Health & Fitness

Where To Get Tested For Coronavirus In Bayside This Week

New York City has more than 300 coronavirus testing sites. Here's where to get tested in the Bayside area.

A person gets tested at a mobile COVID-19 testing site in Brooklyn.
A person gets tested at a mobile COVID-19 testing site in Brooklyn. (Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)

QUEENS, NY — There are hundreds of locations where New Yorkers can get tested for the coronavirus, including a variety of options in the Bayside area.

New York City now has the capacity to test 120,000 people a day for the coronavirus, thanks to more than 300 testing sites throughout the five boroughs, according to NYC Health + Hospitals.

The latest addition was the start of rapid testing last week at LaGuardia Airport's COVID-19 testing site, which serves local residents in addition to travelers and airport employees.

Find out what's happening in Bayside-Douglastonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

The site has the capacity to provide about 250 rapid point-of-care molecular tests per day, with results generally returned within 15 minutes, according to a news release.

Testing sites in Northeast Queens include:

Find out what's happening in Bayside-Douglastonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Windsor Park Library, 79-50 Bell Blvd.: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Sunday
  • Kissena Corridor Park, Colden Street and Geranium Avenue: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
  • NYCHA's Latimer Houses, parking lot by building #3: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
  • Poppenhusen Playground, 20th Avenue and 123rd Street: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Sunday

Below is a list of city-affiliated testing sites in Queens where residents can get tested this week.

More locations, including a list of private urgent care centers that are conducting tests, can be found at nyc.gov/covidtest or by calling 212-COVID19.

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