CULTURED Ranks New York's Coolest Movie Theaters by AC Setting
CULTURED magazine surveyed 14 New York City movie theaters to find the coldest cinemas for beating summer heat. The list includes Syndicated (Bushwick) at 73°F, Film Forum (Greenwich Village) and Firehouse Cinema (Chinatown) at 72°F, Brooklyn Academy of Music Rose Cinema (Downtown Brooklyn) at 72°F weekdays/70°F weekends, United Palace (Washington Heights) at 69-73°F, Museum of Modern Art (Midtown) at 70°F, The Cinemas (Financial District) at 70°F, Quad Cinema (Union Square) at 66-74°F, Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan (Financial District) at 69°F, Japan Society (Midtown East) at 69°F, Kew Gardens Cinemas (Kew Gardens) at 68-70°F, The Paris Theater (Midtown) at 68°F, Museum of the Moving Image (Astoria) at 68°F, and Film at Lincoln Center (Lincoln Square) at 67-68°F. Each theater's coolest corner, best cold concession, and recommended summer movie are noted. The article aims to help New Yorkers escape the heat with air-conditioned film screenings.
Key facts
- 14 New York movie theaters surveyed by CULTURED for their AC temperature settings.
- Syndicated in Bushwick set to 73°F.
- Film Forum and Firehouse Cinema both at 72°F.
- BAM Rose Cinema: 72°F weekdays, 70°F weekends.
- Quad Cinema ranges from 66°F to 74°F.
- Film at Lincoln Center is the coldest at 67-68°F.
- The Paris Theater and Museum of the Moving Image both at 68°F.
- Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan and Japan Society at 69°F.
Entities
Artists
- Peter Aaron
Institutions
- CULTURED
- Syndicated
- Film Forum
- Firehouse Cinema
- Brooklyn Academy of Music Rose Cinema
- United Palace
- Museum of Modern Art
- The Cinemas
- Quad Cinema
- Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan
- Japan Society
- Kew Gardens Cinemas
- The Paris Theater
- Museum of the Moving Image
- Film at Lincoln Center
- Netflix
Locations
- New York
- Bushwick
- Greenwich Village
- Chinatown
- Downtown Brooklyn
- Washington Heights
- Midtown
- Financial District
- Union Square
- Midtown East
- Kew Gardens
- Astoria
- Lincoln Square