Crunch Gym Opening in Crown Heights
On Empire and Utica.
This is really great, but I wish there was a decent, reputable gym opening up in the "Crown Heights West" area. I hate schlepping my work out stuff around the city.
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842 Lefferts Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11203Photo of building, pre Crunch
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They should TOTALLY open up a Crunch Gym in western crown heights. I think it would get a LOT of traction and community support, especially if they partnered with some community organizations to do public health awareness events and demonstrations.
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I'm not sure Western CH has a big building [like the one above] that doesn't have uses more profitable than a gym.
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"Yah, Brah! Feel the Burn!" But seriously many will welcome a gym in Crown Heights.
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This is really good news! I think there's been demand for that service in the neighborhood for a long time.
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At one time there was a proposal to make the armory on the corner of Bedford and Atlantic into a YMCA. It would be great for both Crown Heights and Bed Stuy.
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That armory is presently used as a shelter, and the shelter system is presently overflowing. So, I would not hold my breath on it being converted to a gym anytime soon.
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Bed Stuy already has a lovely YMCA. Try it.
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That YMCA is great. I lived around the corner until I moved to Crown Heights. It would be nice to have a gym that's in easy walking distance though.
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markhor, not sure if either of these meet your needs but there are two different gyms just off of Nostrand: Crow Hill Crossfit on Park http://www.crowhillcrossfit.com/ and Nostrand Fitness on St. Marks (which is significantly less web savvy) http://www.nostrandfitness.com/pricelist.html
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thanks! ive looked into both. i'm into crossfit but can't start because of horrible knee injuries. i always pass by the gym on st marks, but ive never been in. it seems pretty barebones though. i'd also add brooklyn fit lab on franklin to this list, though i haven't been yet. they're currently having a 10 dollar a day "special".
thankfully i have access to a large chain gym near my office. it also gives me an excuse to slack on the weekends.
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whynot_31 said:
That armory is presently used as a shelter, and the shelter system is presently overflowing. So, I would not hold my breath on it being converted to a gym anytime soon.That's too bad. That location would have been within walking distance for me!
I'm in the SW corner of CH, near PLG. I think the Crunch gym near the Seventh Avenue train station on the Q is the closest gym to me.
Opening new gyms in the neighborhood is a good sign.
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South CH/PLG definitely is ripe for a gym.
You can make that point in a current survey that FEPMA, the Flatbush Ave merchants group, is sponsoring:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YFCC9NCActually, brunosmum and whynot are talking about the OTHER armory on bedford, not the one at Union/Bedford in South CH.
thecameralady said:
That's too bad. That location would have been within walking distance for me!I'm in the SW corner of CH, near PLG. I think the Crunch gym near the Seventh Avenue train station on the Q is the closest gym to me.
Opening new gyms in the neighborhood is a good sign.
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South CH/PLG definitely is ripe for a gym.
You can make that point in a current survey that FEPMA, the Flatbush Ave merchants group, is sponsoring:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YFCC9NCActually, brunosmum and whynot are talking about the OTHER armory on bedford, not the one at Union/Bedford in South CH.
thecameralady said:
That's too bad. That location would have been within walking distance for me!I'm in the SW corner of CH, near PLG. I think the Crunch gym near the Seventh Avenue train station on the Q is the closest gym to me.
Opening new gyms in the neighborhood is a good sign.
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*ripe for another gym.
The Crunch on 7th is still more convenient (via easy bus/subway/bike trip) than the new one on Empire and Utica will be for me in PLG.
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*ripe for another gym.
The Crunch on 7th is still more convenient (via easy bus/subway/bike trip) than the new one on Empire and Utica will be for me in PLG.
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Dec 19
Press that states the gym is still coming, but has yet to open:http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20131218/crown-heights/long-delayed-crunch-gym-pushes-back-opening
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website is up:
http://www.crunchcrownheights.com/
Renderings of the inside are now available:
http://www.crunchcrownheights.com/locations.cfm
Facebook page says they are having permitting problems:
https://www.facebook.com/CrunchCrownHeights -
The people on their facebook page seem very angry - looks like they paid for memberships thinking the gym would open July 2013 and are now having trouble getting refunds.Also, the floorplans don't show room for a group exercise classroom, which is strange -- good group classes are the Crunch brand's strongest suit.
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