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Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park

Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park is a dine-in movie theater in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, established in 2018.

Last updated September 16, 2026

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Overview

Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park is described on its official site as New York's premier dine-in theater, pairing first-run and repertory film programming with tableside food and beverage service. Established 2018 in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, it houses seven screens ranging from 48 to 194 seats, offers a specialty menu with fresh, local ingredients, archival 35mm projection, special guest Q&As, weekend brunch and midnite repertory screenings, and a thirty-minute house-made pre-show before each screening. Its upstairs bar offers full-service food and drinks with handcrafted cocktails, local brews and spirits from regional distillers. The building at 188 Prospect Park West originally opened in August 1928 as The Sanders Theatre, later became The Pavilion Theatre in 1996, closed in 2016, and reopened in December 2018 as Nitehawk Prospect Park after a two-year renovation.

History

The building at 188 Prospect Park West is described as one of the oldest buildings in New York that has continuously housed a movie theater. It originally opened in August 1928 as The Sanders Theatre with 1,581 seats and a single screen. The Sanders existed until 1978 when it closed and the building sat unoccupied for nearly two decades. It was renovated and reopened as The Pavilion Theatre in 1996 with three screens, 600 seats and a cafe on the second floor. Capacity was eventually expanded to nine screens with 1,350 seats, and the building was included in the 2012 Park Slope Historic District Extension by the Landmark Preservation Commission. After closing in 2016, the Pavilion underwent an extensive two-year renovation, reopening in December 2018 as Nitehawk Prospect Park with seven screens, 650 seats and in-theater table service. Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park is established 2018 in Prospect Park, Brooklyn.

Products and positioning

New York's premier dine-in theater, pairing exemplary first-run and repertory film programming with tableside food and beverage service.

  • Dine-in film screenings

  • First-run and repertory film programming

  • Archival 35mm projection

  • Special guest Q&As

  • Weekend brunch and midnite repertory screenings

  • Thirty-minute house-made pre-show

  • Upstairs bar with handcrafted cocktails, local brews and spirits

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