Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Brooklyn

After a failed attempt to renovate the Metro Theatre(it has its own page on Cinema Treasures) on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, Alamo Drafthouse finally makes their long-awaited New York City debut at Downtown Brooklyn’s City Point, an up-and-coming residential-retail complex, built on the rear portion of the site of the RKO Albee Theatre(it has its own page on Cinema Treasures). The theatre made its soft opening on October 21, 2016, and made its official opening on October 28, 2016 with a total seating capacity of 840-seats in its 7-screens.

Alamo’s signature in-theatre dining and customized pre-shows are integral to the Alamo Drafthouse moviegoing experience, and this location bears no different. All 7 screens are equipped with Sony 4K projectors and QSC sound systems. Theater 1 is also equipped for 35mm screenings and Theatre 7 is equipped for 70mm presentations.

In early-February 2024 work commenced on renovations and an expansion from 7 to 12 screens. The theatre remained opened during the renovations. In May 2024 new recliner seats were installed reducing the total seating capacity to 796-seats. In early-July 2024 screens 9 & 11 opened 49 & 35-seats respectively. Screen 8 opened in July 2024 with 68-seats, Screen 10 with 67-seats and Screen 12 with 53-seats. The total seating capacity became 798-seats.

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ridethectrain on May 21, 2024 at 8:02 am

Alamo is currently installing recliners in every auditorium in the orginal 7 screens, currently screen 3 and 6 are full recliners. When the location open, it was originally the first row only. It looks like each house so far only lost about 9-10 seats.

Joshua Bilmes on June 22, 2024 at 12:08 am

New reclining seats, same narrow width. Not much room for one’s elbows. If you have people on either side and then move the table towards you it’s something like being strapped into a high chair. By middle of next week six of the original screens will be back in service with #5 just about done and #4 not far behind. I was told sometime in July for the expansion to be completed.

Mikeoaklandpark on June 22, 2024 at 1:29 pm

I thought Alamo went into bankruptcy and closed all their theaters. I know some were taken over by Sony in Texas

m00se1111 on June 22, 2024 at 1:43 pm

not all their theatres. Amazing what typing words into search engines can do…

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/alamo-drafthouse-theaters-close-bankrupt-1236027457/

Joshua Bilmes on July 20, 2024 at 5:15 pm

New screens 9 and 11 are now open. According to the capacity signs - 8-68, 9-49, 10-67, 11-35, 12-53: for a total of 272 more seats in 5 screens when all are in operation.

Comfortably Cool on September 13, 2024 at 10:36 am

Has just been renamed Spike Lee Cinema in honor of the revered filmmaker. News article here

ridethectrain on September 15, 2024 at 9:54 am

Please rename it back to Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Brooklyn, the official website of the theatre hasn’t change it to the Spike Lee Cinema, maybe one of the screens is dedciated to him. Until the website changes the name, please put it back to the original hame.

ridethectrain on November 14, 2024 at 7:26 pm

Total Seats: 1018

Theatre 1 95 seats (35MM)

Theatre 2 35

Theatre 3 70

Theatre 4 107

Theatre 5 101 (REALD 3D)

Theatre 6 159

Theatre 7 179 (REALD 3D) (70MM)

Theatre 8 68

Theatre 9 49

Theatre 10 67

Theatre 11 35

Theatre 12 53

On September 12, 2024 the theatre was dedicated to Spike Lee Cinema, but the official name is still Downtown Brooklyn.

Pictures of the renovations and the placque in the photos section.

Comfortably Cool on February 8, 2025 at 9:52 am

Labor problems and declining attendance threaten to shut down the Alamo Drafthouse chain. Click here

ridethectrain on April 29, 2026 at 3:39 pm

This location just got HDR BY BARCO with Dolby Atmos in Cinema 6

Total Seats: 1024

Theatre 1 95 seats (35MM)

Theatre 2 37

Theatre 3 70

Theatre 4 107

Theatre 5 101 (REALD 3D)

Theatre 6 162 HDR BY BARCO/DOLBY ATMOS

Theatre 7 179 (REALD 3D) (70MM)

Theatre 8 68

Theatre 9 49

Theatre 10 67

Theatre 11 35

Theatre 12 53