Asphalt Green Press & Publicity

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Press Coverage

January 15, 2024: New York Times, Swim Lessons for N.Y.C. Children Were at Risk. A Billionaire Helped Out.
March 8, 2023: New York City Council, Speaker Adams Outlines Vision to Prioritize ‘People Over Everything’ with Focus on Workers and New Y
March 3, 2022: Patch, Scrap That: UES Getting New Compost Site Amid High Demand
March 3, 2022: amNewYorkMetro, Nonprofit organizations partner with Councilmember Julie Menin to bring more composting to Manhattan
August 18, 2021: The Today Show, TODAY Anchors Take Over Summer Camp as Counselors
October 29, 2020: SwimSwam, BSN Sports Swim Team of the Week: Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics
July 12, 2019: ClassPass, Play Your Way Through This Video Game Inspired Workout
May 24, 2019: Health.com, Flyby Fitness: I Tried a Bootcamp Class That Makes You Feel Like You’re in a Video Game
February 19, 2019: New York Post, The Best (And Worst!) Ways to Fall When It’s Icy Out
November 21, 2018: Greatist, What Is Split Training (and Is It Better Than Full-Body Training?)
October 16, 2018: Behind the Scenes NYC, The Hottest Fitness Classes You Need to Know
September 25, 2018: New York Post, These Senior Citizens Held a Field Day and Served Up Major #Fitspo
September 11, 2018: Today Show on NBC, 9/11 Memorial’s ‘Comeback Season’ exhibit highlights the return of sports after attacks
September 3, 2018: Vogue, How Taking Up Swimming Helped One Stressed New Yorker Learn to Manage Her Anxiety
July 6, 2018: FOX5, Good Day New York Pool Party: Swim Lessons
May 10, 2018: NowThis Sports, This gym makes working out like a video game
May 4, 2018: Swimming World Magazine, Olympian Dana Vollmer Makes Lasting Impression at Women in Sports Discussion
May 2, 2018: CITYLIMITS.org, Asphalt Green’s 23rd Annual Big Swim Big Kick Raises $845,000
April 2, 2018: Team Fusfoo, Asphalt Green: GOAT!
March 2, 2018: Fusfoo, WNBA Leads the Way for Women in Sports
March 2, 2018: New York City Patch, Inspiring Young Women to Pursue Careers in Sports
February 20, 2018: How2Media, “World’s Greatest!...” Episode 253
February 16, 2018: Downtown Magazine NYC, Inspiring Young Women to Pursue Careers in Sports
February 7, 2018: CUNY, Asian American Life: February 2018: Olympic Sports Special
January 30, 2018: PIX11, Sparring with seniors: Jab your way to a health at this Manhattan studio
January 3, 2018: Wall Street Journal, New Year’s Fitness Resolutions: The Smartest Way to Keep Them
December 13, 2017: Fox5 NY, Soccer star Carli Lloyd surprises NYC girls at practice
December 4, 2017: cafemom, 6 Ways to Encourage Girl Athletes of All Abilities to Get the Most Out of Sports
December 4, 2017: cafe mom, The Sports Sisterhood: Female Athletes Share How Their Teammates Lift Them Up
November 28, 2017: WCAX 3, Fitness class has older adults acting like kids Fitness class has older adults acting like kids
November 27, 2017: Swimming World Magazine, 2018 AGUA Seniors Make College Decisions
November 16, 2017: CBS New York, Senior Citizens Play Schoolyard Games With A Lifesaving Purpose
November 9, 2017: The New York Times, Older People Play Dodgeball, Too: ‘We Are Animals’
November 7, 2017: Today Show, This workout makes you feel like you stepped into a video game — and we tried it!
October 26, 2017: Fox 5 NY, Structured recess in NYC schools
October 26, 2017: New York Times, Flag Football Touches Down in Brooklyn
October 20, 2017: INSIDER Fitness, This arcade gym will make you forget you’re working out
October 18, 2017: DNA Info, Dodge Ball and Relay Races at Recess are Curbing Bullying at Some Schools
September 29, 2017: Upper East Side Patch, Pool At Upper East Side’s Asphalt Green Reopens With New Filter System
September 28, 2017: City Limits, Asphalt Green Installs New Eco-Friendly Filters in Olympic-Size Pool, With Support From City Council
August 18, 2017: NetsDaily, Nets players will star at basketball camps in Manhattan, Southhampton
August 12, 2017: NY1, Asphalt Green’s Free Summer Swim Program
August 2, 2017: Untapped Cities, 22 Must-Visit Places in the Upper East Side, NYC: An Untapped Cities Guide
June 10, 2017: Swimming World, Catching Up with Asphalt Green’s David Rodriguez
June 9, 2017: Swimming World, Olympic Aspirations Flourish on Manhattan’s Upper East Side
June 6, 2017: IDEA Fitness Journal, Get in the Game
June 5, 2017: NBC4 NY, NYC School Looks to Bring Back Recess
June 2, 2017: Fatherly, The Rec Sports Boom is Great for Girls
May 8, 2017: New York Parenting, Four things to look for when choosing a summer day camp
May 4, 2017: Men's Fitness, FAT-BURNING WORKOUTS 4 trending off-the-wall fitness classes to try in spring 2017
May 1, 2017: City Limits, Big Swim Big Kick Raises $800,000 for Asphalt Green’s Swimming, Sports, and Recess Programs
April 30, 2017: NY1, Olympians Teach Kids Swimming and Soccer Skills at Annual ‘Big Swim, Big Kick’ Event
April 26, 2017: am New York, Asphalt Green hosts program teaching young New Yorkers to swim
April 3, 2017: 106.7 Lite FM, David Ludwig, Community Programs Director for Asphalt Green, talks about water safety
March 18, 2017: New York Daily News, SPRING GUIDE: Keep your kids entertained with these activities and events during spring break
March 17, 2017: BronxNet, Asphalt Green’s Director of Community Programs Talks About the Big Swim Big Kick
March 8, 2017: News 12 Bronx, Asphalt Green’s Waterproofing Program
March 8, 2017: Our Town, Postseason for Asphalt Green B-ball
March 3, 2017: 95.5 PLJ, WPLJ Community Connections - Asphalt Green’s David Ludwig
March 3, 2017: News 12 The Bronx, Program gives free swim lessons to hundreds of students
March 2, 2017: NY1, HS Students Learn How to Save Lives in Lifeguard Program
March 1, 2017: PureWow, Uncovering our sixth sense with the AG6™ workout at Asphalt Green
February 20, 2017: Our Town, AGUA takes to water
February 17, 2017: Pix 11, Kids help kids through free Asphalt Green community sports league
January 20, 2017: Rachael Ray Show, Bob Harper Shows Off His Crazy Amazing Before & After Ab Pics
January 18, 2017: Pix 11, Get fit while learning self-defense moves that can save your life
January 4, 2017: Time Out New York, Get Lean in ‘17
December 21, 2016: Our Town, Asphalt Green takes to water
December 19, 2016: Telemundo, ¡Descubre esta nueva tecnología para ejercitarte!
November 28, 2016: New York Family, To Commute Or Not To Commute, That Is The Camp Question
November 17, 2016: The New York Times, New York Today: Flexing Your Workout
October 27, 2016: Chasing News, Exer-Tron
October 26, 2016: TODAY, Lilliana Vazquez Tries Trendy Workouts: Hip-Hop Yoga And Video
October 24, 2016: Top 5: New Fitness Trends in New York, About Time Magazine
October 18, 2016: I tried out some of the most unique wellness experiences in NYC, Circa
September 20, 2016: Marie Claire, The Next Big Thing
August 12, 2016: Wall Street Journal, Faye Sultan’s Improbable Journey, and Personal Best
August 4, 2016: CNBC, When your workout has you bouncing off the walls
August 4, 2016: CNBC, Human Pinball Machine?
August 3, 2016: CNBC, Crazy Fit Arcade-Style
August 1, 2016: Business Wire, Over 10,000 New Yorkers Joined Rally Health, Kevin Hart and Maria Menounos at the Rally HealthFest i
July 26, 2016: Taste the Style, Extreme Exercise: Extreme workouts for People Who Hate to Work Out
July 20, 2016: Beauty News NYC, Where To Interval Train Like Tron
July 11, 2016: Inquisitr, Asphalt Green In New York City As New High-Intensity Class Called AG6 That Looks Like A Video Game
July 6, 2016: dose., This Gym Uses Video Games To Motivate You Through Your Workout
July 4, 2016: BRIT + CO, This Workout Class Is Like an Arcade Game IRL
June 28, 2016: silive.com, Islander Krystal Lara places 86th at U.S. Swimming Trials
June 25, 2016: silive.com, Three swimmers with Staten Island ties seek Olympic bids in Rio
June 14, 2016: Yorktown-Somers Patch, Team Liberty, Girls U11, 2nd in New York State Cup Finals
June 11, 2016: Imperial Hoops, Rumble in the Bronx 17U Pool Play - Castle Athletics vs Asphalt Green
June 6, 2016: Our Town, Field Day at Asphalt Green
June 4, 2016: ifashion network, New York City’s Brightest New Workout Scene
June 1, 2016: People.com, We Tried It: A Video Game-inspired Fitness Class that Burns Up to 1,000 Calories
May 31, 2016: New York Post, New gyms are using technology to get your body hot
May 24, 2016: rileduprunner, AG6 Review, or Working Out in Marioland
May 23, 2016: City Limits, Asphalt Green’s Big Swim Big Kick Benefit Raises $875,000 for Sports and Fitness Programs for New Yo
May 23, 2016: Stylight, Workout Classes That Will Get You Excited About The Gym Again
May 18, 2016: Good Day New York, AG6 at Asphalt Green
May 16, 2016: BTRread, Fitness: Light Up Your Workout With AG6
May 9, 2016: LaLiga, Laliga, committed to the promotion of sports in American society

Press Releases

July 6, 2022: Asphalt Green Announces Selection of New Chief Executive Officer
April 11, 2022: Asphalt Green’s Annual Big Swim Big Kick® Event Will Honor Coaches and Support Free Programs for NY
August 25, 2019: Asphalt Green to Unveil New Field Named After the Late Leonard Litwin of Glenwood Management
November 8, 2018: Asphalt Green Board of Directors Elects New Co-Chairpersons
December 14, 2017: Asphalt Green and ZogSports Announce Partnership to Launch New Social Sports Leagues, Greatly Expand
April 14, 2016: North American Debut of High-Tech Fitness Experience at New York City’s Asphalt Green
March 10, 2015: Asphalt Green’s 20th Annual Big Swim® Meet and Benefit
January 7, 2015: Asphalt Green Invests in Innovative New Exercise Tracking System
December 22, 2014: Advice from an Emergency Room Pediatrician on Basic First Aid and Beyond
October 30, 2014: Asphalt Green Hosts Professional Development and School Health Day
October 24, 2014: PepsiCo Pep Rally for Community Sports Leagues
May 29, 2014: Asphalt Green Announces New Executive Director
May 9, 2014: Asphalt Green and Bloomingdale’s Charity Fashion Show