Where in NYC is the question? You may want to consider a few other neighborhoods than Journal Square. I work in downtown, but my husband works in mid-town so we ended up buying in Jersey City Heights right by Riverview Fiske park. I get the benefit of a 2 block walk to light rail to PATH, while my husband is planning to take a PABT bus to work from right outside our door. Union City, on the other side of Washington Park, has the same situation going on.

When we were looking to buy, we also looked in Union City and Weehawken, but they were more convenient for my husband than for me and neither had the more up and coming/young vibe JC Heights did. Maybe it was the yoga in the park that sold me, how bad could the neighborhood be?

One thing to note about all these places-a lot of the listings don't end up on Craigslist. You'll drive around and see lots of "for rent" signs just stuck outside the homes. It's very old school in that respect.

I found the answer to my own question:

http://www.fitbodybootcamp.com/jerseycityfitnessbootcamp/about-us/

Fit Body Boot Camps looks like a franchisable brand, with this new location as an outpost. I might try it out but we'll definitely keep the power rack at home.

Please consider coming to The Heights. We bought right next to Riverview Fiske and lack of easily visible/researchable fitness options was one of the things I complained to my husband about (otherwise, I really like the neighborhood!). We are about to buy our own home gym (Power Rack, Treadmill etc.) because we don't feel any of the gyms in the area are worth it. You might also be able to capture all the people who live on the back end of Hoboken as well.

We haven't had a lot of time to explore yet but IS there another gym in that warehouse Empire Fencing is run in, or is that just Empire Fencing's gym equipment I see? There's a poster for a bootcamp on the outside of the building that I plan to call as soon as we move in.