New Yorkers And Tourists Flock To Convenient Subway Vaccine Hubs On Opening Day arrow The line for vaccinations at Grand Central Terminal, May 12, 2021 Joseph Gedeon / WNYC Amid the Wednesday morning bustle of Grand Central Terminal, dozens of people lined up to get their COVID-19 shot, along with a free 7-day MetroCard or tickets for the LIRR or MetroNorth. Some got in line as early as 7 a.m., an hour before the site opened. Two hours later, nearly 100 people had been vaccinated, according to staff working the registration desk. The hub is one of eight walk-up vaccination sites now operating in subway, Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road stations through Sunday as part of a pilot program run by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The project is a collaboration with medical partners SOMOS Community Care, Northwell Health and Westchester Medical Center. Many who showed up at Grand Central said the convenience attracted them there.