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CULTURED Ranks New York's Coolest Movie Theaters by AC Setting

other · 2026-07-27

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

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