Coney Island YMCA — Attraction in New York

Updated Review. My original review was for 3 stars and that was close to a year ago. I’m back to update my review. I said in my original one that I’d love to give this Y a higher rating if they changed their hours for the better. And they did. Still not the best hours by any means but I’m a man of my word. They now close at 9:30 PM on weeknights and 6 PM on weekends. Woohoo? I would’ve much rather they opened earlier in the morning but beggars can’t be chooser’s. I’d like to shoutout the employees that work in the weight room. They are all very nice and all of them are very eager to lend a spot or give advice on form or their educated opinions on which exercises are better than others, etc, etc. They are all gentlemen. Chris, Lee, Arseniy, Tallat, and Ziggy. And there’s a new gentleman but I didn’t get his name yet. Shoutouts to all of them. And the other reason I’m giving this Y a higher rating is because of what I’ve witnessed from being a member here for more than a year now. This place is a real pillar in the Coney Island community and it’s a pleasure to see. From the food drives to the “Book Bodega” events to the summer camps and all of the other events they hold. Now on to my grievances; some that the Y can fix and some they can’t. The weight room is still way too hot temperature wise. It’s cooler than the summer temps outside but not by much. I cut my workout shorter than usual today because of how fatigued I felt from how hot it is in there. That’s dangerous and unacceptable. The men’s locker room bathroom faucets are also way too warm. That locker room also gets disgustingly warm. You would think you’re in the sauna sometimes when you’re in there. Those are the grievances the Y can do something about. The grievances I have that they can’t do anything about are these. Some of these members are absolutely disgusting human beings. The horrific hygiene I have unfortunately encountered is mind blowing. Members eating full meals in the locker room. Members trimming their pubes in the bathroom sinks. Members that wear the same clothes 3 days in a row without washing them. You smell like something I never even knew could exist and something I can’t even really describe or put into words. It’s awful. Put on some freakin deodorant before you leave your home, too. And these aren’t young kids I’m talking about, which might be a valid excuse for the behavior. No, these are grown men. I shouldn’t have to stop my set midway through to go gag in the corner. And most of them never wipe down the equipment after they’re done using it. No proper gym etiquette whatsoever. Sad, really. Rant over. Open the gym earlier in the morning and I’ll come back for a third time and change this review from 4 stars to 5 stars....

I been taking a group fitness classes at this gym for long time Recently they installed 2 huge extra fans from both sides I just don’t know what for ? the air conditioning in class is pretty strong and class is tiny No one even using it Except YMCA director she is joining the classes sometimes and it’s only her who turning it on I never saw anyone else been using it We asked her to not turn it on because it’s cold and we are sweating We don’t want to get sick She said I’m a YMCA director so I’m gonna do whatever I want So you don’t like it leave Hello We are customers and you are worker You should always need to do what customers want !!! It’s good for the business But yes you are not the owner you are just director :( A lot of people don’t like it and doesn’t want those extra fans working Maybe only very big people or females with menopause in progress don’t mind it lol but other people doesn’t want it they just don’t say anything because don’t want conflict with ymca director lol or just being🐑 🐑 Dear Director if you turn the fans once in a while when we doing intensive exercises jumping and running that’s be Ok but not when everyone is sweating in the end of class and go lay on the floor to do abs or stretching That’s definitely NOT OK It’s same like you been sweating at the gym and right after your workout went outside in cold on January or February And got cold sick 🤒 right after 😭 Also Locker room are always watery from the pool, you can easily slip and kill yourself. And almost all locker boxes are very very stinky so im not comfortable to leave my clothes in it because im afraid they will stink too PS this gym is sucks It’s wasn’t just closed on Christmas It’s was closed September 1 I don’t know what was the reason, thanksgiving, Christmas ok on Christmas Day all gym closed, and on snow day (a little snow day) And for me personally this gym are veeeery boring Gym mostly for senior citizens and kids who go there to kindergarten which ymca created in the gym 😣 So very...

I drive from Sunset Park to swim in this lap pool. There is $5 parking next door and it's worth it. They have a play pool for classes and kids, and a lap pool for lap swimming which is almost always open, so I often get the whole lane (or even the whole pool!) to myself. The other swimmers are very slow compared to most New York pools (no offense to them, it's just not a triathlete paradise), so I am usually the fastest swimmer, and I swim very slowly myself - I was almost the slowest person on my old NYC master's team and I swim in the slow medium late at the Prospect Y. I have not had trouble splitting the lane or getting my own lane, and only had to circle swim once for about five minutes in the past year and a half.

The gym area itself is large, sunlit, clean and uncrowded; a nice place to work out. There are beautiful rooms with mirrors and wood floors for yoga and classes. It seems most of the people there are either young up and coming Coney Island natives in glamorous new neon sneakers, or old grannies who speak to each other in their mother tongue (mostly Chinese or Russian languages, to my ears), but there are some middle aged Brooklynites there like myself. Everyone seems nice, you don't catch attitude there from your co-members. I hear there are children on the weekends.

As far as the facilities and staff are concerned, they are very new and friendly, however, they are still getting the kinks worked out so you will often encounter problems such as, no shelves in the shower, no female janitor so floors not mopped in women's locker room today, zumba teacher is late to class, pool not heated today, lifeguards don't know how to manage swim lane fights, etc.

No Towels.

Compared to the prospect YMCA this place is an emerald palace of calm, and the beach is just a block...