AMC Empire 25
234 W. 42nd Street,
New York,
NY
10036
234 W. 42nd Street,
New York,
NY
10036
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Just got tickets here for the The Last Jedi double feature event on 12/14 in Dolby Cinema. I have never been to this theater before. Are you telling me I need to worry about possible bed bugs?
Bedbugregistry is not official, it’s a site just like yelp or facebook where there were plenty of incidents reported after 2012.
There has been one single official incident reported against this theatre in 2012. None before or after.
http://bedbugregistry.com/location/NY/11232-2814/New-York/234%2042nd%20St
I have gone through the comments. Couldn’t find a single one like you’re describing. Can you screenshot one?
BTW I checked images on google review and there are multiple carpets around the theater.
I am happy you never experienced it but that doesn’t mean that others haven’t.
You are going to have to scroll her FB feed. I have no idea how you link an individual post, but there are several making fun of her. I go to this theatre often and although they have many other problems, I have never seen or experienced bugs of any kind.
Because there are so many reports that there is little to no doubt. Also I want to be able to go there. It’s a beautiful building with 25 different auditoriums. I want to be able to go and check out a film there.
Who is? Please link me to even a single comment “calling her post BS”
We can both go and check AMC Empire 25. I am pretty sure that that is their carpet. For example the dolbly auditorium there has a different carpet than others. Plus there isba video attached where you can hear the movie playing.
And no, I know plenty of theaters that have 0 bed bug complains on yelp.
No, I didn’t. Other people reported bed bugs at the 34th st one.
By the way, why would you start petitions against a business based on hearsay instead of personal experience?
I am pretty each auditorium does not have different carpeting. AMC their carpets custom made and buys them in bulk. If you check ‘yelp!’ you will find almost every theatre and hotel in NYC has a bed bug complaint. You yourself started the rumors about AMC 34th Street. The boyfriend (husband, actually)gave her the photos so is not sure where he was. Also, after discovering the bites, he went back and finished watching the movie. Even her friends on FB are calling her post BS.
She isn’t the only one. It’s masses of people. Time and time again. BTW I’m pretty sure each auditorium has different carpets. So they can very well be from AMC Empire 25.
It could have happened to both. Her boyfriend gave the photos to her. There is even a video from the auditorium!
Name me one other theater that has been consistently for 7 years been gettings bed bug complain after bed bug complain?
Allegations are not proof, and I have yet to see a single photo of a bed bug at this theatre. The recent photos on Facebook you linked to are not on this theatre’s carpeting. Where did Jessica discover her bed bugs photos if it happened to her boyfriend and not her? Also, this is the second time, she says. Hmmnn!
As a district manager for a theatre chain in NYC I used to get numerous calls every year claiming that if I did not supply them a yearly free pass for their mysterious bites,(bed bugs, fleas, rats, mice, ticks, spiders) they would call the press and trash our theatre. I assume the same still happens today, hence my skepticism.
BTW here is some more proof for you:
2010 – http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/08/18/new.york.bedbugs.amc/index.html 2011 – http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Movie-Misery-NYC-Woman-Blames-Times-Square-Theater-for-Bedbugs——126740848.html 2015 – http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bedbug-scare-time-square-amc-empire-25-theater-article-1.2360247 2017 – https://www.facebook.com/findjessicahere/posts/10155202669448003
a bunch of years: https://www.yelp.com/biz/amc-empire-25-new-york?q=bed+bugs
Not just me. Not just one or two pictures. This has been happening for years.
Yes. That petition has 4 news articles and one link with an actual picture of a bed bug.
That’s a link to your petition.
tinyurl.com/bedbugs25
That one has 4 news articles and one link with the actual picture of a bed bug. (The 2017 one)
None have proof and different theatres have your petition. What is the proof? All I have ever seen is an insect rash photo that could have occurred anywhere from anything, including hives.
I have no reason to defend AMC, but these stories all seem like nonsense and you should not spread them unless you have first hand knowledge. Theatres in NYC often get fleas and fruit flies. This easily solved by cleaning and pest control, not by renovations.
Did you read the change.org page? No, not all proof of google came from me. In fact, none of it comes from me. I didn’t even live in NYC before 2014 and reports date back to 2010. I give like 4 different links to news articles and one recent facebook post with proof plus an entire yelp page with bed bug reports in that change.org page. Even in the comments one guy said he got bit last week.
The only reports on google seem to come from you. I worked in the industry for 34 years. In spite of thousands of urban legends and theatre reputations damaged, I never saw a single bed bug in a theatre. I suggest you show proof before starting any new petitions since bed bugs in NYC are rare in October and you may be promoting a silly conspiracy.
First, I don’t think I every asked AMC for a freebie. The first petition was directed at screening organizers, not AMC.
This one is directly at AMC. Regardless whether you pay for a movie or catch it for free, you shouldn’t be getting bed bugs home. It’s a no-brainer that AMC should renovate the Empire 25 or at least alert their customers.
There are A LOT of reports by people of bed bugs there. It’s not a joke anymore.
Oh, wait. It’s you!
digital3d on August 24, 2016 at 3:11 pm
Please consider signing my petition: https://www.change.org/p/get-most-nyc-advance-screening-away-from-amc-34th-st
Here is the same guy who also claims the AMC 34th street has bed bugs. https://www.change.org/p/get-most-nyc-advance-screening-away-from-amc-34th-st
Perhaps Martin Samoylov is a carier or unhappy that AMC won’t give him freebies every time he complains.
Bed bugs were again reported at this theater. This time the person took pictures of the actual bugs. This is now the 7th year since the bed bug scare for this theater went on the news in 2010. It’s time for AMC Empire 25 to renovate just like AMC Kips Bay 15 and AMC Village 7.
Please consider signing the petition: https://www.change.org/p/amc-entertainment-get-bed-bugs-away-from-amc-empire-25
Hmm. Looking at it again with the benefit of being able to pause and take a longer look, perhaps it isn’t the Empire after all.
Here is the commercial for reference: https://youtu.be/456J56tNVnM
I like the director’s cut, but I must say the original theatrical narration goes well with the film’s neo-Noir aesthetic.
Also wanted to say that I think the new AT&T iPhone 8 commercial – where the guy buys the new phone for his wife and also buys one on her behalf for himself – was filmed in the balcony area cafe of the Empire. You can see the auditorium dome and glimpses of the proscenium in the background. Sure looks like the Empire, anyway.