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COVID-19: Express Testing

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COVID-19

Vaccine

Data

Prevention and Groups at Higher Risk

When You Are Sick

Long COVID

Express Testing

Information for Providers


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You can make an appointment for a free COVID-19 test at the Health Department's COVID Express site. The clinic is located at 1218 Prospect Place in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

Test results are available within 24 hours of your visit when testing occurs between Monday and Thursday. Results for tests taken on a Friday are available on the next business day.

Testing includes tests for other respiratory viruses, including flu and RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus). All tests are PCR-based laboratory diagnostic tests. PCR tests can detect the virus even if there is only a small amount in your system.

Testing is free to all New Yorkers, regardless of immigration status.

How to Schedule and Get Results

Testing is available by appointment only. To make an appointment, choose a time on the online scheduler below.

After your test, you can get your results:

Online by creating a MyChart account.

After scheduling your appointment, you will receive a link to create an account. You may also already have an existing account from a previous visit to an NYC Health + Hospitals facility that you can use to view your results.

By returning to the clinic two to three business days after your test to pick up printed results.

Positive Test Result

If you test positive, you will receive a call from the clinic.

People who had confirmed COVID-19 in the past 90 days (meaning they tested positive using a viral test) and recovered do not need to get tested unless they develop symptoms. People may test positive with a PCR test for weeks or months after infection, even though they are not contagious. For this reason, any COVID Express testing appointments made within 90 days of a positive test will be canceled.

If you have recovered from COVID-19 and now have new symptoms of COVID-19, talk to a health care provider, especially if you recently had close contact with someone who has COVID-19.

If you receive a positive result for Flu A, Flu B, or RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus), call your health care provider to discuss treatment. If you are an older adult, have an underlying health condition, or the positive test was for your child, your provider may have more instructions for you to stay safe and continue care.

Schedule Your Appointment

COVID Express Closures

The clinics are closed on the following days:

New Year's Day (January 1)

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 15)

Presidents Day (February 19)

Memorial Day (May 27)

Juneteenth (June 19)

Independence Day (July 4)

Labor Day (September 2)

Columbus Day (October 14)

Election Day (November 5)

Veterans Day (November 11)

Thanksgiving Day (November 28)

December 6

Christmas Day (December 25)

All clinics close at noon on the following dates in 2024:

January 25

February 29

March 13

March 28

April 25

May 30

June 12

June 27

July 25

August 29

September 11

September 26

October 31

December 26

All clinics open at 10 a.m. on the third Tuesday of every month.