Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 222: Hotel History: YMCA of Greater New York

Stanley Turkel | November 13, 2019

By Stanley Turkel, CMHS Hotel History: YMCA of Greater New York Do you know that there is a 167-year old organization located in New York City which owns and operates more than 1,200 hotel rooms in five separate locations in three boroughs? Some of its facilities are housed in landmark buildings and contain world-class athletic and fitness centers that surpass all private competitive facilities. It’s the YMCA of Greater New York which traces its roots to 1852 and has evolved as a flexible organization serving people of both genders, all ages, races, and religious beliefs. Its history is one of responding energetically and consisten...