Roosevelt Island residents can get a free Covid-19 nasal swab test at the NYC Health & Hospital Corp (NYC HHC) Mobile Van Pop Up Site located under the Motorgate Helix. Roosevelt Island testing began yesterday morning and will continue from 10 AM-4 PM each day thru Thursday July 2. Please arrive before 3 PM to allow enough time to take the test before the 4 PM closing time.

Roosevelt Island’s NYC Council Member Ben Kallos advocated for the Roosevelt Island Covid-19 mobile test site. Council Member Kallos was joined by NYC HHC Executive Director for Mobile Pop Up Testing sites Michelle Clarke, Roosevelt Island Operating Corp ( RIOC ) Acting President Shelton Haynes, Community Board 8 Chair Alida Camp and r esident Judy Berdy to encourage residents to get Covid-19 testing. Ms Clarke described the fast and easy process involved in getting Covid-19 testing – 15 minutes with exception of the line. Result can be received by text, email, phone and mail within 3-5 days but could be as soon as 48 hours. Unfortunately, no antibodies test on Roosevelt Island. Ms Clarke reports today that 133 Roosevelt Island residents received the Covid-19 test at Pop Up site on Monday – a very good number she adds. Here’s the full briefing from yesterday’s Roosevelt Island mobile pop up testing site.TESTING IS A GOOD THING says Council Member Kallos. Roosevelt Island, Get The Test!!!! UPDATE 6:55 PM – Roosevelt Island resident Rita De Cassia adds:

After a long wait in a short line due to a generator glitch, got my test, administered by Wonderful nurse Martha Mitchell – on the foreground.


Hope everyone gets tested.

UPDATE 7/1 – 173 Covid-19 tests were done on June 30 for a 2 day total of 306 which is a very good turnout according to the on site NYC HHC staff. UPDATE 7/3 183 COVID-19 tests were done on July 1 for a three day total of 489 at the Roosevelt Island mobile pop up site. Will add the tests on July 2 when received for the total amount during the mobile pop up test site 4 day Roosevelt Island stay.

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