There are many movie theater s in the New York City Area, but I have picked out 5 based on location and or other interesting places to visit that are nearby.
AMC Empire 25 located at 234 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 888-262-4386. AMC Empire is located in the heart of Times Square. The theater is wheelchair accessible and listening devices for the hearing impaired are available. The IMAX experience is also at this theater.
There is an Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill and Dave & Buster’s which is a great place to eat, drink and play a few games while waiting for the next movie showings. There are other interesting things to do while waiting like visiting the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum. At the Wax Museum you can see life-size statues of President Obama, Hillary Clinton, Marilyn Monroe, Samuel L. Jackson, Angelina Jolie and many more famous people. Another interesting place to visit that is near the AMC Empire Theater is Ripley’s Believe it or Not! Yes it the same one that is on television.
The AMC Empire 25 Theater has discount shows before noon on Friday, Saturday and Sunday tickets are only $6.00, they are regularly $12.50 for adults and Matinee, Seniors 60 and over pay $9.00 and Children ages 2 -12 pay $9.00 with additional fee of $5.00 per person for the IMAX experience.
The Regal E-Walk 13 Theater is also located in the heart of Times Square, 247 West 42nd Street, New York, 800-326-3264. The Theater is wheelchair accessible, it has stadium seating and listening devices for the hearing impaired are available. Adult tickets are $12.50, Children ages 2 to 11 years old pay $9.00 and Seniors 60 and over pay $9.00.
There are two of my favorite restaurants near Regal E-Walk 13, Chevys Fresh Mex and Dallas BBQ. They both remind me of my hometown Houston, TX. There are more restaurants across 42nd Street like Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill and Dave & Buster’s which is a great place to eat, drink and play a few games.
AMC Magic Johnson Harlem 9 Theater is located in the heart of Harlem, 2309 Frederick Douglass Blvd New York, NY 212-665-6923. Tickets for Adults are $11.00, Matinee is $9.00, Children ages 2 -12 is $8.00 and Seniors 60 and over cost $8.00. The theater have AM Specials on all show before noon on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
There are some great places to eat and some interesting places near the AMC Magic Johnson Theater. The all around favorite McDonald’s is just a block or so away at 354 West 125th Street. If you are looking for a more dinner type atmosphere then the Revival which is a restaurant that serves American Cuisine is about 2 blocks away at 2367 8th Ave and for a more relax diner type eating try M&G; Diner at 383 West 125th but you can always eat the concession stand in the theater.
Concourse Plaza Multiplex Cinemas located at 214 East 161st Street, Bronx, NY 718-588-8800. The theater is wheelchair accessible and have listening devices for the hearing impaired. Tickets are reasonable for Adults only $9.25, Children under 12 years old and Seniors age 60 and over pay $6.00 except on Tuesday when it is $6.00 for everyone.
Concourse Plaza is near the Food Court which has a variety of restaurants to choose from like McDonald’s, Taco Bell and Subway if you do not want concession style food. There are also some pretty good restaurant within walking distance like D&R; Restaurant located on 624 Morris Ave which is approximately 1 block north.
Concourse Plaza has some interesting places to visit nearby like the Yankee Stadium which can be seen from the theater’s parking lot and the Bronx Museum of Arts located on 1040 Grand Concourse.
Regal Battery Park Stadium 11 located at 102 North End Ave, New York, NY 212-945-3418. The theater has 16 auditoriums and tickets prices are reasonable, only $10 for Adults and $6.50 for Children under 12 and Seniors age 60 and over.
Regal Battery Park is near the location where the World Trade Centers were. You can visit Battery Park and see the Statue of Liberty. There are other interesting places to visit either before the movies starts are after like the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center located at One Liberty Plaza, the Museum of American Finance located at 48 Wall Street and the Sports Museum of America at 26 Broadway. There are too many great places to eat in the area but my favorite is the Unity Restaurant which is next to the theater.
