Film Forum, New York City

Name: Film Forum
Address: 209 W Houston St, New York City, 10014-4885, United States
Telephone: +1 212-727-8110

#543 among attractions in New York City

Nightlife, Cinema

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Facts and practical information

Film Forum is a nonprofit movie theater at 209 West Houston Street in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. It began in 1970 as an alternative screening space for independent films, with 50 folding chairs, one projector and a $19,000 annual budget. Karen Cooper became director in 1972. Its current Greenwich Village cinema was built in 1990. Film Forum is a 4-screen cinema open 365 days a year, with 280,000 annual admissions, nearly 500 seats, 60 employees, 4500 members and an operating budget of $5 million. Film Forum is the only autonomous nonprofit cinema in New York City and one of the few in the United States of America. In 1994, Film Forum was honored with a Village Award by the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, even though it is technically in Soho. In 2018, Film Forum had a major renovation, adding new seats and a fourth theater. ()

Coordinates: 40°43'42"N, 74°0'15"W

Address

209 W Houston StDowntown Manhattan (SoHo)New York City 10014-4885 United States

Contact

+1 212-727-8110

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Day trips

Film Forum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Le Poisson Rouge, Paradise Garage, Father Demo Square, Blue Note.

~1220 ftE
Dancing, Nightlife
Le Poisson Rouge, New York City
6 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Greenwich Village, Le Poisson Rouge is a beacon of New York City's vibrant live music scene. This dynamic venue, known affectionately as LPR, offers an eclectic mix of performances that make it an essential destination for music enthusiasts...
~620 ftW
Nightlife, Dancing
Paradise Garage, New York City
3 min walk • Paradise Garage, also known as "the Garage" or the "Gay-rage", was a New York City discotheque notable in the history of dance and pop music, as well as LGBT and nightclub cultures.
~840 ftNE
Park
Father Demo Square, New York City
5 min walk • Father Demo Square is a 0.25-acre triangular park and piazza bounded by Sixth Avenue, Bleecker Street, and Carmine Street in the South Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City.
~1250 ftNE
Dancing, Nightlife
Blue Note, New York City
7 min walk • Blue Note Jazz Club is a jazz club and restaurant located at 131 West 3rd Street in Greenwich Village, New York City. The club was opened on September 30, 1981, by owner and founder Danny Bensusan, with the Nat Adderley Quintet being the featured performers for the night.
~1070 ftSW
Museum
Color Factory, New York City
6 min walk • Color Factory is a pop-up interactive art exhibition with brightly colored room-sized installations, each themed around the concept of color. It ran for eight and a half months in 2017 in San Francisco, and is currently running in New York City and Houston.
~1220 ftE
Shopping, Market
The Market NYC, New York City
6 min walk • The Market NYC is a designer and vintage goods flea market with outlets in several location in New York City. The market has two locations: one at 290 Mulberry Street in Nolita, Manhattan and another at 218 Bedford Avenue in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn.
~1060 ftN
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City
6 min walk • The Cherry Lane Theatre is the oldest continuously running off-Broadway theater in New York City. The theater is located at 38 Commerce Street between Barrow and Bedford Streets in the West Village neighborhood of Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City.
~1220 ftNE
Nightlife, Comedy club
Comedy Cellar, New York City
6 min walk • The Comedy Cellar is a comedy club in Manhattan where many top New York comedians perform. It is widely considered to be the best comedy club in the country.
~1000 ftNE
Theater
Minetta Lane Theatre, New York City
5 min walk • The Minetta Lane Theatre is a 391-seat off-Broadway theatre on Minetta Lane in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of lower Manhattan, New York City. Significant productions include Marvin's Room in 1992, Jeffrey in 1994, and The Last Five Years in 2002.
~890 ftNE
Church, Historical place, Sacred and religious sites
Our Lady of Pompeii Church, New York City
5 min walk • Our Lady of Pompeii Church, or more formally, the Shrine Church of Our Lady of Pompeii, is a Catholic parish church located in the South Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, in the United States.
~940 ftSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Sacred and religious sites
St. Anthony of Padua Church, New York City
5 min walk • The Church of St. Anthony of Padua is a Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 155 Sullivan Street at the corner of West Houston Street, in the South Village and SoHo neighborhoods of Manhattan, New York City.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Film Forum?

Nearby attractions include SOB's, New York City (2 min walk), James J. Walker Park, New York City (4 min walk), SoHo Playhouse, New York City (4 min walk), Choco-Story New York, New York City (4 min walk).

How to get to Film Forum by public transport?

The nearest stations to Film Forum:

Metro

Houston Street • Lines: 1, 2 (2 min walk)
Spring Street • Lines: A, C, E (6 min walk)

Bus

Broadway & West Houston Street • Lines: M55 (12 min walk)
East Houston Street & Broadway • Lines: M21 (13 min walk)

Ferry

Brookfield Place / Battery Park City Ferry Terminal (30 min walk)
Hoboken NJ Transit Terminal (32 min walk)