New York Sports Clubs

If you go at the right time, you won’t have to wait long for the machines you want to use (I’m not revealing the perfect times, sorry). Upstairs, many of the machines are broken and after sending an email to corporate with no response, it seems like they just don’t care. You can also sometimes spot employees just hanging out on equipment watching the TVs. Sometimes, it can get pretty smelly.

Excellent place. Friendly frondesk person by the name Ashley. Very professional trainer Peter.
If you need an assistance pick him up. Very good job guys

Clean, machines always available, not too crowded. Very satisfied! Will be recommending friends!

For a Brooklyn gym it’s the best one. However, it’s very limited, and because of their special deal a million ppl joined and now it’s very crowded. Classes aren’t the greatest and have limited space.

Been a member of NYSC for YEARS and have frequented many NYSC locations, but the best location is right here in Brooklyn on E 15^th St. The Midwood location cannot be beat. I attribute the «greatness» of this gym to Warren Peterson, the Manager. I have never seen a more dedicated and helpful person in all my business and personal encounters. Warren will go out of his way to assist, always making sure everything in the gym is to perfection. He is on top of his game, always getting down and dirty and cleaning and sweeping himself. The love he has for his job and the gym makes me appreciate my membership even more. Warren, thank you for making my membership a pleasant and enjoyable one. I will keep on renewing my membership at NYSC for years to come (until I retire and move out of NYk, that is :-)
Carol V, Bklyn

I was a regular member and actually loved it when I switched almost 2 years ago then things got bad and just kept getting worse, the club is nasty, the bars are bent the machines are always broken now and the set up is totally retarded, not to mention how shady their payment system is, so big word of advise never leave your credit card to them, I canceled my membership two months ago and still got charges from them, but that’s not the biggest issue here, gym is just very disorganized and if you’re looking to make some serious gains come to harbor or matchpoint because you for sure aren’t gonna be able to do anything here.

I have visited over ten nysc in bk with my passport and I most say this location have a great staff very vibrant and perfessionals. Locker rooms are clean well as the equipment. Major improvements. Hope it stays this way
Travis v

Since they changed the management this gym became my place. They fixed a lot of stuff. All the employees are so friendly. I’ve been going to this gym 3,4 times a week now. Recommend everyone who lives around the area.

It’s not as bad as the comments portray it to be.
Before actually visiting this location and only reading the comments, I was extremely nervous to what I may find here (i.e. homeless people doing pull ups on the equipment.) but that’s not the case at all.
I’m always greeted nicely, I’ve always received a towel and then I get to work. They have state of the art equipment, upstairs and downstairs. Not a lot of mat space, but that doesn’t seem to bother anyone. And one studio that snugly accommodates those who enjoy group sessions.
What’s going on in NYC is that people are becoming fitness snobs and are comforted by certain facilities/​classes they attend in the city. Take this location for what it is, get ya burn on and quit complaining!!!

I used to like this gym till it got overcrowded! Amazing classes — great instructors, reasonable prices and convenient time. Used to live close by, so never took a shower there. Looked like the shower cabins were pretty clean. Mornings are not that bad, after work — this is where you have to wait to get exercise/​use equipment. Friendly stuff, good trainers.

My friend brought me as a guest here since I’m looking for a new gym. Like most of the other ppl have posted this place isnt the greatest. I only did some cardio so I cant comment on the quality of the trainers. I’m probably going to keep looking for a new place but id come back if I really needed to get a workout in since the location is convenient for me.

Moved to the area about 2 years ago and chose it due to the proximity to this gym. The gym has most of what a person needs to work out. The problems are: their shortage of stability balls, ropes for cable machines, broken machines that don’t get fixed, and weights that are left everywhere. I love going to the gym but those things make it difficult to do what needs to be done.

Went to this club a few times. Nothing spectacular — overcrowded, waiting line. The deal is really appealing — $ 20 /​a month. There is a sauna, no pool.

This gym is a great place to work out. It’s always clean, smells fine, and the staff (especially Ashley Russo) are very accommodating.
I had an issue with my membership and contacted Ashley, who signed me up to this gym, and she not only replied within a few minutes, but resolved my issue right away. It’s always a pleasure dealing with accommodating staff members, who know the meaning of customer service.

What happened to this place!!!
I was coming here for a few years. Was here consistently 3x a week. Then at some point last year they decided to drop prices to compete with other gyms. Big mistake. Things have been downhill since. The staff that used to be friendly, helpful and attentive has been replaced by people who couldn’t give a damn.
In the 4 tines i tried to talk to a sales rep in person, I had one saleswoman on her cell phone outside and walk further down the block when I had a question. The 2^nd time the salesperson never showed up to work according to staff. 3^rd time same story. The 4^th time the lady from the 1^st time said she doesn’t do downgrades.
That was the staff. The clientele has gone down too. It seems every leftover from Ballys now comes here. Grunting and leaving equipment everywhere is the norm. Women are constantly leaving things in open lockers. Or sitting down naked on the benches. The place has just become gross and overcrowded and not worth the $ 70 a month I was paying. I finally canceled my membership last week. I would rather spend $ 150 a month elsewhere than come here again.

I just moved to Midwood and have had an NYSC membership for a little while, so I decided to continue. After going for a few weeks here’s my review, and some of it will not be in line with what has beeb posted before.
Equipment availability — 3.5 stars
* In terms of amount, there’s a quite a bit of equipment here, and enough for any type of a workout. The only downside is that some of the equipment is older and needs to be replaced/​repaired.
Comfort — 1 stars
* The locker room is horrible. I won’t take a shower there because it’s filthy, there’s almost always no soap/​bags for sweaty gym clothes/​towels. It doesn’t feel comfortable or clean at all. ¾ of the lockers are broken. Locker room smells.
Staff — 3.5 stars.
* Maybe that has improved over time, but the staff I’ve met have been nothing but helpful and welcoming. The few trainers that I’ve encountered on the floor weren’t very friendly and. Also, the trainers that work on the floors sometimes don’t put the equipment away, nor is the policy of putting your own equipment away enforced.
Overall the gym is ok. I’ll continue using it because it’s the closest one to my house and the most convenient, but I’m glad I live close enough so I can walk home and take a shower/​clean up at home rather than in the gym.

I guess you get what you pay for. Two benches in men’s locker room (20 – 25 men) no paper towels, no hand sanitary wipes and long list to follow. Management does nothing but stand outside and smoke and walk around drinking Dunkin doughnuts coffee. This place really sucks.
TIME FOR BLINK FITNESS !

ATTENTION CORPORATE:
I LOVE this gym!!! Please don’t get rid of it!
The problem is the MANAGEMENT!
Please hire new management!
I am NOT the only one who feels this way! The gym is great but management there is terrible. They take forever to repair broken things and do not have good customer service.
The personal trainers however are awesome there.
Thank you!

I like the closeness of this gym but the equipment isn’t always functioning. Get it all fixed and in working order please. Equipment is in disrepair and the management at this facility is lacking. They’ve been lacking simple sanitary requirements in the bathroom and it doesn’t get taken care of. Today found no paper towels in the gym and barely any tissue paper.

Nope. Not going to join this place.
Came here with a friend to try it out because I was interested in switching gyms, as my gym does not have a lot in the way of barbells but it is also half the price of this place. However, being approached by a complete doucher of an employee, that all changed. A guy with quarter-​sized gauges in his ears, who is certainly still living on the glory of winning Ms. Emo America 2006, a year when gauges would afford you that sort of honor, was intent on charging me $ 15 to try the gym. And if I join, THEN I’d have the $ 15 refunded. That’s a bad deal; have never heard of any gym doing anything similar to this as sample workouts and sample weeks are commonplace. Not only is that a bad deal, but the premenstrual attitude on this character was really out of control.
There are TONS of reviews about this location regarding horrible treatment of potential and active members. If NYSC allows this sort of behavior to go on, I’m not interested. I like the decent folks at my gym and that’s where I’ll stay even if I have to wait a few extra minutes for a squat rack to free up.
Edit: After this review went up on Facebook, a few friends actually messaged me and mentioned the guy’s name. It’s Eric. Yup, the same dirtball in every bad review of this club.