Our Story
Coach Nick began his coaching career in 2010 at Boston’s CrossFit Southie. He spent five years there as Head Coach and weightlifting and endurance programmer. In 2018, Nick moved to New York City and coached at a number of gyms around the city, looking for the right fit. Ultimately he found his place as Head Coach at CrossFit Metropolis in East Harlem. But the gym was forced to close during the pandemic, leaving the community he’d discovered without a place to call home.
On Christmas Eve 2020, Nick struck a deal with the old Metropolis landlord and The Borough was born. With the help of the ‘Trop community he had grown close to, Nick opened the doors on February 1, 2021 — the rest is history.
Our Methodology
The Borough has developed its own special training methodology. Nick has been training all of his life in various forms, which has given him an in-depth understanding of diverse training styles. Nick continues to study new training regimens to ensure his programming is well rounded.
The CrossFit methodology is rooted in functional fitness and general physical preparedness. It has proven effective for athletes worldwide, but after years of coaching CrossFit, Nick has taken what he’s learned from Ohio’s Westside Barbell to create programming even more dynamic. Westside is a world class powerlifting gym that has produced some of the strongest men and women in the world. Nick has taken their training style — the Conjugate Method — and applied it to CrossFit. This is what we offer at The Borough.
The Borough’s program is based on 12-week cycles: Strength; Speed & Power; and Metabolic Conditioning. Each cycle is unique, lending itself to both impressive results and new and interesting daily workouts for athletes. While The Borough is not a CrossFit gym, our workout plan peaks right at the start of the CrossFit Open.
The Borough is for everyone, from avid gym goers and serious athletes to folks who have never played a sport or walked into a gym. Our goal is to help athletes of all levels feel fit and healthy once they walk through our doors. Though athletic performance is a huge part of what we do, it is not the only thing. One hard hour a day, multiple days a week, allows our athletes to go out into the world and live active lives — whether that’s picking up their grandkids or running a 5k with friends — to enjoy all that life has to offer.
