Bloomberg, Quinn Announce New 'BigAppleRx' Prescription Discount Card

Clinton Hill, NY Patch:

An announcement in Brooklyn this morning from Mayor Michael Bloomberg will make it easier for the more than one million New Yorkers who don't have health insurance to fill their prescriptions.

Speaking at the Target pharmacy on the corner of Atlantic Ave. and Flatbush Ave., Bloomberg, alongside City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Deputy Mayor Linda I. Gibbs, announced the launch of the BigAppleRx card, New York City's first official prescription discount card. The card is available to anyone who lives, works, or visits the city, and will be accepted at more than 2,000 pharmacies throughout the five boroughs.

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Comments

[MIKEinNYC]

08:48 AM on 05/19/2011

Bloomie, though he's not perfect, has done a lot of things that make the City more livable.

I've been here my entire life and overall it's never been better.

A lot of credit also goes to Giuliani for setting the City on the right course. Before Giuliani the City was a disgusting, graffiti-laden Hell Hole.

50 million tourists a year apparently agree.

[rikster]

05:54 PM on 05/18/2011

a NYC drug discount card..? can it be used in any street corner..?

[Max Shaw]

04:44 PM on 05/18/2011

Seems like a wonderful idea. One of few by our truly.