New State-Run Mass Vaccination Site Coming To Southampton

SOUTHAMPTON, NY — A new state-run mass vaccination site is coming to Southampton, one of 10 new sites opening statewide in the coming weeks, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday.

The new East End site will open at the SUNY Stony Brook Southampton campus, located at 70 Tuckahoe Road.

Additional sites will be opened on Long Island in Brentwood and Old Westbury, as well as in New York City, the Hudson Valley, the Capital region, the Mohawk Valley, the Southern Tier, and western New York, Cuomo said.

The sites are uner development and are expected to launch in the coming weeks. Final details, including appointment scheduling information, and hours of operation will be released in the coming days, Cuomo said.

"Thanks to increasing vaccine supply from our partners in Washington we can utilize more of our state's capacity to distribute doses, and once they are open, these new sites will allow us to continue to get shots into arms on a large scale," Cuomo said. "We know the vaccine is the weapon that will win this war, but it's only effective if we all take it, which is why we are working around the clock to establish sites like these across the state to reach as many New Yorkers as possible."

Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman applauded the news: "I'm thrilled that this site is opening. I'm grateful to the governor and his staff for hearing the calls of local officials for an East End location."

In February, Rep. Lee Zeldin called out for expanded vaccination access on the East End.

“Following my urging for expanded vaccine access on the East End, Governor Cuomo has finally announced a mass state vaccination site will be opened in Southampton,” Zeldin said. “The hours it could take East End residents to travel to current vaccination sites are an undue burden, especially for those Long Islanders who need the vaccine most, including our seniors, frontline workers, and others. I look forward to continuing to fight to expand access on the East End.”

Southold Town Supervisor Scott Russell also spoke out about the need to fix the "fragmented, chaotic" vaccination process and demanded access for East End residents.

"I am ecstatic that the governor has responded to the calls of the East End's public officials," Russell said Monday. "I am even more excited for the residents of the East End who will have more opportunities for the desperately needed vaccines in a more accessible location."

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