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Free Trojan Condom Distribution Today!
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Jen Chung
Published Jun 13, 2008
Modified Jun 13, 2008
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After Health Department's announcement that one in four New Yorkers has genital herpes (compared with the national average of one in five Americans), condom maker Trojan is distributing condoms in all five boroughs today.
Per the press release titled, "TROJAN GIVES OUT THOUSANDS OF FREE CONDOMS TO STOP BLISTERING NEW YORK 'HEAT' OF ANOTHER KIND," here are the locations and times of where and when you can get free condoms:
Friday, June 13: 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Columbus Circle (Manhattan)
Atlantic Terminal (Brooklyn)
Staten Island - White Ferry Terminal
Queensboro Plaza (Queens)
149th St Grand Concourse (Bronx)
Friday, June 13: 11:30AM – 3:00 PM
Hell’s Kitchen 45th + 9th (Manhattan)
Borough Hall (Brooklyn)
Astoria – 30th St (Queens)
Wall Street (Manhattan)
Upper East Side (Manhattan)
Trojan will also be urging people to sign a pledge to use condoms during sexual activities to prevent the spread of genital herpes and other sexually transmitted diseases. And NYC has its own official free condom, which is made by Lifestyles and can be found at various locations around the city.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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