Pop-Up Vaccine Sites Open At Brooklyn Churches, Senior Centers

BROOKLYN, NY — Three pop-up coronavirus vaccination sites will open this week in Brooklyn, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday.

The Brooklyn distribution sites are among 35 community-based facilities the state will open in churches, community centers, public housing complexes and cultural centers as part of its effort to bring vaccines to communities hardest-hit by the pandemic.

"COVID brought the ugly truth of inequity and inequality in this country to a tipping point," Cuomo said. "COVID has killed Black and Latino New Yorkers at a higher rate and that is why these community-based sites are one of New York's vaccine priorities. More than 9,000 New Yorkers have been vaccinated through this effort and by making the vaccine accessible and delivered by trusted community partners, we can address the skepticism and bring this life-saving vaccine to those who need it most."

In Brooklyn, the sites include a Christian Cultural Center in East New York, the Senior Adult Center at the Howard Houses in Brownsville and the United Revival Mennonite Church in Bushwick.

The 35 new sites are expected to vaccinate more than 25,000 people throughout the week. They will revamp in three weeks to offer second doses, Cuomo said.

Here are the details for the Brooklyn sites:

Christian Cultural Center
12020 Flatlands Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
Open Thursday, February 4 - Sunday, February 7 - 9AM-9PM
Provider Partnership: Northwell Health

United Revival Mennonite Church
390 Melrose Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
Open Thursday, February 4 - Saturday, February 6 & Monday, February 8 - 9AM-9PM
Provider partnership with Northwell Health

Howard Houses, Senior Adult Center
1797 Pitkin Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
Open Thursday, February 4 - 9AM-5PM
Provider Partnership: Doral Health