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The ImaginAsian was a movie theater in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, dedicated to exclusively showcasing Asian and Asian American films. Located on 59th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues, The ImaginAsian was owned by ImaginAsian Entertainment, which also operates ImaginAsian TV (a 24/7 cable network), ImaginAsian Radio, and iaLink, an online e-zine. All films shown at The ImaginAsian are in their original language and subtitled for English-speaking audiences.

The ImaginAsian primarily showcases Asian films, including films from Japan, China, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Korea and the Philippines, as well as Asian American films from the United States. New box-office hits and independent films are shown alongside lesser-known classic titles. It also hosts several film festivals, including the New York Asian Film Festival and the New York Filipino Film Festival.

The ImaginAsian was housed in a completely renovated Clearview Cinemas location, which was formerly known as the DW Griffith Theater. The theatre was acquired by Phoenix Cinemas, until they closed the location in 2014.

External links

Official website

East Midtown (34th–59th Sts, east of Lexington Ave) and Turtle Bay

Manhattan, New York City

Buildings

34th–42nd Sts	146 East 38th Street 152 East 38th Street 207 East 36th Street 325 East 38th Street 333 East 38th Street Allerton 39th Street House Civic Club / Estonian House The Copper The Corinthian Daily News Building George S. Bowdoin Stable Jonathan W. Allen Stable Kips Bay Brewing Company Manhattan Place Socony–Mobil Building Tudor City View 34
42nd–51st Sts	One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza One United Nations Plaza Two United Nations Plaza Three United Nations Plaza 50 United Nations Plaza 219 East 49th Street 525 Lexington Avenue 569 Lexington Avenue Amster Yard Beaux-Arts Apartments Beekman Tower Edgar J. Kaufmann Conference Center Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice Lescaze House Luxembourg House Trump World Tower Tudor City Turkish House Turtle Bay Gardens United Nations headquarters Dag Hammarskjöld Library Conference Building General Assembly Building Secretariat Building
51st–59th Sts	One Sutton Place South 23 Beekman Place 252 East 57th Street 300 East 57th Street 303 East 51st Street 312 and 314 East 53rd Street 599 Lexington Avenue 731 Lexington Avenue 919 Third Avenue Citigroup Center Lipstick Building Modulightor Building River House Rockefeller Guest House The Sovereign Sutton House
Former	East Side Airline Terminal Kips Bay Generating Station Waterside Generating Station

Culture

Shops, restaurants, nightlife	P. J. Clarke's Sarge's Deli Shun Lee Palace Sparks Steak House Sushi Amane Sushi Yasuda Tempura Matsui Townhouse Bar
Museums/venues	The ImaginAsian Japan Society Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre Trygve Lie Gallery
Hotels	The Benjamin Royal Sonesta New York Lexington Hotel Millennium Hilton New York One UN Plaza The Westin New York Grand Central Hotel
Former	Belmont Plaza Hotel Café Nicholson Caesar's Retreat Christ Cella Cloud Club Convivio Costello's DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Metropolitan New York City El Morocco The Embers Lafayette Le Cirque Le Club Lutèce Mischa Murray Hill Theatre Museum of the Peaceful Arts Neary's New York Marriott East Side Tulsi Vong

Other points of interest

Green spaces	Amster Yard Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza East River Greenway Greenacre Park MacArthur Playground Peter Detmold Park Ralph Bunche Park Robert Moses Playground St. Vartan Park Trygve Lie Plaza
Education	Cathedral High School High School of Art and Design Lyceum Kennedy International School P.S. 135 Stern College for Women
Religion	Church Center for the United Nations Church of the Covenant Church of the Holy Family St. Agnes Church St. Boniface Church St. Gabriel Church St. John the Evangelist Church St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral Sutton Place Synagogue

Transportation

Subway stations	Grand Central–42nd Street Lexington Avenue/51st Street Lexington Avenue/59th Street
Railroad, ferry	Grand Central Madison Grand Central Terminal East 34th Street Ferry Landing
Streets	First Avenue Second Avenue Third Avenue 34th Street 42nd 47th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 57th 59th Beekman Place Lexington Avenue Sutton Place

Related topics
Murray Hill Sniffen Court Historic District

See also: Manhattan Community Board 6

Midtown (42nd–59th Streets)

Manhattan, New York City

Buildings

West of
5th Av

Rockefeller Center	1 Rockefeller Plz 10 Rockefeller Plz 30 Rockefeller Plz 50 Rockefeller Plz 75 Rockefeller Plz 1211 6th Av 1221 6th Av 1251 6th Av 1271 6th Av British Empire Building International Building La Maison Francaise
Times Square	1 Astor Plz 1 Times Sq 3 Times Sq 4 Times Sq 11 Times Sq 20 Times Sq 229 W 43rd St 255 W 43rd St 1500 Broadway 1501 Broadway 1540 Broadway 1552 Broadway 1585 Broadway TSX Broadway

East of
5th Av

Former

Theaters

Broadway theaters	Ambassador August Wilson Belasco Bernard B. Jacobs Booth Broadhurst Broadway Circle in the Square Ethel Barrymore Eugene O'Neill Gerald Schoenfeld Gershwin Hayes Hudson Imperial James Earl Jones John Golden Lena Horne Longacre Lunt-Fontanne Lyceum Lyric Majestic Marquis Minskoff Music Box Neil Simon Palace Richard Rodgers St. James Samuel J. Friedman Shubert Stephen Sondheim Studio 54 Todd Haimes Walter Kerr Winter Garden
Other venues	55th Street Playhouse Carnegie Hall Ed Sullivan Theater The ImaginAsian New Victory Theater New York City Center Paris Theater Radio City Music Hall Sony Hall The Theater Center The Town Hall York Theatre
Closed/demolished	44th Street 48th Street Apollo Center Capitol Earl Carroll Edison Embassy Fulton George M. Cohan's Loew's State Lyric New Century Olympia Roxy Strand Times Square Victoria Ziegfeld (1927) Ziegfeld (1969)

Hotels

Current

Former

Other points of interest

Restaurants/ nightlife	21 Club 54 Below Alto Anthos Aureole Burger Heaven Le Bernardin Cafe Chambord Campbell Apartment La Caravelle Caviar Russe Del Pezzo Restaurant Ellen's Stardust Diner Four Twenty Five Gabriel Kreuther Gallagher's Steakhouse Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant La Grenouille Iridium Jazz Club Le Jardinier King Cole Bar Kurumazushi Latin Quarter Lespinasse Marea Naro The Pool and the Grill Oceana The Original Soupman P. J. Clarke's Patsy's Le Pavillon Prime Burger The Quilted Giraffe Rainbow Room Restaurant Aquavit Rumpelmayer's Russian Tea Room Sardi's Satsuki Shun Lee Palace Stage Deli The Campbell
Museums/ cultural centers	Austrian Cultural Forum New York Girl Scout Museum and Archives John M. Mossman Lock Museum Korean Cultural Center New York Madame Tussauds New York Museum of Arts and Design Museum of Broadway Museum of Modern Art New York Transit Museum Paley Center for Media Rose Museum Spyscape
Stores	Argosy Book Store Gotham Book Mart
Clubhouses	American Fine Arts Society The Brook Century Association Cornell Club of New York Harvard Club of New York City New York Athletic Club New York City Bar Association New York Friars Club New York Yacht Club Penn Club of New York Racquet and Tennis Club University Club of New York Women's National Republican Club Yale Club of New York City
Clubhouses (former)	Princeton Club of New York
Green spaces	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden Central Park Grand Army Plaza Greenacre Park Paley Park
Educational institutions	53rd Street Library Circle in the Square Theatre School CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies High School of Performing Arts Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School for International Careers Saint Thomas Choir School SUNY College of Optometry
Art galleries	Galerie St. Etienne Rehs Galleries

Transportation

Subway stations	Fifth Avenue/53rd Street Fifth Avenue–59th Street Seventh Avenue 42nd Street–Bryant Park/Fifth Avenue 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center 49th Street 50th Street 50th Street 57th Street–Seventh Avenue 57th Street 59th Street–Columbus Circle Grand Central–42nd Street Lexington Avenue/51st Street Lexington Avenue/59th Street Times Square–42nd Street
Railroad stations	Grand Central Madison Grand Central Terminal
Streets and intersections	Third Avenue Fifth Avenue Sixth Avenue Six and a Half Avenue Seventh Avenue Eighth Avenue 42nd 47th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 57th 59th Broadway Columbus Circle Duffy Square Grand Army Plaza George Abbott Way Lexington Avenue Madison Avenue Park Avenue Park Avenue Viaduct Pershing Square Shubert Alley Times Square Vanderbilt Avenue

Related topics
Billionaires' Row Little Brazil Midtown South Minnesota Strip

See also: Manhattan Community Board 5

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