List of art cinemas in New York City

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Interior of MoMA Film, the oldest continually operating art cinema in New York City

Art cinemas, or independent movie theaters, in New York City are known for showing art house, independent, revival, and foreign films.

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Manhattan

Former theaters

Brooklyn

Former theaters

Queens

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