CrossFit^® NYC

Positive experience: Unfortunately they do not accept drop ins. I have travelled the World and this is the first Crossfit box I encounter that doesnt accept drop ins. They did respond to my email quite quickly though. Cannot comment on the quality of the space, workouts and coaches though.

Positive experience: I had a bad experience signing up but the staff were quick to make it right. I’m now in my third week and think I have enough info to leave a review. The space is big, roomy, and nicely equipped. The gym runs like a machine and you always know the workouts ahead of time etc. there are frequent classes and the hours are good. The required personal training sessions are good for someone new to CrossFit so that’s nice. The classes are doable for beginners but I have to say, it’s coach dependent. Some of the coaches (brian, ben, Nelson!) are amazing. They’re kind, approachable, generous with knowledge, and know how to make the class enjoyable for all levels. The other coaches I’ve found less helpful. I won’t call them out here by name because I am still an active member and don’t want the experience to get worse. In general, some of the coaches are not as kind to new comers. They are not proactive, don’t demonstrate the exercises, seem impatient or annoyed with beginners, and make scaling the exercises difficult and tedious. They just wander off during class, don’t check in, spend more time with the advanced members, etc. one of the coaches I found outright contrary and almost combative as I tried to understand the workout. So my advice is, definitely come, find the coaches you like, and stick with them to have a good experience. Buy your own Jump rope too, the ones they have there are funky.

Fantastic experience: Dropped in here for a week while in town for work and am super happy to have found a home-away-from-home gym as I'm in the city about once a quarter for work. The coaching staff is very friendly and knowledgable and every member is super pleasant and welcoming to drop-ins. I've tried another CF gym near Midtown and had a very poor experience so I was very relieved to find a community that is welcoming. I ended up buying a one-week membership which is a great deal for folks looking at multiple days of drop-ins. The communication with staff on membership sign-up was timely and the website is easy to use to register for classes. Looking forward to coming back next time!

Positive experience: Very big crossfit space. The trainers are great! Multiple floors and different levels of crossfit people can train at the same time. The bad? They have a policy that where they charge you for putting your membership on hold when on vacation. This is a terrible policy. Update: July 2018. They closed the second level so now the space is entirely on one floor. It is very congested. You spend a lot of time trying not to bump into ppl while trying to do your workout. They also increased the membership rates.

Positive experience: Did a 6 month run here a few years, and am now back for about 3 mos. The gym has evolved quite a bit, with a nice variety of programming that isn't all based around heavy weight. Would love a bit more individual instruction, but most of the coaches have a few good tips each session. Also, the Active Recovery class is a hidden gem....really helps not only recovery, but as prep for getting more out of the complex lifts.