# AMC Theatres Wants NYC’s Endangered Kips Bay Multiplex To Remain But Decision “Not Ours To Make”; Scheduled Closing Date Announced

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/amc-theatres-wants-nycs-endangered-kips-bay-multiplex-to-remain-but-decision-not-ours-to-make-scheduled-closing-date-announced/
- Published: 2026-10-24T16:50:06+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-24T17:10:30+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/10/amc-theatres-kips-bay-multiplex-1237172359/
- Topics: Business, Companies, Cricket, Sport

## Key points

- AMC wants to keep its Kips Bay cinema open.
- NYU Langone’s planned expansion puts the venue at risk.
- The cinema is scheduled to close on 3 January.

## Summary

AMC says it wants to keep operating its Kips Bay 15-screen cinema in Manhattan, but chief executive Adam Aron says the decision rests with the property’s future owner, NYU Langone Health. The planned closure has drawn protests from residents and local businesses, who see the cinema as an important neighbourhood amenity.

The multiplex has served the area since 1999, and AMC took it over in 2006. NYU Langone bought the property last year and wants to expand its medical facilities; the current owner has terminated AMC’s lease. AMC says it has proposed ways for the cinema to remain, but those proposals have not been accepted. Unless an agreement is reached, it is scheduled to close on 3 January, and AMC currently operates nine multiplexes in Manhattan.

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