Staten Islanders experiencing long wait times for coronavirus testing Updated Dec 30, 2020; Posted Dec 30, 2020 One Staten Islander waited over four hours to get tested at the CityMD in New Springville on Tuesday, Dec. 29. (Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-Hammel)Staten Island Advance Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- As coronavirus (COVID-19) cases continue to spike in New York, with millions scrambling to get tested following the winter holidays, Staten Islanders are once again experiencing inordinate wait times at some testing locations. On Tuesday morning, a long line of residents was wrapped around the CityMD in New Springville before the location had even opened for the day, leaving late arrivals waiting hours in first a physical, and then virtual, line.