Wheelchair-accessible car park
Yes
Al Oerter Recreation Center in Flushing
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Flushing, Queens County, New York, US
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Yes
Phone: +1 718-353-7853
Site: https://www.nycgovparks.org/faci...
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Opening hours
- Monday:6AM–10PM
- Tuesday:6AM–10PM
- Wednesday:6AM–10PM
- Thursday:6AM–10PM
- Friday:6AM–10PM
- Saturday:8AM–4PM
- Sunday:Closed
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Comments (195)
Thank you for giving us a nice place to play pinpong and all employees are very helpful 😊
A very nice rec center, always clean and has a regular cleaning schedule for the weight and cardio rooms. As a full time gym, I would say its pretty small and can definitely be crowded at times. However, its a good gym for the summer until schools back. Membership is also very cheap, and free for those under 18. I havent had a single negative experience with the staff.
This place it’s awesome! It has the necessary equipment to have a complete workout. Also the staff is very helpful and overall outgoing.
You must have a membership to use this facility. It is very clean. Has an indoor track, basketball court that is also utilized for an array of hour long exercise classes. They have a weight room, room with treadmills and bikes, and another with machines to work your entire body. It is the best investment you can make towards your health. Keep in mind parking is scarce in front of the facility, you can find plenty of parking across the street.
Newly opened to public. Restricted # of people entering gym, equipment moved about for safety reasons. Very reasonable fee to use gym.
Very few machines and equipment at this gym. Almost everyone you meet here is disrespectful and closed minded. Gym equipment also takes months for them to fix. Price for young adults is good but takes too much of your time waiting for selfish people to share machines.
This is a fantastic rec center with so many options, a clean facility, ample parking, and friendly staff. Only $100 per year for an adult ($50 for 6 months), and children are free. Check out their weekly schedule to know what to expect before you arrive! If you want to use a locker, be sure to bring your own lock.
Not bad for the price you pay. They offer a bunch of activities for all ages. However, they take way too long to fix certain gym machines. You will notice signs on machines saying that the machine is broken and cant be used. Please fix them! Thanks!
If your using it JUST for the gym then you might as well just flush 50$ down the toilet. Machines are always broken and its always crowded. I dont think they even clean the weights or anything in there. Other than that their indoor track is cool and the price of getting a membership is dirt cheep. Like the gym DIRT CHEAP.
I decided to become a member so that my son and I could go swimming across the street in the aquatics building and participate in Karate as well as other sports here while I train in the gym. Military and Veterans pay $25 for a 1 year membership. Kids membership are free when a parent has membership. The recreation is clean and they offer many different classes for both adults and kids. The schedules are updated monthly online through the NYC PARKS website.
Great place. Clean and spacious. The program is a lot better than other so called “famous places”.Rodolfo is an inspiration to me and a lot of others. He knows the name of most of us. Does his best to motivate us. I look forward to the next session with him. Great coach. Thank you Rodolfo, you ate a great asset to this center.
Its always clean, even the bathroom. It has what I need for my workout. The front desk staff are always courteous. If theyre on the phone and I need help theyll either acknowledge me and ask to wait or theyll put the caller on hold. I feel safe and comfortable there.
Nice, it has parking if u get there early
The Recreation center is geared more towards teenagers and seniors . They barely have anything for kids age 3-8 years old. 2 hour classes on Sunday is it. Some kids things at 4pm. If you get home after 5:30 , good luck.Sat and Sundays would be great for kids during winter time to get out some energy.We joined to get access to the swimming pool.Swimming pool is freezing cold, the ambient air temperature is colder.Lifeguards are wearing sweatshirts and sweatpants because it is so cold inside the pool area. Good luck if they have to jump in the water to save you . First time Ive ever seen lifeguards wearing jackets and socks by the pool side.Supposedly the boiler is broken.i guess there arent any plumbers in Queens to fix the boiler. How about we get a plumber to fix it,. Or better yet a temporary boiler until it gets fixed.As you can tell they need to make some changes if I am going to renew my membership.
Dont Care what Anyone has to say about this gym . .Al Oerter is the Best if you ask me and its Greatly Priced , yes its Small but its reasonable & they are improving. . Most Guys that come to this gym are either wasting time walking around hanging with friends and barely working out & when they actually work out they are struggling and have no form of power . . I Would recommend if you come to the gym at least be a little fit so you can get through your desired workout . .Im heading over there now and I will show who ever there how its done . .
Great if you like badminton or pingpong or pickleball. The hours for the inside basketball area sucks. A lot of people everywhere. Better if people just walked outside instead of on a treadmill. You will not have a designed workout unless you wait for a machine to clear up.
Good place to work out. Very clean. Mask and proof of vaccination required. Parking available.
The place looks new and clean. Love that there is parking and pool is walking distance from the gym. Flushing Meadows Park is right there too so after doing exercise, you go straight to enjoy the park or meet friends. The staff is helpful.
The gym has a small amount of equipment for the number of people that uses it. So theres always a wait for machines, especially during prime times. Love that they have different activities in the main gym throughout the week.
I opted for exercises at a recreational center rather than a gym. Sure its crowded in the weight room but befriend anyone there and Im sure you will be alright.Machines appear in good condition, usage is visible but safe I honestly could say.The facility is great , staff could be under the weather I mean they are here before 6 am for us you know?4 stars because the pool is in a separate facility across the street and the weight room is like a obstacle course not much space unless you stay one place.Everything else 5 Stars!
This is a great facility but the management often uses the precious basketball court for activities that barely anyone comes at the expense of teenagers and adults who actually want to play basketball. Most of these activities can be moved to a different room, and they’re a pain for anyone who goes here for basketball.
I only come for the indoor track but even that is tiny compared to a decent size one. I suggest you come early in the morning if you plan on using the weight room. Cardio room is decent along with the basketball court. Avoid peak times.
It is cheap but there are very few workouts. Primarily, seniors keep on telling young people to get off the machines. Some even tell the security to tell youths to get off since there are many empty machines. Young people cant exercise on those machines because elders forcing them to leave. Young adults pay more money and cant exercise is like a ripe off. Young people need more exercise so those seniors must stop forcing them to get off the machines since young people pay the most money. After so many of this same experiences, I never went back there anymore. Young people, dont waste your money on this hopeless gym. Having too much stress at a very young age can also lead to bad health in the future. This gym rules are not organised regularly than other gyms. Cheap places are a rubbish. All my friends and other young adults also complained the same issue at this gym.
It´s okay. I came here a few times and people may gawk at you if you happen to be a girl, big breasts, small, big butt, small, anything. Girls get stared at like circus freaks here. People hog machines and stare at you rudely if youre using it once after they used it 8 times in one day. One security guard here (bald, african american, kinda stocky) is beyond obnoxious. I went into the big cardio room for the first time one day and he rudely interrupted me to tell me I had to sign up to use the machine. I went and signed up for it and went back in. He continued to watch me through the window with the creepiest grin on his face. The younger workers are very sweet and patient with you, so try to speak with them instead. The weight room is often crowded and loud, and most of the weights from 15 lb to maybe 30 or 35 are taken so I get stuck using too light ones. The floor is covered in weights, making it difficult to walk around. Equipment is a bit worn out as well. Sometimes people are loud or sit at machines like no big deal. If anything, I recommend you guys go early morning or mid-day on weekends. It is not as bad around then.
Worst recreation center ever. Dont bother going there. I dont mind the weight room being crowded and all, but the rude staff doesnt cut it. You would think the manager would be helpful, but hes just as rude. I lost my card so I wanted to replace one today. I only had cash on me and he told me only card. I wasnt informed that because other centers accept cash AND card. So I told him I will use my last chance. I was told that I have three chances that they would let me in PER year if I ever forgot my card when I signed up. He told me only 3 chances in total. He told me that I used two chances this year and I cant get in because I used my 1st chance last year. Thats a lie. I signed up in 2010 because I was visiting NY. My membership canceled after a year which is in 2011. That means my membership was not active until I renewed it this year. So how in the world did I used my chance last year when I wasnt even here? Maybe there was a mistake, but he didnt bother to check and care less about it. He wouldnt let me in no matter what. I asked for the guy that told me the false info to verify, but his reply was What other guy? Im the manager here. I dont know how these guys get hire here. Very unprofessional. In my definition, I would say I was scammed. It doesnt matter how cheap it is, but the fact that I was told 3 chances per year and its not. Thats a scam. I live 40 mins away and I wanted a good workout but I was denied access due to a very ignorant manager. Also when you sign up, they dont tell you that you need a lock to get in until AFTER you pay and sign up. So if you dont have a lock the first day you sign up, then good luck getting in.
This place very good fitness , all class the set for us very make you lose weight. Indoor bicycling by Jordan, chair aerobic and fitness adaptation , grow stronger by Rudolfo and Zumba , Zumba toning miss luz
Has everything....small but people there are really nice and friendly. Isnt wheelchair accessible but you can still use all the equipments and even the basketball court. I like it they just need to be a little bigger.
Excellent health resources. Reasonable rates.
5 star places. But why table tennis restricted to Mon wed and free until 1:00pm when side of basketball area literally empty really weird. Please let us okay there this unfair. And staff in reception make fell welcome to metal jacket army camp lol
The exercise instructors are awesome! However, I just wish that there was someone to assist in the exercise rooms. I dont know how to operate any of the machines, and there is no one to guide me!
Best recreation center I have been to. Theres plenty of space for fitness classes, cardio and weight training. The Zumba ShapeUp class has a great turnout Saturday mornings. Overall a very clean and welcoming environment.
My experience with this facility was not a pleasant one due to either other members disturbance of ones peace is obviously violated. Persons I overheard while exercising implicates the guilt of such persons known for these types of attacks. Not that safe of a site unless your not bothered by people that brings up your past as to antagonize. Place of CONSPIRACIES.
Very very very rude staff. I would rather pay more money at other facilities than deal with those unintelligent, unfriendly, unprofessional, bossy, tyrannic, racist, sexist, biased and on and on...things. The service or treatment you get would be a lot hell worse than DMV. Public facilities undermine human services. I really dislike those ignorant public breeds.
When you call for information. Be aware they dont introduce themselves nor the place or work. The pick up like they are home. They are also in a rush to get you to hang up. They dont even wait to see if they have answered all of you questions or concerns. They need customer service training. Sorry to say they are the only place for kids to be in a safe environment and affordable but with staff thats rude no wonder kids are the way they are.
I dont recommend coming to this place or even its area at around 2 in the morning. Last time that happened someone got shot in the head and got killed. Please dont go to the recreation center if you want something bad to happen to you when ordering an uber at 2 in the morning.
Clean , good schedules , nice people . What more can you want in a cheap gym . They also have a pool and parking .
I joined this place for the swimming pool!Gorgeous Olympic sized pool.Its hard to find a pool this size at a reasonable price in the city and they offer a variety of great programs from old to young.
Small but great activities for the kids. The membership for kids is FREE, and they receive a ID card with pic on it. They also have trips when school is out and thats also FREE
Every time I go mountain climbing, the rest stop of the itinerary is convenient
Located in busy Flushing, a very convenient place to exercise. The pool and ice rink are great as well as the huge park great for grilling and sports. Free Parking.
I particularly come here for the weight room but there isnt that many free weights or machines. For example, there is only one bench press and one incline bench press. So ultimately, as people come in, a line starts to form for those two. If you are gonna come here, I suggest you come here before 8:30 am.
Perfect for your fitness needs. Customer service was great.
If your on a budget this is the place to workout especially it includes the pool right across from it. Definitely utilizes the classes, they have working machines and its very convenient.
Just joined recently. Very inexpensive, as low as $45 for every 6 months. Place seems to be very clean and well maintained for this price.
I love the place, but i rarely go because its just way too many people and too small of gym space. Just imagine rush hour in a subway. And I am not trying to be exaggerated.
Cardio room, weight room, core room, spin studio, two racquet ball courts, basketball/volleyball court, ping pong, indoor track, soccer fields. Lots of programming for all ages. Closes early on the weekend though
Nice clean Recreation center better than the ones in Brooklyn. Love the Shapeup NYC classes. I wish I could go there all the time.
Extremely rude staff members. Ruined my whole mood and experience while in the facility.
I am depending on this wonderful place for clean hot showers, yoga mats for morning stretches, fitness and computer needs. Al Oerter, a good neighbor and the staff is cordial and helpful
Great place, much less expensive than high priced gyms, good, basic equipment and very helpful staff.The facility is clean and well kept
You make it work. For the amount you pay, nothing beats access to a basic gym. Its not pretty, its not up to date. It has basic machines and weights.
Awesome Recreation Center all the machines they have
Easy to use gym and recreational programs for kids to seniors. Membership cost is extremely reasonable.
Great place. Membership is very cheap and you have pretty much all you can ask for in a gym.
I love coming here for my cardio workouts. And then hitting the pool that is across the street over at Corona Park.
Reasonably priced membership and its less crowded than I expected during the peak hours, great value
I go to this gym 5 times a week, it is clean, the staff are friendly, and a great place to let loose and work out!
Probably the best parks department rec center in the city. The weight room isnt that good, but the rest of the facility is awesome.
This gym deserves no stars and I don’t recommend going to this gym. The staff are mad stupid and disrespectful. Don’t waste ur time going here.
Amazing recreational center. Lots of classes, new equipment and it offers adaptive receation for children with special needs.
Rude Staff, rude, biased and bossy manager, caring more about their power and authority than people. a not accommodating and very low efficient public facility.
This is my go to gym. From working out to sport programs such as indoor soccer, volleyball, wallyball, it is a great place to be.
Excelente place to work out have fun an be with either people is clean sometime very busy
The gym has many things to do. If you have kid they could go attend karate there.
It’s the best for take break and do exercise
Leaving this place was the best thing that ever happend to me!Now Im in a better gym location:)with more space as well.
Beautiful center. So clean and has so many activities there. The only bad thing is its so far from the train station.
They have many classes for kids. Totally free. My kid enjoys his time here.
Great place to workout. Indoor track basketball racquets lots of young kids in the afternoons.
The water fountain is filthy. Also, the floors and equipment in the cardio rooms are both very dusty.
Im gonna be honest at first I used to just go for the boys that be coming to that place but then I meet friends and I noticed how everyone is really nice
Its really cool place. Kind and amazing personal, always clean place and a lot of stuff to work with
The people and the staff are very nice their are no fights and over all a clean and safe environment.
I WISH it had a indoor pool and sauna offering water aerobics. BASIC...
Super rude staff! They treat everyone like garbage and its annoying to constantly get yelled at while im trying to get a good workout in
Decent and clean gym, Membership is cheap for all ages, Free for those 18 and under
Great place everyone there is really cool and chill but its a lil small but still overall great
Most affordable family gym and have lots of free kids activities
Great swimming never enough lockers. Good facility.
I went to subscribe at the aquatic center today and the front desk lady had the worst attitude nasty way to express with people I couldn’t even ask a question as she didn’t let me do so !!!Horrible experience someone need to make changes at this front desk !!
Clean, tidy, and well-staffed. Tight parking, but understandable given the location.
Nice no frills gym that is the least expensive in the Metro NYC area.
Clean, tidy, and well-staffed. Tight parking, but understandable given the location.
Im mean ，I wont play basketball every morning before 11 am … if you have a basketball court, then just let it be a basketball court.
The equipment ,lockers and bathroom stay clean an functional an the staff are very helpful
It is very goooooooooouuuuuud place. You will have it lot’ve fun and too much to do it, and good and not good things.
They have a lot if equipment. Though many times some of it is not working or the place is too crowded to actually use it.
Staff lack information and customer service
Good price for students. Clean facilities. Pretty convenient.
Clean and maintained neatly. Good place to lose&gain some weight.
Great place to bring your family for a good workout
Most of the staff are not nice, there isn’t enough equipment (bring your own guys) and there’s a bunch of weird regulations.
They are very sensitive to people with disabilities and they are very friendly. The location is very easy to get by transportation .
I go there almost every day all the people there are amazing and they are all my favorite
First off their cardio room is trashSecond their weight room is trashIt’s not worth coming here
Some machines stay damaged long time (several months) and are not repaired soon.
Great basketball crowd. All good people and compete for all levels.
Great place just Inconsistent
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Staff is very polite. Manager sets great example. A+!!!
I like here... Because the fee is very cheap, so there are so many people work out here...
Amazing rec center with helpful staff and good equipment
Very good place. My family goes there.
Weight rooms to small, cardio area is good, bathrooms good,
Terrible staff, everybody at the rec that works there is really rude, especially Jordan, speaks rudely to members and screams at children.
Great place especially for 17 and under since its free.
Too small for machine excerice room. There are so many people every day.
Good price and convenient location. Staffs can be rude at times
Too crowded covid scare
Oh my god, the service attitude at the front desk is too bad, I am really sad.
Hard to get to. Not the most modern but good value for what you pay.
Friendly and inexpensive. Small but up to date.
Had every sport I dreamed of playing, Including pingpong!
Nice fitness center great teachers
Worst part is you have to look at the time table to do things there 😪
Great place to do exercise. Love it.
Not big enough for the amount of people that come. Also be ready to put up with an enormous amount of teenagers
Has everything you need for exercise needs including a pool.
The best New York City Parks recreation!
Fitness equipment for the change is not very timely
I havery not had any problems here.
Steam room and sauna wouldve completed this place!
Awesome place
Great selection of workout equipments!
Gets crowded but for the price cant beat that place.
Lot of good programs for kids and teens
Very supportive staff. A plus for the community.
Great place
Wonderful has so many opportunites
Nice park and recreational center
My gym! Simple and does the trick!
Have many different activies for everyone
Affordable nice gym
A great perk for living in the city.
Only two tennis practice place
Great place for play basket
Really fun and a lot of programs
Nice gym
Great gmy
Cheap and gets the job done for a beginner.
Sporting complex for adults, seniors and children.
Very friendly and helpfull stuff
Terrible equipments. Joke of a gym.
Fun place to go for travelers
Best exercise place
Great public facility
Good place to work out
Good basketball court
Staff could be friendlier
They are very sensitive
I lost my virginity here
Nice place to work out.
Beautiful recreation center
Friendly neighborhood gym
Is aii
Dirt cheap, new facility.
Very recreational center
Lockers too small
Amazing
Free Zumba.
Cheap and lots of choices
Very good！
Nice
Nice place...awesome
Good
Work
Great
Dirty
Good
Greg
Love this place
Many people
Is this free???
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Disabled persons, young people (16-25) come to the office to enjoy special discounts
Muy buen servicio de deportes y ginasio
Excellent children and adults have how to exercise.
It used to be good. Although there are many small people in the area, they can be rotated. Air conditioning is adequate. However, in recent months, the air conditioners were broken and not repaired, and individual staff members had a bad attitude. Favorability plummets
Very nice to go with our children
Very clean, excellent service, multiple facilities, pleasant atmosphere, I recommend it !!
The supporting facilities are complete and it is commendable that they have bilingual services👍👍👍
Very good and there are programs for children all year round
Good place . good gym
Good
Gym
Total reviews rating 4.2
195 Reviews for Al Oerter Recreation Center 2023:
Review №1
2022-02-12I love this place. It has everything you could need for a good, safe workout. They have excellent covid-19 protocol in place for entry to the facility and for social distancing using the machines. There are excellent programs for Seniors. It has an after-school program for kids whose parents are not home from work yet; its right next to beautiful Flushing Meadow Park; and your membership entitles you to the giant pool next door; the strength training equipment is state of the art, and the staff is very helpful and respectful. You will not regret coming here.
Review №2
2022-03-27Cheap for the quality of gym. It is not a 5 starts gym buy have the basics to do a good workout. Clean and organized,for the price is really a unique place
Review №3
2022-04-16The weight rooms are a bit too small and there’s only like 1 of each machine in the room and you can’t really use the ones you need. The staff of the place were also quite rude to me but seemed quite friendly with others, maybe it’s because I’m kind of new or don’t know anyone here.
Review №4
2019-03-21I bring my son here for the children’s activities that are held here throughout the week. They always have a good variety of different sports and other activities available. His membership is free, which is great for us. The instructors are very good with children and knowledgeable of the sports they instruct. I feel good bringing him here because I know the instructors genuinely are interested in the children learning a new sport, and do their best to see that the are grasping the concepts. They have always been patient, friendly and helpful. Most importantly they are always interested in safety and take any precautions that are needed. The facility itself is clean, in good condition as well as the equipment that is used.
Review №5
2021-12-21The staff in this place are very rude. We went to the building before 9 to register for a membership and when we arrived, they said membership hours end at 8. However, we called earlier, and they said membership hours end at 9. When we were talking to the front desk, another man, seeing how he responded my staffs is probably the manager, rudely asked us why we come before 9. His attitude gave off the vibe that he didnt want to deal with us. We said someone said to come before 9, but this man said i guarantee my staffs never said that how can a manager guarantee what someone probably did or did not say. Outrageous. This place is also very small and stinky in the weight rooms. Always packed. Id recommend some other gym besides this one.
Review №6
2022-05-25Some staffs r rude, people dont properly wait on line for parking spot. Parking lot is offer to people whos not even using the gym.
Review №7
2020-01-01Hai this my new review about this center. This place very clean and affordable, and my trainer Mr Rudolfo is the best one week I attending all his class
Review №8
2021-02-24I joined for 6 months for only $50 which is an extremely cheap price compared to any big box or boutique gym. The weight rooms are small with older equipment in disarray with many in various states of perpetual repair. However, the center also has a nice size indoor courts for racket and basketball. There is also a computer room which was barely occupied. Lockers are decent sized. Staff seems semi-attentive. Best option was the small above court running track. Perfect for doing laps and maintaining ones cardio when the few treadmills below where occupied. Please gets crowded which is expected considering the location and area demographics. Not bad. Price can not be beat if you want to get out of your shoebox apartment and get some indoor exercise. Sadly, it remains closed due to the plandemic idiocy.
Review №9
2021-09-21Too much old Karen, they fire at you if you rest between sets, they report you if you don’t get the f out of here when they wanna use the machine, then they start doing cardio on a weight machine lifting tiny weight that’s even lighter than your pillow. Avoid at all cost if you take your weight training seriously.
Review №10
2021-11-18This recreation center was not an easy place to find. I had to take walks from long distance away from the 7 train Willets Point Subway Station to go across the bridge side walk and away from the Citi Field Stadium.