Community petitions to restore historic Metro Theater on Upper West Side

Keith Harris has fond memories of the Metro Theater on the Upper West Side. It’s been closed now for 16 years.

“The line went from the ticket box here all the way around to Amsterdam Avenue,” Harris said. 

At 10 years old, he saw the movie Batman there. Harris says he and others in the neighborhood want those good ole days back. They’re pushing to reopen the theater.

“We imagine the place to become a community center or a community arts theater or a high technological hub,” Keith said. 

By we, he means the Friends of Metro Theater, a community group. They’re actively working to reimagine the

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