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Things to do that cost money — not dinner. NYC first, then Lower New York (Long Island, Westchester & Rockland) and New Jersey near the city. Everything else on this site is free.

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Alamo Drafthouse Brooklyn

📍 Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn

Closed · check hours (NY time)

Dine-in cinema with strict no-talking rules, food and drinks at your seat, and themed special screenings.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 2–3 hrs

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445 Albee Square W, Brooklyn, NY 11201 · Map

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Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan

📍 Financial District, Manhattan

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Dine-in cinema at 28 Liberty with food served during the movie and a bar.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 2–3 hrs

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28 Liberty St, New York, NY 10005 · Map

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Angelika Film Center

📍 SoHo, Manhattan

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Classic downtown art-house cinema for independent and foreign films, with a café upstairs.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 2–3 hrs

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18 W Houston St, New York, NY 10012 · Map

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Anthology Film Archives

📍 East Village, Manhattan

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An East Village archive and cinema for avant-garde, experimental and rare films in an old courthouse.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 2–3 hrs

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32 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003 · Map

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Avon Theatre Film Center

📍 Stamford, Lower Connecticut

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Nonprofit two-screen 1939 cinema in downtown Stamford showing independent films and classics.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 2–3 hrs

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272 Bedford St, Stamford, CT 06901 · Map

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Cinema Arts Centre

📍 Huntington, Long Island Lower New York

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Long Island's nonprofit art-house cinema with indie premieres, classics and guest talks.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 2–3 hrs

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423 Park Ave, Huntington, NY 11743 · Map

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Cinema Village

📍 Greenwich Village, Manhattan

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One of the city's oldest continuously running cinemas, showing indie films and documentaries.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 2–3 hrs

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22 E 12th St, New York, NY 10003 · Map

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Cobble Hill Cinemas

📍 Cobble Hill, Brooklyn

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Neighborhood five-screen movie house on Court Street showing first-run films.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 2–3 hrs

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265 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11231 · Map

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Film at Lincoln Center

📍 Upper West Side, Manhattan

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Home of the New York Film Festival, with daily screenings of new art-house releases and repertory series.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 2–3 hrs

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144 W 65th St, New York, NY 10023 · Map

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Film Forum

📍 Greenwich Village, Manhattan

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A nonprofit cinema on Houston Street screening independent premieres and classic film series.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 2–3 hrs

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209 W Houston St, New York, NY 10014 · Map

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Film Noir Cinema

📍 Greenpoint, Brooklyn

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Small Greenpoint cinema and video store screening cult, horror and noir films.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 2–3 hrs

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122 Meserole Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222 · Map

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IFC Center

📍 Greenwich Village, Manhattan

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A Sixth Avenue art-house cinema with indie premieres, documentaries and cult midnight screenings.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 2–3 hrs

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323 6th Ave, New York, NY 10014 · Map

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Jacob Burns Film Center

📍 Pleasantville, Westchester Lower New York

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Nonprofit film center in Westchester screening independent, foreign and documentary films.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 2–3 hrs

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364 Manville Rd, Pleasantville, NY 10570 · Map

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Kew Gardens Cinemas

📍 Kew Gardens, Queens

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Independent neighborhood cinema near the LIRR showing first-run and art films.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 2–3 hrs

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81-05 Lefferts Blvd, Kew Gardens, NY 11415 · Map

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Loew's Jersey Theatre

📍 Journal Square, New Jersey New Jersey (near NYC)

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Restored 1929 movie palace in Jersey City hosting classic film screenings and concerts.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 2–3 hrs

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54 Journal Square Plaza, Jersey City, NJ 07306 · Map

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Metrograph

📍 Lower East Side, Manhattan

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A Lower East Side cinema showing 35mm repertory and new releases, with a bookshop and restaurant.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 2–3 hrs

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7 Ludlow St, New York, NY 10002 · Map

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Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park

📍 Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

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Dine-in cinema in a restored 1920s theater by Prospect Park, with new films, midnight shows and themed brunch screenings.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 2–3 hrs

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188 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, NY 11215 · Map

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Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg

📍 Williamsburg, Brooklyn

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Independent dine-in movie theater: food and drinks served at your seat during new releases and cult repertory screenings.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 2–3 hrs

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136 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11249 · Map

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Paris Theater

📍 Midtown, Manhattan

Closed · check hours (NY time)

The city's last single-screen movie palace, by the Plaza, showing new releases and classic series.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 2–3 hrs

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4 W 58th St, New York, NY 10019 · Map

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Quad Cinema

📍 Greenwich Village, Manhattan

Closed · check hours (NY time)

Four-screen Village art house showing new independent and international films plus curated retrospectives, with a bar.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 2–3 hrs

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34 W 13th St, New York, NY 10011 · Map

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Roxy Cinema

📍 Tribeca, Manhattan

Closed · check hours (NY time)

Single-screen cinema in the basement of the Roxy Hotel, mostly 35mm classics and repertory, with a bar.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 2–3 hrs

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2 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013 · Map

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Spectacle Theater

📍 Williamsburg, Brooklyn

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Tiny volunteer-run microcinema showing rare cult, genre and forgotten films for a few dollars.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 2–3 hrs

Hours & address

124 S 3rd St, Brooklyn, NY 11249 · Map

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Syndicated Bar Theater Kitchen

📍 Bushwick, Brooklyn

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Bar and restaurant with a dine-in movie theater showing second-run hits and classics at low prices.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 2–3 hrs

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40 Bogart St, Brooklyn, NY 11206 · Map

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The Clairidge

📍 Montclair, New Jersey New Jersey (near NYC)

Closed · check hours (NY time)

Montclair Film's restored cinema showing independent, international and documentary films.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 2–3 hrs

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486 Bloomfield Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042 · Map

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Village East by Angelika

📍 East Village, Manhattan

Closed · check hours (NY time)

Movie theater inside a landmark 1926 Yiddish theater, with an ornate main auditorium.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 2–3 hrs

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181 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003 · Map

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Williamsburg Cinemas

📍 Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Closed · check hours (NY time)

Independent multiplex in Williamsburg with reclining seats and first-run films.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 2–3 hrs

Hours & address

217 Grand St, Brooklyn, NY 11211 · Map

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Alamo Drafthouse Brooklyn

Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan

Angelika Film Center

Anthology Film Archives

Avon Theatre Film Center

Cinema Arts Centre

Cinema Village

Cobble Hill Cinemas

Film at Lincoln Center

Film Forum

Film Noir Cinema

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Jacob Burns Film Center

Kew Gardens Cinemas

Loew's Jersey Theatre

Metrograph

Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park

Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg

Paris Theater

Quad Cinema

Roxy Cinema

Spectacle Theater

Syndicated Bar Theater Kitchen

The Clairidge

Village East by Angelika

Williamsburg Cinemas

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