# How To Place an Essential, COVID-19 Related Order at Adafruit 

## Adafruit Industries, Essential service and business: NYC – Executive Order 202.6 Capabilities and more

 **Adafruit is open, safely ... and shipping orders at this time!**  

For more details about shipping, please see our shipping FAQ, [https://www.adafruit.com/shipping](https://www.adafruit.com/shipping)

Adafruit was deemed an essential service to distribute/make some PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) such as face shields, and manufacturer electronics for essential life-saving/preserving equipment and development which is needed in New York and beyond.

Adafruit Industries located at 168 39th Street, Ste 1905CC, Brooklyn, NY 11232

by Executive Order 202.6, “Essential Business” by New York State:  
[https://esd.ny.gov/guidance-executive-order-2026](https://esd.ny.gov/guidance-executive-order-2026)

We have a dedicated email address to contact us: **covid19@adafruit.com**

Please only contact us for urgent and specific needs at this time. Please note we do not manufacture or own ventilators. For more info, see here: [https://blog.adafruit.com/2020/03/22/covid/](https://blog.adafruit.com/2020/03/22/covid/)

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