Ridgewood YMCA

Did not have a good experience with the gym. Won’t be returning back there again. Particularly some of the managers there were rude, impolite and very lazy.
Asked for forms for gym reimbursement and was given the cold shoulder when being asked for it. The employees were more than willing to help, but the manager at the time I was there was very rude. They could have just asked to come in another day if anything.
Gym does not provide towel service unlike the Manhattan YMCAs as well. Some of the weight machines are ok, but some of them had issues with the handles and could have been fixed. Some of the benches had torn fabric, needs to be replaced/​repaired.

Love it here. There is a very nice gym and basketball court. Staff and building are excellent. Only complaint is that there are these group of kids that hog the basketball court. And you can be sitting for hours and they won’t even care.

I love this ymca. The only problem is that the staff always start the basketball late and closes early. Other then that it is affordable and a good place to workout.

I am a Queens-​wide member of the YMCA and, as such, like to take advantage of this privilege. This gym is really nice looking, with new equipment, friendly staff and a ‘fancy’ locker room. I use that word, because it has a two sided vanity mirror that I really liked and made me forget I was in a gym locker room.
I was intrigued by the Chakra Yoga class, instructed by Barbara. It is the exact type of yoga class that I have been looking for. I’m all for the more athletic based yoga classes. But I need a more relaxing experience, and I found it. She was wonderful and offered modifications for several poses, without judgment. It was an absolute pleasure meeting her and I cannot wait to take her yoga class again! I also cannot wait to try other classes as I try to figure out a weekly ‘routine’ that I enjoy at the gym.
The only con I would say is the parking, or lack thereof. The other YMCA’s I go to are in areas that have easy street parking and/​or their own parking lots. I’ll just add that to my travel time on the days I go. It’s worth it. :)

Newly remodeled more-​than-​just-​a-​gym! So clean and never super busy. They have free wifi, new equipment and everyone there is so nice. Love this place!

Renovated a few years ago, the YMCA is a full-​service gym with a range of new exercise equipment, a gymnasium, and studio space for classes. The folks at the front desk are always friendly, everything seems to work, and there never seems to be a wait. There are cheaper places to work out around, but the community vibe here is much of the added appeal.

Love this place! New to the city and the neighborhood I ended up taking a walk with my kids through the neighborhood. I passed by the Y and was so delighted there was one so close to home. The building is beautiful and the staff are helpful and friendly. There are many programs for children and a caring, dedicated, and well trained staff to care for them. I feel very comfortable leaving my children with them while I work out and have them take one of the many classes they offer. The teen center is great for my older child, they play basketball and have activities for the teens to stay off the street and get to know one another. There are also many exercise classes. The Y is clean, safe, and a great way to meet new people and stay healthy. They are very involved in the community and I see the staff often strolling through ridgewood. It’s really nice to have a place like this right down the street.

This YMCA is nice and clean… however, the place is very small if you are looking for a fitness center. And the fact that there’s no swimming pool lead yo a deal breaker for me… but its a coolplace for the kids

$ 0 joiner’s fee until Feb. 3!
Great place to get some exercise in! Always friendly and courteous people here (including the staff). It’s in a convenient area for me. The times that I go, it’s never crowded. Love their equipments here. They even offer wipes after you use the eqipments near each corner or so.
Too bad they aren’t open 24 hours though.

Are you one of those people who gets a gym membership and stops going after a few months? Yeah… I was one… until this gym. I’ve been going every week for over two years. I don’t know what it is about this gym, but this place works. Props for it’s loveley design and cleanliness.

I love this gym! The building is beautiful with lots of natural light from windows, the machines are new and in great condition. The floor plan is unique and gives a lot of options for where to work out.

I heard this gym was recently redone, and after breaking up with the festering sore that is the Myrtle Avenue Lucille Roberts, I was up for a new gym membership. I received a tour from an extremely friendly employee (I want to say her name was Lisa, but not 100% sure). The building was an old courthouse that was completely redone, and I’m in walking distance, which rules. All the equipment is brand new, the upstairs studio has panorama windows and views, and it’s very rarely crowded. It gets full of preening teenage boys by the free weights, but I suspect that’s a summertime thing that will die down when school starts. My one complaint: more room to use the free weights. Otherwise, I’m definitely loving this gym.

Equipment issues seem to have been addressed! I haven’t noticed equipment coming apart anymore, and the stationary bikes haven’t had «out of order» signs on them for several weeks, so far as I’ve seen when I’ve been there. The front desk staff have always been helpful and attentive — maybe they just needed to get into a rhythm with maintenance.

I love it here!!! The new gym is beautiful and they have really good workout equipment, plus convenient hours.
Love the classes too… esp yoga with Lisa… she’s the best!!!

I took a tour and the place looks great. Brand new everything … weight machines, cardio machines, etc. I’m going to do a trial pass for a couple of days prior to joining. The monthly fee is $ 43, which is ok good compared to Manhattan, but there’s a couple of other gyms in Fresh Pond Rd that are probably lower but do not seem to have such a nice environment. I’m currently enrolled in Crunch nyc locations for around $ 59 a month which includes towel service and more amenities, it was a great price I got early last year. However, I just had a baby and need to find a local gym in my neighborhood. YMCA seems a good option for the weekend and late at night M-​F for me.

SSSSHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! There’s a new gym in the Glendale/​Ridgewood area, with beautiful new machines, a gorgeously restored building to keep them in, a super-​friendly staff that’s awfully generous with their time, and a nice, quiet, un-​musclehead, un-​trendy-​gym, kinda clientele. You go there and it’s just the ideal workout environment. Kid-​friendly, senior-​friendly, regular-​guy-​friendly.
I LOVE coming here. I’m gonna love coming here for a long time, I hope. But secretly, a part of me hopes it stays busy, like it is now, but not TOO busy. All things considered, this is a relatively small space, and you don’t have to stand around and wait for the one leg press now, or the one crunch machine now… but if it draws a significantly larger crowd, this could all be blown.
That said, this is a review for the here and now. And right here, right now, this gym ROCKS, and is a ridiculous bargain considering all the facilities, the full class schedule, and so much else.

I joined this Y a few days after their reopening, and so far, I’m happy with it. The staff is excellent… always friendly, helpful and patient. The interior is beautiful– besides everything being brand-​spanking-​new, they did a nice job and it all looks clean and modern. The locker rooms are clean and there are plenty of lockers available. I look forward to trying the classes-​but I’ll probably wait until after the first of the year when they add more yoga during the week.
Also, I love that it’s only a two train stops from my place in Bushwick, which is a major plus to the otherwise lacking neighborhood!

The new Ridgewood YMCA is finally open and it’s beautiful! They completely gutted the old YMCA and took 2 years to do everything right. I was getting impatient but now I can say, as a charter member, it was totally worth the wait. Everything inside is impeccable: walls are painted bright/​cheery colors, the equipment has never been used before, the locker rooms are clean and modern, the basketball court is lovely and full of natural light, the group fitness studio (although small) has an amazing sliding mirror-​wall so that there are windows when light is wanted or can be dark for yoga or pilates. What this Y doesn’t have is a pool– it’s just too darned small. Also, no steam rooms. I hear they are working on getting a spin studio on the basement level, though. The Group Fitness classes are limited so far– I took the first Pilates class (with Tia) today and I was the only student. I imagine these classes will eventually fill up– it’s so great to have them included in the membership ($ 43!) when the prices are obscene in Manhattan. I love everything about this YMCA and it makes Ridgewood, in my opinion, a lot more livable.