AT HOME AT THE HUB

LA CENTRAL YMCA OPENS IN THE SOUTH BRONX

For the second year in a row, the Y opened a new facility in the Bronx – with the grand opening of the La Central YMCA at the Hub. The 50,000 square foot facility features an aquatic center with two swimming pools, a fitness center, a spin studio, basketball courts, a gymnasium, and a dry sauna.

In recent years the Y has tripled its presence in the Bronx as part of its mission to be here for all New Yorkers. As such, the new facility has received operational support from Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie. •

(top) l to r: Third Avenue BID Executive Director Michael Brady, former Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr., Assembly Member Amanda Septimo, Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr., YMCA of Greater New York President and CEO Sharon Greenberger, Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson, U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres, Assembly Member Chantel Jackson (and son), and La Central Y Interim Executive Director Meishay Gattis; (above) We are Y! (front row, l to r: Assembly Member Amanda Septimo, YMCA of Greater New York President and CEO Sharon Greenberger, Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr., La Central Y Senior Program Director Nadia Arroyo; back row, l to r: Third Avenue BID Executive Director Michael Brady, U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres, Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson, and La Central Y Interim Executive Director Meishay Gattis)

Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr., with Sharon Greenberger, shows off his new membership card

YMCA of Greater New York Board Chair Sandie O’Connor, Sharon Greenberger, and Frank O’Connor take in the La Central Y’s aquatics center.