bklyn ywca gym/pool closing sept 4th

i just found out today that my favorite budget no-frills atlantic avenue ywca health club is shutting down. no further details are available on their cheery flash-filled website, and the staff didn't have much to say either. the only other clues i found were a flyer touting a farewell party for the staff on aug 24th, and xeroxes proclaiming the ywca gym and pool were permanently shutting down on sunday sept 4th. =*(

i spent the evening workout being first peeved that i'd now have to donate my butt-toning fees to a crunch/nysc/random boxing gym like the rest of nyc, then curious what would happen to the space (it's a small club, but not that small), and finally sad for the staff and lifeguards who would be losing their jobs, and who had always been friendly and courteous - except for that one old woman who told us (intentionally?) incorrectly that the Y had suddenly instituted summer hours (we're closing at 8pm!) one muggy july evening.

r.i.p. y.w.c.a. - despite your out-of-order treadmills, ineffective sign-in sheets, scary sauna, and creepily cloudy pool, you did offer an air-conditioned space that helped me kick out some stress and slap me back into shape when i needed it most.

i may have to take this as a sign to bust out of brooklyn. they are gypping me out of 2.5 months of my annual membership fee! and locker rental. beetches.