Alfred E Smith Recreation Center

It has what I need there. Be sure to sign up for the cardio equipment. The older Asian patrons hog it up in the morning. Most of the weights are not in order so you waste some time looking for them. There really isn’t a convenient place to do crunches but you do what you can. For the price, I’ll accept all the shortcomings of this place.

This gym gives you the bare minimums for a gym. 4 treadmills, 2 spin bikes and a climber consists of all the cardio machines they have. I’m pretty sure this Jeff C guy rated the wrong place.
As for weights, there are the standard dumbbells (all pretty old) ranging from low weights to monster weights. There are about 3 benches, a leg press machine and a few more upper body stations. At $ 50 a year, it isn’t bad. But considering that there are other recreation centers that are within this network, I’m sure you can find another place.
Every Saturday there is a basketball «tournament» on the basketball court upstairs. It’s a decent court too. I always hope to go jump rope upstairs because that’s the only place with enough room. But the only time I have to go workout is on saturdays. Lovely. Locker rooms include basic showers (communal, no privacy at all) and lockers.
Bring lots of disinfectant and your own lock. The locker room smells like ass and ass that hasn’t been wiped.

I’m amazed that this place is relatively undiscovered. I guess not a lot of Unilocal users really get down to this area?
So, we all know that gym memberships are expensive. I live in this weird bermuda’s triangle/​black hole area where I am almost exactly 8.5 minutes from everything, but the only two gyms nearby are Crunch and the martial arts fitness center across the street, both of which are sorta expensive and don’t offer much in terms of wanting to make me go.
enter alfred e smith center. this is one of many of NYC’s rec center and it’s open to the public for a TINY fee ($ 50 for an entire year! i think 75 if you want pool access at one of their other locations). They have a basketball court and gymnasium upstairs which is filled to the brim with children of varying ages most times that i’m there, and downstairs there is a very small gym with an assortment of weights and a few cardio machines.
keep in mind this place is BASIC. this ain’t no spa! don’t expect any frills whatsoever, but something is better than nothing, especially when low on funds. Also there is a «computer resource center» which is free to members which includes free access to a printer, 20 pages a session.