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Rated 3.8/5 based on 28 customer reviews.
March 11, 2020 01:19

Friendly staff, clean facility. Multiple workout areas, incl pool and Basketball court. Sauna and steam room are the best amenities! They Offer many classes, most of which are fun and rewarding.

January 4, 2020 05:27

Poor customer service, customer retention, customer relation. Even the NYC Parks Department facilities are better. After seven years a member I had enough and canceled. Paying more does not equate to getting more or better.

October 22, 2019 16:22

I LOVE this place! Great facility. Excellent workout equipment, pool, etc. however the staff are AMAZING! Super helpful, nice, and caring. Considering that the YMCA is about family, the staff (especially Janis and Sonia) make you feel like family. 5 stars for sure!

July 24, 2019 17:51

Dealing with them is a pain. Their technology is stuck in the 80s. You have to stand on long lines and register for membership in-person. Classes usually can be registered online but sometimes they have technical difficulties forcing you to again stand on long lines and register for classes. If you have kids, forget about summer camp. A lot of the kids that attend are rowdy and many of the counselors are rowdy kids themselves. When you address an issue some do care but many of the counselors or staff are barely attentive to the issues. None of the issues that my daughter brings to light have been brought to my attention by any staff members. You have to pay an additional fee for "extended hours" hours that most working parents are forced to pay (8 am - 9 am) and (4 pm - 5 pm). I will not be sending my daughter here next summer.

July 11, 2019 15:41

Great place. Wonderful summer camp. Offers financial assistance and payment plan. Convenient, clean and organized facility.

June 26, 2019 23:35

Friendly staff, clean facility. Multiple workout areas, incl pool and Basketball court. Sauna and steam room are the best amenities! They Offer many classes, most of which are fun and rewarding.

January 28, 2019 15:08

This is a first impression review.
I utilized this facility to access their indoor pool. I was able to do this using a one day guest pass (accessible from their website). I arrived for the 11am adult lap swim session. The schedule can be found on the website. The staff at the front desk was very friendly and informative. I was directed to the locker rooms downstairs, where the pool is also located. You can use any of the long lockers as long as you have your own lock. In the ladies locker room there are showers, a small sauna, and bathrooms. The area was very clean and modern looking.
The pool was great. At the time I arrived, it was not crowded. There was a life guard on duty; he didn't say much but was pleasant.
I swam for about an hour. I enjoyed my first time here and will definitely be returning.

September 7, 2018 01:36

Excellent place! Very peaceful and healthy environment.

September 7, 2018 01:25

Excellent place for all sorts of exercises. A must for any sports/gym/aerobics lover. Highly recommended!

September 4, 2018 12:00

I love the morning spin class, however, I noticed that when a when a trainer is not up to par and people refused to come to the class, instead of replace the the trainer Brooklyn Y closed down the class. Bedford Ave Y is a great place, however, they have to listen to the paying people, give back the classes you took away and replace them with better trainers. I need the morning spin class three four times a week morning classes.

September 4, 2018 12:00

I love the morning spin class, however, I noticed that when a when a trainer is not up to par and people refused to come to the class, instead of replace the the trainer Brooklyn Y closed down the class. Bedford Ave Y is a great place, however, they have to listen to the paying people, give back the classes you took away and replace them with better trainers. I need the morning spin class three four times a week morning classes.

June 17, 2018 08:08

Their customers service sucks. I've been trying to contact the Y for 2 days now and no one and u mean no one has picked up the phone. How can u run a big establishment an no one can answer calls. At least 50 times I called.

June 17, 2018 08:08

Their customers service sucks. I've been trying to contact the Y for 2 days now and no one and u mean no one has picked up the phone. How can u run a big establishment an no one can answer calls. At least 50 times I called.

June 16, 2018 20:09

Great community gym with some of the best classes I've been to int he city!

June 9, 2018 17:25

They claim to be a community organization serving the community, but think it is fair to charge $57 a month for a parent and child membership for a woman who is disabled and is on public assistance. Then I discovered that with no contact or warning whatsoever, they began charging my credit card $100 a month instead!!! Searched the website for a way to contact, and it sends me around and around in circles. Evidently I cannot email them about this and will have to call on the phone, which I don't do, or go in there personally which is not going to be easy for me to do physically. It's 2018, people.

They do not increase daytime programs for children OR their "babysitting" hours when schools are closed or over vacations during the school year - a terrible decision for those of us who are single parents without the money for sitters.

I signed my son up for swim lessons and tried to take him there to swim with him myself, but the pool is so cold I cannot get in it, and after about 15 minutes my son's lips turn literally blue, he is shaking, and I have to take him out. If I sit on the edge, which is as far as I can get in without muscle spasms, the staff yells at me that I can't let my son in the pool without getting in with him. He's 9 and he can tread water just fine.

In the gym, there are always dudes slamming the weights down extremely hard at strangely random intervals and the guy whose job it is to stand watch over the gym never says a single thing to any of them. I have to leave when they start doing that because it makes my heart jump out of my chest every single time. The gym is also inexplicably filled with teenagers at random times when they should be in school. I am an extremely out of shape 37-year-old woman with severe anxiety and I had this crazy idea that if I go to the gym at oh, say, 10 am on a weekday, I wouldn't be surrounded by screaming teenagers.

All this and more, I can't go here anymore, and now I have to somehow get it together to go down there and argue with them about why they have decided it's cool to just start charging me $100 a month for no reason. This is no way to run a business, let alone a community service organization.

June 9, 2018 17:25

They claim to be a community organization serving the community, but think it is fair to charge $57 a month for a parent and child membership for a woman who is disabled and is on public assistance. Then I discovered that with no contact or warning whatsoever, they began charging my credit card $100 a month instead!!! Searched the website for a way to contact, and it sends me around and around in circles. Evidently I cannot email them about this and will have to call on the phone, which I don't do, or go in there personally which is not going to be easy for me to do physically. It's 2018, people.

They do not increase daytime programs for children OR their "babysitting" hours when schools are closed or over vacations during the school year - a terrible decision for those of us who are single parents without the money for sitters.

I signed my son up for swim lessons and tried to take him there to swim with him myself, but the pool is so cold I cannot get in it, and after about 15 minutes my son's lips turn literally blue, he is shaking, and I have to take him out. If I sit on the edge, which is as far as I can get in without muscle spasms, the staff yells at me that I can't let my son in the pool without getting in with him. He's 9 and he can tread water just fine.

In the gym, there are always dudes slamming the weights down extremely hard at strangely random intervals and the guy whose job it is to stand watch over the gym never says a single thing to any of them. I have to leave when they start doing that because it makes my heart jump out of my chest every single time. The gym is also inexplicably filled with teenagers at random times when they should be in school. I am an extremely out of shape 37-year-old woman with severe anxiety and I had this crazy idea that if I go to the gym at oh, say, 10 am on a weekday, I wouldn't be surrounded by screaming teenagers.

All this and more, I can't go here anymore, and now I have to somehow get it together to go down there and argue with them about why they have decided it's cool to just start charging me $100 a month for no reason. This is no way to run a business, let alone a community service organization.

June 9, 2018 11:37

Very nice YMCA complete with indoor track, backetball court, swimming pool, general work out room, weight training specific room, and many others.

Even at its most crowded its never a wait to use a machine you want.

Don't know if there are locker rooms, but there are lockers in the gym to use if you have a lock.

June 9, 2018 11:37

Very nice YMCA complete with indoor track, backetball court, swimming pool, general work out room, weight training specific room, and many others.

Even at its most crowded its never a wait to use a machine you want.

Don't know if there are locker rooms, but there are lockers in the gym to use if you have a lock.

March 21, 2018 19:47

At first I didn't want to sign up nd just come nd go as I please but my wife signed up to it nd brought me aboard so I wouldn't have to travel to crazy basic it was tracking to much an hour here two three hours just to come back home crazy but when I get to the gym which is right down the block from me I'm good with that going in a few tonight so everyone get your ass up nd get to the gym have a nice one

November 19, 2017 13:51

Great place to workout with lots of solid equipment. The staff is friendly as well!

October 18, 2017 11:06

The weight room is pretty small...there's only one of each type of equipment. It would have been nice to get a tour of some sort with my guest pass instead of having to wander around on my own.

October 18, 2017 11:06

The vibe is relaxed yet motivating, and a diverse clientele helps encourage exercisers of all levels. Classes are great for adults and kids too!

October 18, 2017 11:06

We love our local YMCA. The faculty is informative and they provide a clean, safe environment. Our daughter has swum here over 4 years. She has also attended various other programs including Holiday camp and summer camp. Our family looks forward to a continued success of our local Y into the coming year (2017).

October 18, 2017 11:06

I got to love the Y in BedStuy for it's unpretentious mix of people. It's a great neighborhood spot and also keeps the community together. The amenities are totally fine.

October 18, 2017 11:06

I go to swim here and I love it

October 13, 2017 12:35

I got to love the Y in BedStuy for it's unpretentious mix of people. It's a great neighborhood spot and also keeps the community together. The amenities are totally fine.

June 5, 2017 22:43

The weight room is pretty small...there's only one of each type of equipment. It would have been nice to get a tour of some sort with my guest pass instead of having to wander around on my own.

December 18, 2016 12:32

We love our local YMCA. The faculty is informative and they provide a clean, safe environment. Our daughter has swum here over 4 years. She has also attended various other programs including Holiday camp and summer camp. Our family looks forward to a continued success of our local Y into the coming year (2017).

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