NYC carless, virus testing

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04-15-20 | 04:41 PM

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NYC carless, virus testing

Carless New Yorkers Are Being Sent To, And Turned Away From, Drive-Thru Test Sites

https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2020/04/...ru-test-sites/

"you have to be in a car" WOW!!

04-15-20 | 05:56 PM

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11-19-20 | 08:07 PM

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That is crazy, especially for NY.

02-20-21 | 03:36 AM

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That is crazy, especially for NY.

Yes it is i lived in nyc for 13 years without a car, actually 1 month with a car and the rest without, on foot, bus, subway or bicycle.

05-02-21 | 12:56 PM

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Similar thing happened with vaccines early on. The biggest sites with available appointments were really only accessible by car. I'm sure this is a bigger problem in other cities where people who don't own cars tend to be a more vulnerable population as well.