Blink Fitness

First of all I want to start this review by saying I am a fan of blink that being said this is by far one of the worst locations I have seen it is always especially on Mondays and after hours went in there today on surprisingly was not crowded couldn't find the 30 lb dumbbells looked all over the gym and this is not the first time this has happened with people monopolize dumbbells but they are nowhere to be seen try to address this with the manager she was very dismissive and had a lousy told me that if you can't find the dumbbells they're probably damaged or someone now I don't know how you damaged dumbbells or still 30 lb but if that is the case then shouldn't she replace them I mean people are paying money to work that's why my opinion this is one of the worst locations you be better off going to for them if you get a gym membership over here just prepared to not be able to work out after work again you'll be better off going to Fordham or somewhere in Manhattan

Due to the size of the gym, which is not the gyms fault, many people are on top of each-other most of the time. I just started coming here with my boyfriend and we haven’t been able to get the most out of the gym b/c body builders hog a lot of the important machines. I will try to figure out the peak and off peak hours though, so that will probably make a difference hopefully. Overall it’s a decent blink and has everything you’d need to get your body right. Get a mat, find a quiet corner and do what you gotta do.

Wonderful people and excellent services! Live it.
I do my workouts there with my husband

They offer a lot of good stuff.

Julioadrian was the best thing to ever happen to this location, Thank you all for everything!

Literally the worst Blink gym location.
The only equipment available is the cardio machines.
The weight area is ALWAYS crowded by guys, certain guys don't even work out they are just there with their backpacks on I guess supporting one of their friends. I get it you're there for support or whatever but you have to be there for hours "supporting" a friend.
Some of the staff isn't welcoming whatsoever, always have a sour face and only smile to whom they want to.

THEY HAVE TO PUT MORE ORDER BECAUSE ONE WASTES TIME WAITING FOR MACHINES BECAUSE THE USERS HAVE ENTERTAINMENT TALKING, TAKING PHOTOS, RECORDING WHILE ONE WAITS APATE MANY MACHINES IN BAD CONDITION, I REMOVED SINCE THE GYM IS A BAD CONDITION FOR ME TEMPLE BUT IT LOOKS LIKE A FAIR, THAT'S WHY I DECIDED TO REMOVE, AS LONG AS THE RULES DON'T CHANGE AND THE PRICE CONTINUES TO RISE, MANY LIKE ME WILL STOP ATTENDING.

Clean and the staff are nice. The only negatives are it's often crowded and the music can be loud.

I was going to that gym since 2020 I had heard the rumors that things had been lost until 04/13/2023 they opened my locker and they stole my wallet and my cell phone and it turns out that the employees told me that a gym that paid for membership is not responsible to stolen objects very irresponsible on the part of blink I am very dissatisfied with that

It is very good and I recommend it with only 16 years of dedication and time, everything is achieved

Nice facility. A nice and wide variety of numerous equipment for full body or specific, target training workouts. I see the staff frequently cleaning the equipment and the space is usually, if not always, very clean. When I first walked in asking about Blink, the guy (I wish I remembered his name) was so patient in answering all the questions I had; the interaction was so nice I signed up right after he answered all my questions. I had been with planet fitness for about 7+ years and am glad to make the switch to Blink; PF has these weird rules, like no heavy breathing, and the environment and vibe at Blink isn't stifling or restrictive at all, it feels very encouraging especially with the inspirational quotes. Last but not least, they play some really good movies/TV shows that I like to watch while jogging, and the music is always a vibe.

Great location from job office but people tend to hog machines by placing their clothes on one machine while using another and never wipes them down in-between or afterwards.

Update 11/29/22

Please, please, please periodically maintain the ladies locker room, especially the bathroom. There are 4 toilets and 3 had no toilet paper. And 2 toilets were clogged with paper. Also the soap near the sinks need to be replenished. On the gym floor the wipes used to sanitize the machines is often empty when I visit the gym. The things I'm pointing out has happened on more than one occasion.

This is the local gym in my area which probably competes with the Planet Fitness on Fordham road. The gym has many machines to work out on. I've been here a handful of times so I'm trying to get a feel for it. I will say that the times I've been there - the weight machines seem to be monopolized by certain people. There not as many free hand weights around either. The locker room is nice and clean and there are many lockers on the lower floor to store your items if you bring your own lock. It would be nice if it was an all inclusive gym that offered fitness classes like Lucille Roberts did back in the day or Crunch Fitness before the pandemic. I'm still trying to figure out how to get my free 1 time lesson with a personal trainer.

This place is the most convenient location to where I live. However, convenience does not always equal quality. The place never has working equipment, and in addition, (most of) the patrons treat it like a nightclub instead of a gym. I pay my hard earned money to exercise, not watch other people congregate and deny access to machines. If I’m Blink, I take a hard earned look at this location and make the necessary changes; otherwise, people will stop visiting and look at other gyms.

Good gym. Everything is on 1 floor. Pretty much everything you need is there, just wish they had vertical back machines. They only have horizontal ones.

I wouldn't skip not one single day to workout and hit the weights for strength & conditioning. LET'S GO!

In my experience here, there’s never been toooo many people that you couldn’t get a pump in. There’s a lot of cardio machines and around 2 of every other machine. Really nice and kept clean. The people that go there as well are also very nice and really helpful to newcomers; fixing their form and even teaching them new workouts to get better gains. Overall a really nice gym.

This isn't Equinox. You get what you pay for. Place is good for the price. Gets a little too busy in the afternoon.

Well the place is a bit small, however clean, good music, friendly staff. Equipment is in fairly good shape.

I'm enjoying very much this gym. Lots of machines to use. I'm still getting acquainted with the place. So far.

This gym is ok but the machines they have aren’t enough and they only have 2 benches.

You also have to deal with work being done in the gym RANDOMLY which has one side of the gym being closed which crowds the other side.

The trainers here don’t last because Blink Fitness loves to take the majority of their pay they get from clients, Imagine training someone for $40 a session then having Blink take almost 40% of that? You wouldn’t want work there. It look like the regular employees don’t get paid much either because faces change very much.

It’s hard imagining how Blink managed to last here but now with 24 Fitness gone they’ll probably get a leg up.

The owners also show up randomly but nothing ever changes so most of the time it’s for show and uncomfortable employee oversight.

Best gym, Happy they extended few more hours on the weekend during COVID, Hopefully everything gets back to nothing soon.

Sadden from Covoid -19shut down but lead me to better cleaner gym the staff equipment beats a lot of other commercial gyms. Gym members seem to be courteous must of the time and the gym vibes awesome.

I love it now a days because it’s mostly empty in the morning. I wish the put more cleaning wipes to clean the toilet seat and a trashcan.

During the pandemic when gyms were close I called the corporate number to cancel my mother gym membership which I was paying for. I also had an account which was a blink fitness corporate membership. For those of you who didn’t know when your a Lyft driver you can get this kinda of membership since Lyft has a partnership with Blink Fitness. The cost of this membership is $180 a year you can get to any gym in the 5 boroughs except lower downtown Manhattan.

Anyways around June I told them to close my mother account since she wasn’t going to the gym and I was paying for it. Come to find out Sep 16 I get charged $15.15 I was very confuse. I called blink fitness corporate number and they said that it wasn’t there problem and I had to go to my local gym so that they can deal with the problem knowing that fact that they are the ones responsible. The corporate office closed the wrong account my I no longer had my Corporate Blink Fitness membership.

I was charged again on Oct 2 $15.68 then I want to my main blink fitness gym to speak to a manager who I thought could help me out he said that corporate was going to call me in 48 hours that never happened. Several weeks later I get charged on Nov 2 $15.68 and Nov 4 $52.24. Today’s date is Nov 5 and I went back to my local blink fitness gym to solve this problem haven’t seen any results. Reading everyone recent complaints I had to express my situation that this company doesn’t care about refunding you or helping you they just want your money especially when they messed up on cancel the wrong account. They still will charge you for cancelation. I will keep everyone updated on this on going process.

Recent Update I finally got to speak with the Gym Supervisor for this location and I’ve been refunded all my money including. They offer to help me get my corporate membership back but I refused due to the pandemic still going on I’ll wait until it’s over. But it took a to total of 5 months to get this issue resolve that’s crazy.

Today I called to check up on a matter. I froze my membership online starting for this month and I was still charged. I was checking on my refund today. I got the manager on the phone and she left me on hold for 8 min. I called back and the front desk girl said “we have other things we have to do so you can wait on hold or get a call back”. I never received a call back. They all need training in customer service

I being working out on this location for 2 months already and it never was brought to my attention that I can only workout for a single hour “ (daily) ” even when I took the time to booked an specific time to do it and today I was asked to leave the building since some other “members” wanted to come in without taking the time to ask or give me a few more minutes to finish.so what’s the point of booking when I can’t finish my workout? Truly disappointed!

From the time I signed up back in June, The Manager has been very friendly as well as the staff.
I can actually go to the gym workout, work off steam and feel comfortable in a clean gym and positive energy atmosphere, down to strangers respecting each other's space and workouts.
As they say " It starts from a good captain to run a good sailing ship full of sailors" - They are definitely doing it well!

I went to the Fordham branch to get a membership. When I tried to ask some questions before registration, a staff member at the reception ignored me totally and started talking to a man being on line behind me. The staff member treated me as I was totally invisible. I was very surprised by her and shocked! I hope this is not racial profiling.

Love my love gym, it’s always clean and machines are quickly replaced. Plus, if you want to see something changed, email them. They are open to feedback. They used to have a TON of cardio machines that rarely were used. They swapped it out for some more weights which is really nice. Only thing is it used to get really packed between 6pm-9pm. Definitely a great Bronx gem. Need to check it out now with the new Covid guidelines.

Ever since the planet fitness nearby closed down, this gym has become a JOKE. It’s overly packed, muggy and the new front desk staff are dismissive and unprofessional. I have canceled my membership. Go to another gym!