Long Beach Cinema 4
179 E. Park Avenue,
Long Beach,
NY
11561
179 E. Park Avenue,
Long Beach,
NY
11561
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So sad but since Covid people I know who were still regular moviegoers stay home and stream. So many theaters here on Long Island never reopened.
Leaving only about two dozen theatres to serve all of Long Island.
for full story. https://longisland.news12.com/end-of-an-era-long-beach-cinemas-first-opened-in-1930-closes
please update closed permanently on April 9, 2023 due to rising cost.
Please update, became a twin theatre on November 18, 1988
Grand reopening ad in photos
Please update, theatre is OPEN, Reopening this Friday on May 6
They took the plywood off one of the marquee sections, so it’s an inch of progress…
Theatre has been closed for months. Facebook said they hope to reopen.
Phone is not in service. Not a good sign.
Please update, previous owners was Interboro Theatres, Independent and was a twin under the Stamfels who own Malverne, Stamfels sold it to another party that converted it to a quad.
Please update, total seats 426 based on theatre reserved seating
Please update, theatre open on May 15, 2002 as four screens. First feature was Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clowns
Website: http://longbeachcinema4.com/?r=no
Reserved seating available.
Uploaded a 1951 image as the Lido and several during periods of closure.
See ads on TV for a Long Beach, NY film festival.
From the Long Island Press
Long Beach has been without a movie theater since Superstorm Sandy flooded the aisles of the Long Beach Cinemas nearly three years ago, but moviegoers have some good news coming soon.
Last year a glimmer of hope appeared when a sign was posted outside the closed venue, advising the deprived moviegoers to “Look 4 Grand Reopening.” But they still had a very long wait in store. Showtime finally arrived Wednesday, meaning Long Beach officially got its cinemas back before the Fourth of July.
“I think we’re very much the symbol of what was destroyed when Sandy came,” said Seth Pilevsky, co-president of Philips International, which owns the cinemas. “We want to open strong and stay open.”
Not only will the cinema be re-opened, but it will be revitalized. New 3D and digital projectors, as well as larger leather cushion seats, will be added to the four-screen theater at the corner of East Park Avenue and Long Beach Boulevard.
The delays have been frustrating for the owners and moviegoers alike.
“It took over a year to get any money from the insurance company,” said Pilevsky. “We had to fight to get the money for the theater.”
But now, with the cinemas’ reopening, the City by the Sea can continue to move on from the devastation leftover by the 2012 superstorm.
Aside from symbolizing the city’s restoration, with the cinema’s return Long Beach natives will finally once again be able to save a lot of unnecessary travel time to movie theaters farther away.
“It’s another positive step in for our city’s recovery and yet another sign that Long Beach continues to move forward,” said City Councilman Anthony Eramo. “My wife and I are looking forward to taking our kids to the Long Beach theater for the first time since Sandy.”
His colleagues agreed.
“This has been a long time coming,” observed City Councilman Scott J. Mandel. “Having our movie theater back is a real boost to the community and a great symbol of Long Beach’s comeback.”
Long Beach moviegoers couldn’t agree more.
“I’m very excited about the theater coming back,” said Dan Bulger, a Long Beach native. “We won’t have to travel all the way to Rockville Center anymore and even have the option of walking there using the boardwalk again.”
Opened today. Details to follow…
Last week the new marquee advertised a hiring fair.
Good news. It was announced that the theater would reopen by July 4th. The damage from Superstorm Sandy was so extensive that the screens had to be removed and most of the ground floor of the theater rebuilt. There are new digital and 3D projectors in each of the theaters.
Noting the trend by the big distributors for larger, more luxurious seats the replacements will reduce the capacity to 436.
No indication of the cost of the rebuilding was given by the owner who regarded it as a “labor of love”.
There will also be a new ticket reservation system.
Photo as Park Avenue added.
Theater is supposed to be opening Spring/Summer 2015. All seats and screens being replaced plus other upgrades. Long delay because of reimbursement problems, a usual Sandy story.
The recovery in Long Beach has been slow.
Passed by tonight and the “cinema” sign was lit and the side marquee said “watch 4 grand re-opening” so that’s something at least.
Any update on the status?