If you’re looking for the fastest way to get your Covid test results, look no further than the more than 400 city and state-run Covid testing facilities in the tri-state area that make up the fastest Rapid Covid test sites in New York City. Click HERE for the most up do date waiting times for NY’s Health and Hospitals. If you are looking for information about the Vaccine – see our guide here.
Here’s some more resources from our Corona series:
- Everything You Need to Know About the Coronavirus Vaccine
- Here’s how to stay safe at home (especially if you live with roommates).
- That Weird Emotion You’re Feeling? It’s Grief.
New Yorkers have reported waiting in lines for hours for a Rapid Covid test. With the positive rate increasing to over 3% and NY public schools shutting down on November 19th, Covid testing is important now more than ever. Not everyone can spend two hours in the middle of the day waiting in line for a test though.
Editor’s Note: Check out our handy dandy guide for staying safe at home while living with roommates or family during Covid.
Despite having over 100 locations across the tri-state area and Washington DC, CityMD is beginning to feel the pressure of hours upon hours of New Yorkers waiting online for a Rapid Covid Test.
As of November 16th, the group announced that they would be shortening their hours by 90 minutes every day to protect their staff from burning out. Editor’s Update: As of January 5, 2021 – CityMD now offers a virtual line for Covid testing. You can put your name down and number down and will be alerted within 30 minutes of your testing time. Without further ado, here are the fastest Rapid Covid test sites in New York City.
Where Are The Fastest Rapid Covid Test Sites in New York City?
New York’s Public Hospital network aka NYC Health + Hospitals (NYC H+H) is the United States oldest and largest municipal health care delivery system. In 2014, the group was responsible for creating a pathogen plan to combat Ebola and has since been one of the world leaders in creating plans for disease, just like Covid.
“In November 2015, NYC H+H inaugurated its System-wide Special Pathogens Program dedicated to applying an emergency management-centric approach to preparing for, responding to, and recovering from these diseases in health care delivery settings. It remains the only program of its kind“
It’s no wonder that the New York Health and Hospitals have the fastest Rapid Covid test sites in New York City. They also offer more accurate results than urgent care facilities. They are free to everyone, regardless of immigration status, and no appointment is needed (though the NY Quickie Labs do require appointments). You can get your results within 24 -48 hours, usually on the same day.
Nyc Health + Hospitals also have mobile testing sites, rapid-point of care locations, and then testing at hospitals across all boroughs. You can find the closest facility to you by putting your address here or keep reading for the full list of locations.
Do I Need to Pay For a Rapid Covid Test?
If you go to a test site run by New York State, there is never any charge for your test. Covid tests through the NY Health and Hospital System have been waived for those with and without health insurance. Testing is free to all eligible New Yorkers as ordered by a health care provider or by calling the NYS COVID-19 hotline at 1-888-364-3065.
If you go to a private medical facility like Urgent Care, double-check with your insurance. All telehealth costs have been waived for insurance companies. The Department of Health requires insurance companies to waive co-pays for telehealth visits.
If you’re really sick, you can also request for an at home Covid test which takes a few days to ship and will cost $119 at cost (unless covered by insurance or federal funds). While it may not make for one of the fastest rapid Covid Test Sites in New York City, it sure makes for a convenient one.
Can I Get Tested If I Don’t Have Health Insurance?
If you are don’t have health insurance, you ARE eligible to have all of your Covid related medical needs covered (testing, hospitalization, doctor visits). By the way, if you don’t have insurance, the enrollment period for New York’s health insurance is open NOW till December 15th. If you’re unemployed, you can still receive lowered costs to pay for your deductible. Apply HERE.
Can I See a Doctor Or Get Tested If I am Undocumented?
YES. You can. Due to medical privacy, health officials will not ask about your status. Undocumented New Yorkers can receive free care for all Covid related medical needs including ER visits, telehealth, testing, and medicine.
Where Are The Fastest Rapid Care Testing Sites in New York City?
Some Rapid Care Locations are below:
51-30 Northern Boulevard
51-30 Northern Boulevard
Woodside, NY 11377
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Borough Park
4002 Fort Hamilton Pkwy
Brooklyn, NY 11218
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Far Rockaway
39-20 Rockaway Beach Boulevard
Queens, NY 11691
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Bensonhurst
6315 14th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11219
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Edward Grant
1302 Edward L Grant Highway (Entrance on W 169th and Cromwell)
Bronx, NY 10452
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Kew Gardens Hills Library
72-33 Vleigh Pl
Queens, NY 11367
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Midwood Pre-K
1223 Coney Island Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11230
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
St James Rec Center
2530 Jerome Avenue
Bronx, NY 10468
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Staten Island Ferry Terminal
1 Bay St, Retail Space 103 (Level 1 of the Ferry Terminal, next to the North Shore Esplanade exit)
Staten Island, NY 10301
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Queens Public Library at Lefferts
103-34 Lefferts Blvd
South Richmond Hill, NY 11419
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Here are the Fastest Rapid Covid Test Sites in Manhattan
NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
462 First Avenue
New York, New York 10016
212-562-5555
COVID-19 Testing and Antibody Testing Offered Here
Monday – Friday, Walk Ins: 7:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Saturday, 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health
Dyckman-Clinica de Las Americas
175 Nagle Avenue
New York, New York 10034
844-NYC-4NYC
COVID-19 Testing and Antibody Testing Offered Here
Monday – Saturday, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Gouverneur
227 Madison Street
New York, New York 10002
844-NYC-4NYC
COVID-19 Testing and Antibody Testing Offered Here
Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem
506 Lenox Avenue
New York, New York 10037
212-939-1000
COVID-19 Testing and Antibody Testing Offered Here
Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday, 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan
1901 First Avenue
New York, New York 10029
212-423-6262
COVID-19 Testing and Antibody Testing Offered Here
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Sydenham
264 West 118th Street
New York, New York 10026
844-NYC-4NYC
COVID-19 Testing and Antibody Testing Offered Here
Monday – Saturday, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Highbridge Pool
2301 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, New York 10033
844-NYC-4NYC
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Old Broadway
21 Old Broadway
New York, NY 10027
844-NYC-4NYC
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Saint Nicholas Houses
281 West 127th Street
New York, New York 10035
844-NYC-4NYC
Monday – Saturday, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Covid Testing Sites in Brooklyn
NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island
2601 Ocean Parkway
Brooklyn, New York 11235
844-NYC-4NYC
COVID-19 Testing and Antibody Testing Offered Here
Monday – Saturday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Sunday, 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Cumberland
100 North Portland Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11205
844-NYC-4NYC
COVID-19 Testing and Antibody Testing Offered Here
Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, East New York
2094 Pitkin Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11207
844-NYC-4NYC
COVID-19 Testing and Antibody Testing Offered Here
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Homecrest
1601 Avenue S.
Brooklyn, New York 11229
844-NYC-4NYC
COVID-19 Testing and Antibody Testing Offered Here
Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Ida G. Israel Community Health Center
2925 W 19th Street
Brooklyn, New York 11224
844-NYC-4NYC
Monday – Saturday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Sunday, 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Jonathan Williams Houses
333 Roebling Street
Brooklyn, New York 11211
844-NYC-4NYC
COVID-19 Testing and Antibody Testing Offered Here
Monday – Friday: 8:30 a.m – 3:30 p.m
Saturday – Sunday: 9 a.m – 2 p.m
NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County
451 Clarkson Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11203
718-245-3131
Monday – Saturday, 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. (Closed 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.)
COVID-19 Testing and Antibody Testing Offered Here
NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull
760 Broadway
Brooklyn, New York 11206
718-963-8000
COVID-19 Testing and Antibody Testing Offered Here
Monday – Sunday, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
4002 Fort Hamilton
4002 Fort Hamilton Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11218
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Rapid Point of Care Testing Available Here
Bay Ridge 5th Ave
8511 & 8515 5th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11209
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Bensonhurst 14th Ave
6315 14th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11219
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Rapid Point of Care Testing Available Here
Brooklyn Army Terminal
140 58th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11220
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Canarsie Muni Lot
622 E 99th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11236 (aka 1389 Rockaway Parkway)
844-NYC-4NYC
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Midwood Pre-K
1223 Coney Island Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11230
844-NYC-4NYC
Rapid Point of Care Testing Available Here
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Red Hook Recreation Center
155 Bay Street
Brooklyn, NY 11231
844-NYC-4NYC
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Starrett City
1279 Pennsylvania Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11239
Monday – Sunday, 9am-7pm
Covid Testing Sites in the Bronx
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Belvis
545 East 142nd Street
Bronx, New York 10454
844-NYC-4NYC
COVID-19 Testing and Antibody Testing Offered Here
Monday – Saturday, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi
1400 Pelham Parkway South
Bronx, New York 10461
718-918-5000
COVID-19 Testing and Antibody Testing Offered Here
Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln
234 East 149th Street
Bronx, New York 10451
718-579-5000
COVID-19 Testing and Antibody Testing Offered Here
Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Morrisania
1225 Gerard Avenue
Bronx, New York 10452
844-NYC-4NYC
COVID-19 Testing and Antibody Testing Offered Here
Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx
3424 Kossuth Avenue
Bronx, New York 10467
Appointments: 844-692-4692
General Information: 718-918-5700
COVID-19 Testing and Antibody Testing Offered Here
Monday – Sunday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Tremont
1920 Webster Ave
Bronx, New York 10457
844-NYC-4NYC
COVID-19 Testing and Antibody Testing Offered Here
Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
4101 White Plains
4101 White Plains Road
Bronx, NY 10466
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Bathgate Contract Postal Station
4006 3rd Avenue
Bronx, NY 19457
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Edward Grant
1302 Edward L Grant Highway (Entrance on W 169th and Cromwell)
Bronx, NY 10452
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Rapid Point of Care Testing Available Here
Rain Boston Road Senior Center
2424 Boston Road
Bronx, NY 10467
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
St James Rec Center
2530 Jerome Avenue
Bronx, NY 10468
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Rapid Point of Care Testing Available Here
Co-op City Retail Space
105 Dreiser Loop
Bronx, NY 10475
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Covid Testing Sites in Queens
NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst
79-01 Broadway
Elmhurst, New York 11373
718-334-4000
COVID-19 Testing and Antibody Testing Offered Here
Monday – Saturday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens
82-68 164th Street
Jamaica, New York 11432
718-883-3000
COVID-19 Testing and Antibody Testing Offered Here
Monday – Sunday, 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Woodside
50-53 Newtown Road
Woodside, New York 11377
844-NYC-4NYC
COVID-19 Testing and Antibody Testing Offered Here
Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Dates: Last day is November 19
51-30 Northern Boulevard
51-30 Northern Boulevard
Woodside, NY 11377
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Rapid Point of Care Testing Available Here
Beach 39th
39-20 Rockaway Beach Boulevard
Queens, NY 11691
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Rapid Point of Care Testing Available Here
The Episcopal Church of St. Alban the Martyr
116-42 Farmers Blvd
St. Albans, NY 11412
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Kew Gardens Hills Library
72-33 Vleigh Pl
Queens, NY 11367
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Rapid Point of Care Testing Available Here
LaGuardia Airport
Terminal B Parking Garage, Level 1
Queens, NY 11371
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Sorrentino Rec Center
18-48 Cornaga Avenue
Queens, NY 11691
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Queens Public Library at Lefferts
103-34 Lefferts Blvd
South Richmond Hill, NY 11419
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Rapid Point of Care Testing Available Here
Windsor Park Library
79-50 Bell Blvd
Flushing/Queens, NY 11364
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Covid Testing Sites in Staten Island
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Vanderbilt
165 Vanderbilt Avenue
Staten Island, New York 10304
844-NYC-4NYC
COVID-19 Testing and Antibody Testing Offered Here
Monday – Sunday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Former St John Villa HS
57 Cleveland Place
Staten Island, NY 10305
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Greenbelt Recreation Center
501 Brielle Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Mariners Harbor Library
Mariner’s Harbor Branch
206 South Avenue
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Staten Island Ferry Terminal
1 Bay St, Retail Space 103 (Level 1 of the Ferry Terminal, next to the North Shore Esplanade exit)
Staten Island, NY 10301
Monday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Rapid Point of Care Testing Available Here
