If you are a New York City resident, this is a great place to get in shape and exercise for very…read morereasonable prices. There is a basketball gym, indoor track above the gym, table tennis, racquetball courts, gym equipment and computers. There is also an ice skating rink and Olympic sized pool. Staff are kind and helpful. Many programs and scheduled activities. I will be 62 in January and all access will be $25/year. For younger members Gym plus pool $150 for the year. There is plenty of parking. Opens at 6am. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

This Rec Center in Flushing is OKAY for the price and location. I like that the price of $150/year…read moreis not too bad. If you're between the ages of 18-24, you pay only $25/year which is a great deal. I paid $75 for 6 months, and that gives me access to both this Rec Center and the Aquatic Center in Flushing Meadows Park, as well as, any affiliated Rec Center in the 5 boroughs. Plenty of parking available on the street, or you have the option of parking in their lot but there's limited spaces there. And underneath the highway, there's parking available there as well. Inside, once you scan in at the front desk, there's 3 rooms: cardio, free weights and multi-purpose machines. Down the center hall, there's 2 well maintained racquetball courts, and past that is a children's play room and the main gymnasium for basketball and ping pong, as well as, an indoor track. Their racquetball courts cost $7/hour, and the price includes a ball and racket. However, they don't accept cash strangely enough, only credit/debit and check. All 3 rooms are have pretty much the same dimensions..and I pretty much feel the same way about all of them: too small, during busy hours you feel really congested in there. A few of the machines in the multi-purpose room were out-of-order. Treadmills and elliptical machines are not well spaced out. Plus there's no air circulation of any kind making the air in the room really dense. Legit almost feels like a sauna in all 3 rooms. Locker rooms and rest rooms seem well maintained and are relatively clean. There's plenty of decent sized lockers available. Overall, an OKAY Rec Center that can definitely use some improvements!

5 stars for this nice, clean, and huge Olympic sized pool…read more Negative 4 star for the staffs. They are lazy and very rude. Especially the fat white man. He sat on the bench on the third floor all the time, in front of the bathroom, and watched his phone.

Swimming is great !! Swimming at night is great not much people there. Saturday, Sunday, evening is…read moregreat!

The volunteer department is so poorly run by inept and unprofessional staff, that they should be…read moreembarrassed. It's like dealing with a bunch of teenagers who do not want to be held accountable and not want to own up to their mistakes. They do not stand by advertised requirements and will arbitrarily dismiss volunteers when they have exceeded their quota but only after volunteers (and families) have committed time and good faith to the event. There is a serious lack of transparency with capturing hours and someone really needs to conduct a thorough audit of their system. Save yourselves the grief and trouble and volunteer with another organization that is worthier and willing to treat volunteers with respect and not like disposable garbage.

We were a vender for an event there! Great place. Very clean bathrooms. Only complaint was ac was…read morenot working well and it was extremely hot and humid.

They say it's called Fort Totten Park. But I gotta tell ya. It's tremendous. Just a tremendous…read morepark. Big. Beautiful. Tremendous. Park. China China China. Man woman camera shark. Big beautiful shark. I have 4 wives. 4 big beautiful wives. Gates being installed in parking lot to prevent cars and people from gathering at night and making a huge mess for everybody to clean up. Yay! But nobody comes to close the gates. Boo! Useless. Waste of money.

Beautiful night at Fort Totten. We watched the strawberry moon. It was warm and a calm night This…read moreis local for me. I will be making more trips here. Nice way to spend a summer night.

Perfect park that is within walking distance from both Main Street and Mets willets points station…read more This park hosts yearly events like the queens night market and the US open tournaments. There is always something to do year round. In the winter months, most people decide to venture to the aquatic center/skate rink or the Al Oeter Rec center. There is also a museum inside this park that showcases Queens art. Whether it's for a morning stroll or a picnic, this park has the space for anyone and everyone.

It was so great going back to where it all began... Flushing Meadow Park. Warm fuzzy feelings as we…read moreremembered our mom and dad parking under the Van Wyck Expressway to let us out to ride our bikes while the cooked hot dogs and burgers on the grill. We'd ride and ride with the world glove and lake as our adventurous destination. Oh to be young and fancy free again!

It's a standard NYC Parks Department rec center. They have a basketball court and a weight room as…read morewell as some programs for senior citizens. They even have a boxing course. Just one caveat: there's no shower. So after a long workout, you can ride home on the subway sweating and smelly. Lost Battalion is cheaper than the NYC Parks Department Centers with a pool, but just pay the money and go to a center with a shower and a pool. I used to work out here before I moved on to the East 54 Street Rec Center in Manhattan.

I've only played basketball here so this review is only about basketball. They offer a bunch of…read moreother stuff too. The court is in good condition, decent grip, they've kept it clean enough to play safely. A guy there told me the floor used to be really slippery before they refurbished it. I hope this floor holds up. The courts do overlap which can be dangerous but there's not much you can do to fix that other than taking some hoops away or doubling the size of the gym. They play ball Thursday nights (insanely crowded, similar to that scene in "Scarface" when they were playin ball in Freedom Town), and Saturday afternoons (much less crowded, sometimes it's even empty). There's all levels of competition but there aren't many people who just started learning to play, which is good. Newbies should not be playing in a crowded high intensity environment. Especially if they're big strong athletic dudes who get emotional when they get embarrassed. That's how you get flagrant fouls everywhere and guys running into your knees for a loose ball. They don't know what's dangerous and what's not. I've seen that at a lot of other rec centers but not here. The center in Flushing is full of these guys combined with a slippery court, your just asking to get hurt. The staff tends to turn off the lights like 10 mins early to get people to leave, not cool. Be careful with the schedule on their website. It'll say something like "Basketball today 2:30-5:00" until you click somewhere else that'll say "except the first Saturday of the month". That's the web designers fault. They could easily put that info in the same line instead of a separate page. Yes I checked the site one day and drove in just to be sent back home. Within the 5 mins I was there asking the staff to explain to me how to read this tricky online schedule at least 3 other groups of guys came to play ball too. I'm sure the staff hate that online schedule just as much.

Last year was my son's first time at WOD. Every day he would come home so tired so we know he was…read morehaving a great time. He has mad a lot of new friends and looks forward to going to camp. The drop off and pick up transportation they include is great for us parents. They choose a location that is close to your house. I love that they go on trips twice a week and go swimming . My son camp counselor was very informative and texts about different activities for the next day so the campers arent prepared. My son said he wants to go there this summer again so WOD will be seeing us again this year!!

World of Discovery is a great day camp. We've been sending our countless children there for 6…read moreyears. The staff is friendly and helpful. They run a fun and professional outfit. Oh! They are also very knowledgeable. I'll often have a hard question and I'll speak to some teenager (cue eye roll). Then, the kid gives me a friendly and accurate answer because they've been going to the camp since they were 4 and are subject matter experts! It's hilarious. Send your kids. They'll have a great time and not become part of the furniture over the summer. Why are you still reading this? Sign up, man!

Harassment: Aggressive Pressure or Intimidation. I am 66…read moreyears old. This Harassment Complaint is with The Hansborough Recreation Center: The Manager, Zakiyah C. DeGraffe and Colleen Flood, Deputy Center Manager. The Staff should be made to wear IDs and have Body Cameras. The Cameras in The Buildings should be checked often. New York City Department of Parks & Recreation Centers strive in Harassment, especially by The Female Staffs. The Uniform gave Autonomous Authority. Mean and vicious, The Authority is Abusive. The Client Members Shop About at the various Recreation Centers for Humane Kindness. Will Client Members become too smart with The Computer Knowledge? At The Front Desk where The Client Members scan or hand in The ID Membership Card, they are Detain, Harassed, or Send Away for absurd mean reasons: 1) The Client Members of The Different New York City Department of Parks & Recreation Centers do not give good prognosis of The Staff's Culture. 2) At one Computer Resource Center, every day alone in the room, 3 times I was told The African American Female Staff who had The Only key to The Computer Room took it home, to come back another day. Why would The Recreation Center Staff take home The Only Key to The Computer Room? Is it not The Property of New Yor City? 3) At another Computer Resource Center, I was sitting on The Computer doing my work, with The Computer twist to face me. A Male Client Member, like myself, walked up and seize hold of The Computer. 4) The Hansborough Recreation Center is The Worst I have frequent. I Give It a Zero (0) In Rating. Coordinator Tajh Lewis sits on his own Cell Phone or His Computer all day. The List of Rules are nonexistent. The Staff of The Recreation Center, Hid Out in The Stairway or Congregate in The Computer Room. They sit to eat, they sit to use The Computer, they sit on Their Cell Phones with The Speaker On, or they sit to Talk, in groups. As well, The Client Members engaged the same behavior. One Man used Loud Profane Language, talking Buddy to Buddy with The Computer Room Coordinator Tajh Lewis, who did nothing, said nothing. He listened and laughed along with the man. One girl sat and Played Music and then began To Sing. I looked over and placed my finger to my lips and my right - hand waving lower. She made a complaint to The Coordinator Tajh Lewis and continued playing music and to sing. In The Media Room, the door is left wide open with loud music and singing. The Client Member can say naught. 5) The Client Member Who Came to Use The Computer Became an Unwilling Participant in Their Two - Sided Conversation or in whatever they did. My focused attention on my work was cut. The Very Staff who were to Implement The Rules Broke Them. The Client Member drew retaliation. 6) At one Computer Resource Center, The Computer Room Froze Cold in The Winter Months and Over - Heat during The Summer Months. However, Two Caucasian GED Summer Teachers successfully turned The Air Conditioner on. Another Caucasian Teacher said she had to send her students home; the room was too cold. We all sat bundled in our Winter's Jacket. My fingers and toes were frozen. 7) At The Hansborough Recreation Center, The Manager, Zakiyah C. DeGraffe, forbade me to wear a Winter Jacket. I left My Winter Coat in The Locker Room, without a lock. The Hansborough Recreation Center Staff remove it. For one Winter's Season, I left home naked; I could not buy a lock. 8) At The Hansborough Recreation Center, The Manager, Zakiyah C. DeGraffe forbade me to carry A Handbag with Computer Flashdrives, Contact Book, IDs, Keys, Cell Phone, or The Papers I used in The Computer Room. I was told to carry it in my hand or in a Cardboard Folder. I carried The Handbag to The Adam Clayton Powell State Office Building. 9) At The Hansborough Recreation Center, outside I was told I could not go in. Inside, A Program was in effect for six weeks, come back then. I was not informed. No posters were on display. The Client Members were not brief on events. 10) At The Hansborough Recreation Center, The African American Manager, Zakiyah C. DeGraffe accused me on my entry, of hollowing and shouting at The Client Member. She asked me why I came there to use The Computer?? Colleen Flood, Deputy Center Manager came up to me while I sat on The Computer and told me I had no Respect. Because The People in The Computer Room are allowed to do what they wanted; it was A Media Room. Consideration and Respect was gone along with The List of Rules. The Client Member who needed to use The Microsoft Word was unwelcomed. These Days, The Computer Rooms Are Dark with only Limited Members, Where Once The Rooms Were Filled and The Computer were limited with A Wait List, now there are only one or two persons. The Client Membership Are on The Decline. With Consideration and Respect long gone, The New York City Recreation Centers Computer Resource Center is now fully opened to The Games, The Media, and The Music Members only. GLS

Looking for work at the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation department specially at the…read moreOlmsted Center? You'll probably need to have a contact or a mole inside this department because even if you fill in all the requirements you won't get the job. A friend of mine whom have been in like 3 interviews here and who filled in the shoes to wear on every job applicaton have never gotten a chance here. Theres a panel of 3 or four guys and gals (same people always) who interview you and probably know nothing about the position or the person being interviewed who ask you all sort of personal and job related questions and that's it. I think all this theatrics is just to justify the candidates interviewing process but they already know who's going to get the job, a friend of a friend or a relative of a friend. That's it!! I wonder if among them there's a highly experienced human resources person with a degree in psichology or at least a former recruiter with an eye for talent. Don't even bother applying to their jobs, it's the same in all city jobs being hospitals, MTA, ConEd and the sort. Either you're a minority or you have a relative there to put your foot on the door.

Restored indoor center for meetings, movies, card playing, cooking classes, etc. was old library…read morenow used 50 years for indoor activity. Just got $180,000 redo. With new furniture.

They charged me $20 for a park sticker when I own my own residence. Ridiculous…read more.. The man I spoke to, in person, he didn't allow me to apply for the sticker and straight up just charged me. I called back after being told by my family that I didn't need to pay and the person I spoke to over the phone stated I could come in to apply but I won't get my refund for the $20...