  the new york athletic club is a private social club and athletic club in new york city. founded in 1868, the club has approximately 8,600 members and two facilities: the city house located at 180 central park south and travers island in westchester county. the club offers many sports, including rowing, wrestling, boxing, judo, fencing, basketball, rugby union, soccer, tennis, handball, squash, snooker, and lacrosse. ==facilities== the city house, located at 180 central park south, is a large, cavernous building built in the early twentieth century which offers panoramic views of central park. designed by charles w. clinton, the 24-floor facility includes two restaurants, a cocktail lounge, library, ballroom, billiard room, meeting rooms, rooftop solarium, and eight floors of guest rooms for members and club guests. the athletic training floors include a swimming pool, basketball courts, boxing rings, a fencing and wrestling room, judo floor, and squash courts. named for wall street businessman william r. travers who arranged for its purchase in 1886, travers island is the nyac's summer facility on long island sound. it consists of the main house, other buildings and facilities that sit on  of landscaped grounds. centered around the main house, the olympic-sized salt water pool, and accompanying cabanas, travers island extends the range of nyac sports to include tennis, rowing, yachting, outdoor swimming and diving, a children's day camp, rugby, soccer, croquet, and lacrosse. travers island is located in westchester county, new york, and straddles the border of new rochelle and pelham manor, between neptune island, glen island, and hunter island.{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=travers island |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=f50b15fe385e15738ddda00894de405b8984f0d3 |quote=the now summer home of the new-york athletic club on travers island, near p
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