People wait in line for a rapid COVID test outside Hunter College on the Upper East Side, Dec. 16, 2021/Ben Fractenberg, THE CITY De Blasio Shut Down 20 City-Run COVID Testing Facilities Ahead of Omicron Surge by THE CITY December 17, 2021, 8:09 am Comments Off on De Blasio Shut Down 20 City-Run COVID Testing Facilities Ahead of Omicron Surge ADVERTISEMENT • REMOVE ADS Claudia Irizarry Aponte, Will Welch, and Eileen Grench, THE CITY This article was originally published on Dec 16 at 7:24pm EST by THE CITY Lines are long and tempers short as New Yorkers queue up — some for hours — to receive COVID tests asAlready a subscriber? Log in here. Continue reading with an Upper East Site subscription. Read More ADVERTISEMENT • REMOVE ADS ADVERTISEMENT • REMOVE ADS ADVERTISEMENT • REMOVE ADS ADVERTISEMENT • REMOVE ADS ADVERTISEMENT • REMOVE ADS ADVERTISEMENT • REMOVE ADS