EVG photo from 2022
Updated 1 p.m.: A petition has been filed to save the theater, which is set to close so NYU hospitals can expand.
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East Village theatergoers will soon have one less choice for catching a movie nearby.
The AMC Kips Bay 15 will close at the end of the year, Variety reports. The 15-screen multiplex on Second Avenue at 31st Street is AMC's second-largest theater in Manhattan.
An AMC spokesperson said the closure is "following the property owner's decision to exercise its contractual right to terminate the theatre's lease before its scheduled expiration."
While the Kips Bay programming leans heavily toward the latest Hollywood blockbusters, the theater has often tossed a few indie and specialty releases into the mix — making it a useful alternative to the East Village's movie houses.
The multiplex opened in 1999; AMC took it over in 2006.
8 comments:
I’m so bummed by this news. I’ve been going to this movie theater location for years, especially for their IMAX screenings. For me, the location was ideal especially since Fairway is right next-door and I could always pick up some needed groceries after catching a show before heading back home.
SO SAD To read this is closing!
Ah, the only reason to visit Kips Bay.
Sad news.
Yup. Sad News. My occasional blockbuster viewings were always at Kips Bay. Nice walk. Nice theater.
One would have to assume that Fairway is the next to go. I think that's the last tenant left.
Uhm, possible teardown?
It was doubly perfect when the Waterfront Ale House was on the corner. A forgotten classic
Agreed! We miss Waterfront Ale House too, for a bite and a sip afterwards and dissecting / discussing whatever movie we'd just seen!
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