Blink Fitness

Came here during lunch as a guest. Facility was clean and wasn’t overcrowded. I was able to use all the machines I needed!

Terribly crowded between 5:30−7pm. There’s a wait for every machine (both cardio and strength training machines). The staff sometimes cleans machines during this time so they block off a whole area of treadmills. Cardio machines are often broken but they don’t put signs on them so sometimes you waste 15 minutes just hoping from one to another broken machine or the tv is broken on it. Most tv channels on the cardio machines don’t work. Locker rooms are so crowded you have no place to stand or put your stuff while you change. Sinks are always wet and dryers don’t work well at all. The good things are that its in a convenient location, the price is great, and the machines are good (when they work). Would be so much better if I could go on off hours.

Blink is money sucking monster! I injured my foot (tore my plantar fascia) and have been unable to exercise for the past 6 months. I spoke with the manager at this location who wouldn’t allow me to freeze my membership even with a doctor’s note. Since I was signed up for a 1-​year contract, I would have had to pay a buyout fee of $ 60 to cancel before my membership runs out this month. I understand that they have protocol but there should be some room for exceptions particularly when an injury is involved! I walked into the 40^th street location today and tried to cancel my membership but was told I had to wait until the 29^th – then would have give to give 45 days notice where I would have to pay them again! This is literally the worst customer service I’ve ever encountered at a fitness establishment and they should be ashamed of themselves.

Had my stuff stolen from locked locker never to be seen again. Staff were sympathetic but never actually followed through with investigations and wouldn’t wave my cancellation fee. Be very careful putting valuable items in your locker. Gym itself is over subscribed, in fact almost impossible to get weight training equipment.

This location is never really that crowded. If your patient you can get to use the equipment you like to complete your workout.
Like most locations they have plenty of cardio machinery from treadmills to stairclimbers.
The establishment like most are tidy and clean. staff members are always cleaning around you; which makes for a sense of security.
This place is my home gym, but there is another location not to far away neither.
I Blink when it comes to affordable gyms that pride themselves on cleanliness and a sanitary environment.

I’ve been to this location a few times with a friend, under her «unlimited guests» privilege. (I don’t mind using the system. Ha!) Overall, I’ve been happy with this location. The equipment is fine, there are ample sanitizing wipes to use on the machines, good music, and good locker facilities, at least regarding the ladies’ locker room. Staff is nice, but a little mechanical when you first arrive, loudly stating, «Welcometoblinkhaveagoodworkout» and «Thanksforworkingoutatblinkhaveagoodevening» upon leaving. Also, if the stretching area becomes a little bit too crowded, you’re pretty S.O.L. because it’s already relatively small. But! Overall, no major complaints. I enjoy coming here and getting in a good post-​work workout!

Club manager, Francesca Paulino, is a condescending, self-​entitled, and malicious person who abuses her authority due to her short-​comings as a human being. And because of her horrible attitude and existence at this location, the staff appears to be very unhappy with being there, and ultimately the gym members suffer. Avoid joining this particular location at all cost because she will either cancel your membership if you make a complaint or just make you cancel yourself due to her lack of customer service skills.

This is my gym I go to this gym I love it they have everything you need to get in shape this place is so big has so my machines everywhere this is my favorite location that they have

Equipment is all fine. No amenities in the shower is so inconvenient that the low cost doesn’t feel worth it.
Worst thing is that their cancellation policy is stuck in the 19^th century — you can only fill out a form in person or send a certified letter — you can’t call them, email, nothing that uses scary technology. I take responsibility for not dealing with this before I moved but I really couldn’t imagine it would be such an odd and outdated process.

I love this location, everything is great, friendly stuff, and always pretty clean. Good choice of the equipment. The only complaint is no WiFi.:-(i am used to watch some Netflix shows while I am doing cardio, so that’s is a little disappointing. Otherwise, I am happy with this location.

I’ve gotten sick of this place and will probably cancel my membership. One reason: there are only two squat racks in the whole place, and they are always in-​use. There is constant demand for the squat racks no matter the time of day, and so little demand for the hundreds of cardio machines (which are typically 10−20% utilized). Management continues to ignore the issue and waste space with the cardio machines instead of doing the smart/​easy thing of buying more squat racks. Every time I bring it up they say «yeah, everyone always complains about that» and yet no one does anything to fix it.

I came post-​lunch time, 1:30pm.
First, the single star is only for the friendly staff.
Second, I was overwhelmed when I stepped inside the locker room! Suffocated by guy stink and those old flabby men sitting around that you can’t even find a decent bench to change at.
Third, I went outta there and looked around the machines and equipment which are superbly occupied. Terrible.
I finally got into my senses and went home.

Pros: My review is for this location only. Good gym and location (for me) to get a workout in for my lunch break. Staff are very friendly and facility is always clean. The price of membership is definitely easy on the wallet.
Cons: I wish there were more kettlebells (I have seen a pair of different weights) and a wider weight area as it gets overly crowded and sometimes the weights are hoarded which discourages me from doing much free weights as part of my workout sessions. Returning weights to the designated racks should be enforced. The stretching area could be a bit bigger/​wider.

I generally go to this location because it’s not as crowded as the 40^th street or Chelsea location.
It doesn’t have some of the fancies maxims like the other locations either though.
Is not bad, but i was recently irked when the shower was closed on me while I was showering. There is no messaging of when the showers close, nor are there warnings. Instead, they turn the light off on you and just tell at you that the shower is closed. What can you even expect me to do with soap in my eyes and no light?

As a former member of PF, I am happy with the cleaner strand of Blink across the board. I also like that their weights go up higher and they have true wracks rather than just smith machines for squats and deadlifts, etc.
This particular location is never packed when I go, though I tend to be an off hours gym goer. The staff is always friendly when i come in and it seems like one in is always cleaning!
When I am being lazy, I appreciate they have decent tv channels for the individual cardio, though i typically try to stick to sprints and the weights.

Ehhhhhh i don’t know about this Blink Location.
I’m a member of the one down on Nassau st and my membership allows me to go to any location… so i tried out this location today during my Lunch hour. So mind you this is for the Lunch Hour work out.
First of all — this location is bigger, but only b/​c it’s all on one floor, instead of 2 like the Nassau location. But i feel the set up is weird. The weights and weight machines stretch from one end to the other ending in the free dumb bells location. But the other end ends with the Leg Machines and on either side are the cardio machines. So if you’re doing legs — you’re kind of on display for the runners and elipticals.
Also there’s a smaller stretching area — and when i was there — it was crowded.
Ok so during lunch time — there were a lot of people. That’s fine — but there are a lot of scummy people who were hoarding weights. One guy had one set of dumb bells for every weight between 10 and 30. So 10, 12.5, 15, 17.5, 20, 25 and 30. So he was hording them!!! I HATE HATE HATE WEIGHT HOARDERS!!! I actually went up to this guy and grabbed the 25 — he turned to me goes «i’m using that»…i was kinda rude saying «no you weren’t they were laying there» and walked off before he could do anything.
Other things that irked me was that despite there being a lot of people there — there weren’t enough free Benches. I had to work out between sets of other guys using benches. Lastly — there were no bench press free weight racks. If you wanted to bench press you had to go to a Smith Machine (w/​o the safety rails) and set it up so you can bench there. But you had to grab one of the free benchs first. So you’re looking at a 2 step process. That last complaint is for both Blink locations.

I like this Blink, but more so come March and April, when the «Fit for the New Year» crowd dwindles away. During the busy month of January, the fitting room is pretty packed during peak hours — to an uncomfortable extent. And because of the layout, you feel like a sardine.
However, they do have a whole lot of cardio machines and plenty of weight machines to keep even a busy Blink happy. Still, not my favorite location — mostly because I hate how spread out everything is and I swear they crank up the heat all year long.
Regardless, place is still clean and it gets the job done.

I joined Blink in May when they had a Cinco de Mayo promotion and upon hearing decent reviews from my coworker, whose husband is a member. $ 20/​month at a midtown Manhattan gym is a deal you can’t miss out on, especially one that was opened up not too long ago and thus, equipped with fairly new machines. It doesn’t get overly crowded here either (at least not during the times I work out) and the staff members always greet you with welcoming smiles. They also maintain the gym well and keep it sparkling clean and members are pretty good with wiping down equipment after use with sanitizing wipes, which are spread out throughout the gym.
My only complaint is the stretching area, if you can even call it that. It’s almost always crowded because it is barely large enough to fit that many people … not to mention, a lot also goes on there — stretching, ropes, bands, people on their phones, trainers, ab workouts on the workout ball, etc. Moreover, as mentioned in previous reviews, they do not provide you with towels, but hey, you get what you pay for, so bring your own! Overall I am happy with this location and will stick around for as long as I work in the area.

So I’m editing this from my original post. In my original I was quite positive about Blink but no more.
First the Pros: This location is indeed cleaner than others with an emphasis on that east 4^th location. That shithole is just a planet fitness in hiding. I thought the locker rooms at this location were a sardine can. well the east 4^th location feels like I’m about to be smuggled by sex traffickers. That’s about it for the pros. pretty clean and less shitty than the east 4 location.
Cons: this one for me is huge. The earbuds that they sell for 6 dollars… now you know when you buy something for 6 fucking dollars that you not getting the crème de la crème of products but damn you would at least think they wouldn’t knowingly sell you a broken product. I’ve gone through 3 pairs of Blink Earbuds in less than a month with always the same problem. The end of the plug in wire always breaks within a week. They know this. They don’t care.
Honestly Blink is only a step up from Planet fitness. And at 25 bucks a month how can you expect much anyway.
Cardio machines are decent but there are so fucking many at this location you just find yourself asking… why? And especially when it takes so much away from the weight room. Only one smith machine and THERE IS ALWAYS A WAIT. Even when the place is dead. Dumbbells only go up to 90 so goodluck if you’re someone truly interested in training.
Basically this place will suit you just fine if you’re just one of the many lame ass New Years resolutioners. A little light working out so that you can sit your fat ass at work and say «Yea Bill, I got a great workout today, it’s a lifestyle change really» and feel super good about yourself after only 2 weeks. But if working out truly is apart of your life… if you’re like me and feel terrible if you don’t push your body to the limit then believe me. this place will get old.

This place is always busy however everyone seem to come exactly the right time to keep things flowing. Note the entrance is on 30^th street btw 6 and 7. Right across from the police station.
Going upstair there is elevator which I don’t get why they have one or stairs. You will most likely see john greeting everyone and either selling membership or being friendly. Most of the staffs greet you and just friendly or cleaning and wiping the machine. That’s a plus.
This place is huge huge huge. They don’t pack the place with machine or weight Instead they give you space to work out. With trainer package average $ 27 a session I think that’s good rate. If u don’t know what you doing, don’t waste time. Get some advice. Priceless.
The basic detail you can get online and always negotiate on the joining fee. Sorry that’s how it works. Also I don’t like the fact there only one 2 water fountain at the boy s room entrance. Bring your own water bottle then it should be fine. Or they sell water too and muscle drink and sugar stuff.
Machine machine machine. Plenty and never pack up. Key work is yet. They just open and it’s going to be more popular and I hope I don’t have to bring my own weigh any time. $ 20 a month. Great deal.