Accessibility Info
Brownsville Recreation Center
Membership Information and Holiday Schedule
1555 Linden Boulevard
Brooklyn, NY
11212
Located in Brownsville Playground
Phone: (718) 485-4633 (718) 345-2706
Cross Streets: Mother Gaston and Christopher streets
Directions: Bus, Train, Car, Bicycle and Walking Directions to Brownsville Recreation Center by Google Maps
This is an Accessible Recreation Center.
Hours of Operation
Building HoursPlease note: Monday May 7th the gymnasium and fitness room will be closed for equipment delivery and setup. On Tuesday, May 8th the center will be closed in honor of Center Manager Greg Jackson's funeral. We will reopen fully on Wednesday, May 9th. We apologize for any inconvenience. |
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| Monday | 8:00 AM - 9:30 PM | |
| Tuesday | 8:00 AM - 10:30 PM | |
| Wednesday | 8:00 AM - 9:30 PM | |
| Thursday | 8:00 AM - 10:30 PM | |
| Friday | 8:00 AM - 9:30 PM | |
| Saturday | 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM | |
| Sunday | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | |
Facilities
Rollerblading (Indoor) - 1 |
Handball Court (Outdoor) - 4 |
Pool (Indoor) - 1 |
Gymnasium - 1 |
Playground - 1 |
Fitness Room - 1 |
Performance Space - 2 |
Dance Room - 1 |
Multipurpose Room - 1 |
Computer Resource Center - 1 |
Locker Room - 2 |
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Facility Hours
Gymnasium Schedule to be announced.
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Free Swim and Laps Adult and Senior Session
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| Tuesday | 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM (Adult) | |
| Thursday | 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM (Adult) | |
Recording Studio Please call the recreation center for appointments.
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| Monday - Friday | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (Child) | |
| Monday - Friday | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (Teen) | |
Swimming (Family Swim) Kids must be accompanied by an adult, and adults must be accompanied by a child.
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| Saturday | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Everyone) | |
Swimming - Laps Only Adults and Seniors only.
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| Saturday | 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Adult) | |
Weight Room To enter fitness room, members are required to wear sneakers and sweat wear. No shoes, no boots, no coats, and no bags permitted. Members must have a full size towel and a padlock.
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| Monday - Friday | 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM (Senior) | |
| Monday | 12:00 PM - 9:30 PM (Adult) | |
| Tuesday | 12:00 PM - 10:30 PM (Adult) | |
| Wednesday | 12:00 PM - 9:30 PM (Adult) | |
| Thursday | 12:00 PM - 10:30 PM (Adult) | |
| Friday | 12:00 PM - 9:30 PM (Adult) | |
| Saturday | 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Adult) | |
| Sunday | 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM (Adult) | |
| Monday - Friday | 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM (Teen) | |
Programs, Classes and Activities
Aerobics Class |
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| Monday | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | |
| Wednesday | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | |
| Saturday | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | |
Ballroom Dancing (Advanced Level) |
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| Age: Adult | ||
| Thursday | 7:15 PM - 9:30 PM | |
Ballroom Dancing (Beginner's Level) |
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| Age: Adult | ||
| Tuesday | 7:15 PM - 9:30 PM | |
Basketball |
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| Tuesday | 6:00 PM - 10:30 PM | |
| Thursday | 6:00 PM - 10:30 PM | |
| Saturday | 12:00 PM - 5:30 PM | |
Computer Room: DL104 Social Networking Web 2.0
March 5, 2012 – June 22, 2012
What’s a Twitter, Tumblr, Weebly, GoogleDoc, Facebook, Flickr and YouTube? Explore popular online tools for communication, collaboration, self-publishing, and design. |
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| Age: Senior | ||
| Monday | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | |
Computer Room: DL107 Intro to Internet for Seniors (NIH)
March 5, 2012 – June 22, 2012
A course designed for older adults interested in learning to use the internet and finding credible health information online. |
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| Age: Adult, Senior | ||
| Tuesday | 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | |
Computer Room: IT101 Building Your Own Computer
May 7, 2012 – June 23, 2012
Investigate the nuts and bolts of the computer! Students will learn to identify computer parts and their functions. |
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| Age: Adult, Senior | ||
| Saturday | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | |
Computer Room: MM103 Introduction to Digital Photography for the Web
March 5, 2012 – June 22, 2012
Seniors - Use your own digital camera and save them for internet display through editing, posting, and sharing your digital photos online. By the end of the course, students will have built an online portfolio. |
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| Age: Senior | ||
| Friday | 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | |
Computer Room: MM107 Introduction to Video - I Movie
March 5, 2012 – June 22, 2012
Tell your story on screen! Craft a story for film by developing basic video production skills and becoming familiar with Final Cut Pro video editing software. |
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| Age: Adult, Senior | ||
| Wednesday | 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | |
Computer Room: MM107 Introduction to Video - Studio Session
March 5, 2012 – June 22, 2012
Tell your story on screen! Craft a story for film by developing basic video production skills and becoming familiar with Final Cut Pro video editing software. Open studio time for adults. |
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| Age: Adult, Senior | ||
| Saturday | 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM | |
Computer Room: OA100 Adult/Senior Open Access
March 5, 2012 – June 22, 2012
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| Age: Adult, Senior | ||
| Monday | 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | |
| Friday | 6:15 PM - 8:00 PM | |
Computer Room: OY100 Youth/Teen Open Access
March 5, 2012 – June 22, 2012
Ages 6-17 |
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| Age: Child, Teen | ||
| Saturday | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | |
Computer Room: RY101 Storytelling with IMovie
March 5, 2012 – June 22, 2012
Behind successful movies lie great stories. This course will teach students how to transform their story from an idea into a completed script. |
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| Age: Child, Teen | ||
| Tuesday | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | |
Computer Room: RY102 RECYouth Video Editing Basics
March 5, 2012 – June 22, 2012
Teens, you call the shots with Final Cut Pro--one of the top video-editing programs used by professional filmmakers. Record and edit your own or other people's video footage. |
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| Age: Teen | ||
| Saturday | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | |
Computer Room: RY104 Video Camera Basics
March 5, 2012 – June 22, 2012
Teens - Take a seat in the director's chair! Learn the ins and outs of the video camera, then shoot footage in various settings (interior vs. exterior) utilizing basic shooting tools (white balance, focus, iris, zoom, etc.). |
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| Age: Teen | ||
| Wednesday | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | |
Computer Room: RY110 City Parks Productions
March 5, 2012 – June 22, 2012
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| Age: Teen | ||
| Tuesday - Thursday | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | |
Computer Room: WF104 Introduction to PowerPoint
April 30, 2012 – June 22, 2012
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| Age: Adult, Senior | ||
| Thursday | 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | |
Computer Room: YP101 Afterschool Tech Curriculum
November 28, 2011 – June 22, 2012
The Afterschool Program Technology Curriculum offers youth ages 6-12 a variety of fun and educational computer-based activities to strengthen their academic and technology skills while encouraging creativity, self-awareness, and social activism. |
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| Age: Child | ||
| Monday | 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | |
Computer Room: YP105 Homework Help
March 5, 2012 – June 22, 2012
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| Age: Child | ||
| Tuesday | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | |
| Thursday | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | |
| Saturday | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | |
Daily Pool Cleaning
Pool closes at 6:00PM daily.
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| Monday - Friday | 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | |
Dance Class |
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| Age: Child | ||
| Saturday | 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM | |
Girl Scouts
Every other Saturday held in the Dance Room.
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| Age: Child | ||
| Saturday | 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | |
Jujitsu |
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| Age: Adult | ||
| Monday | 7:15 PM - 9:00 PM | |
| Wednesday | 7:15 PM - 9:00 PM | |
| Friday | 7:15 PM - 9:00 PM | |
| Saturday | 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM | |
Jujitsu |
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| Age: Child | ||
| Monday | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | |
| Wednesday | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | |
| Friday | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | |
Learn to Swim (Spring 2012)
April 28, 2012 – June 23, 2012
The Learn to Swim program offers free swim lessons for toddlers (1½-5), children (6-17), and adults (18+) of all ages at our indoor pools. Parks offers two 10-week sessions and one 9-week session of swim instruction during the indoor pool season. |
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| Tuesday | 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | |
| Thursday | 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | |
| Saturday | 10:30 AM - 3:00 PM | |
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Learn to Swim is only for registered participants.
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Live Right, Eat Right Exercise Program for Kids |
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| Age: Child | ||
| Saturday | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | |
Modern Dance |
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| Age: Child | ||
| Saturday | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | |
Music Studio
This state-of-the-art music studio program teaches members mixing, editing, and vocal enhancements. They also learn how to play keyboard instruments and read music.
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| Monday | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | |
| Wednesday | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | |
| Saturday | 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM | |
Oldtimers' Basketball |
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| Age: Adult, Senior | ||
| Monday | 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM | |
| Friday | 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM | |
Roller Skating |
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| Age: Adult | ||
| Friday | 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM | |
Senior Exercise with Ms. Bettie
Stretching and high-impact aerobics.
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| Age: Senior | ||
| Monday | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | |
| Wednesday | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | |
| Friday | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | |
Senior Golden Nuggets Exercise Program
Stretching and low- and high-impact exercises.
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| Age: Senior | ||
| Tuesday | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | |
| Thursday | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | |
Shape Up NYC: Fitness for the Mind and Body
Starts June 1, 2010
Instructor: Paula Sealy Edwards
This exhilarating fitness class builds physical, mental and spiritual muscle, and is adaptable to any fitness level. This class improves joint mobility, spinal flexibility, right-left brain coordination, kinesthetic learning, cognitive function, systemic health, balance, self-esteem, confidence and playfulness. Please bring a key lock to secure your belongings.
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| Age: Adult, Senior, Teen | ||
| Tuesday - Thursday | 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | |
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Shape Up NYC classes are FREE and available to those who are not recreation center members.
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Shape Up NYC: Mat Workout
April 4, 2012 – April 4, 2013
Instructor: Paula Sealy Edwards
Stretch your muscles, improve your flexibility, and promote wellness through the use of specialized balls, resistance bands, and foam rollers.
Please bring a key lock to secure your belongings. |
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| Age: Adult, Senior, Teen | ||
| Tuesday - Thursday | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | |
Shape Up NYC: Step Aerobics
Starts April 4, 2012
Instructor: Sandra Carrero A moderate, low-intensity workout to help you burn calories!
Please bring a key lock to secure your belongings.
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| Wednesday | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | |
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Shape Up NYC classes are FREE and available to those who are not recreation center members.
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Shape Up NYC: Table Tennis Fitness
April 4, 2012 – April 4, 2013
Instructor: Paula Sealy Edwards
This total body workout improves aerobic conditioning, coordination, and builds muscle through table tennis drills and basic calisthenics.
Please bring a key lock to secure your belongings.
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| Age: Adult, Senior, Teen | ||
| Wednesday | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | |
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Shape Up NYC classes are FREE and available to those who are not recreation center members.
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Shape Up NYC: Yoga
Starts June 3, 2011
Instructor:Stefanie Joshua While yoga is primarily about stretching, it develops strength and increases flexibility. Each pose has a specific purpose. Mats are provided (though students are encouraged to bring their own). Students should wear comfortable clothing.
Please bring a key lock to secure your belongings. |
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| Age: Adult | ||
| Friday | 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | |
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Shape Up NYC classes are FREE and available to those who are not recreation center members.
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Table Tennis
Note: Bring your own nets and paddles.
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| Age: Adult, Senior | ||
| Monday - Friday | 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM | |
Tae Kwon DoParticipants need to see instructor for the exact start time. Children and adults are in the same class, but practice separately. |
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| Age: Adult, Child | ||
| Monday | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM | |
| Friday | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM | |
| Saturday | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | |
