Best Gyms with Free Weights near Parkchester, New-york

This gym is so unorganized & the lack of respect from most gym goers. People don't re-rack their weights. Too many cameras/tripods. People move benches and don't put them back. Weight plates all over the place (not on a rack). Equipment takes months to be fixed. (Would not break if people STOPPED slamming the Equipment). It gets crowded way too fast, most times. My least favorite gym on the list. But hey, it is what it is 🤷🏻‍♂️

I decided to NOT listen to the reviews and visit myself and feel it out, 1st time going to this Blink location and in all honesty expected the worse.. It was the total opposite. I had the pleasure of meeting 3 very kind and welcoming staff members (Elizabeth, Naya, and Kenny). Came in at about 9am and it wasn’t too crowded at all and . Everyone was respectful and cleaned up after themselves and while I didn’t go into the locker room everything else was well maintained and clean. I feel like this place gets a bad wrap from little to no reason. Go check them out yourselves.

Very crowded, not enough stair masters and no space between each treadmill. I thought I could deal with the fact that there are no windows for sunlight and fresh air but the amount of people who are inside at once, its almost a safety issue. Also not to mention there are long wait times for the other machines. I usually walk outside and get my exercise that way but in the winter it can be too cold to work out outside…. This gym is very unwelcoming and no matter what time I go in it’s crowded. I would suggest stop taking new memberships, now that it’s a new year, I think this issue will be worse.

I used to go to Planet Fitness, but the location in Parkchester seemed very crowded and disorganized, so I switched to Blink Fitness. Unfortunately, I had a bad experience there. My locker was broken into twice. The first time, I thought it might have been my mistake, but the second time it was evident that my locker had been forcibly opened, and $320 was stolen from my wallet.I complained to the manager about the incident, and while he took my complaint, I have not received any updates from them. It's been over three months now. I regret not calling the police at the time. I had faith that they would resolve the matter, but unfortunately, my money is gone, and I haven't received any response regarding the incident.

On Saturday, May 25, 2024, I arrived to Blink Parkchester at 6:50am. Unfortunately, the gym did not open on time. I waited until 8am and not one employee arrived to open. I was told by other members this is a very common issue and members have called corporate Blink and nothing is done. I left to run an errand and came back around 8:50am - still had not opened. There were about 30 members waiting at one point. As I was leaving, someone came to open, he did not bother to say good morning, sorry - nothing ! He looked like he just woke up and let in the lady that cleans. I had to go about my day but I have never been so disappointed and disgusted by Blink. I and other members pay for the gym to be open! What will be done to rectified this? Nothing again?