AMC Kips Bay to Close Jan. 3 as NYU Langone Seeks Exit

WHO:

Deadline - Adam Aron, CEO of AMC Theatres, issued an open letter to New York City residents about the Kips Bay 15 multiplex.

Variety - AMC CEO Adam Aron wrote a letter to the Kips Bay community about the theater’s closure.

Variety - NYU Langone is identified as the nearby hospital seeking to grow its medical facility.

WHAT:

Deadline - AMC says it wants to continue operating its longstanding Kips Bay 15 multiplex, but Aron said the decision is “not ours to make.”

Variety - AMC Kips Bay 15 is set to close on Jan. 3.

Variety - Aron said, “AMC wants to stay,” while NYU Langone “wants us gone.”

Variety - Aron addressed NYU Langone’s plans to expand its medical facility and said the hospital had not engaged with AMC.

WHERE:

Deadline - The Kips Bay 15 multiplex is in Manhattan’s Kips Bay neighborhood, in the Kips Bay–Murray Hill section along Second Avenue.

Variety - AMC Kips Bay is a movie theater in New York City.

WHY:

Variety - NYU Langone plans to grow its nearby medical facility; the article describes the hospital’s plans in connection with the theater’s closure.

HOW:

Deadline - Aron communicated AMC’s position through an open letter to New York City residents.

Variety - Aron communicated about the closure and AMC’s position in a letter to the Kips Bay community.

(UPDATED October 24, 2026 18:01 UTC)

AMC CEO Adam Aron says the company wants to keep its longstanding Kips Bay 15 movie theater open in Manhattan, but the decision is not AMC’s to make. The multiplex, on Second Avenue in the Kips Bay–Murray Hill area, is set to close on Jan. 3. In an open letter to New York City residents and the Kips Bay community, Aron said, “AMC wants to stay,” while nearby NYU Langone “wants us gone.” The hospital plans to expand its medical facility, a project connected to the theater’s closure. Aron said NYU Langone had not engaged with AMC about its plans. He described AMC’s position in the letter as the company faces the loss of a longstanding neighborhood theater. AMC says it would prefer to continue operating the Kips Bay 15, but Aron emphasized that the choice rests elsewhere.