Vaxx, Then Snacks

What to eat near five major vaccine sites.

➽ NEW YORK STATE has accelerated the vaccination pace, but snagging a spot is still a battle of reflexes and endurance: Whoever’s quickest on the click or longest on the telephone hold line triumphs.

When you do succeed, your appointment may take you to a part of the city— or even of your home borough, in the case of geographically restricted megasites like Citi Field and Yankee Stadium— where you don’t spend much time. Why not make an outing of it and mark the momentous occasion with a pit stop at a nearby streetery or takeout joint or fabled taco truck? A destination shot calls for a destination nosh.