ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Residents who live in some Rochester neighborhoods can now make appointments to get vaccinated at a new mass vaccination site. And staff members at Rochester libraries and R-Centers are on hand to help city residents make their appointments.
The new state and FEMA site at the corner of Avenue E and St. Paul Street is set to open on March 3. It's the former Kodak Hawkeye plant.
The site is expected to administer 1,000 dozes per day.
People living in the following zip codes are eligible to schedule an appointment:
- 14605
- 14613
- 14611
- 14608
- 14621
- 14619
- 14606
- 14615
- 14614
- 14609
- 14604
- 14603
After the first week of appointments dedicated to those zip code residents, the registration will open to the general public starting on March 3.
The following libraries and R-Centers will host registration stations to help residents sign up through March 3:
Rochester Public Library Branches
• Central Library Downtown, 115 South Ave., 9 a.m.–3 p.m., Monday–Friday
• Lyell Branch, 956 Lyell Ave., 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday; and 12 noon–6 p.m., Thursday
• Phyllis Wheatley Community Library, 33 Dr. Samuel McCree Way, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday; and 12 noon–6 p.m., Thursday
• Arnett Branch, 310 Arnett Blvd., 12 noon–6 p.m., Monday–Thursday, ; and 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Friday; • Maplewood Community Library, 1111 Dewey Ave., 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday ; and 12 noon–6 p.m., Thursday
• Lincoln Branch, 851 Joseph Ave., 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday; and 12 noon–6 p.m., Thursday
R-Centers (10 a.m.–6 p.m., Monday–Friday)
• Trenton and Pamela Jackson R-Center, 485 N. Clinton Ave.
• David F. Gantt R-Center, 700 North St.
• Edgerton R-Center, 41 Backus St.
• Thomas P. Ryan R-Center, 530 Webster Ave.
• Tyshaun Caldwell R-Center, 524 Campbell St.
• Avenue D R-Center, 200 Avenue D
• Carter Street R-Center, 500 Carter St.
Mayor Lovely Warren has asked the state to extend the site for those underserved neighborhoods.
Appointments can be scheduled through the state's "Am I Eligible" website.