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Reader photo from last week]
The coming soon signage for Blink Fitness arrived last week at 98-100 Avenue A.
The 12,000-square-foot facility, expected to be open this fall between Sixth Street and Seventh Street, has advertised fees "as low as $15 a month." Blinkers can pay $10 extra a month for a premium membership that includes access to any location. (
Updated: This Blink location will be $25 a month, per a rep.)
After our
post last week we heard from several readers who say they'll sign up for Blink, the low-budget sibling in the Equinox family ... mostly because of the price and also due to a lack other neighborhood gym options. (This is not taking into account more specialized places, such as
Mile High Run Club on Fourth Street between the Bowery and Lafayette,
CrossFit East River on Ninth Street near Avenue C or
Nimble Fitness on St. Mark's Place. And SoulCycle on Lafayette and
FlyWheel Sports in the Death Star.)
The Dolphin locations abruptly closed on both
East Fourth Street and, several years earlier, on
Avenue B.
One reader expressed frustration with the summer hours recently posted at the basement-level Iron and Silk on Third Street near Avenue A...
They are only open for four hours on Saturdays and closed on Sundays, two key days for people who work during the week...
There's the Synergy Fitness Club on 14th Street between Second Avenue and Third Avenue that, despite the sign saying they are open 24 hours, isn't open 24 hours...
Several members have described this gym to us as "sketchy" with random opening hours... then there was this flyer campaign that someone recently launched nearby... claiming "Synergy Fitness will send your account to Collection without ANY NOTICE"...
There's also
the newish New York Sports Club on Avenue A between Second Street and Third Street. (Their
website advertises a $39.99 single-club rate with multi-club access rates of $64.99 and $74.99.) Meanwhile, the 14th Street Y has multiple membership packages, though the prices aren't listed
online.
Of course there's East River Park and the jungle gym at Tompkins Square Park. You can also get creative and take advantage
of a stationary Citi Bike.