Blink Fitness

Over crowded, never clean, and you could never find the free weights that you want. I am only keeping Blink because they opened up a new Blink in Riverdale by my boyfriend’s house. At the Riverdale location I had someone cleaning the treadmill with me on it! Blink in Elmhurst/​JH needs better management. The great thing about Blink is the price. I go to the Blink in Elmhurst/​JH when I have no option.

Yes this place is overcrowded but its the only decent gym they have in this part of Queens. Until they open up the planet fitness on 86^th street there will always be overcrowding at this place. My biggest pet peeve with this place is a lot of the people at this place shows no common courtesy like putting back weights or wiping down machines after using it. Other then that its a decent gym for the price you pay.

The owner of this location needs to stop taking in new members, it seems as if is peak time at all hours of the day as well as the night. I always have to wait for a treadmill, and if you want to use any of the weights good luck with the upper body workout fanatics!

It is efficient– a huge place with machines lined up. You can see some interesting characters here. Need to bring a towel and definitely need to wipe the machines prior to use. Sometimes feel a little awkward because there is practically no privacy. No classes offered unless you do one on one training (they are very aggressive in selling you one on one training as they offer a complimentary 30min session).

Tried to go for a gym trial but the guy at the counter said they don’t have a free one and it is $ 15 now. He also suggested that I go to the Astoria one but that wouldn’t be the one I want to sign up for so it doesn’t make sense. Even if I did like Astoria, it is different from JH. On top of that, their membership for a month is only $ 15 so why would I pay $ 15 for a one day trial? I can understand if it was $ 5/​day or even $ 10 for two weeks. Someone over there in marketing needs to reevaluate their strategies.

Never bring a new friend to Blink Jackson Heights. They tried to charge my friend $ 15 for one time entrance fee. BS!!!
I guess they are to big to fail now wow.

Place is always crowded. There’s no way you can EVER get a regular workout. Besides the employees, who are great and treat you well, the rest is just regular. Gym is crowded, bathroom smells like shit. Not going to renew my membership.

It doesn’t matter how crowded it gets, I always get my work out done. People complain too much but I think this gym is great point of start for beginners and pros. I love this gym and every gym I’ve been in. Bad reviews is what get cool places like this to move out of the neighborhood. People please, stop complaining for everything and be grateful for what you have.

I don’t mind coming here since I live in the area. This is about getting my statement for the year of 2015. I don’t know why I haven’t gotten them yet via email. It’s not that hard… Like wtf are you slow?
I inquired my statement last Thursday. Nothing in my email. Come Sunday I made another request. Nothing! It’s not that fucken hard clicking a few buttons to send someone their statement!!! Apparently only the managers can print the invoices/​statement.
Manager Mike why are you soo slow?

This place has a spacious stretching area and facilities are cleaner than expected. However, the trainer with whom I booked appointment left earlier just as I arrived 15 minutes late (train congestion on Friday …) make sure to stick to the time lol

What a horrible gym! Extremely crowded gym, people don’t put their weights away (no signs to put away weights) people are texting profusely on machines when people are waiting. There are very unprofessional people and rowdy. I brought this up to the manager there and gave me a very «blah» answer. If you are serious about fitness I do not recommend this gym. I am very dissapointed at Blink.

The staff makes me enjoy this place more and more each time I go … They are very special people. Mind changers for sure. There is one black lady that always has such a nice smile on her face, she uplifts my mood almost instantly when I go in. Its getting better and better. They recently (2 months ago) rearranged the floor and moved all of the machines to better locations. They also moved the free weights so that they are now dropped on the heads of the 7eleven employees underneath (hahahah I hear that shit when im buying my drinks and food afterwards).

Blink fitness is so cheaply priced that brings a lot of individuals and is mostly overcrowded despite that the gym is great. I get to work out. I like the people and the staff is friendly. I just wish that we had more space to fit the new members because is mostly overcrowded. Oh another thing The water fountain is mostly broker and They should pay more attention to the waterfront and put several new ones in different places. there’s only three water fountains for numerous members.

Not even 1 month at this gym location and I want to cancel. As Garvin G. said, it’s more crowded than Shake Shack on a busy lunch day. IT’S NO JOKE. I literally don’t feel comfortable, at all. There’s no good time to go to this gym.
The one in Midtown gets busy like this too. I hired one of their PTs for 10 sessions… and every time I go someone bumps into me or walks directly in front of me furring my training. Very distracting and uncomfortable.
I wish I never cancelled NYSC.

After a perfunctory reading of most of the negative reviews, one can only offer a common refrain amongst the young nowadays: «check your privilege, people.» Let’s keep in mind it was barely one year ago when the neighborhood didn’t even have a decent gym to call its own. I, for one, am happy that Blink is here and hope it will remain an anchor on the less than savory Roosevelt Avenue.
Undoubtedly, the naysayers are silly in expecting the world for less than $ 25/​month; it’s as if they expect to be remembered by their names every time they stay at a Motel Six. Ha! While this is no Four Seasons of a gym, its facilities are always kept relatively clean. I would only urge my fellow gym goers to resist being ghetto and try to have some pride in the public space: wipe down your machines and place equipment back where it belongs. The business model of Blink doesn’t allow for manpower/​infrastructure to support Equinox-​like service. If that’s what you are after, pay for it; it’s the American way. As an aside, however, the management of this location can place posters in different languages reminding people of basic etiquette because there are quite a few suspected newbies to gyms in general. This much the management should accomplish.
As for the overcrowding issue, I can only urge Related Companies, Blink’s deep-​pocketed corporate parent, to investigate opening up another branch nearby. Certainly, anyone riding the MTA into da hood will notice the changing demographics justify and demand it.
10/​01/​2015 update: I’m subtracting one star given that quite a few of the trainers are on their phones, texting presumably, while in session with their clients (I’m not a PT client, for the record). It’s unprofessional; imagine how you would react if your doctor does likewise. Failure to execute such simple courtesy should be blamed on the management, which sets the tone ultimately.

This gym is full of scams, just trying you to sell their package with trainer and once you have paid for trainer he will cancel out your pre book session in ihe middle of the night even though when you want to cancel you have to notify 24 hr before but he will cancel whenever he feels like it
Rude customer service
Please DO NOT BUY THEIR TRAINER PACKAGE
Stay Away from this gym

More crowded than Shake Shack on a busy lunch day.
Shady gym practices. It’s impossible to cancel and they said I can’t downgrade my membership to the cheapest one.

This shithole just cares about membership!
I have been member for past 6 months and went on vacation to Miami for 2 weeks. My credit card was hacked and I blocked all my transactions! I forgot I had the same credit card information stored on blinks system. it blocked my account and when I came back to newyork and visited the gym. They told me my account is negative and they won’t allow me to workout today! I came jogging and I didn’t carry my wallet that day. I asked them please as a courtesy let me workout today else it will break my daily workout schedule n tomorrow I’m gonna payback my dues.!! But that ugly looking guy kept on talking about membership. I didn’t want to argue and I simply told thanks for everything and left. But I really felt very bad to walk out. I will join other gym even if it’s expensive but I will never go back there and will never recommend any one to go

I cancelled my membership after 6 or 7 months. I’m not a meathead but I do like to lift weights as part of my workout «routine.» This gym has very little open space for free weights, push ups, sit-​ups, etc. The rest of the space is occupied by weight machines and cardio machines. Unfortunately, the weight machines are occupied constantly by people who stay at the gym for hours and hours. Not sure if they have nothing better to do or what, but getting on a machine here is a painstaking process.
I invested in some free weights for the house and now do my cardio outside on the street. Saves me $ 15 plus the annual fee and I didn’t feel bad at all for cancelling.
Getting the motivation to go to the gym should be enough; you shouldn’t have to also fight for space when you’re paying a monthly membership. Blink has done a very poor job of making this an inviting space for the community. Instead it’s a hangout spot for gym rats who hog machines.

The price is unbeatable. For $ 19.99/mo you can get an all access pass to the Blink NYC locations with the exception of Noho or Bryant Park. Free wi-​fi access so you can stream music (Pandora/​Spotify anyone?) or watch youtube videos of how to lift properly or maybe how to rack weights after your finished. Note that the guest you bring will have his or her own guest card for personal use and can use the gym with you any other time at no extra charge.
The facility is kept clean and the staff is always around to ensure that the facilities stay that way. There are several hand sanitizer dispensers and wipes throughout the gym.
The women’s locker is clean. There are plenty of lockers to use and benches to sit on, spacious enough so you can still maintain personal space.
The floor however is usually packed, even during off peak hours. I recommend coming in during the day, there are too many people there between 6 — 9 pm.
The free weights are located at one side of the gym. The machines are new and are grouped by the type of body part you’re working on (the 2 leg press machines and racks are always occupied though).
Overall I’m satisfied with the cost, the facilities, and great service by the friendly staff at this Blink location.