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:
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:
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
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.