Free
Crunch Fitness
Gym chain with classes · Downtown, Brooklyn
Gym chain with cardio and strength floors and group classes. Free one-day pass for first-timers, booked online.
NYC Parks Recreation Centers
City-run indoor recreation centers with exercise equipment, gyms, indoor tracks, fitness and dance classes, and (at some centers) indoor pools.
- To try it
- $50
- What it is
- Public gyms, low-cost membership
- Where
- Downtown, Midtown, Uptown, Brooklyn, All over town
- When
- See each center's hours
What to expect
Join in person with a form, government ID and payment, then use the centers' weight rooms, gyms, tracks and classes. Some instructor-led courses cost extra.
What it costs
Adults 25–61: $50 for six months at centers without an indoor pool ($75 with pools; $100 or $150 a year). Free for ages 18–24. $25 a year for seniors 62+, people with disabilities and veterans. 10% off with IDNYC. No day passes; no cash.
That's what their own site said on October 14, 2026. Prices change; the booking page has today's.
Season
Year-round
Where
- Tony Dapolito Recreation Center
1 Clarkson Street, New York, NY - Constance Baker Motley Recreation Center
348 East 54th Street, New York, NY - Hansborough Recreation Center
35 West 134th Street, New York, NY - McCarren Play Center
776 Lorimer Street, Brooklyn, NY - Recreation centers in all five boroughs
Exact meeting points are on their schedule page.
We haven't been yet.
Everything here comes from their own website, checked on the date above. We'll say when we've tried it ourselves. How we pick.
Checked at: nycgovparks.org/facilities/recreationcenters, nycgovparks.org/facilities/recreationcenters/membership, nycgovparks.org/programs/recreation-centers/membership
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NYC Parks Outdoor Fitness Equipment
Outdoor workout stations · Downtown, Midtown, Uptown, Brooklyn
Outdoor fitness equipment in parks and playgrounds across all five boroughs, for exercises like pull-ups, dips and crunches.
Free
Planet Fitness
Budget gym chain · Midtown, Uptown
Low-cost chain gym with cardio machines, weights and free in-club fitness training. Nine clubs in Manhattan alone.