UWS Cinema Center Announces Successful Purchase of The Metro!

 

Upper West Side Theater Is Sold After Governor Allocates $3.5 Million | by Annie Aguiar, New York Times, 4/6/2025

A nonprofit bought the landmark Metro Theater after receiving financial support from Gov. Kathy Hochul, the State Senate and Steven Spielberg’s foundation.

New York’s Metro Theater Is Being Revived by Upper West Side Cinema Center | by Harrison Richlin, Indiewire, 4/6/2025

The landmark institution along the Broadway corridor of Manhattan is set to be renovated and reopened by this new non-profit organization.

New York’s Metro Theater Gets New Lease on Life as Ira Deutchman-Led Non-Profit Buys Historic Cinema | by Matt Minton, Variety, 4/6/2025

The Metro Theater in New York City has been purchased by the newly formed nonprofit Upper West Side Cinema Center for $6.9 million.