New York Sports Clubs - Rego Park, Queens NY

I have membership for over a year now. So here’s my remarks about it:

Staff:
nice and friendly. But I don’t really interact with them except greetings on the way in and out.

Equipment:
Its in workable condition and gets fix when necessary.
However, I have to look for different items all the time because visiting members don’t put them back or small items just missing or maybe don’t even exist.

Lockers and bathroom:
broken lockers or missing parts sometimes

Air control:
I run quite often so it seems like airflow isn’t properly regulated

Cleanliness:
Not clean

Culture:
Staff members don’t enforce simple but important rules like for instance making members put moving items back where they belong
Also, I see a lot of younger members loitering around, occupying different areas, being loud, playing on smartphones and so on. I don’t hesitate to push them out if necessary but I see many other members trying to avoid these youngsters. Especially female members trying to avoid them

Prices:
I pay $26/month and I think that’s the cheapest option. That arrangement is ok

Overall impression:
I gave 3 stars but in reality I think more like between 2 and 3 stars

I don’t usually write reviews but my experience seemed deserving of one. My boyfriend and I have been going to this gym since last April. A lot of the time it is difficult to find equipment because neither members nor staff return weights. The gym also gets crowded with teenage kids that treat the gym like a playground. Despite that, the gym has a functional turf area, lots of squat racks, friendly front desk staff, and the locker rooms are generally clean.

Unfortunately we had to cancel our memberships because the general manager made my boyfriend and I feel extremely uncomfortable after suddenly accusing us of “private training” TWICE this past month. We have also been met with uncomfortable stares from the GM while working out. It’s important to note that we never had an issue of any kind in the previous eight months of our memberships. Although it was clear we were doing own individual workouts, which can be easily proven with the gym’s security footage, the manager insisted my boyfriend was a personal trainer and training me. Neither of us are trainers and we go in, mind our business, workout, and leave while being respectful members. We have both been to many gyms together and this is the first time either of us has ever been approached about such a matter. Apparently in this gym, when working out with a partner you must be performing the exact same workout at the same time for it not to be considered personal training. According to the GM, timing and recording someone also falls into the category of personal training. It is truly unfortunate we had to cancel our membership because its location is very convenient for us. However, we would rather cancel our memberships than pay to be met with uncomfortable stares and approached with accusations of private training.

I suggest management spend more time and energy focusing on areas of improvement for the gym as opposed to harassing couples that are apparently “taking their business” by working out together.

Pros: Spacious, convenient as I live around the block, open till late night, has sauna, and front desk staff are nice.

Cons: Equipments are a bit old and needs updating, it gets dirty sometimes, most members here don’t re-rack the weights, rarely see staff doing it or imposing this rule, and lots of younger members loitering around.

Completely unprofessional, staff at the front desk, do not know what they are doing, we were going back and forth trying to get trial for one of the classes at the gym, and 3 different people telling us different things about how to join. We think that the Managment should think seriously about hiring good and professional people to represent this place.

I’d give this place one star if it wasn’t for the convenience of it being near home. As others have noted, equipment is old and broken, and the gym is a mess and dirty. The teenage boys are the worst of it all. They hog up equipment and are so cringe - I get second hand embarrassment. They’ve made me reconsider reproducing. I can’t come in to hit the heavy bag because teen boys are constantly breaking it. There’s one kid who always hits the bag with weights in his hands. Someone told me they had to replace the most recent bag they got because people aren’t using gloves and they got blood on the bag…disgusting! Someone needs to give these teenagers a boxing 101 class before they are allowed to use the bag because they are clueless and they’re going to hurt themselves. They need to start enforcing rules, such as putting back equipment after usage, or things will continue this way. I wish they could ban these demon children from the gym. They’re god awful. I’ll probably cancel my membership and go to the planet fitness in the area. I’d advise others to go elsewhere.

I enjoy coming here, but these high school boys got to have their membership canceled. They come in with a group and take over several equipment and all they do is goof around and take forever on a machine during prime time gym hours. They don't even put back the stuff they used.
Also they chill in the locker room vaping. I believe they also break into people's lockers.

Updated Jan 6,2023
The gym has a new stand alone punching bag, i witnessed few kids destroying it. I told the kids to stop and that other people needs to use it, kids came back at me saying its already broken.
Then i said to him, well you're making it worse! Ignored me and continued destroying new punching bag. Also saw them punching at the walls that created a hole. This needs to stop, these kids are getting out of hand.
Staff needs to walk around more to catch these kids before they destroy the whole place

Very outdated equipment, broken machines constantly with no pins. Seats on some fall off when you sit on it. And they keep restructuring and raising prices even though nothing inside changes. The sauna door is short and heat escapes. Wish Blink comes too Rego or Forest Hills.

I love this gym. It's my favorite place to destress. They make great use of their space and its especially good if you have a focus on Barbell-based exercises (There are about 7 spots for barbell lifts and one spot for deadlifting exercises).

Unfortunately, I have to change my review: The ladies locker room and machines are clean and the employees are friendly. My complaints: The machines are NOT maintained - there have been several machines broken for a few weeks already. There are people on their phones texting or web surfing constantly and hogging the machines.

Their pully machine has been broken for weeks with no out of order sign or status of when it will be fixed. And the extra machine is always occupied with a wait line. They need make an effort to fix things, its absurd that they don't care.

Please beware there are thieves in the membership of this gym. I was a victim, after working out when to the locker room to get ready to go into the sauna, only to discover that someone cut my lock, and took money out of my back pack. It's sad that after talking to the staff as well as some members only to find out others has had this happen to them. Management seems like they only care about getting members, but not making an effort to inform members of these goings on, to give them a heads up, or to actually do something about it by at lease having a rover going around checking the locker rooms to discourage the thieves, No one should be paying gym membership with the possibility of being robed by the low life thieves who go to this gym.be careful or just don't go here.

Great gym and great coaches! Excellent conditions for full-fledged activities for any age. Cleanliness and order, a large selection of sports equipment. I am glad that everything is available to me within walking distance from home. Many thanks for the good organization of the work of the sports club!

Wish the TVs were a bit newer and that they played sports games more often but besides that it is my favorite place to go to after work and sometimes early mornings on the weekends. It is very accessible and close to home. Staff is super friendly and the gym is pretty clean. Naturally, during busy hours it gets a bit crowded and hard to keep clean and organized but overall am pleased with the service and the space.

First off the only reason i am giving this gym 2 stars and not 1 is because this gym is only 1 block away from me so its easy to get to.i only go this gym when i can not get to my other gym in long island city powerhouse gym.i would rather travel 30 mins or more to go to another gym than go to this gym which is only 3 mins away from me.
This gym is not kept well at all.wipes are all over the floor the cleaning people do not pick up i guess they do not see it i see it guess they do not.
Machines are outdated old that need to be replaced.they have same old machines since that gym opened up. You would think they get few more modern and new types of machines for the members. So many different machines now and this gym has never thought of bringing in new stuff.
Plates all over on the floor. Dumbels are all over to most time you have to look for, Member take to other side and leave there.
Its a mess always. Doesn't anyone work there? Workers should be going around picking after these messy members and not just once a day. Things should be in some type of order. You walk into this terrible gym and things are just all over the place.
It should be better managed but its not and wont be.
This review like other bad reviews is a waste of time nothing will be done.
Oh and owner do not respond to call to talk further cause that will be a waste of time i am sure of it.
See what a waste of time to do reviews, look at the answer they give back.with no remarks on what you say or that they will look into it to make better.

Despite the bad reputation of NYSC around the city this one is decent. It's not that big but I enjoy the amenities like the sauna and the fake turf grass area. They actually have a giant tire for workout and sled you can add weights to push which is cool. Bathroom and organization quite messy because we know no one puts the weights back. The weights area is kind of small and tight. I have a nice workout when I am here.

This is a typical gym. It has most of the equipment you will want to use, the staff is friendly. It's okay, but there is nothing special about it