{"id":381720,"date":"2026-10-24T17:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T17:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/381720\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T17:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T17:30:09","slug":"amc-theatres-wants-nyc-multiplex-to-remain-but-decision-not-ours-to-make","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/381720\/","title":{"rendered":"AMC Theatres Wants NYC Multiplex To Remain But Decision “Not Ours To Make”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tAMC Theatres<\/a> CEO Adam Aron has issued an open letter to New York City residents reiterating the company\u2019s desire to continue operating its longstanding Kips Bay 15 multiplex<\/a> in the Manhattan neighborhood of that name, but concedes the decision is not AMC\u2019s to make.<\/p>\n

\n\tNeighbors of the Kips Bay-Murray Hill section of Manhattan along Second Avenue near the East River have been vocal about the planned closure of the multiplex that\u2019s been a central commercial hub since 1999 (AMC took over the venue in 2006). The property on which the multiplex sits was privately purchased last year by NYU Langone, one of New York\u2019s major health care systems.<\/p>\n

\n\tAMC announced in August that the purchase would likely mean the closure of the multiplex by the end of this year, prompting an outcry and protests from residents and other businesses in the area.<\/p>\n

\n\tFollowing \u201cdirect engagement\u201d from Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal, AMC\u2019s Aron issued the open letter concurring with Hoylman-Sigal that the neighborhood needs such amenities as a movie theater, supermarket and housing.<\/p>\n

\n\tWrites Aron, \u201cSince news first broke that our popular AMC Kips Bay 15-screen movie theatre located at 570 Second Avenue in Manhattan will soon be forced against our will to close its doors, I\u2019ve been struck by the extraordinary support that this AMC theatre has received from within the local surrounding community.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tRead the entire statement below.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAMC Theatres does not want to go,\u201d Aron writes. \u201cNot one little bit. AMC Theatres wants to stay in Kips Bay\u2026.Apparently, NYU Langone Health does not share that view, not ours or not yours. Unfortunately, the decision to retain or end AMC\u2019s tenure in Kips Bay is not ours to make.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAccording to Aron, the NYU Langone Health facility \u201cwants to expand, seems to be in the process of buying the building in which your (our) theatre now operates, and it wants us gone. In anticipation of such a transfer to NYU Langone, the current building\u2019s owner has terminated our lease.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAron notes that AMC has \u201cengaged\u201d with NYU Langone to suggest various alternatives that would allow the multiplex to continue operating in some form. \u201cSadly, any and all variations that we have proposed have fallen on closed minds,\u201d he writes, adding, \u201cWe call on NYU Langone Health to open their minds, to think creatively, and come up with a solution that will give the Kips Bay community BOTH of the two things that is wanted most of all: expanded facilities offering the world class medical care that is the hallmark of NYU Langone Health AND a fully functional AMC Theatre on Second Avenue.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe AMC chief warns that time is running out for the venue. \u201cUnless NYU Langone Health lets us delight the Kips Bay community beyond then, to comply with our terminated lease, the lights on AMC Kips Bay 15 will forevermore see their final sunset on January 3, a mere two and a half months from now.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAMC currently operates nine multiplexes in Manhattan. <\/p>\n

\n\tHere is the entire statement from Aron:<\/p>\n

(One of Two)<\/p>\n

An Open Letter to the Kips Bay Community About the Future of AMC Kips Bay 15 in New York City<\/p>\n

\u201cAMC Does Not Want to Go. We Want to Stay.\u201d<\/p>\n

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To the Kips Bay Community,
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Since news first broke that our popular AMC Kips Bay 15-screen movie\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/hR2r18Dz4u<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Adam Aron (@CEOAdam) October 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n