A beautiful small park featuring a kids' playground, a summer pool, basketball and handball courts,…read moreplus outdoors exercise machines. Just be careful where you walk, though. It's gotten pretty popular with some privileged and entitled neighbors who let their dogs run around, leaving messes everywhere.

Brilliant large park in the East Village that revolves around the recreation center and the huge…read morepool. Surrounded by a nice tall wrought iron fence. The park initially opened on June 1 1900 and has been expanded and restored a number of times. The park includes basketball courts, handball courts (in use today and these guys are good!), squash courts, spraygrounds and fitness equipment. Bathrooms and changing rooms for the pool and supposedly wifi hot spots. As for the strange name, that was New York's 16th governor Hamilton Fish (1808-1893) who served in 1849-1850 and later went on to be a US Senator (1851-1857) and Secretary of State under President Ulysses Grant (1869-1877). [Review 15692 overall - 284 in New York - 1196 of 2021.]

This is my happy place, a sanctuary of health and wellness, an adult playground I just love this…read moreplace. I joined this gym in January and its the best investment I've made this year, im a shitty day trader so thats not saying much. The Yoga studios are so peaceful and the instructors are all masters. Notably Jason Morris hot yoga classes are energizing and therapeutic, he is such a Guru Ive learned so much about anatomy and making a mind body connection that it spills over into weight training. Luliias voice is so soothing and her classes are so fun, the Friday class specially feels like everyone is connected Gigis class is super cool on Sundays it should be renamed Juicy Yoga with Gigi lol, shes so funny and connects with everyone, the class feels like cuddles after sex. Spin with Juggy and Melora is elite. Ive gotten so much faster in my road bike after just a few classes. Functional training with Nyerre Mays is un-unreal. He is such a cool dude and such a Pro. The pool is epic, the Jacuzzi forget about it. The entire staff is super friendly and makes everyone feel super welcomed. I truly feel at home whenever I make it to the gym. The MVPs of the gym are the cleaning staff though, everything is so spotless all the time. In a city so chaotic is nice to have this peaceful oasis.

Impressive gym. Love the rock wall staff and Jenny is a sweet, friendly and knowlegeable personal…read moretrainer. Unfortunately the GM Linda Bookbinder is a disingenuous phony who pretends to listen and care about your issues but forgets everything as soon as she walks away. I've heard from many of the staff that they feel the same way and can't stand her, either.

I had to come here for a lifeguarding class and it was DISGUSTING. The deck of the pool was…read moreextremely disorganized, the pool water was sometimes cloudy and i'm pretty sure I saw a used tampon in it, and there were bugs flying and crawling all around. Not to mention, the floors were all grungy, especially in the locker room. DONT COME HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER OPTION!!

Tommy is the owner of Seahorse Swim Club. In my opinion, he is the best teacher. I would highly…read morerecommend him to teach adults or children how to swim. Even the fearful children who cries due to water phobia and refuses to get into the pool, Tommy is the one who has a special talent and can persuade and teach with ease. I have withnessed it personally with my seven year old son. He would patiently teach the swimming techniques and follow through with the repetitive strokes, whether it is free style, backstroke, breaststroke. Can you believe my son, who almost drowned last summer, can now swim freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke? I am very appreciative to Tommy and Seahorse Fitness. The facility is neatly setup with towel and shower stalls. The indoor pool is consistently about 75-78 degrees temperature all year round. There are lap swimming lanes and general swim sessions. All swimmers must use goggles and swim caps. The locker room is a little bit outdated, but I believe the primary focus is the teaching staff and lifeguards on duty. There is always a lifeguard everytime I visit. The instructors are very capable, friendly, patient and experienced. Each instructors have their own specialty. One teaches butterfly extremely well. Another teaches breaststroke very well. I had each demonstrake their best qualities and taught my kids. Thank you Tommy and Seahorse Fitness!

They are open 11am-3pm then close for an hour from 3-4pm. At 4pm they reopen til 7pm. While these…read moreare the official hours, they hardly ever open on time. Usually it's about 11:15/11:20am. It is hard to understand why because there are usually a bunch of attendants sitting around in the front at 11am but they never open the entrance gate til around 11:15/11:20am. Sometimes they have to wait for the police attendant to come. Once they do open, it is pretty fast to get inside. They look to make sure you have a lock. They require you to rinse off before going into the pool. On the deck, they don't allow you to wear anything besides a bathing suit or a white tee and flip flops. Not supposed to bring food, books or cell phone out.

I'm an original New Yorker born and raised in Park Slope Brooklyn, I still live in Park Slope, I am…read morevery familiar with this pool, and how it was before all the gentrification, lots of changes at this pool for the better, the pool has definitely improved, the pool is very nice but the staff is the same ol' same ol' NYC City Parks and recreation Staff hospitality, being that it's a city pool, expect to receive the same treatment as if you were in a City Jail, the Pool staff dosent greet you with a "Hello" they greet you with a "Do you have a lock?", "Let me see your swimming Shorts", Bag search, "No phones on the pool deck." The staff makes sure to harass you as much as they can, you aren't allowed to have fun, they have a problem with everything, no running, no jumping, no holding on to each other while swimming, phones must be in the locker and cannot be used in the pool deck. The kiddie pool was closed on this day I visited because someone shit in it. I actually read in the news that they closed the entire pool the week before on one of the hottest days of the summer because someone shit in it. Google it if you don't believe me. The atmosphere has definitely improved, but not worth coming here again since the staff likes to make sure that they manage every little detail and impose each and every rule upon you. You really can't have fun at this pool, everything is a problem, literally my 4 year old daughter was holding on to me while swimming, they said "No holding on to each other while swimming." This place has potential but as long as it's ran by the NYC Parks and recreation it will always be a toilet.

My daughter took the babysitting class today at the downtown Manhattan location. Man, she can't…read morestop raving about the class. She's pretty young, so it's the first time she's ever taken a one-day course of any kind. It's a pretty long day, 9am - 4pm, and yet, she says it went by quickly. At about noon, the instructors took the kids to a pizza place just down the block. I spoke with a few of the workers from Aquatic Solutions, and they're really good, well-meaning employees. I wasn't sure what to expect from a babysitting class, but my daughter is even more enthused than she was before it, so I'm happy. Money very well spent. Now if she'd only stop blabbing about all of these babysitting techniques and stuff, maybe I could get some work done!

The course is very informative. The two instructors I worked with were very instructional and…read morepatient. The course is very good. I would highly recommend if youre looking into it especially if you work with children. The go over cpr for adults and infants as well as all other emergency scenarios that may occur and how you can react and help

I visited Asphalt Green to drop in for lap swimming…read more The facilities are clean and bright. The pool has lots of windows and natural light. I was kind of intimidated, because I don't get to lap swim very often. I wound up sharing the lane with 2 or 3 other people. Everyone was really friendly and communicative regarding lane-sharing. Would definitely go back for a swim. The only thing I would change is add more time slots available for adult lap swimming.

I have been a member for more than 3 years until late 2021. I used the pool exclusively, not the…read moregym, not the steaming room, so here's my review of the experience revolving the pool mainly. For what it's worth, I indeed noticed that the steam room has been closed for as long as I remember like other reviews pointed out. The pool is very sizable, and its length (25m) is perfect for lap swimming. It is very well maintained and I never had a problem with the condition of the pool. I swam a lot and this pool definitely satisfied my need for exercise. I had 2 issues with the experience with the pool. Firstly, I think the staff on the pool could do a better job at coordinating swimmers of different speeds in different lanes. Sometimes, you will have relatively slower swimmers chilling and floating around in fast lanes, which could be a pain for faster swimmers, and vice versa. On some days, the staff will coordinate and direct slow and fast swimmers to different lanes, but not always. In this case, you have to communicate with your fellow swimmers on the same lane, which is fine, but some days you just want to get in the pool, finish up your swim target, and get out, without worrying about bumping into people in the same lane. Secondly, there are definitely rush hours which the pool gets super crowded. It is quite often that I would have to share a lane with 3 other swimmers. And I recall I once had to share a lane with 5 other swimmers, though this is pretty rare. The new pool that I switched to requires scheduling in advance and allow only a maximum of 2 people in the same lane, which I like a lot. During COVID, AG also required scheduling, and I think there was a 3 people limit per lane, which I love, but that ended. These are minor inconveniences that did not hurt my experience. Overall I am pretty happy with what I got from my membership with AG. Also, the billing team has been wonderful, especially Josh and Nick. They helped me multiple times during my 3 years+ of membership with setting up my account, switching between different membership types, helping with my adhoc requests, and eventually canceling my membership. They were very responsive and helpful and made everything very easy for me.

Great views at this playground. We love to visit around sunset. Play area for tots and older…read morekiddos. A splash pad area that runs seasonally. My kids are huge fans of this playground and love the monkey cars and rock climbing with the rope. One of our top 5 parks in the area. Highly recommend.

Amazingly beautiful pier…read more Some of the best views of the city are from here. I can come by this pier & relax honestly for the remainder of my life. Will for sure be back.

Came to 14th Street Y to see Mark Jason Williams' play Straight Face Lies. It was a funny, familiar…read moreplay about family and the lies that are sometimes told in the name of love. It was an enjoyable evening. What was remarkably with the company is I was running late (damn you MTA!) and my friends spoke with organizer who actually gave a ten minute grace! I made it within that window and I was able to enjoy the play. I thanked the lady after but I'm so sorry I didn't get her name to publicly thank her here. Taking pics of course is frowned upon but when has that ever stopped me. Building was clean and looked well kept. 14th street Y's staff was very friendly and welcoming. I'll definitely consider attending other events here. The End.

This gym is poorly run. Equipment is incorrectly installed so one cannot get bench in to lift but…read moremanagement does not care. There is no movement, yoga, meditation room like other gyms. One of the gym class rooms ( yoga room) , gets used for childcare a large part of the day so gym members have no access. The pool Alot of the classes conflict with one another so you can only do one class - not that there are so many classes each day. Sign up is confusing as the schedule page lists classes for multiple facilities. There are no tvs which even planet fitness at $9 a month has! Staff is generally nice. The aerobics classes have only 5 lb weights at most, consisting of sand bags which leak. Few aerobics classes except 2 ( with IVY ,which are great) but management declines to add more because supposedly they seek to "trend younger". Yes ageism is alive and well at this Y! They forgot that it was the older folks who kept their membership throughout the pandemic and kept it from going bankrupt. Sad because it could be better run.