Park Slope YMCA reopens
Mayor’s favorite gym had been closed for a week due to water contamination
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BY AIDAN GRAHAM
Management reopened
the Prospect Park YMCA
Tuesday after a chemical
contamination in the gym’s
water supply led to a weeklong
closure .
The gym — located at
357 Ninth St., between Fifth
and Sixth avenues — closed
on July 2 after employees
discovered the chemical
propylene glycol in the water,
a result of some maintenance
snafu related to the gym’s
air-conditioning system,
according to the YMCA
website .
Propylene glycol is an
additive commonly used to
preserve moisture in foods,
and is “generally recognized
as safe” by the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration,
according to the Center
for Disease Control and
Prevention.
Gym reps originally said
the leak was ethylene glycol —
a much more toxic substance
that could lead to seizures or
heart damage — before issuing
a late correction on July 3.
In the aftermath of the
contamination, the YMCA
urged anyone who was
possibly affected by the
contaminated water to seek
help.
“If you drank the water
at the Y after 6:00 p.m. on
July 1 and feel unwell, please
seek medical attention
immediately,” read the gym’s
website.
During the prolonged
closure, Mayor Bill de Blaiso
— who routinely travels 11
miles via motorcade from
Gracie Mansion to workout
at the Ninth Street YMCA
— reportedly altered his
morning routine and visited
the Park Slope Armory
YMCA, just eight blocks from
the shuttered branch.
Hizzoner visited the second
Park Slope gym — located at
361 15th St., between Seventh
and Eighth avenues — despite
living closer to nine other
YMCA locations .
REOPENED: The Ninth Street YMCA has reopened after a weeklong closure resulting from a chemical
contamination in the gym’s water supply. Paul Martinka
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