Grand Army Plaza is the single busiest threshold in Brooklyn — the arch, the traffic circle, the farmers market, thousands of people crossing into the park every hour — which makes it the smartest place in the borough to park a free health clinic. The unit stations here for the day offering confidential testing with no appointment and no bill. If you pass through this plaza regularly and have been putting it off, there is no easier version of this than a van at the arch.
What to expect
A parked mobile unit with health workers doing intake at the door and confidential testing inside, staffed through a daytime window. Expect the ordinary Grand Army Plaza traffic around it — cyclists, runners, library visitors, the constant circle of cars. Services are free and generally walk-up.
Good to know
- The 2 or 3 to Grand Army Plaza and the B, Q or Franklin Avenue shuttle to Seventh Avenue both put you here
- Free and confidential; no insurance or appointment normally required
- The unit sits at street level with the ramp access standard on city mobile clinics
- Earlier in the posted window means a shorter wait
- The Brooklyn Public Library's central branch and the park's Long Meadow are both a minute away
- The Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch is directly overhead — worth a look while you wait
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Common questions
Is this the same as a clinic visit?
Mobile units provide confidential testing, information and referrals on the spot. Anything needing follow-up is referred into the wider health system.
Do I need insurance?
No. City mobile sexual health services are free and generally do not require insurance or an appointment.
