Park Slope, Your Ninja School Is Opening Soon

PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — Brooklyn's first-ever "ninja academy" will open on the border of Park Slope this month.

Brooklyn Ninja Academy, an offshoot of the flagship Manhattan obstacle facility inspired by the show American Ninja Warrior, will open on the corner of Fourth Avenue and Third Street on Feb. 28, the company announced.

In the days leading up to the grand opening, the facility will host drop-in classes for adults and kids and private lessons ranging from $50 to $240 apiece. The 10-week winter/spring semester, which costs $530 total, will kick off on Feb. 28 with classes for kids ages 6 through 14.

News of the Brooklyn Ninja Academy's opening was first reported by Patch last month, when franchise owner Madelyn Scarpulla announced that the gym was coming to Brooklyn.

"The perfect spot found me – an ideal location in Brooklyn with appropriate space and high ceilings, which is a very rare find," she said in a release, noting that the 7,000-square-foot space will include new obstacles not available at the smaller, Manhattan location.

Like the flagship facility, though, students at the Brooklyn Ninja Academy will be taught by show alumni, including Darion Bennett, 15-year-old Jordan Carr and 11-year-old Titan Saresky and Kevin Liang.

Students can expect guest star ninja coaches including American Ninja Warrior veterans Flip Rodriguez, Najee Richardson, Barclay Stockett, and more to come at both locations, the company said.

Scarpulla opened the first New York City Ninja Academy in 2020 after winning second-place in The New York Public Library's 11th Annual New York StartUP! Business Plan Competition.

"I was in the process of developing the ninja academy prior to the pandemic," she said. "When I was ready to open the doors, I decided to take a chance knowing that parents were desperate for a physical outlet for their kids, and adults also needed to get out of the house."

Find out more about the Brooklyn Ninja Academy here.

Patch reporter Anna Quinn contributed to this article.