Brooklyn Army Terminal To Become 'Mass Vaccination Site': Mayor

Park Slope NY

06 January, 2021

3:47 PM

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BROOKLYN, NY — The Brooklyn Army Terminal will soon become a "mass vaccination site" as the city speeds up its efforts to vaccinate New Yorkers against the coronavirus, the mayor announced. Mayor Bill de Blasio and health officials unveiled the a new list of sites that will join their plan to double the number of places New Yorkers can get a coronavirus vaccines on Wednesday. The latest round includes a "mass vaccination site" at the Army Terminal and three smaller "vaccine hubs" that are set to open in Brooklyn in the next week. The Army Terminal, set to open on Sunday, will be available 24/7 for vaccination appointments for those who qualify, de Blasio said. It comes as another mass distribution site opens in the Bronx. "These are the first two sites," he said. "Sites will be opening in all five boroughs and we'll announce those in the coming days." The latest round of "vaccine hubs" will include Abraham Lincoln High School in Brighton Beach, Canarsie High School and George Westinghouse Vocational High School in Downtown Brooklyn. They are among 12 hubs across the five boroughs set to open by next Friday. The new hubs are in addition to a hub already announced at The Bushwick Educational Campus, which is set to open Sunday, Jan. 10. The expanded sites come as the city works toward a pledge to reach 1 million doses by the end of January. So far, about 130,000 New Yorkers have received a dose of the coronavirus vaccine.