Google Helps Open New Major Vaccine Site In Chelsea: What To Know

CHELSEA, NY — A new COVID-19 vaccination site will open at the Fulton Community Center in Chelsea, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday.

The new vaccination site at 119 Ninth Avenue will be hosted by the Hudson Guild, operated by Daybreak Health, and will offer more than 200 vaccine appointments a day, and remain open each week from Tuesday through Saturday.

The site will open on April 7 and prioritize vaccination appointments for nearby NYCHA residents, including those at the Chelsea located Fulton Houses and Chelsea-Elliot Houses.

However, starting on April 12, all eligible New Yorkers will also be able to make an appointment at this Lower Manhattan location by visiting nyc.gov/vaccinefinder or by calling 877-VAX-4NYC.

Google, which has its NYC headquarters down the block from the Fulton Houses, is providing a $330,000 grant to Hudson Guild to set up the new community vaccination center located in the Fulton Houses NYCHA campus.

Overall, the technology giant is providing the city with over $1 million to "help vaccinate vulnerable communities in NYC."

"Technology is going to help fuel New York City's recovery, including getting more New Yorkers vaccinated," de Blasio said in a news release. "I thank Google and Hudson Guild for their partnership to open this new site, and I encourage all New Yorkers, especially NYCHA residents, to get vaccinated as soon as possible."

“Vaccination for residents is my biggest concern at the moment,” said Miguel Acevedo, Resident Association President, Fulton Houses, in the news release. “I am grateful that residents will have an opportunity to receive the vaccine in their community through this partnership with the City, Hudson Guild and Google.”