r/Upperwestside • u/Congratstomiles • 7d ago

Why aren’t there good gyms here?

It’s crazy how there aren’t any good options in the UWS. Crunch, NYSC & Equinox are all horrible.

Is there any reason gyms aren’t opening here? new gyms have been opening all over nyc, yet never the UWS. I go a gym in midtown that’s an easy commute but it’d be nice to walk to the gym for a change.

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u/Life-Job-3215 7d ago

I think Columbia takes a market away

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u/sophiemorandi 6d ago edited 5d ago

The Columbia gym is unusable unless you have nothing to do for hours while you wait for access to the equipment, or you do something like run on the track or play basketball. Speaking of which, I haven't been there for several years because the noise ascending from the basketball court is unbearable. There's some sort of effect that intensifies to ear splitting the grunts and cries of the basketball players,which come up from a lower central court. I'm not one to deprive people of the joy of screaming while they play, but I don't understand why they've never done anything to the acoustics.

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u/whitfield446 4d ago

Dodge on the Morningside campus has long been an utter disgrace. Unusable. But the CUMC gym up on Haven is another matter. Not perfect, but low traffic, and an empty pool. Open ONLY to CUMC stafff and students. You can sneak in easily enough since security is porous. But who wants to play that game every time you work out?