LIVE UPDATES: COVID testing sites open now on Long Island

As the holidays wind down, COVID numbers are higher than ever amidst the Omicron variant. Here’s what we know about testing sites open now, or opening across Long Island.

A Digital Sign Directing Patients to a COVID-19 Drive-Thru Testing Site at Stony Brook University John Paraskevas/Newsday via Getty Images

As the holidays wind down, COVID numbers are higher than ever amidst the Omicron variant. Here’s what we know about testing sites open now, or opening across Long Island.

Suffolk:

SUFFOLK COUNTY TO OPEN FREE DRIVE-THRU COVID-19 TESTING SITES In an effort to expand access to testing, Suffolk County...

Posted by Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone on Tuesday, December 28, 2021

HAUPPAUGE - IBEW Local 25

370 Motor Parkway Hauppauge, NY 11788

Hours: Monday - Saturday: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.

EAST ISLIP - Heckscher State Park , Field 8

Hours: Monday to Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Capacity: 1,000 tests/day

HAMPTON BAYS: Red Creek Park (OPENING 1/3)

102 Old Riverhead Road in Hampton Bays

Hours: (OPENS 1/4) Mondays only from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Testing capacity: Up to 500 tests a day.

MIDDLE ISLAND: Cathedral Pines County Park (OPENS 1/4)

116 Yaphank Middle Island Road, Middle Island

Hours: (OPENS 1/4) Tuesdays and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a testing capacity of up to 500 tests per day.

BOHEMIA: Babies R Us

5181 Sunrise Hwy., Bohemia

Hours: Monday -Thurs., 8am-3pm

Appointment only - MORE INFO HERE

Nassau:

Posted 12/29/21:

Tomorrow my team will be distributing 20k test kits to residents starting at 10am at Mitchell Field in Uniondale. As...

Posted by Nassau County Executive Laura Curran on Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Nassau County has partnered with Northwell Health to provide drive-thru PCR testing Monday to Friday from 8am-6pm at Christopher Morley Park in Roslyn. Appointments are required and can be made here:

Posted by Nassau County Executive Laura Curran on Tuesday, December 28, 2021


Kennedy Memorial Park

335 Greenwich Street Hempstead, NY 11550

Hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m

Christopher Morley Park

500 Searington Road North, Roslyn 11576

Hours: 8 am - 6 pm

MORE INFO


Listener tips (where they got theirs):

Sent on 12/29/21:

MEDFORD: “Walgreens has a ton of them on Route 112 in Medford, near the DQ!!!”

ACROSS LI: “Rope dropping [going/calling as soon as they open] pharmacies when shipments come in (call in advance)”

ACROSS LI: “City MD or any urgent care that does them”

ACROSS LI: “7-Eleven”

ACROSS LI: “Amazon”

PORT JEFF: “Rite Aid in Port Jefferson. I think I lucked out though with the last one for the year though, one Monday.”

PATCHOGUE: “Walgreens (Main Street) had them. Selling fast.”

SELDEN: “Walgreens in Selden”

WEST ISLIP: “AFC Urgent Care in West Islip”

MASTIC/SHIRLEY: “Smith Point Beach”

ACROSS LI: “Independently owned pharmacies - CVS Online!”

LAKE RONKONKOMA: As of today rapid testing is available at MD 365 in Lake Ronkonkoma. I was told that PCR’s are up to doctors since they are limited.”

For additional information, call the Hotline: 1-888-364-3065

This information is updated frequently and as received in a quick changing climate. Got a tip? Let us know! Email kiana@wbli.com.

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