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BIG APPLE, BIG DAY
YMCAs CELEBRATE HEALTHY KIDS DAY
From Cypress Hills to Chinatown, Long Island City to Staten Island’s South Shore, neighborhoods across the city took part in Healthy Kids Day. Now in its 30th year, the annual free community event is a celebration of all things health: from nutritional information to family games to fitness classes to the pure joy of movement in a bouncy house. Seven YMCAs expanded their offerings by partnering with NewYorkPresbyterian to have pediatricians onsite offering tips on how to keep kids healthy. Additionally, 12 Ys included “civic health,” inviting partners such as the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Brooklyn NAACP, Brooklyn Voters Alliance, Chinese Progressive Association, Dominicanos USA, Hispanic Federation, MinKwon Center for Community Action, and NALEO Educational Fund to register voters and talk to community members about the upcoming primary elections.•
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(top) Kids enjoy a magic show at the Greenpoint Y. (above) A volunteer serves up healthy snacks at the West Side Y.
Kids enjoy a bouncy house at the Cross Island Y.
Jenny Guiracocha from NALEO Educational Fund shares information about the primary election at the Ridgewood Y.
Sandy the Seagull challenges kids to a footrace at the Coney Island Y.
Partners such as EmblemHealth provides information and giveaways at the Flatbush Y.
