Cinema Village
22 E. 12th Street,
New York,
NY
10003
22 E. 12th Street,
New York,
NY
10003
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Cinema Village (Official)
Additional Info
Architects: Alexander Zamshnick
Functions: Movies (Classic), Movies (Film Festivals), Movies (Foreign), Movies (Independent)
Previous Names: Cinema 12th Street, Cinema Village on 3rd Avenue
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
212.924.3364
Manager:
212.924.3363
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This venerable art house has been around for decades and is virtually the last of the old Village independent cinemas that flourished during the 1960’s, 1970’s, and 1980’s. It was opened on October 5, 1964 with Bibi Andersson in “All These Women”. It had 310 seats and was a conversion of a former fire station, to the plans of architect Alexander Zamshnick.
After several tough years, on March 5, 1999 the theater was expanded into three screens and has continued its tradition of showing independent, foreign, and classic films.
The Cinema Village evokes a different era when "independent" really meant it.
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Ross Melnick
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Recent comments (view all 108 comments)
Hello –
to Mike(saps) thanks for the info. on the photo pages for this theater is the ad from when the film opened and was surprised to see it was rated R. I was never aware it had been officially rated. I remember some the sex scenes being quite graphic so I’m surprised it didn’t get an X rating at the time.
An assortment of exterior and interior images of Cinema Village can be viewed here
Please update, open as 3 screens on March 5, 1999.
Due to recent water damage, Cinema Village is closed until further notice, and will not be one of the NYC theatres re-opening today. Owner quoted in this article on some other cinemas not re-opening. Click here
CC thank you for the update.
Please update, theatre open October 5, 1964. Grand opening in photos
The auditorium appears to have been a single room split into three rather than one have two screens added on. Are any photos available of the theatre in its original configuration? Also, the theatre might be closing.
what evidence to back up “ the theatre might be closing”?
The current owner stated that he might not be able to continue operating if the theatre staff elects to unionize.
The Urban Archive website has a new article about the cinema’s historic connection to an NYC Fire House. Click here