Here’s Where To Get A COVID Test In NYC—And How Much It Will Cost (New York: neighborhoods)

[Aeran]

FYI

https://gothamist.com/news/heres-whe...ontent=2021128

As more New Yorkers got vaccinated against COVID-19 this spring and summer, interest in getting tested for the virus declined, bottoming out in early July. But demand has resurfaced in recent weeks, likely driven by offices reopening, kids going back to school, a rise in cases due to the highly contagious delta variant and general concerns about another surge. Many workplaces are requiring those who are not vaccinated to get tested for the coronavirus weekly, per a new federal mandate.

For those who haven’t gotten tested in a while, the landscape has shifted. New mobile test sites are scattered around the city, and at-home tests are becoming more widely available. You could stop by a CityMD or duck into the testing van down the block. Whatever you choose, be very skeptical of any site that makes you pay out-of-pocket—with a few exceptions, most COVID tests should still be free.

We’ve consulted with experts—and regular New Yorkers—and compiled resources on when to get tested, what type of test to get, and where to go.

[Tencent]

COVID PCR Test is only free if you are symptomatic or willing to fill out ridiculous amounts of paperwork.

[Metromoxo]

Originally Posted by Tencent

COVID PCR Test is only free if you are symptomatic or willing to fill out ridiculous amounts of paperwork.

You can still get them at the city run sites, only in certain neighborhoods, though. And you might have to check a few times for appointments https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/...d-testing.page You don't need to have symptoms or fill in any paperwork. You do have to answer several questions but they won't make you do your own paperwork.

[popartist]

Originally Posted by Metromoxo

You can still get them at the city run sites, only in certain neighborhoods, though. And you might have to check a few times for appointments https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/...d-testing.page You don't need to have symptoms or fill in any paperwork. You do have to answer several questions but they won't make you do your own paperwork.

Not only those sites, but also these: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/coronaviru...9-testing.page

As well as these:
https://www.nychealthandhospitals.or...testing-sites/

Also, I believe a lot of the tents (but more specifically the LabQ ones) will do it for free.

I have been availing myself of a city express PCR site, primarily because it's basically across the street from home, and fast, and no you do not need to be symptomatic or have a specific reason.

[randomperson2]

”COVID PCR Test is only free if you are symptomatic or willing to fill out ridiculous amounts of paperwork.”

Not true. You can get *rapid* PCR, no less (results in just a few hours), at the city-run sites just by signing up for a slot a couple of days in advance. This has been the case for many months. I think some of the pop-up sites do it the same way, too, but I haven't personally tried them.

Amazing that some people seem to lack the basic education required not to just spontaneously make up facts that fit their world view, something you ought to be learning by middle school. ”It feels like it ought to be true, so I'll just say it and not even bother checking” is just too embarrassing for grown-ups.