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92nd Street Y
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1395 Lexington Ave(between 91st St & 92nd St)
New York, NY 10128
Neighborhood: Upper East Side
(212) 415-5500
- Nearest Transit:
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96 St (4, 6, 6X)
86 St (4, 5, 6, 6X)
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
45 reviews for 92nd Street Y
45 reviews in English
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Review from Jamie D.
Manhattan, NY
3/24/2012
Loved this gym. Was heartbroken when I moved to NJ and had to cancel my membership. I especially loved their yoga classes and kickboxing.
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Review from Tia T.
Manhattan, NY
3/23/2012 9 Check-ins Here
I love 92nd Street Y May Center! They have everything a girl could ask for in a work out facility! This is a gym where people go to work out, not to be seen.
My only complaint is that the quality of the classes is not as high as it could be. I still have to take yoga at another studio because I don't like the instructors here.
They also provide all kinds of classes and concerts that are not part of the gym. I am eager to go to one of their Jazz concerts I have heard so much about! -
Review from Danielle S.
Jersey City, NJ
5/20/2012
I came here for a panel discussion and really enjoyed the venue. We were in the mezzanine, but we could see and hear everything perfectly. They have great programming, but the prices are a little more than I'd normally like to spend.
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Review from Ling Z.
Jackson Heights, NY
4/26/2012
Came here for a guitar performance, I have to say the seats are very very uncomfortable, cannot sit long time in it, I see a lot of people around me were all fidgeting, myself and my bf included. The sound system was not that great, but we enjoyed the performance. One of the stall in the women's bathroom was broken, only 2 stalls available, long line there, but then it's long line everywhere for the ladies' room... ~.^
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Review from Hattie E.
Manhattan, NY
5/15/2012
I signed up for an advanced creative writing class. I had to submit a work sample to get into the class. The class was expensive and overcrowded. The level of work was all over the place. There were some real beginners in the class. The instructor didn't know how to fairly give everyone a chance to submit work - it was an 8 week class and some of us got to submit 4 pieces while some only 2. Instructor also didn't know how to handle requests from students and even went so far as to tell us all to stop emailing her. People began to drop out. When they did the 92nd St Y would just replace them with new students. I got the feeling that the administration was not really interested in the quality of the classes or any students concerns - they just want the money. After the class was over I asked if we were going to be able to evaluate the class. They said yes, they would send everyone an email, but that was over a month ago. If you are serious about writing and want to get into a great group of cohorts that are led by knowledgeable instructors stay away from the 92nd Street Y Creative Writing classes. This is my second class with them and it will be the last.
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Review from Jodi M.
Manhattan, NY
4/26/2012
Terrible administration of the Beginners Mah Jongg class last night, blamed on a previous administrator of course, resulting in myself and many others closed-out of the class we paid for in advance and planned for and anticipated. Outrageously bad administration.
My advice: Look for another source for Mah Jongg instruction. Refund does not address the bad administration, and inconvenience and disappointment.
Someone in the class said it happened to her previously with another class. Appears to be a bad pattern.
I shall not be taking classes there again. -
Review from Celia W.
6/30/2011 1 Check-in Here
Places like this just add to my "I wish I lived in NYC"-itis. We got tickets to the recent Neil Gaiman event here and I was really impressed. The seats in the theater were comfy, their box office was quick and well organized, and the line to get into the theater was quick and efficient.
And best of all, we got to the theater about an hour before doors and there was a free, out door, group guitar lesson that we sat in and listened on which was entertaining and the music was awesome. -
Review from Vanessa O.
Brooklyn, NY
1/12/2012
I always wanted to take a jewelry making class...not the kind where you play around with wires and beads, but real jewelry making. I took the wax carving class with the instructor Paul. There were about 10 people in the class, there were about 13 classes for a little over 500 bucks for the whole course. While this may sound like a lot, it is the best deal in town and I was super happy with my instructor. We learned how to carve wax to create pieces into metal. I liked the class so much that I decided to take another one starting in Feb. Despite the huge trek all the way from Brooklyn, I find that taking a class here was well worth my time.
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Review from Sara G.
Manhattan, NY
7/30/2011
This review is for the gym (May Center).
The May Center has everything you could possibly want in a gym - cardio, free weights, all types of machines, pool, basketball court, all kinds of lessons - spinning, Zumba, pilates, stretching, etc. etc. all included in one price.
While the facility itself is a bit old and bordering on historic, it is kept up very well. The place is clean and has plenty of room. The equipment is new and taken care of. The women's locker room has plenty of lockers which are free to use for the day, a steam room, showers with shampoo/bodywash, there are hairdryers/hairspray/lotion for use which is extremely convenient.
There are plenty of classes for kids, as well, but you can easily decide whether you want family or adults-only time.
It's possible to get a great deal if you sign up when they have a special offer. if you are referred by someone, you both get additional free months. There is no month-by-month options, however- they only do long-term contracts. -
Review from Veen D.
Manhattan, NY
1/27/2012
One of the few places in the city where the pool hours are great, facilities are clean and ample and they don't charge you an arm and a leg to become a member. I joined a month ago and have no complaints. Clean facilities, great staff and always a pleasant experience. The pool lanes are regulated so even when it gets crowded, it's easy to get in, do your laps and get out. The hot tubs are great in the winter, spinning and yoga classes are worth a shot too! The fact that it is the closest gym to where I live doesn't hurt either :)
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Review from Im Not A K.
Manhattan, NY
12/21/2011
I've never used the gym or attended a musical event here so I can't review those aspects of the 92nd street Y. I always go to enjoy the wonderful guest speakers they have. I've seen Abraham Foxman of the ADL, Paul Krugman of the NYT, even Rachel Maddow taped her show here in Dec 2010, it was AWESOME! I also attended a Lenny Bruce tribute show here. They had some excellent comedians who performed, Judy Gold, Todd Barry, Sarah Silverman and LEWIS BLACK! I laughed til I cried! I LOVE the 92nd street Y. I moved to NYC from PA back in 2003 and in the 8 years that I've lived here, some of my very best NYC memories have been here. ENJOY!!
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Review from Jen S.
Jackson Heights, NY
1/10/2011 1 Check-in Here
This is a fantastic gym. The locker rooms are always sparkling clean. Free towels and a sauna/steam room are nice bonuses.
I've never had to wait for a machine in the cardio room. Everything is up to date and well maintained. Each cardio machine has a TV.
Fitness classes are great - very challenging, excellent instructors.Listed in: My Work Hood
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Review from Pamela B.
2/3/2011
This review discusses only the 92nd St Y speaking series, particularly the literary line-up:
Purveyor of fine speakers. If you're the kind of person who can justify paying money to hear a writer speak (when same writer is likely reading for free in Brooklyn), then the $10 tickets for the under-35 set is one of the best deals going. The only reason the 92nd St Y lacks its fifth star is that the rarefied atmosphere occasionally produces stuffy, soporific conversations. -
Review from Jia J.
8/2/2010
***REVIEW FOR POOL***
Perhaps it's foolish of me to write this before redeeming my trial workout pass, but I totally gatecrashed the 92Y May Center for Health & Fitness this past Sunday.
I didn't mean to. Basically, I was looking for a pool with lap hours long enough for me to crank out 3+ miles. One possibility was NYC gov's bona fide Olympic 50-meter beauty in Flushing Meadows, but I didn't feel like making the haul. Searching closer to home, I remembered the 92Y, which I hadn't joined just because I wouldn't be able to maximize the membership fee with my shitty work schedule.
Hell bent on swimming here just once, though, I filled out an e-form for one free workout, then realized that it wouldn't be processed by the next morning. So, I walked over there early on Sunday with proof of residence, ID in my bag...The lobby was guarded by two guys (probably packing heat) at a permanent semicircle desk. Immediately, I started babbling about seeing someone about a trial membership. Eyebrows raised, they said, "You're talkin' to security. What you need is the front desk on floor 3, but they only open at 8 a.m., so you can wait outside and come back then." I looked at a middle aged man in a polo shirt sitting on the floor with a Sunday paper. "I'll just wait in here," I said. They shrugged impassively.
The 92Y Fall catalog occupied me for the full wait until opening time. I marveled at the upcoming lectures (Salman Rushdie), talks (Bourdain and Chang), music performances, and courses (everything from Arabic to creative writing to "Successful Dating"). I became more confused as to how a gym and pool fit into all this.
Precisely 3.5 minutes before 8 a.m., the guards started letting the early birds flock through the hard core metal detectors. We packed into the elevator, and when we arrived at Floor 3, the horde of elderly Caucasian patrons overwhelmed a girl who struggled to simultaneously scan all the IDs being shaken at her face. Grossed out by this scene, I moseyed past the confusion and found myself on a path to the Men's locker room. "Ladies is over there," a man said gruffly, and I changed my course - still undetected - and glided on into the women's facilities.
Peeling a fresh sheet from the tower of towels that a worker was diligently building, I went into a clean, organized, mood lit space with full-length lockers. This was very nice compared to most of what I'd seen in New York, but I'd seen it all before in my hometown Gold's Gym. What shocked me was the shower room, where each finely tiled stalls had its own fancy frosted glass door.
It being a Sunday morning in July, the pool was empty. It had an ancient feel to it, and I thought I even detected a smell remeniscent of an actualy body of fresh water. A cherubic lifeguard (a la Normal Rockwell painting) told me that a mile was "about 70 lengths." Oh, man.
There were four standard lanes in the 25-yard pool, so I got in the fast one, and spent most of my time there, unless I found myself circling with two other people, at which point I got into the Medium-Fast lane. If I was lucky, my lap buddy would split the lane. A couple people, though, huffed as if I were asking them to murder their first borns before agreeing to split it anyway. A couple others said, with nasal pompousness, "No, I PREFER to circle swim, thank you." WTF? Who PREFERS that when there are only two people in a lane?
I swam 220 lengths of the pool in 2 hours and 20 minutes...the greatest swimming distance of my life. I felt like I witnessed the evolution of life itself as people jumped in and jumped back out like quirky creatures of prehistory. The dark concrete ceiling cut out with Jewish symbols and the mosaiced tiles intensified the arcane ambience of the place. I liked how the deep end (8 feet) prohibted people from resting because there was just a huge, slippery mosaic devoid of handholds for people to slack. The shallow end (4 feet) had streams of water fountaining down. At first, this freaked me out, but then it felt refreshing on my aching shoulders.
The shower was awesome, with its clearly labeled jugs of shampoo, wash, and even shaving cream. The sauna was a heavenly place to stretch. I knew it was time to say goodbye, though, when I ended up in the steam room with someone who resembled a succubus from the Houses of the Holy album cover. While doing performing Bikram contortio, she made reptilian smacking noises, then abruptly turned the steam jets on, even knowing I was right next to the spigots. I damn near got my skin boiled off.
I gave my hair a quick blowout at one of the many vanity stations in the locker room. No sooner had I moved that a neurotic looking woman snapped, "Are you done here?" I skipped home to find a voicemail that my free trial pass was cleared for Friday. Score - just in time my 5K!
Should I feel guilty? Heck, no - I'm going to go to all the lectures and pay out the butt!Listed in: SWIMMING
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Review from Heather M.
New York, NY
2/10/2011 2 Check-ins Here
I've been here to see Anthony Bourdain and David Chang speak. I thought the venue was comfortable and lovely and enjoyable. Plus, Anthony Bourdain is the bees knees!
I also signed up for a groupon for dance classes. As a former (serious) dancer, it wasn't right for me. I realize I can no longer do a lot of the movements I once could, but the knowledge and expectations are still there. I'm not saying the teachers weren't knowledgeable. I'm simply saying it wasn't a highly competitive dance studio with a focus on excelling to be a performer or competitor. It felt more like taking a dance class at your local college. Non-competitive. Nothing at stake. For me, no real motivation to continue.
I also take private cello lessons as an adult beginner. A friend recommended 92Y when I was looking around at lessons. He takes piano and is highly satisfied. I absolutely love my teacher. Caroline Stinson is fantastic! She explains things thoroughly and also physically helps me navigate my way around the cello. She is encouraging and positive. She's also a professional, actively performing cellist! The practice rooms are what you would expect for a room that gets used by many people daily, but are clean and maintained well. -
Review from Brian S.
2/7/2011 6 Check-ins Here
This review covers the toddler gymnastic class and tumbling area in the Y.
The facilities at the 92nd St. Y are very nice, I took a quick look around a few of the floors, and the adult facilities look good. I take my son to a weekly tumbling class, which is held in the basement,
The instructor (Monica) is very upbeat and interactive, and does a good job of managing 8 or so high-strung 2-4 year olds! The play areas are large, with 2 separate obstacle courses for the kids to run, jump, and climb over. In addition, there is a large maze that the children can explore, complete with slides, ball pits, and rope swings. My son loves running around here during his class, so much so that we're having his 3rd birthday party in the tumbling gyms at the Y. -
Review from Omar S.
East Harlem, Manhattan, NY
10/22/2011 109 Check-ins Here
Great place to get some open gym basketball time in.
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Review from Marisa F.
9/23/2011 1 Check-in Here
I attended Mashable's Social Good Summit here earlier this week, and was very impressed with the venue. The auditorium was clean, comfortable and it seemed like most seats had a good view of the stage. It's hard to believe I've never been here before, given that they hold so many worthwhile events. Would definitely come to another function here, and if I lived in the area, would check out the gym facilities as well.
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Review from Sarah P.
New York, NY
9/27/2010
I love this gym. I had to leave this month and I am beyond sad. A number of engaging classes for every taste, a community atmosphere, friendly staff, great customer service and the feeling to come "home" every time I went... no pressure from anyone,
92Y, I WILL BE BACK! -
Review from Laura G.
New York, NY
2/10/2009
I'm writing a review on the gym--most of the ones written so far are about the Y as a cultural institution. Which is great, but I never take advantage of that aspect (shame on me) and just love the fitness center here.
My favorite part is the pool and its very low chlorine level. It is sanitized mostly through ozone filtration. No drying out and destruction of your skin and hair! The pool can be annoyingly crowed because it is rather small, but it is worth finding a less busy time to come. There are also a couple of hot tubs.
There is a large variety of classes that are free for members. In my opinion, the quality of yoga instruction is excellent, particularly for gym yoga. The instructors all teach in very different styles but each is good at teaching to several different levels at once. I suppose if I were some amazing yogi maybe I'd be bored and unchallenged, but I'm relatively experienced and enjoy a good workout each time I attend. One of my favorite classes is Pilates/Ballet Barre, which is incredibly girly and wonderful.
There are zillions of aerobic machines in the main aerobic room, and a few scattered in other parts of the gym. Sometimes the ellipticals fill up, but there are always about a dozen or more free treadmills and bikes.
To me, the weight room is the only shortcoming of the 92nd St Y. There is a free weight room and a... non-free weight room (you know, weight machines). There are several pieces of equipment I have enjoyed using in other gyms that are missing here. The free weight room looks pretty intense. I don't know much about that but I think it'd probably be pretty satisfactory for the bulky male builder.
Locker room: check plus. Towels: small and dingy. Meh. We can't all afford gyms where servants provide us with fresh eucalyptus-scented cloths throughout our workouts.
I realize I had a few minor complaints in this review, but I'm still giving it five stars. This is the only gym I have ever looked forward to coming to. That's huge. -
Review from Meredith M.
Salem, MA
8/12/2010 1 Check-in Here
I am in LOVE with this gym.
The trainers and staff are knowledgeable and upbeat.
The class selection is incredible, there's something for everyone.
I've tried everything from spinning to abs to water aerobics.
The pool is great and has excellent adult lap hours.
The locker rooms are large and CLEAN.
They have a sauna AND a steam room.
And a hot tub.
I have never wanted to stay LONGER at a gym like I do here.
It's a little bit of a maze, but everyone is helpful.
My only complaint would be the little divas in training who take gymnastics classes. Those little brats have got MAJOR 'tude. They will SCREAM at an old lady not to walk across the perimeter of the gym while they are at class. And their teacher just stands there silently. I've seen it a couple times now...
Since swim caps are required in the pool, I think respect for elders should be required on dry land...
They have different payment options where you can either pay a year up front (this would be the equivalent of the lowest monthly dues if you divide it up...) Or you can pay less up front and have a higher monthly rate...
If you are in the area I HIGHLY recommend dropping in and taking a tour! -
Review from Jenny K.
New York, NY
7/14/2009
When I started looking for gyms to join, I feel like I looked at every sports club in NY, from the cramped, crowded, and dirty 'gym' for $50 a month one block from my house (Body Strength Fitness), to Equinox, NY Sports Clubs, Chelsea Piers, other "Y"s, the Parks Department facilities, etc. For the price I paid, this gym is by far the best deal for what you get. All the fitness classes (incl. yoga and pilates) are part of your membership, plus access to the pool, indoor basketball courts, tons of cardio equipment, free weights, weight machines, discounts on 92Y events, discounts on their spa, it goes on and on.
Almost all the cardio machines have individual televisions with cable (exceptions are the spinning bikes and rowing machines), and a few even sport a DVD player. Technically you can get kicked off your cardio machine after 30 minutes if its really, really crowded, but only once has that ever happened to me, and I honestly don't mind getting kicked off if there are people waiting! They provide towels (small ones in the cardio room and larger ones in the locker rooms), which to me is such a luxury, but maybe I'm used to less. I haven't spent time in the free weight room, so I can't judge that, but the weight machine room does leave a little bit to be desired. There are a few machines that are surprisingly absent, but honestly the fact that the weight room is never crowded is enough to make me forget all about that.
What else... the locker rooms are fantastic. Tons of space, not crowded in the slightest. Steam room, sauna, nice showers, one of those cool swimsuit-drying-machines, the bathrooms are very nice and always clean. They have hairdryers and stuff like lotion and body wash to use if you want to.
And the staff is wonderful - I have never had a bad experience with any staff member, from the person who sold me my membership, to the front desk staff, to the cleaning staff, to the trainers. All have been very polite and friendly.
Last, but certainly not least, was that the price I paid worked out to about $63/month. Granted, I got in on a fantastic deal - they were knocking $200 off the base price because of a sale (bringing it down to $1075), plus I got 3 free months, plus 2 months I could give as a gift or keep for myself (I kept them). All in all, 17 months of gym membership for $1075, not too shabby if I don't say so myself. I joined in December, for what its worth.
The bottom line is this - it is a fantastic gym, and I really, truly look forward to going there after work and on the weekends, and the price I joined at was fantastic and affordable. -
Review from Sooj O.
New York, NY
1/23/2007
You absolutely must get a 92nd Street Y schedule if you have any pretensions to culture in NY.
Actually, forget about pretensions.
The 92nd Street Y always offers some of the best lectures and classes in town. Enlighten yourself, get some interesting ideas and go to bed ruminating. -
Review from Christina M. R.
Long Island, NY
4/8/2007
Calling all writers--take a writing workshop. It does not matter who the instructor is. They are all good. They are all motivating. They will not teach you--they do something better. They guide you.
Then go to a lecture where you can put your pen down and let some others do the writing and talking.
The one drawback: kinda far from other hot spots.Listed in: Get Cultured, Or Get Laid By…
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Review from Analia S.
New York, NY
Updated - 7/27/2009
Let's face it... most of us Yelp because we eat out a lot. And drink at bars. A lot. So a workout every now and then is probably necessary to keep that food from sticking to the fat cells. Enter Michael Hughes, butt-kicker extraordinaire.
I took Michael's cardio-kickboxing class at the Y for the first time tonight and I'm pretty sure I lost 5 pounds of pure sweat from the 50-minute, high-impact workout. I practically had to lift and guide each of my noodle legs up each step to my apartment when I got home (I live in a 5-story walk-up, so this took a while). It was INTENSE, but in a good way. Call me a masochist, but I plan to take his class every Monday to burn off my weekend binges.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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5/14/2009
Before tonight, I never would have used the word "stressful" to describe a yoga class... but… Read more »
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Review from Jessica M.
New York, NY
1/19/2010
This is a NYC institution to its core. With world-class programming from politicians to comedians lecturing in the multi-venued space, the Y is a cultural and intellectual haven.
There's the gym, art classes, lectures/performances and singles events. While it is Jewish-centric, the diversity of offerings is astounding and everyone is welcome. \
Also, wealthy parents have been spotted dropping their breed off in limos here in the morning. That's worth a photo or two, eh.
***Tip: If you subscribe to Audience Extras you can often find $2.50 tickets to lecture events. I've seen the likes of Rachel Ray and Bruce Bueno de Mesquita for practically nil. -
Review from Jennifer N.
Washington, DC
2/27/2010
I love the 92nd Street Y. In the past year, we have seen so many amazing authors here -- John Banville, Colum McCann, Javier Marias, Paul Auster (oh, and we even saw the brilliant Ira Glass here).
Yes, the tickets are expensive (oftentimes $20 for a reading) but I don't mind shelling out the money to support the Y - they just consistently brings interesting voices to their stage.
Generally, an author will read for 30-40 minutes, and then she/he takes Q&A. The best part of the Q&A is that the questions are vetted (audience members are invited to submit questions), so unlike ordinary readings where people meander up to the mike and ask the same three questions ("Uh, what do you read for inspiration?" "What advice do you have for, like, young writers?" "Do you write an outline first?"), the questions that are actually posed to the authors are interesting, logical, and well phrased.
I have only two small suggestions:
1) Dear 92nd Street Y powers that be, please do away with the silly box office. I have waited on that line for upwards of 20 minutes on evenings when you have multiple events happening. Why not do what everyone else in the world has done? Let your online ticket buyers print their tickets at home. Then you wouldn't have that endless crowd of people waiting on line.
2) Dear 92nd Street Y powers that be, is it possible for you to have an independent bookstore provide the books at the end of the readings? I love that you have signings, and I love that I can buy the book right in the lobby of the building. But more often than not, I don't want to give Barnes and Noble $20, and I think if you're really interested in supporting a vibrant literary scene, you should give some indie booksellers some love. -
Review from Christina M.
New York, NY
4/27/2008
N.B.: Only tangential reference to gym facilities in this review.
The 92nd Street Y just offers up a monthly smorgasbord of cultural activities, readings, classes, lectures, gatherings and religious (Jewish) events. I love looking at the events calendar because there is always something really cool and exciting.
I have seen Tim Gunn and Larry David (who screened the first episode of the latest Season of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" here this fall... most likely to get out of talking for half an hour) and have been to lectures about Seinfeld, Curb, Woody Allen and the Jewish experience in these shows and movies. I also took a Derekh Torah class (like intro to Judaism) through them, which was interesting in its own right.
If you keep an eye out on their comprehensive web site, or sign up for their snail mailing list, you are bound to see something interesting to attend. I've yet to hear a poetry reading, though I'd like to do that and also take some kind of art class or something, since myriad painting, craft, writing workshops are also offered.
I tried out the gym which has a pool - exciting - yoga and pilates classes, and a basketball court which seems to be jumping. It is pretty expensive to join though - more than NY Sports Club, even with my teacher discount. -
Review from Ed W.
New York, NY
12/30/2011
The staff is friendly. They have a beautiful pool. I swim laps and find it great exercise.
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Review from Lauren T.
Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, CA
7/18/2011 1 Check-in Here
Went to a comedy show there. The seating was awkwardly arranged so I'd recommend getting there earlish to get a good seat since a lot of them are partial view. Also, because it it not very convenient to public tranist
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Review from Geoffrey R.
Washington, DC
7/13/2010
I spent a LOT of time at the 92nd street Y as I lived there for a summer. Given that it was my first exposure to New York life it was an interesting peak into the upper east side community. The living quarters were cramped and somewhat expensive, however I enjoyed the company of others who were living there from around the world.
Members were slightly pushy and a tad snobbish as they ushered their kids to and from tennis lessons or swimming on the crowded elevators, but perhaps that is just new york.
The programming at the Y was very good with plenty of interesting authors doing readings throughout the summer. All in all it was a good summer, and I still crack up at the reference in the Royal Tenenbaums. -
Review from Lauren G.
4/3/2011 1 Check-in Here
I am currently going to scuba classes here. The pool isn't too bad, much cleaner and warmer then I thought. I can't speak for the other facilities though since I've only been using the pool & the locker room.
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Review from Mrs. George B.
New York, NY
12/1/2011
I was in the club for 5 years and it is hard to enjoy it. The exercise floor is tiny and machines are not up level. If you come in the evening the machines are taking over very fast. the pools practically impossible to use because it is taken over by classes for the children and very hard to fit in. The pool classes were good but so little of them . I love the 92 Y but it is impossible to enjoy the health club and I gave up. It is too small, the restiction of towels for use also the obtical. The members are so ovecrowded that iti is hard to keep the slow relaxed paste and concentrate on the working out. The exercise classes are limithed to few again. I finally said that is enough and looked somewhere else.
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Review from Tonya C.
10/16/2011
I had the pleasure of seeing Barbara Walters here in the Kaufmann Concert Hall last month. The lecture hall was great- big, great sound and probably great view from any seat in the house. Barbara Walters was fantastic and very funny. She was just as I had idealized her to be. Now the only issue I did have with this discussion, and due to the other sighs in the audience I feel very safe saying I am probably not the only one with this issue. I did not take off rating for this though because I realize this isn't a staple for coming to one of these lectures. Psychiatrist Gail Saltz interviewed her and just didn't do a great job. I understand as a psychiatrist she probably feels the need to analyze everyone and everything, much like Niles and Frasier Crane on the show Frasier, but seriously that can be extremely annoying. She kept trying to go back to the fact that Barbara was so driven because she had daddy issues. She worked so hard because she had daddy issues. Guys I'm just going to give you a little heads up everything every girl does is not always linked to daddy issues. At one point she mentioned it again and you could hear people in the crowd saying ohmigosh, give it up. Barbara even stopped her by saying I understand what you're doing but "I don't need to analyzed." That was funny. I'm looking forward to going again, in fact I'm planning to see Gloria Steinem in February. I haven't looked at the interviewer, but I am really hoping it is not Gail again. I've had enough daddy issue diagnosis from this one lecture to last through 2013.
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Review from Gourmet G.
San Francisco, CA
10/23/2005
The gym at this YMCA is incidental to what really draws the crowds - culture. It routinely hosts concerts, readings by writers of every genre, and lectures featuring guests from every background imaginable talking about everything under the sun. The extensive schedule generally is available in the form of an ad in the Arts & Leisure section of the Sunday New York Times, or you can find info at http://www.92y.org. The building also houses an art center and music school, and there is a wide variety of educational programs offered to all age groups throughout the year.
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Review from Phil H.
11/3/2010
I am basing this review on the actual weight room and fitness equipment. They have a good cardio machine room with lots of newer equipment, but the actual weight room sucks. Honestly, there really is not enough free weights, smith machines, racks, dumbells, bars, benches etc. No hammer strength equipment to speak of. I was kind of surprised when I did a tour recently and was taken aback at this. For a place that is so big and encompassing with the basketball courts, running track, classes, I was surprised at the actual lack of weight training equipment. NYSC on 91st and 3rd is where I normally train and will stay there as this location has a great selection of hammer strength, racks, dumbells, etc.
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Review from David L.
11/21/2008
This place attracts prominent musicians (three of my favorites: Maurizio Pollini, Christian Tetzlaff, Marc-Andre Hamelin -- but also many others) and from what I've heard also many big-name guest speakers (Larry David, Woody Allen)... I've never attended any of the lectures or courses, and also I've never been to the gym or pool or basketball courts... My review is for the "concert hall." The acoustics aren't' very good, the seats aren't very comfortable, there's always a huge unruly traffic-jam getting into and out of this place, the crowds can be a bit obnoxious and loud during performances, the hall itself is a bit unattractive -- but I will continue to return here 3 or 4 times a year for the luminaries who for some reason choose to continue performing here.
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Review from Tracy R.
New York, NY
12/11/2010
State of the art facility and the staff are a pleasure. Hours could be more user friendly but I guess you can't get everything in liife!!
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Review from Marla L.
San Francisco, CA
4/12/2006
Though I live in SF now, I truly miss my YMHA experiences. Not snobby at all; the "locker room conversations" were about the latest broadway play or museum exhibition. Fabulous facilities, people, and extracurricular activies. For instance, they have a great pool, spa, lecture/concert halls, library, classes, etc. It literally has it all. Also, they have a great discount if you work for certain employers or if you are a member of the NY Road Runners club. Seriously, I miss it. If you join or go, can you tell me about so I can live vicariously?
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Review from chad l.
Corte Madera, CA
12/14/2010
This review is based on their events program. Steve Martin spoke with Rita Braver about his new book that was about Art. In short the Y didn't stand behind their guest speaker because Mr. Martin wasn't being funny or silly enough ... he wanted to speak about art ... the purpose of the interview.
I'm disappointed with the 92nd St Y.
