BRONX TIMES REPORTER, F 4 EBRUARY 5-11, 2021
Yankee Stadium
vaccination site to open
Friday: Governor & Mayor
Yankee Stadium in 2019. File/Curtis Heath
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BY ALEX MITCHELL
Opening Day remains two months
away, but the New York Yankees are going
to bat for the Bronx this weekend, as
Yankee Stadium will open its doors as
a COVID-19 vaccine hub, Governor Andrew
Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio
announced Wednesday.
The site at 1 E. 161st Street will operate
strictly for qualifi ed Bronx residents
on an appointment only basis
from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week;
15,000 appointments will be available
for the hub’s fi rst week, according to
Cuomo’s offi ce.
“The New York Yankees recognize
the devastating effect COVID-19 has
had on our borough, and it is our privilege
to have Yankee Stadium as a host
site for providing vaccines to Bronx residents,”
the Yankees organization released
in a statement.
“These vaccinations will make an
immediate difference in improving the
health of our local community — which
has been so overwhelmed by this pandemic,”
the bombers added.
The governor’s offi ce stated that
Yankee Stadium was selected to “directly
address the Bronx’s concerning
positivity rate,” the highest of all fi ve
boroughs. It also looks to close the vaccine
inequality gap that has developed
citywide.
“It’s abundantly clear that Black,
Latino and poor communities have
been hit the hardest by COVID, and the
Bronx is no exception,” Cuomo said.
“Our efforts to target vaccinations
by locations with higher positivity rates
have been working to not only keep the
infection rate down, but to help ensure
equity in our vaccine distribution process,
and opening a mass vaccination
site at Yankee Stadium, the Bronx’s
most iconic landmark, is the perfect solution
to helping this borough get vaccinated
and defeat COVID once and for
all,” he added.
De Blasio reiterated a similar message
to the governor, saying, “Yankee
Stadium has always been known for its
World Series banners, but now it’ll be
recognized as a place where the people
of the surrounding community in the
Bronx can receive the vaccine doses
that they need and deserve,” adding that
the site is about “justice” to the communities
hardest hit by the virus.
Those Bronx residents who are eligible
for vaccination can schedule appointments
by visiting Somosvaccinations.
com or by calling 1-833-SOMOS-NY.
Proof of Bronx residency is also required
and must be brought to an appointment
by way brining one of the following:
state or government-issued ID,
statement from landlord, current rent
receipt or lease, or mortgage records.
Residents can also bring two of the
following: statement from another person,
current mail, and school records.
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