NEW YORK (PIX11) — Local community organizations are calling out a healthcare provider after learning that it bought a complex that includes a movie theater and a supermarket.
The coalition of community groups and local elected officials is asking NYU Langone to work with residents after it was found that it acquired the retail complex, located at 570 Second Ave., that includes an AMC movie theater and Fairway supermarket.
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An online petition to save the theater from closure has amassed over 8,300 signatures as of Thursday.
“We’ve been hearing from many residents in Murray Hill and Kips Bay about how much Kips Bay Plaza matters to them.” Jessica Lavoie, VP & Chair of the Quality of Life Committee of the Murray Hill Neighborhood Association. “Places like this provide the everyday uses that make a neighborhood livable, from groceries and restaurants to entertainment and places to gather.”…