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Renewal: A Water Exercise Program for Women with Cancer
Thursday: 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
JCC Manhattan 
, 334 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan
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Age: Adult / Senior
These free classes are for those recovering from cancer and are co-sponsored by The Comprehensive Breast Center at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospitals and The JCC in Manhattan. To register for all programs, please call JoAnn Fox Weingarten, 212-523-7275.
Phone: 212-523-7275
Cost: Free
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Monday: 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
Friday: 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
Flushing Meadows Corona Park Pool & Rink, 125-40 Roosevelt Ave, Queens
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Swim Clinic
Thursday: 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Asser Levy Recreation Center, 392 Asser Levy Place, Manhattan
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Start Date: March 29, 2012
End Date: May 31, 2012
Age: Everyone
Participants must be comfortable in deep water and able to swim basic freestyle with a breathing pattern. The basics of the four competitive strokes: Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly, will be introduced as well as starts, turns and interval training. Approximately two weeks will be spent on each stroke, and two weeks on turns and starts.
Instructor: Susan Murray Fee: $60 for 10 week session Registration begins March 18, 2012
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T.O.W.-Terrified of the Water
Monday: 8:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
Vanderbilt YMCA , 224 East 47th St, Manhattan
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Age: Everyone
Overcome your fear of water & learn how to swim with underwater or deep water activities.
Phone: 212-912-2500
Cost: Members $105/8 weeks, non-members $190/8 weeks
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Swimming/Aquatics
You may use any of Parks' recreational spaces, except tennis courts, without a permit. However, if a permit holder arrives with a valid permit in hand, you must vacate the field or court. An individual must have a season permit or single-play ticket to use Parks' tennis courts.
Organized play (leagues) requires a permit. Click here for an application and more information about permits.
Abe Lincoln
5TH AVENUE & E. 135TH STREET (Manhattan) | 
Facility Type: Pools
Phone: (212) 491-1714
Type: Mini Size: 40' x 20' x 3'
Asser Levy
ASSER LEVY PLACE AND E. 23RD STREET (Manhattan) |
Facility Type: Pools
Phone: (212) 447-2020
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Type: Wading Size: 41.67' x 25' x 1.5'
Type: Intermediate Size: 66' x 26' x 8' Type: Intermediate Size: 120' x 45' x 4'
Asser Levy Recreation Center
ASSER LEVY PLACE (Manhattan) |
Cross Streets: East 23rd Street & FDR Drive
Facility Type: Recreation Centers
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Facilities related to Swimming/Aquatics: Pool (Indoor), Pool (Outdoor)
Astoria
19TH STREET AND 23RD DRIVE (Queens) |
Facility Type: Pools
Phone: (718) 626-8620 Type: Olympic Size: 330' x 165' x 4'
Betsy Head
BOYLAND, LIVONIA AND DUMONT AVENUES (Brooklyn) |
Facility Type: Pools
Phone: (718) 965-6581 Type: Olympic Size: 330' x 165' x 4.25
Brighton Beach & Coney Island and Coney Island Boardwalk
ON ATLANTIC OCEAN, FROM W. 37TH STREET TO CORBIN PLACE (Brooklyn) |
Facility Type: Beaches
Phone: (718) 946-1350There are beach mats available at Brighton 2nd Street and at Stillwell Avenue.
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Bronx River Playground
E. 174TH STREET & BRONX RIVER AVENUE (Bronx) |
Facility Type: Pools
Phone: (718) 378-1597
Type: Mini Size: 40' x 20' x 3'
Brownsville
LINDEN AND MOTHER GASTON BLVDS. AND CHRISTOPHER AVENUE (Brooklyn) |
Facility Type: Pools
Phone: (718) 485-4633 Type: Intermediate Size: 75' x 30' x 8'
Brownsville Recreation Center
1555 LINDEN BOULEVARD (Brooklyn) |
Cross Streets: Mother Gaston and Christopher streets
Facility Type: Recreation Centers
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Facilities related to Swimming/Aquatics: Pool (Indoor)
Bushwick
HUMBOLDT STREET, FLUSHING & BUSHWICK AVENUES (Brooklyn) |
Facility Type: Pools
Phone: (718) 452-2116 Type: Intermediate Size: 75' x 60' x 3'
Type: Wading Size: 30' x 20' x 1'
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Team and league sports provide a great opportunity to get fit, socialize, and have fun. Some leagues are casual, while others are more competitive. Email or call the leagues below to find out more about your local team and its players.
NYC Social Sports Club
Boroughs: Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens
Age: Adult
Type: Kickball, Bowling, Dodgeball, Broomball, Team Trivia, Flag Football, Ultimate Frisbee, Inner Tube Water Polo, Volleyball, Soccer
NYC Social has offered casually competitive co-ed leagues in and around Manhattan since 2004. With a focus on the social side of recreational leagues, it has become the city's funnest community of active adults.
We offer the following sports: kickball, flag football, volleyball, Dodgeball, mini golf, soccer, bowling, ultimate Frisbee, team trivia, Broomball, and inner tube water polo.
Phone: (212) 929.5353 | Email
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BeFitNYC Free First Monday
Monday, June 4, 2012
9:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Tony Dapolito Recreation Center
3 Clarkson Street, Manhattan|
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Recreation Center Fifty-four (in Recreation Center 54)
348 East 54th Street, Manhattan|
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Hansborough Pool & Recreation Center (in Hansborough Recreation Center)
35 West 134 Street, Manhattan|
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Chelsea Recreation Center
430 West 25th Street, Manhattan|
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Faber Park (in Faber Pool and Park), Staten Island|
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Lyons Pool, Staten Island|
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St. Mary's Recreation Center (in St. Mary's Park)
St. Ann's Avenue and 145th Street, Bronx|
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Pelham Fritz Recreation Center (in Marcus Garvey Park)
18 Mount Morris Park West, Manhattan|
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Al Oerter Recreation Center (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park)
131-40 Fowler Avenue, Queens|
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J.Hood Wright Recreation Center
351 Fort Washington Avenue, Manhattan|
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Free
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