# Neighbors fight to save AMC Kips Bay 15

> Manhattan neighbors rally to save AMC Kips Bay 15 from NYU Langone's closure plans
- Title: Neighbors fight to save AMC Kips Bay 15 · ABC7 New York
- Summary: Manhattan neighbors rally to save AMC Kips Bay 15 from NYU Langone's closure plans Neighbors oppose NYU Langone's plan to close AMC Kips Bay 15 theater for…
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- Source: ABC7 New York — https://abc7ny.com/post/neighbors-determined-save-amc-kips-bay-15-closing/19852956
- Published: 2026-09-20T21:21:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: amc kips bay 15, nyu langone, kips bay, manhattan, new york city, movie theater, neighborhood, medical offices, news, local
## Neighbors rally
Elsie and Edee visit AMC Kips Bay 15 every weekend for escape from world chaos.

> It's the only escape from all the madness that's going on in the world
## Community concerns
Residents worry about medical offices replacing movie screens and losing affordable groceries.

> We still need an affordable grocery store, we still need entertainment in the neighborhood
## NYU's timeline
NYU Langone plans to expand into AMC Kips Bay 15 building with bank and grocery store.

> NYU Langone, which is looking to expand and purchase the building, also includes a bank and a grocery store
## Lease dispute
AMC and landlord had lease allowing either party to terminate at any time.

> Years before NYU Langone was approached about the property, AMC and the landlord entered into a lease granting either party a right to terminate at any time
## Political pushback
Assemblyman Keith Powers says AMC wants to stay and won't accept pandemic-era lease terms.

> AMC Wants to stay and I'm not going to speak to a covid era lease when everybody was staying in and nobody was going to the movie theater
## Key takeaway

Neighbors oppose NYU Langone's plan to close AMC Kips Bay 15 theater for medical offices, demanding transparency and affordable entertainment.