Stretch Studio Near Me in Long Island City: StretchLab's New 50th Avenue Room

StretchLab Long Island City is the newest assisted stretching studio in western Queens: it soft-opened on February 1, 2026 at 2-37A 50th Ave in Hunters Point and now runs weekdays from 8am to 8pm and weekends from 9am to 6pm. For anyone searching stretch studio near me from the LIC towers, it is a short walk from the Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av stop on the 7, and every session is one person on a padded bench with one trained Flexologist.

QNS covered the opening in February 2026 and described the brand's scale: StretchLab has more than 500 locations in the United States, at least 22 of them in New York City and four in Queens. The company itself started in 2015 in Venice, California, and began franchising in 2017, according to Tribeca Citizen's write-up of a Manhattan franchise. In Queens, the other studios sit in Forest Hills on Austin Street and in Bayside on Bell Boulevard, both much farther east than the LIC waterfront.

The person running the floor is Alyssa Quinn, the lead Flexologist. She started at StretchLab's Bayside studio in 2024 and moved up to lead the newest Queens location. Her description of the service is plain: the team does the stretching for you, much like a physical therapist does at the start of a session, and the focus is a concrete goal, such as touching your toes or opening your hips enough to squat deeper.

Quinn told QNS that the two places clients hold stress most are the traps across the top of the shoulders and the hips, and the reviews on the studio page bear that out: they talk about bad office-chair posture and desk stiffness as often as they talk about running or Pilates.

A first visit starts with a Personal Movement Assessment: a 3D body scan that scores mobility, stability, posture and symmetry, so the Flexologist can show you, on a screen, that your left hip rotates less than your right. Then comes the one-on-one assisted stretch, and after it a personalized program that is supposed to build week to week rather than repeat the same routine.

Sessions come in two lengths. The 50-minute format is a head-to-toe stretch. The 25-minute format hones in on one or two areas, which is why many weekly regulars use it for a single stubborn hamstring or shoulder. Clients also leave with homework, a few stretches to do at home, because one guided session a week only gets you so far if you sit for eight hours on the other six days.

The room is bright and open rather than curtained, with benches in a row and colorful art on the walls. One reviewer specifically praised the art to look at while you relax, and another mentioned that the compression sleeves, sold as a separate package, feel especially good after a Pilates class or a run along the river. Expect conversation from neighboring benches. This is a social room, not a silent spa.

The Meet the Team list on the studio page currently shows Samantha, Em and Marcus, and the live booking calendar for late October 2026 lists Ellie and Marcus running 50-minute stretches in the afternoon. Reviewers keep returning to the same names: one attorney who spends at least eight hours a day at a desk calls Marcus the GOAT for loosening his hips, back and shoulders over a few months of weekly visits.

Em gets credit for explaining every stretch so clients know what they are doing and why, and a gym-goer recommends Sam for range-of-motion gains that carried over into lifting. A first-timer who came in for the free demo described the space as bright and very clean. Even the front desk gets a mention, for being welcoming and funny, which matters when you arrive stiff and slightly self-conscious.

If you want continuity, book the same Flexologist each week. Because the program is meant to progress, a new person on every visit means repeating your history and losing some of that progression. If your first match does not click, it is normal to try another name the following week.

The plan printed on the location page is four 25-minute stretches per month for $269, with a three-month initial term that then auto-renews monthly. New clients get up to 50 percent off an intro stretch that bundles the assessment, the session and the program. A reviewer notes that packs of three and five are offered for people who would rather not commit to a membership.

StretchLab says drop-in sessions are available at every studio but that prices vary by location. An honest call: if you are only curious, stop at the discounted intro. The monthly plan only pays off if you will really come every week for three months, because that initial term is fixed.

House rules are short. Wear comfortable clothing you can move in, arrive a few minutes early for the intake, and bring grip socks. They are required, and the studio sells them if you forget. Come with specifics, such as which side hurts or which movement you want back, because the Flexologist tailors depth and position to what you tell them.

From Manhattan, take the 7 one stop under the river to Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av. The studio is roughly 350 meters away, a few blocks toward the water. The G at 21 St is about a ten-minute walk, and the 7 at Hunters Point Av is a little farther. Neither Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av nor 21 St is listed as fully accessible in the MTA's station data, so riders who need an elevator may prefer a car or the ferry.

Plan B if LIC is booked solid: StretchLab Bayside at 38-46 Bell Blvd is the Queens studio where Quinn trained, open the same 8am to 8pm on weekdays and 9am to 6pm on weekends, though it is a bus or LIRR ride east rather than a subway hop.

After a 50-minute stretch, walk west to the river. Gantry Plaza State Park, with its restored gantries and the red Pepsi-Cola sign, is a few minutes north along the waterfront, and Hunters Point South Park continues south with lawns and a long promenade facing the Midtown skyline. Ask Karpo in the Karpo APP for a quiet dinner on Vernon Boulevard and you have the whole evening within a ten-minute radius.