DOP Is Conducting On - Site Covid - 19 Testing

DOP is conducting onsite Covid -19 Testing. Below is a list of days and locations for the testing.

Monday

-33 Beaver Street (Manhattan)

9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. 

-345 Adams Street (Brooklyn)

1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

 

Tuesday

-215 East 161 Street (Bronx)

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

 

-127 West 127th street (Manhattan)

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.

 

Wednesday (Queens)

-151-20 Jamaica Avenue

9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

-162-24 Jamaica Avenue

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

-125-01 Queens Blvd

2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

 

Thursday

-130 Stuyvesant Place (Staten Island)

9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

 

-340 Bay Street (Staten Island)

12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.

 

 

Friday (Manhattan)

-100 Centre Street

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

-66 John Street

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

 

Requesting Covid Vaccine Records

If you are fully vaccinated but lost your COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card or need verification of your vaccine status, you can request a copy of your COVID-19 vaccination record. You cannot get a replacement COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card at this time, but you can get an official record noting you have been vaccinated. For more information click here

To request a vaccination record:

Great News - Additional Locations and Appointments Available for Covid Vaccine

Great news for those not eligible to participate in the DOP pre-reserved vaccine appointments:

 New York State Department of Health https://am-i-eligible.covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/ JUST ADDED ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENTS FOR:


    1. MEDGAR EVERS (Brooklyn residents only)

    2. JAVITS CENTER

    3. AQUEDUCT RACETRACK

    4. JONES BEACH

    5. WESTCHESTER COUNTY CENTER

    6. SUNY STONY BROOK

For the other NYS locations, if you get the message “No Appointments Available,” try refreshing and often you’ll see new appointments.

 




Covid-19 Vaccinations Appointments are Available at John Adams HS - Read Below

If you are looking to make a plan, there are pre-reserved block COVID-19 vaccine Appointment Slots from today, Sunday, March 7 , through Monday, March 8, and Thursday, March 11 through Monday March 15. Currently, the reserved vaccination appointments are at the Queens City Workforce Vaccination site located at John Adams High School, 101-01 Rockaway Boulevard, Ozone Park for:

  • All Probation Officer Title Series staff (Probation Officers, Supervising Probation Officers, Administrative Probation Officers, Probation Assistants)

  • All DOP employees (regardless of title) who assist with the work of NeON Nutrition Kitchens

  • DOP employees age 65 and over who reside in New York City

  • DOP employees with underlying health conditions who reside in New York City. For a list of eligible underlying health conditions, visit: (COVID-19: Vaccine Eligibility - NYC Health)

  • NeON Nutrition Kitchen Interns and Volunteers

  • Each eligible employee may also bring vaccine-eligible family members to their appointment to be vaccinated at the same time
    (all vaccine-eligible family members residing in the household or one vaccine-eligible family member not living in the home will be accommodated)

  • Family members include child, sibling, spouse, domestic partner, parent, step or foster parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, and other relatives residing in the household. The family member must be eligible to receive the vaccine based on NYS guidelines and live in New York City (or if eligible by occupation and not living in NYC, must work in NYC.)

  • Eligibility for the vaccine includes those 65 and over, specified occupations (including restaurant workers, taxi drivers, grocery store workers, teachers, transit employees, healthcare staff, etc.), and those with certain underlying health conditions. For a full list of eligibility, visit COVID-19: Vaccine Eligibility - NYC Health.

Getting to the Vaccination Site:

John Adams High School is accessible via public transportation on the "A" train. It is a 5-minute walk from the 104 Street Station. Alternatively, if you wish to make a vaccination appointment and need transportation, please speak with your supervisor/manager/chain-of-command regarding arranging the use of an agency vehicle.


Covid - 19 Face Coverings and Frequently Asked Questions

Face coverings are critical to stopping the spread of COVID-19. Wear one at all times when outside your home and around other people, and even while at home if you are with people you don’t live with or if you or someone you live with is sick, recently tested positive for COVID-19, or was recently exposed to someone with COVID-19. Face coverings save lives – wear one and wear it correctly: snug against your face and covering both your nose and mouth. Click here to review Covid - 19 Face Coverings: Frequently Asked Questions and How to Wear Two Face Coverings

Breaking News - Vaccination Opportunities

DOP and UPOA are excited to share this important time-sensitive opportunity regarding the COVID-19 Vaccination for eligible Department of Probation employees and their vaccine-eligible family members. We hope this will lead to more opportunities and locations for the vaccine to be taken across the city.

Working in partnership with the NYC Vaccine Command Center, DOP has been provided a pre-reserved block of COVID-19 vaccine appointment slots from Wednesday, February 17 through Tuesday, February 23. 

At this time, we are reserving vaccination appointments at the City Employee Vaccination site located at Susan E. Wagner High School, 1200 Manor Road, Staten Island for:

  • Probation Officer Title Series staff

  • DOP employees age 65 and over

  • DOP employees with underlying health conditions that will become eligible for vaccination as of February 15

  • For list of eligible underlying health conditions, visit: COVID-19: Vaccine Eligibility - NYC Health

  • Each eligible employee may also bring vaccine-eligible family members to their appointment to be vaccinated at the same time

  • (all vaccine-eligible family members residing in the household or one vaccine-eligible family member not residing in the household will be accommodated).

Family members include a child, sibling, spouse, domestic partner, parent, step or foster parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, and all other relatives residing in the household. The family member must be eligible to receive the vaccine based on NYS guidelines and live in New York City (or if eligible by virtue of occupation, and not living in NYC, must work in NYC).

Eligibility for the vaccine includes those 65 and over, specified occupations (including restaurant workers, taxi drivers, grocery store workers, teachers, transit employees, healthcare staff, etc.), and those with certain underlying health conditions. For a full list of eligibility, visit: COVID-19: Vaccine Eligibility - NYC Health.

To reserve a vaccine appointment, please complete an on-line request: https://bit.ly/DOPVAX.(This link will remain active until Friday, February 12 at 5:00 p.m.; however, you are encouraged to request an appointment as soon as possible because we are expecting heavy-demand for appointments and may not be able to accommodate all requests within this block.)

When you get vaccinated, you are helping to protect yourself and your family, friends, and your coworkers.   You are also helping to make your community safer.  In clinical studies, the vaccines were more than 94 percent effective at protecting participants from COVID-19. They were also shown to be safe and that you cannot get COVID-19 from them.

Please also be reminded, as part of the effort to encourage and facilitate the expeditious vaccination of City employees, those who receive the vaccination will be provided:

  • Up to two hours of excused leave during work hours for travel (to and from) administration of the vaccine.

  • Three hours of comp time (upon successfully completing the vaccines).

If you have questions about COVID-19 vaccine eligibility, scheduling an appointment, or the associated leave policy, please contact DOP Human Resources (zemelendez@probation.nyc.gov).

For frequently asked questions about the COVID vaccine, please visit: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/covid/covid-19-vaccines-faq.p

State Of Labor During Covid - President Powell Testifies at City Council Labor Committee

On 1/27/21, UPOA President Powell testifies at City Council Labor Committee stating “under normal circumstances, Probation Officers’ work is challenging. COVID-19 has made the situation even more challenging.  Our members work seven days a week to guarantee public safety. The members of the United Probation Officers Association in Adult and Family Services since COVID-19 hit persevered despite the safety and health challenges they faced, as they never stopped performing their core central functions and continued to provide vital services and resources to the probation clients and the community at large. ……we ask that you support the early retirement legislation as most of our members are in their 50’s and older who work under very stressful, physically taxing and dangerous conditions.

 We also are requesting frequent cleaning of air vents and carpets at all our worksites.

 Finally, we would like to recommend that the city post COVID 19 consider giving municipal employees the option to work remotely based on the agency operational needs as the unknown such as 911 and COVID 19 has forced us to rethink our lives as well as how we must work smarter and safer.” Read President Powell’s entire testimony.

 

 

Eligibility for Probation Officer Title Series and DOP Staff age 65+

As you know, all Probation Officer Title Series staff and DOP staff age 65+ (regardless of job function) who wish to be vaccinated, may schedule an appointment for a no-cost vaccination through any of the three on-line resources previously shared (vaccinefinder.nyc.gov; vaccinepod.nyc.govor am-i-eligible.covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov) and further detailed at the very end of this e-mail*, as well as at any of the five vaccination hub sites that have been set-up specifically for eligible City employees:

 

Bronx-Taft High School Campus: www.somosvaccinations.com; Brooklyn-Wingate High School: www.somosvaccinations.com; Manhattan-Brandeis High School: www.somosvaccinations.com;

Queens-John Adams High School: www.vaccinepod.nyc.gov; Staten Island-Wagner High School: www.vaccinepod.nyc.gov

When using the vaccinepod website:  Create an Account using your e-mail address.  Choose the "First Dose COVID Vaccine for NYC Employee" option and "First Responder" under "Type of Work


Covid - 19 Virtual Town Hall Event

The City of New York’s Vaccine Command Center is inviting you to join a virtual town hall event, featuring Dr. Jay Varma, Senior Public Health Advisor to the Mayor, for the latest information about the COVID-19 vaccine. This will be an excellent opportunity for New York City staff to learn more about the vaccines, vaccine safety, and how/where they are being distributed and have the opportunity to ask questions.

This event will be held on multiple occasions to accommodate varying employee schedules.  

  • Friday, January 15th at 11am

  • Tuesday, January 19th at 1pm

  • Wednesday, January 20th at 7pm

  • Thursday, January 21st at 6pm

  • Monday, January 25th at 6pm

Questions will be accepted in advance, and Dr. Varma and DOHMH staff will address as many as possible during the event. Please submit your questions through this link by 8am on the day of the briefing you plan to attend. Dial-in here at the time of the call: 866-976-6361. If you have any issues dialing in, please try this number instead: 443-456-9000.

As always, we are grateful for your service to New York City during this unprecedented crisis, and we thank you for your dedication and partnership as we work to end the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ahead of the event, to learn more:

Covid-19 Vaccines for Staff In Probation Officer Title Series Are Now Available

Staff working in the Probation Officer Title Series are now eligible for the Covid-19 vaccination. To read more information on the vaccine, where and how to schedule a vaccine and DOP Leave Policy for the vaccine click here

Scheduling the Vaccination at Dedicated Sites for NYC Employees

For those eligible DOP employees (Probation Officer Title Series staff only) who wish to be vaccinated, the City has established five vaccination locations specifically for eligible City employees:

Bronx: Taft High School Campus - 240 East 172nd Street

Brooklyn: Wingate High School - 600 Kingston Avenue

Manhattan: Brandeis High School - 145 West 84th Street

Queens: John Admas High School - 101-01 Rockaway Boulevard

Staten Island: Susan E. Wagner High School - 1200 Manor Road

To schedule a no-cost vaccination at any of these locations, you may use the below links:

vaccinefinder.nyc.gov

When using this website:  Choose "Public Safety Worker" under "Type of Work"

am-i-eligible.covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov 

When using this website:  Answer "No" to "Are you a First Responder?,"  Answer "Yes" to "Are you employed by a Corrections Agency?" and Choose "Local Probation Department"

vaccinepod.nyc.gov  

When using this website:  Create an Account which you will have to verify using your e-mail address.  Choose the "First Dose COVID Vaccine for NYC Employee Option" and "Public Safety Worker" under "Type of Work"


What You Need To Know About Covid and Traveling

There is widespread transmission of COVID-19 across the United States (U.S.) and in many other countries. Traveling right now puts you, your family and your community at risk of getting sick and spreading the virus to others. If you must travel, plan ahead, take precautions and be prepared to quarantine when you return. New York State (NYS) has strict quarantine requirements for visitors and returning New Yorkers. These requirements help us reduce the spread of COVID-19. People returning from areas with a large number of COVID-19 cases are more likely to have been exposed to the virus and get COVID-19 themselves. Quarantine is particularly important for reducing the spread of COVID-19 since it is possible to have COVID-19 and not know it. People without symptoms can spread the virus. Click here to read What You Need to Know About Traveling and Covid-19

What New Yorkers Need to Know About Covid- 19 Vaccines

New York City is committed to keeping everyone safe and healthy by ensuring that access to COVID-19 vaccines is fair and equitable. COVID-19 vaccines will likely be available for most New Yorkers by mid-2021. Some people, such as health care workers, essential workers who cannot separate from others, and older adults and other people at increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19 will have access to the vaccine sooner. When you get vaccinated, you are helping to protect yourself and your family and friends. You are also helping to make your community safer. We know New Yorkers care about their communities, including health care workers and small business owners. Click here to read FAQs about Covid-19 Vaccines