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 <li>Flatbush YMCA <a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect.checkpoint.com%2Fv2%2Fr01%2F___https%3A%2F%2Flink.newyorkfamily.com%2Fclick%2F43051829.10768%2FaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS9tYXBzL3NlYXJjaC8xNDAxK0ZsYXRidXNoK0F2ZW51ZT9lbnRyeT1nbWFpbCZzb3VyY2U9ZyZ1dG1fc291cmNlPW55ZiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1iay1kZWRpY2F0ZWQ%2F64300217847e741e4e1e9405B7d204344___.YzJ1OnltY2FvZmdyZWF0ZXJuZXd5b3JrOmM6bzo0MTNjMmFlZDhhN2I4MjA2NTZhNDQ0ZmIwZGJiMzBkYjo3OjMwMjk6YTdmNmRhNDU3MjYyMGQ4MTYwZWU1NzNjM2IxMGExNmQ2NjIwZjYxZTZhNzc5M2VkNDY4N2QwMjc0NGU4YzcwMDpoOlQ6Rg&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmbarberperry%40ymcanyc.org%7Cb72dcf1d4dea4795a4b008de3cb512e4%7C36a77d668e4b4be88a5c2c44ad7a1b27%7C0%7C0%7C639014945585174597%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=IW40itDHOiSQmBHAFxfeoJlwlQVRrN7lSOBUB0K3a1c%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">1401 Flatbush Avenue</a></li>
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 <li>North Brooklyn YMCA <a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect.checkpoint.com%2Fv2%2Fr01%2F___https%3A%2F%2Flink.newyorkfamily.com%2Fclick%2F43051829.10768%2FaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS9tYXBzL3NlYXJjaC81NzArSmFtYWljYStBdmVudWU_ZW50cnk9Z21haWwmc291cmNlPWcmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1ueWYmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249YmstZGVkaWNhdGVk%2F64300217847e741e4e1e9405B16967639___.YzJ1OnltY2FvZmdyZWF0ZXJuZXd5b3JrOmM6bzo0MTNjMmFlZDhhN2I4MjA2NTZhNDQ0ZmIwZGJiMzBkYjo3OmJiNjg6NzY0YTIyY2I5NjdkNTE0ZWJiNzRjNzlhZDgzZDhiMmFiZWVhMzViNzdkYjAzMDU0MzZhZWY5YWE4MDA1MTc5NzpoOlQ6Rg&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmbarberperry%40ymcanyc.org%7Cb72dcf1d4dea4795a4b008de3cb512e4%7C36a77d668e4b4be88a5c2c44ad7a1b27%7C0%7C0%7C639014945585264255%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=KrjmeyiK1UVpuMSuHp4QALc2tjia6NiY9lZKsqtfIpg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">570 Jamaica Avenue</a></li>
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