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Ymca Flushing Hotel
138-46 Northern Blvd., New York, 11354
Locality:
La Guardia Airport Area, Flushing
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| Description of the Ymca Flushing Hotel |
The Flushing YMCA offers 127 guest rooms for men and women, single and twin occupancy in the New York City borough of Queens. Daily housekeeping is provided. Air-conditioning, TV and parking are available. Groups of up to 20 persons are welcome. The YMCA is centrally located, providing maximum convenience for travel just minutes from JFK International and La Guardia Airports, a subway ride or Long Island Railroad ride to Manhattan, a short walk to nearby U.S. Tennis Open, Shea Stadium, Queens Botanical Gardens, and numerous restaurants. The Flushing Y facility has two swimming pools, a fitness training center, gymnasium, racquetball, squash, sauna and steam rooms, and 24-hour security.
As part of the YMCA of Greater New York the Flushing YMCA is a community service organization that promotes positive values through programs that build spirit, mind and body, welcoming all people with a focus on youth.
The Flushing YMCA is a branch of the YMCA of Greater New York, which was founded in 1852 as the second YMCA in the United States. In 1920, 30 YMCA members met to discuss how the organization could reach out to the 100,000 residents of Bayside, Douglaston, College Point, Flushing and Whitestone. The result was the establishment of the Flushing YMCA, which was built in 1925 and remains the cornerstone of the Flushing community.
With 270 staff supported by 300 volunteers, the Flushing YMCA serves more than 15,000 young people between the ages of 1-17. In 2001 $115,000 in scholarships was provided in order to bring our services to youth and families regardless of their ability to pay. The facility boasts a diverse cultural composition, making the Flushing YMCA a welcoming center for the area.
The Flushing YMCA has been serving the community for 77 years. Parents and elected officials look to the Flushing YMCA as an environment which enables children to experience and practice positive valuesrespect, responsibility, caring and honesty.
George Williams and his friends founded the YMCA in London, England in 1844 to help young men like themselves find God and provide fellowship for men moving to big cities to find work during the industrial revolution. Today, the YMCA is nonsectarian and welcomes men and women of any faith, despite its historic namethe Young Mens Christian Association.
Millions of people have been introduced to sports at YMCAs. Basketball was invented by the YMCA as a winter sport by James Naismith in 1891. The games first professional team also came from the YMCA. Soon after, volleyball was invented at the YMCAa blend of basketball, tennis and handball. Racquetball was also started at the YMCA, as was softball and professional football.
Have you ever noticed that the YMCA logo includes a red triangle? You can see it in the YMCA logo above. The symbol was created more than 100 years ago by a YMCA instructor to represent the unity of spirit, mind and bodythe philosophy of the YMCA. Members come to the YMCA not only to exercise, but to build relationships with family and friends. They volunteer to help others, especially children, who need care, guidance and recreation. The triangle symbolizes a philosophy that is as valid today as it was in the YMCA's earliest years.
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