NEWS AND VIEWS
Appointments for vaccines will open first on February 24th in Yonkers zip codes: 10701, 10705, 10703, and 10704 and Mount Vernon zip codes: 10553, 10550, and 10552. On March 3rd, all Westchester County residents can begin making an appointment.
The new vaccine site will be located at the New York National Guard Armory in Southwest Yonkers at 2 Quincy Place. The site is expected to offer 1,000 vaccines each day. Meanwhile, with the opening of this site, the Westchester County Center should see shorter lines and appointments open.
Now, the Majority Leader said she is focused on launching an awareness campaign to let residents know this site is here. The Senator said her staff will be reaching out to organizations and residents by phone. She will also be making efforts online to get the word out.
“We saw Yankee Stadium open, and people didn’t even know it was a vaccine site in the beginning. We can’t let that happen in Yonkers. My office will be working to raise awareness.”
The Majority Leader noted she is also hosting a Facebook Live event on February 24th at 7:00 p.m. with Senator Shelley Mayer to address health inequity in the Black community, and what can be done to combat vaccine hesitancy. The Senator encourages residents to join the conversation and to visit the State’s website to determine if they may be eligible to get the vaccine.
RECOMMENDED READING:
History of the African American Church by Leroy Fitts. Most interesting! Buy it or borrow it
from your local library.
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With the COVID-19 responsible for loss of income for many, if you know of someone in
need of food or a meal, the following is a list of churches and organization offering
donations.
YWCA Food Pantry St. Peter-St. Denis Church (first-come, first-serve)
87 South Broadway 91 Ludlow Street
Yonkers, NY 10701 Yonkers, NY 10705
1st & 3rd Wednesdays @ 1:00 PM Tuesday & Friday: 10-11:00 AM
The Gullotta House (hot meals served) Yonkers CAP
164 Ashburton Avenue 164 Ashburton Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10701 Yonkers, NY 10701
Tuesdays @ 3:45 PM SENIORS: 2nd & 4th Wednesday: 9-11 AM
Non-Seniors: 2nd & 4th Friday: 9-11 AM
Yonkers YMCA Home Delivery: last Thursday of the month.
17 Riverdale Avenue
(enter at 15 Riverdale at Hudson Street)
Yonkers, NY 10701
Adults feeding program & Kids Cafe St. Joseph's Church
Sunday - Friday: 6:15 - 7 PM 141 Ashburton Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10701
Wesley & Friends Food Pantry SOUP KITCHEN: Sundays: 2-4 PM
11 North Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701 Pressley Memorial
1st Wednesday - 10 AM - 12 noon 38 Warburton Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10701
Salvation Army Citadel Corps KITCHEN: 2nd & 4th Saturdays: 12 noon - 3 PM
110 New Main Street FOOD PANTRY: 4th Saturday: 11 AM - 2 PM
Yonkers, NY 10701
Tuesdays: 10 AM - 1 PM St. Andrew's Church
FAMILIES: Thursdays - 10 AM - 1 PM 22 Post Street
Yonkers, NY 10705
Westhab Special Needs Food Pantry 1st & 3rd Mondays: 10 AM - 2 PM
320 Walnut Street Photo ID & proof of address require, registration required.
Yonkers, NY 10701
Thursdays: 12:30 - 4 PM Living Transformation Int'l Center
28 Lawrence Street
Operation Fight Back Yonkers, NY 10705
435 South Broadway - Suite 7 Monday - Thursday: 10 AM - 12 noon
Yonkers, NY 10705
Mondays & Wednesdays: 10:30 AM - 2 PM
SENIORS HOME DELIVERY (914) 979-4181): Fridays
