New facility , opened just a few months ago. Much need in this community…read more We like exploring all of the rec centers out membership covers and especially the ones with swimming pools. Fully staffed on a Sunday and the workers were very welcoming and helpful. The pool here is spectacular. (Photos while patrons are in the pool ate strictly prohibited) so I was able to grab one quick pic before swimming classes started. Lockers are the more modern type with codes so you don't have e to bting a lock like some older rec centers require. Family bathroom/change rooms so parents with little ones can assist is a plus. Gym equipment was plentiful at the time we visited. I like the indoor walking track. Full calendar of events from dance, workouts, swim lessons etc . You're bound to find something to interest you. Media rooms and after school activities for kids. Indoor basketball court. Facility indoors and out very clean. It's new and I hope they upkeep this building. There's no car parking lot so street parking is the only option. Bike parking available Trains and buses are very close by so that's a plus. My favorite thing about NYC Park rec centers is membership cost- Free for kids and young adults up to 25 years and the very affordable rates for adults and seniors. Membership includes all centers in NYC .

Meet Brooklyn's newest rec center. It's bright, shiny, has several floors, a pool, gym, basketball…read morecourt, workout classes, media classes. It is truly a place for the community, adults and kids. Online you can find the schedule that is regularly updated weekly. Membership is $75 for 6 months and $150 for the year. This will also allow you to use the other rec centers around the city as well.

In the summer, I am all about the great McCarren pool (please, can we bring back Lap Swim?). But in…read morerecent months, I've really been trying to get to the gym. I mean to take advantage of the classes offered at the center, and I will--but so far I've mostly been using the exercise equipment (particularly one stationary bike, which apparently is also the favorite of one other gym user--we met and bonded over this at one point : ) ). The gym is low-key and welcoming. Shout out especially to Ashley, at the front desk, who is friendly and kind and who helps me check in quickly when I arrive late in the day (which is often, due to my work schedule). An affordable, solid gym and a great community resource, with programs for people of all ages.

Been coming here for a number of years now way to many to count lol . I've been to regular gyms in…read morethe area such a crunch and I still come back here , due to the friendly staff and exercise equipment. Yes the space can be a bit small but if you know what your doing you will find the tools you need to get a great work out in . They also have some awesome programs and activities for kids and seniors .

Pretty cool swimming class for Adults and Kids, It's located on the Campus of Erasmus Hall High…read moreSchool .all dough the school is located on Flatbush Avenue & Church Avenue (The Entrance is upon Bedford Avenue & Church Avenue) Near the tall school Campus gate of the drive-thru of the school campus. Erasmus Hall High School has a very nice campus. There have teachers to teach you how to swim .and there very patient (there have lockers and the area is very clean and safe ). located in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn. I love the family time pass it's open to the public it's non-instructor class, you get chance to spend time with your family and Freind's in the pool I'll definitely be recommended it's first come first served ( bring your own lock to protect your personal things in the locker room) !!!!. very convenient by MTA transportation: subway: 2,5-Train.Church Avenue Train station. or Q, B-Train.Church Avenue Train station. Buses: B41,B35,B49,B44,B12 P.S. - Barbra Streisand from " Meet the flockers" and Clive Davis- Music Producer , and Curtis Samuel in the N.F.L , and a lot of famous people went to Erasmus hall high school is aluimni of this high school !!!!

If you are a adult or child or teen looking to learn how to swim. These classes are affordable less…read morethan 200 for 8 sessions and these ppl really get you over your fear. Lol, i will update my review when my sessions are done. But i will tell you after 3 lessons i am not afraid to float in 5 ft of water; i use to get anxiety attacks when i thought about or saw someone jumping into water and anxiety is less still there but alot less.

I have been a loyal patron of this gym for about ~3ish years but only recently started taking my…read moremembership seriously in the past year and started going here regularly. This gym is the best gym in the area by miles and I thoroughly enjoy my workouts here. Yoga classes are super fun, I love the instructors and unlike a lot of other gyms this place is truly home to a community. I enjoy seeing people of all ages and walks of life work out here, it's truly amazing and representative of the neighborhood. The high schoolers can be super annoying in the weight room and I know the staff has worked to curb their rowdiness by assigning them specific hours. I've heard a lot about towel service that used to be here but I've never experienced it, that would be nice to have back. The steam room and sauna are an absolute God send in the locker rooms and I really enjoy that the large pool has been segmented to avoid conflict with other swimmers. I've noticed if anything is out of order it doesn't stay that way for too long which I absolutely love. It's understandable in a big facility like this things will go out of order but maintenance is definitely on top of everything and deserves a shout out. It used to annoy me that the gym closed early but they definitely listened and extended their hours recently till 10 PM which I also greatly appreciate!!

I have been a member at the Prospect Park YMCA since 2021, and this has got to be the most poorly…read moremanaged YMCA I have ever been to. I stayed a member for so long because it's a convenient walk from my house, but I recently left here to join the Life Time and I couldn't be happier. Here's the good, the bad, and the ugly from my experience. The good: The pool. You really cannot get this anywhere else in/around Park Slope. That said, it is often crowded, with 4+ swimmers per lane, and the swim lane etiquette is not the best. They have lanes divided by speed - low, low/medium, medium, and fast - but basically I've found there is one fast lane, and all of the rest are slow. It feels like the fast-lane users are either former Olympic / Masters level swimmers, so I have to be in this awful position where I'm getting passed all the time in the fast lane, yet people get angry with me for going too fast in the other lanes. That's just my experience though. The bad: The free weight room. Basically, everything is overcrowded, and the etiquette is horrible. The free weight room has ONE power rack, which is insane for such a large gym. This is compounded by the hoards of teenagers that camp at the gym during peak time, sometimes leading to long queues to use any of the equipment. And the etiquette is some of the worst I have seen. People leave weights lying around on the floor or haphazardly put plates back wherever they feel, leading to a ton of clutter and general chaos. There is usually an attendant in the free weight room, yet they do absolutely nothing. Generally, the staff sucks. They do not greet you and just generally seem disinterested except when they are talking amongst themselves. The ugly: The locker rooms are just horrendous. Everything is filthy with dust everywhere. The lockers are super outdated, busted and rusting all over. There are often cockroaches in the dry sauna. But the worst is the showers. I think that was the final straw for me. It genuinely feels like a prison shower in that half the shower curtains are missing, and I even saw a bunch of blood on one of them. The ceiling is covered in mold; they don't even bother to paint over it. I don't need much, but I at least expect a clean and pest-free locker room. The state of it is shameful honestly. There is also no towel service, which is insane for how much you pay. Meanwhile, Harbor Fitness has towels, and the membership there is $76/month. All of this would be fine out of a low-cost, no-frills gym, but the cost of the regular individual membership is $96 per month, which is just out of line. The value is practically non-existent. They will also try to scam you when you try to cancel, saying there is a 15-day notice period, despite that being against the law in NYS. Bottom line, do yourself a favor and don't join this gym.

They have a great sense of community. The amenities are nice and the staff is effective. There are…read moremultiple classes one can take. I recommend this community center!

My friend who went to Stuyvesant High School told me about the pool and we went together several…read moretimes. It's a nice 25 yard indoor pool with water maintained at a cool temperature in the summer. It feels great taking a swim on a hot summer day. The day pass is $15, but if you plan on going the whole year, the annual pass is definitely a reasonable choice. The pool is usually not too crowded and I usually have one more person in my lane. Make sure to bring a lock with you so that you can store your stuff securely in the locker. You also need to wear a swim cap to swim in the pool. I also like that there is no need to bring a hairdryer because the hand dryers in the girls' locker room is positioned well and powerful enough for drying your hair.

Overview - A humble New York recreation center that's been here for a good long time. Combination…read moreof a small fitness center, gymnasium, and rooms for classes. There's changing rooms, bathrooms, and showers (haven't tried, not sure if they work), and plenty of lockers (bring a lock). Don't expect shiny squeaky floors. There's a few classes that don't require membership. Their schedule is on their website, as are schedules for other NY recreation centers. Membership - The membership for NY recreation centers applies to all locations in the state and some other locations are probably newer, cleaner, and include pools and such, but this is a relatively humble convenient location if you live nearby. The annual membership is $50 for adults and $25 for seniors, free for under 18. Membership includes all locations. Sign up in person, pay the fee (no cash accepted), take a photo, get your membership card. This center also functions as afterschool for the school it's located within. Fitness center - humble fitness room with some free weights, a few well-used treadmills and ellipticals, a few workable workout machines for legs and arms, and benches for weight training. Very minimal but nice when you come during the off hours (later towards closing). Classes - Walk-in or pre-register. 1) bootcamp with Alexia was intense! There's a series of gym exercises the instructor demonstrates and directs for the students such as lunges, varying difficulties of crunches, deadlifts, squats etc. Great for cardio and quite tough. She means business and is very encouraging. She plays upbeat Latin music during class. 2) yoga with Crystal - 6-7pm Wednesdays until June or July. Open and free to the public since it's a ShapeUp class. Sweet instructor who knows what she's doing and goes over basic yoga poses and flows. 3) plenty more classes like ab/core workouts, exercise with Latin music, open badminton/pickleball/ping pong etc. tl;dr humble, dusty, convenient recreation center catered to afterschool, adult fitness, open gymnasium for certain sports, small fitness center, changing rooms and lockers available. Come without expectation! Get a tour. Membership applies to all the centers. Schedules online.

I really appreciate the staff here. Efficient and friendly. I like that reservations are needed for…read morecertain activities so there is no overcrowding, but a way to keep out non-registered people needs to be started up again. Twenty year olds playing senior pickleball should not be permitted.

I've had memories going here in the '90s with my neighborhood kids. this pool is amazing its…read morelocated in lower manhattan in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan . their the indoor pool and outdoor pool but during the hot summer days I would usually stick with the outdoor pool, I will come back here in a heartbeat I love it here if I do come back here , I would probably cry because I had memories coming here while I was in junior high school and elementary school, dam time flies. I'm glad this recreation center is still open I love here. I'm a New Yorker to the fullest !!!! P.S. - There swimming pool reminds me of "Brooklyn swim Center" at Erasmus Hall High School very convenient by the MTA transportation : Subway: 1-Train. Hudson Street.Train station. bus : M5, etc buses

It was too hot to stay dry this week, so I finally ventured to the TDRC pool. Public pools in NYC…read moreare one of the best kept secrets, though it's clear that SoHo and West Village are not taking full advantage. No problem -- plenty of people filled out the lanes on a humid Fourth of July, splashing, diving, and waddling their way around the decent-sized outdoor pool. They've got strict rules, so make sure you bring swim apparel and a lock for your stuff to fast-track entry into the locker room. And don't bring a phone. Facilities are not pristine, but what you would expect. The staff was very nice, though the second "gatekeeper" in the pool entry area was a bit aggressive (he made me shake out my towel to make sure I wasn't hiding contraband like a phone in there). They clean out the pool 3-4 pm so avoid that hour.

A beautiful small park featuring a kids' playground, a summer pool, basketball and handball courts,…read moreplus outdoors exercise machines. Just be careful where you walk, though. It's gotten pretty popular with some privileged and entitled neighbors who let their dogs run around, leaving messes everywhere.

Brilliant large park in the East Village that revolves around the recreation center and the huge…read morepool. Surrounded by a nice tall wrought iron fence. The park initially opened on June 1 1900 and has been expanded and restored a number of times. The park includes basketball courts, handball courts (in use today and these guys are good!), squash courts, spraygrounds and fitness equipment. Bathrooms and changing rooms for the pool and supposedly wifi hot spots. As for the strange name, that was New York's 16th governor Hamilton Fish (1808-1893) who served in 1849-1850 and later went on to be a US Senator (1851-1857) and Secretary of State under President Ulysses Grant (1869-1877). [Review 15692 overall - 284 in New York - 1196 of 2021.]