational Campus
Long Island City Vaccine Site (Plaxall)
Queens Public Library - Flushing Library
Queens Public Library - Ozone
CitiField

Staten Island

Former Babies R Us - Staten Island Mall
Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex
Empire Outlets
St. Thomas St. Joseph's School

New Yorkers can still schedule appointments and also locate their nearest vaccine site by visiting nyc.gov/vaccinefinder or calling 1-877-VAX-4-NYC.