Andrew C.
Yelp
My goal is to visit as many Blink gyms in NYC.
Location: downstairs
Elevator: yes
Convenience: a block away from Bryant Park. close to virtually every train at Times Sq and Bryant Park. 42nd st
Gym Size: medium size vs other Blinks. downstairs (like a basement gym). Square shaped layout. 1 level.
Locker Room Size (Men's): on the larger side
Equipment (outside of the basics mentioned below): battle ropes, plyo boxes. Doesn't have a lot of specialized equipment like other Blinks (heavy kettlebells, sandbags, TRX)
Crowdedness: On the busier side given its location I was told by staff its busiest time is lunch time between 12-2pm and then picks up again after work. Saturdays are manageable.
Cleanliness: average
Staff Friendliness: Good. Smiling.
Hours: 6 days/wk. Closed on Sundays. Closed early on Sat 5pm
Overall: one of the busier Blinks I have been to given its location. Also the Blink close to Penn Station is no longer open. Note there is a Blink near Grand Central which could alleviate the crowd. Basement gym with no windows. Large stretch area. Crowd seems to be office workers and blue collar workers. Also see food delivery people taking a shower and bathroom break. An average sized gym which benefits most from its location but very crowded on weekdays and lack of specialized equipment.
*Unless noted, assume all Blink gyms have locker rooms, water fountain, stretch area, dumbbells, kettlebells (up to 50lbs), smith machines, weight machines, cardio equipment (Rower, treadmills, ellipticals, bikes, stairclimber), showers, wipes, Towel machine (pay separate charge). Assume you can scan in via App or Apple Wallet/Watch
**Note: I am a Blink user with entry possibility of all their NYC area gyms via an Add-on to my Classpass membership. (I did not want to deal with Blink corporate in case I needed to cancel and wanted to avoid a startup fee or annual charge). I do not take showers at the gym and tend to go off-peak hours.