Citi Field will become a mega COVID-19 vaccination site on a 24-hour basis from Wednesday’s through Saturday’s according to New York City councilmember Mark D. Levine.
According to Levine, the appointments will consist of 50 percent for taxi drivers, delivery drivers and food service workers from anywhere in New York City, and 50 percent for residents of Queens in eligible categories.
Citi Field was originally slated to open as a mega vaccination site at the end of January, but due to a shortage in vaccines, was postponed indefinitely.
Last month, New York City mayor Bill de Blasio said that the mass vaccination site was going to be huge for New Yorkers.
“This is going to be fantastic. This is going to help so many people get vaccinated,” de Blasio said. “We welcome Queens residents. We welcome all New Yorkers. We even welcome Yankees fans. There is no discrimination.”
“When we heard about your initiative, we were just so excited to participate in this program,” Mets owner Steve Cohen said about the plans to open Citi Field as a mega vaccine location. “It’s so important. We know the suffering that’s going on with COVID. Anyway the organization could help support this effort, we were going to do it. We talked about being involved in our communities and I can’t think of any way that’s more important than what this hub is going to do.
“The goal is to just get the vaccine in people’s arms so we can get this crisis over with and get back to living a normal life,” Cohen added.
To sign up, visit: nyc.gov/vaccinefinder or call 877-VAX4NYC.
