Where can I receive a free rapid COVID-19 test on Staten Island? Updated Dec 11, 2020; Posted Dec 11, 2020 NYC Test & Trace Corps announced the extension of rapid point of care testing to reaching communities experiencing high cases of COVID-19. (Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-Hammel) Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, NY — NYC Test & Trace Corps announced the extension of rapid point of care testing to reach communities experiencing high cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19). “As rates of COVID-19 begin to climb in our neighborhoods this season, New York City is meeting the challenge with the strongest and most advanced testing infrastructure in the country,” said NYC Test & Trace Corps Executive Director Dr. Ted Long. “The addition of the new rapid antigen test will increase our ability to offer a rapid point of care testing at no cost for the community, including the molecular rapid testing already being provided at high volume and in great demand.”