The NYC Health Department is unwavering in its commitment to providing low- and no-cost services and creating safe, affirming spaces for all people. Our clinics proudly serve all New Yorkers, regardless of immigration status, and support our LGBTQ+ communities. Everyone deserves access to compassionate care without barriers.
Test results may take up to seven to ten days. Most clinic services are walk-in only (no appointments). Appointments can be made for select services. See Clinic Services Provided for more detail.
If you do not have health insurance or cannot pay the sliding scale fee, you can still get services.
Services
Service Times and Closures
Regular Hours
See below for hours for each clinic. In general, clinics are open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Fort Greene and Chelsea Express Clinics have evening hours on Tuesdays. The Corona Sexual Health Clinic has evening hours on Thursdays.
The Sexual Health Clinic Hotline (347-396-7959) is available Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Planned Closures
The clinics and hotline are closed for the following holidays:
- New Year's Day (January 1)
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 20)
- Presidents Day (February 17)
- Memorial Day (May 26)
- Juneteenth (June 19)
- Independence Day (July 4)
- Labor Day (September 1)
- Columbus Day (October 13)
- Election Day (November 4)
- Veterans Day (November 11)
- Thanksgiving Day (November 27)
- Christmas Day (December 25)
All clinics and the hotline are closed on the following dates in 2025:
- February 27
- March 12
- March 27
- April 24
- May 29
- June 11
- June 26
- July 31
- August 28
- September 10
- September 25
- October 30
All clinics and the hotline open at 10 a.m. on the third Tuesday of every month.
All clinics may close early on certain days once capacity is reached.
For faster service, you can speak to a NYC Sexual Health Clinic health care provider for telemedicine services related to:
- Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) services:
- Medical management of a positive/abnormal STI test result
- HIV services
- HIV treatment initiation, for those diagnosed with HIV, who would like to start HIV treatment for the first time
- Consultation for HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) initiation
- Medical evaluation for those who think they have signs or symptoms of HIV
- Medical evaluation for those who might have or have been exposed to HIV
- Reproductive health services
- Emergency contraception
- Pregnancy testing is available at the Central Harlem Sexual Health Clinic only, on a walk-in basis.
- Intrauterine devices (IUDs) and the implant are available by appointment only. To schedule an IUD or implant appointment, call the NYC Sexual Health Clinic Hotline at 347-396-7959.
- Medication abortion (abortion pills) services
- Medical evaluation, counseling and clinic appointments
Mpox
All NYC Sexual Health Clinics offer mpox vaccination as a standalone service, on a walk-in basis, regardless of insurance or immigration status, for both first and second doses. For other locations in NYC offering the mpox vaccine, visit NYC Vaccine Finder.
People at risk for mpox should get vaccinated now if they have not done so already. It is important to get two doses for maximum protection. There is no recommendation for a booster dose (a third dose) at this time.
PrEP Consultation Appointments
NYC Sexual Health Clinics offer appointments to consult with a trained advisor on the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). PrEP is a safe and effective medicine that prevents HIV. See Clinic Services Provided for more information or schedule an appointment online.
Doxy PEP
Doxy PEP is now available at the Central Harlem, Corona, Morrisania and Fort Greene clinics. To learn more about doxy PEP, see Clinic Services Provided or read About Doxy PEP (PDF).
Medication Abortion
Medication abortion (abortion pills) for people in early pregnancy is now available at the Jamaica, Morrisania and Central Harlem Sexual Health Clinics. Call the telemedicine hotline at (347-396-7959) for medical evaluation, counseling and clinic appointments. Walk-ins are also accepted until 2 p.m.
The following services are available on a walk-in basis, unless otherwise indicated.
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) services:
- Medical evaluation for signs and symptoms of STIs
- Testing for chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis and mpox
- Treatment for STIs
- Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (doxy PEP) treatment is available by walk-in at Central Harlem, Corona, Morrisania, and Fort Greene Sexual Health Clinics. Taking doxy PEP after sex can prevent STIs, including chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis. For more information, see:
HIV services:
- HIV testing
- Medical evaluation for people who may have been exposed to HIV
- HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP)
- HIV treatment initiation, for people diagnosed with HIV who would like to start HIV treatment for the first time
- Medical evaluation for people who think they have signs or symptoms of HIV
- HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) initiation and counseling, available on a walk-in basis but appointments are preferred. If you are exposed to HIV, the medicine in PrEP stops the virus from spreading throughout your body. Schedule an appointment online.
Reproductive health services:
- Emergency contraception
- Birth control ring
- Birth control patch
- Daily birth control pills
- Birth control shot
- Pregnancy tests
- Intrauterine devices (IUDs) and the implant, by appointment only. To schedule an IUD or implant appointment, call the NYC Sexual Health Clinic Hotline at 347-396-7959.
Medication abortion services (Jamaica, Morrisania and Central Harlem clinics only):
- Call the NYC Sexual Health Clinic Hotline at 347-396-7959 to schedule an appointment
- Walk-ins are also accepted until 2 p.m.
Vaccinations, available to patients receiving other sexual health services (not as a standalone service), unless otherwise indicated:
- HPV
- Hep A and Hep B
- Meningitis
- Mpox
- All clinics offer mpox vaccination as a standalone service, on a walk-in basis, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- For other mpox vaccination sites, visit NYC Vaccine Finder.
- For other vaccinations for people 4 years of age and older, visit the Fort Greene Immunization Clinic. To find a COVID-19 or flu vaccination site, visit NYC Vaccine Finder.
When the clinics are busy, priority will be given to patients seeking HIV PEP, emergency contraception, or HIV treatment initiation and urgent follow-up for patients contacted by clinic staff.
Locations
Morrisania Sexual Health Clinic
1309 Fulton Avenue, Second Floor, Bronx, NY 10456
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The clinic may close early once capacity is reached.
See Service Times and Closures for a list of scheduled holiday and other closures.
Jamaica Sexual Health Clinic
90-37 Parsons Boulevard, First Floor, Queens, NY 11432
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The clinic may close early once capacity is reached.
See Service Times and Closures for a list of scheduled holiday and other closures.
Corona Sexual Health Clinic
34-33 Junction Boulevard, First Floor, Queens, NY 11372
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The Corona Sexual Health Clinic is also open Thursdays from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. for STI and HIV testing for anyone without symptoms.
The clinic may close early once capacity is reached.
See Service Times and Closures for a list of scheduled holiday and other closures.
Fort Greene Sexual Health Clinic
295 Flatbush Avenue Extension, Second Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The clinic may close early once capacity is reached.
See Service Times and Closures for a list of scheduled holiday and other closures.
Fort Greene Express Clinic
295 Flatbush Avenue Extension, First Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Also open Tuesdays from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The clinic may close earlier if capacity is reached.
See Service Times and Closures for a list of scheduled holiday and other closures.
Fort Greene Express is the only location in Brooklyn where express testing services are offered in a separate space, making it fast and easy to get routine testing for STIs, including HIV. Fort Greene Express is also the only location in Brooklyn with a Quickie Lab, which provides rapid results for chlamydia and gonorrhea.
Schedule an appointment for express testing.
Chelsea Sexual Health Clinic
303 9th Avenue, First Floor, Manhattan, NY 10001
Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The clinic may close earlier if capacity is reached.
Rapid results are not available at this time. You should expect your results in seven days.
See Service Times and Closures for a list of scheduled holiday and other closures.
303 9th Avenue, First Floor, Manhattan, NY 10001
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Also open Tuesdays from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. for STI and HIV testing for anyone without symptoms.
The clinic may close earlier if capacity is reached.
See Service Times and Closures for a list of scheduled holiday and other closures.
Chelsea Express is the only location in Manhattan where express testing services are offered in a separate space, making it fast and easy to get routine testing for STIs, including HIV. Chelsea Express is also the only location in Manhattan with a Quickie Lab, which provides rapid results for chlamydia and gonorrhea.
Schedule an appointment for express testing.
Central Harlem Sexual Health Clinic
2238 Fifth Avenue, First Floor, Manhattan, NY 10037
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The clinic may close early once capacity is reached.
The Central Harlem Sexual Health Clinic is now open for full services.
See Clinic Services Provided for a list of services available by walk-in or appointment.
See Service Times and Closures for a list of scheduled holiday and other closures.
These clinics are closed until further notice.
- Crown Heights Sexual Health Clinic: 1218 Prospect Place, Brooklyn
- Riverside Sexual Health Clinic: 160 West 100th Street, Manhattan
Patient Safety
Masks: All Sexual Health Clinic visitors must wear a mask. If you do not have a mask, one will be provided.
COVID-19 Symptoms: Do not visit a Sexual Health Clinic if you have COVID-19 symptoms. If you need sexual health services, call the NYC Sexual Health Clinic Hotline at 347-396-7959.
Waiting Area Capacity: To assure patient and staff safety, the waiting area can only admit patients if seats are available. Waiting area capacities vary from clinic to clinic. If the waiting area is full, you may be asked to return at a later time
Guests: Friends or family members who are not essential to the visit will be asked to wait outside of the building. A parent or guardian of a patient who is younger than 18 is allowed.
NYC Health Map
To find other sexual and reproductive health providers near you, visit the NYC Health Map.
Request a free HIV self-test kit by contacting an agency participating in the Community Home Test Giveaway (CHTG) program. Find CHTG partners on the NYC Health Map by clicking the Sexual Health Services category and then HIV Testing.
Results, Records and Billing
After visiting a clinic, you can get your test results online with our Patient Portal.
If you did not register for the Patient Portal at a recent visit, you can call 347-396-7959 for assistance with your test results.
Health Insurance and Billing
The New York City Health Department asks for a fee for Sexual Health Clinic services given to adults (age 19 and over). The Health Department must ask for insurance or payment for services to meet Medicaid standards and other legal requirements. If you want to use your health insurance to pay for the visit, your insurance plan will be billed. A copayment may be required. If you do not have health insurance or do not want your insurance billed for the visit, you will be asked to pay a sliding scale fee based on your family size and yearly income. You will not be asked for proof of family size or yearly income. No payments will be collected at the clinic. See links below for more details.
If you do not have insurance or cannot pay the fee, you can still get services.
You can request a copy of your medical record from the NYC Health Department.
Download and complete the Authorization for Release of Health Information (PDF).
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New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Bureau of Public Health Clinics
Attn: Medical Records Request (WS 20-41)
42-09 28th St., 20th Floor, Box 73
Long Island City, NY 11101-4132
