A friend in Cali had a similar experience with getting tested when we spoke recently. A lot of the major testing spots I pass in Brooklyn have lines wrapped around the building. When we got our original doses and boosters we went to a family owned pharmacy which has really easy thankfully. When my wife got her booster a week back they were also offering testing and almost no one was there getting tested but a block away you had like 50+ people waiting outside for a test. If you have any non corporate pharmacies where you are I would recommend calling around to see if they can test and saving yourself some grief. Wishing you all the best
I can't even imagine in Brooklyn, breh. I bet it's insane there. I'm in a city in NC, and over the holidays I usually help my friend that runs an Edible Arrangements--helping take deliveries for some side money, and just to feel helpful and cruise to music. Anyways, last week I helped for a couple days before Xmas, and they're right next door to a toxicology place that does drug testing and Covid tests. The line was totally wrapped around the whole strip mall. I've never seen a line like that for anything in this area. If it's that crazy out here, I can't imagine how bad the lines must be in New York.
Be safe out there!