Press Release From HHC
NYC Health + Hospitals is now offering booster shots of the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine to the following eligible people who previously received the second Pfizer vaccine dose at least six months ago:
- People 65 or older
- People 18 to 64 who have either an underlying medical conditionor a higher risk of COVID-19 exposure due to their job (for example, health care workers) or where they live or frequently visit (for example, a homeless shelter)
- People living in a nursing home or other long-term care facility
Booster shots are available at all 11 public hospitals, by appointment or walk-in.
You will only be able to get a Pfizer booster shot if you received a second Pfizer dose at least six months ago.
Booster doses are currently not available for people who received the Moderna or J&J vaccine.
Get more details on the COVID-19 Vaccine
Make an appointment at an NYC Health + Hospitals site or call
1-877-VAX-4NYC or 1-877-829-4692
Find a hospital location near you
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Also from the Roosevelt Island Daily
- Saturday’s PSD blotter: gas leak call unfounded, three noise complaintsRIOC’s Nov. 14 PSD blotter lists 14 incidents, none typed as a crime: an unfounded gas leak call at 510 Main Street, three noise complaints, one hospital transport and an NYPD report at 555 Main.
- NYC SHSAT Technical Problems Disrupt Exams, Students Await New DatesNYC SHSAT technical problems interrupted specialized high school admissions testing. Affected students will be rescheduled, but new dates remain unannounced.
- Octagon Park Lecture Nov. 16: Was the Park’s Plan a Success?Octagon Park lecture: architect John di Domenico revisits how the park was planned 35 years ago and whether it worked. Free, Nov. 16, 6:30 p.m., island library.
- Friday’s PSD blotter: two theft reports at 425 Main, three hospital runsRIOC’s Nov. 13 PSD blotter lists 15 incidents, all on Main Street, including two petit larceny reports at 425 Main Street, three hospital transports and five entries at 546 Main.
- Variety Boys and Girls Club Sale: Astoria Property Sells for $28 MillionThe Variety Boys and Girls Club sale brings $28 million for its longtime Astoria property. Questions remain about the building’s future and youth programs.
You Can’t Be All Three
April 9, 2026, during the full board meeting of the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation, Fay Christian said something that should have landed harder than it did. She wished RIOC were not responsible for the tram. Then she asked what it would look like if it were given to the MTA. That was not a passing comment.
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