Manhattan Borough Prez To Get Tested For Coronavirus At New Site

MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS, MANHATTAN — Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer will get tested for the novel coronavirus at the opening of a new pop-up facility this week, her office announced.

The testing site, which will include coronavirus and COVID-19 antibody tests, will open at Riverside Church on Claremont Avenue on Tuesday and stay up and running until July 11, according to the borough president.

Brewer plans to get a coronavirus test herself at 12:30 p.m. the day the site opens.

The testing facility will not require an appointment and will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. The church is found at 91 Claremont Ave.

Those who test positive will be given contact tracing services, quarantine procedures and doctor's referrals, according to the flyer.

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The newest testing site is one of several in the neighborhood, including a pop-up site that was opened by SOMOS Community Care last month.

This newest site will open with testing partner Medrite Urgent Care and Dr. Karen Thornton, according to Brewer's office, whose staff will also provide services.

It is sponsored by Assembly Member Inez E. Dickens, The Riverside Church and Rev. Debra Northern, Community Board 9, East Harlem Neighborhood Action Center and Padmore John, PUMP Harlem and Alicia Barksdale.

Other Upper West Side coronavirus testing sites include GoHealth Urgent Care centers at West 69th Street and West 100th Street and CityMD Urgent Care centers at West 69th Street and West 104th Street.

To find a location near you check out this map by the New York State Health Department.