Movie Theater Bedbugs: AMC Empire 25 Sprayed After Bedbugs Found In Seats

NEW YORK — Bedbugs have attacked a popular movie theater in Times Square as New York battles the persistent pests. The AMC Empire 25 in Times Square was sprayed overnight and reopened Wednesday. A guest at the AMC Magic Johnson Harlem 9 theater also reported a bite in late July.

Spokesman Justin Scott said all AMC theaters in Manhattan were inspected. He said the chain takes every report seriously and acts to ensure the health of guests and employees.

Bedbugs were found in two seats at the Empire 25 during an Aug. 3 inspection, and a guest reported being bitten this past weekend. Pest control experts were called, the seats were removed and new ones were installed.

Bedbugs also have been found in several New York stores. City officials have instituted plans to fight the infestations.

Comments

[rikster]

06:10 PM on 08/19/2010

oh...! in Times Square..I thought it was in the Capitol...

[Hugh Briggs]

03:30 PM on 08/19/2010

A movie theatre in Times Square? Not surprised. I know its all flashy and glitzy now, but anyone familiar with the movie Taxi Driver knows the real Times Square. Ewww. Glad I watch my movies at home (Bit Torrent folks!)

[brownfrown]

11:04 AM on 08/26/2010

Why don't you put your real name on here with the list of all copyrighte­d movies you've recently downloaded­? :)

[jeffp26]

01:02 PM on 08/19/2010

At least we now know where Pedro Espada and Hiram Monserrate like to hide out.

[ontariogirl]

11:46 AM on 08/19/2010

There is a new technique for getting rid of them. They use propane heaters and get the temp up really high. This gets rid of them for real. Here is a link from the Toronto Star.
http://www­.thestar.c­om/news/gt­a/bedbugs/­article/84­8701--bedb­ug-remedy-­not-just-h­ot-air

[Adam Koblenz]

09:43 AM on 08/19/2010

i decided years ago to never go back to amc 25, mostly because the audience is often loud and raucous. glad i made that choice...

[WasteNJ]

09:28 AM on 08/19/2010

"Bedbugs were found in two seats at the Empire 25 during an Aug. 3 inspection­"

Oh come on. If you've had them before, you know how ridiculous the idea that they were only in two seats is. The breed very fast, hide in the smallest little area, and are known to hitch a ride on anything and everything­. Also, doing one exterminat­ion is almost never enough.

[David Serchuk]

09:00 AM on 08/29/2010

This is EXACTLY what I was thinking. And the bedbug problem in NYC won't improve if people keep acting like it's a minor issue. We had such a problem with them that we finally left the city altogether­.

[crlsmth80gmailcom]

09:18 AM on 08/19/2010

I found it amusing that Elle Magazine was recently nominated as one of the best places to work in the city. For one it is a vicious place to work unless your are in one of the inside circles. Devil Wears Prada describes the environmen­t at Elle perfectly. Secondly I find it amusing that these people who work at Elle who seem to think they are above us mere humans are now infected with bed bugs. Guess they need start following their own personal hygiene advice or maybe Joe Zee should have deloused his Channel Fur before bringing it back in to office; or maybe he should have deloused himself before wearing the outfit.

[Hontas Farmer]

11:10 AM on 08/19/2010

OMG that such people would have bedbugs is like some kind of poetic justice. I fanned you.

[pbnyc59]

08:33 AM on 08/19/2010

Bedbugs are almost as disgusting as Sarah Palin.

[GhostNyc]

08:59 AM on 08/19/2010

Its very close, but I think Palin still edges bed bugs out.

[Arrech]

09:27 AM on 08/19/2010

I agree

[Hugh Briggs]

03:31 PM on 08/19/2010

Palin is a bedbug.. just wearing makeup and walking on 2 feet.

[Dunkleberger Karl]

07:38 AM on 08/19/2010

Hard to bielive Mark sandford forgotto bring gfts from Argentina? Oh I take that back, bedbugs go with any decore!

[SteveDenver]

07:21 AM on 08/19/2010

Bedbugs are horrifying for more than just fast infestatio­n and horrid blood-suck­ing bites. If the female doesn't want to breed, the male cracks open her carapace and shoots his goo inside. It eventually reaches her internal egg sack.

[Arrech]

09:29 AM on 08/19/2010

And then he will say she asked for it.

[WasteNJ]

09:30 AM on 08/19/2010

Never mind their crawling up the walls and dropping onto you from the ceiling.

[Raster]

02:47 AM on 08/19/2010

Yikes! If they get in your popcorn do they bite you on the inside if you swallow them?

[WasteNJ]

09:31 AM on 08/19/2010

LOL, physically they're pretty fragile, but can withstand most chemicals and come back for more.

[llozano]

01:46 AM on 08/19/2010

Since when do they allow bankers and brokets to enter movie theaters?

[erikakdavis]

01:09 AM on 08/19/2010

Augh...thi­s makes me sick! I feel like I can't sit any where any more in NYC!

http://bla­ckgayandje­wish.wordp­ress.com/

[studmoose]

01:05 AM on 08/19/2010

Movie houses are the #2 place to catch bedbugs, the first being hotels and motels. The bedbugs like the dark and while watching the movie, people are sitting still, making it easy to climb onto.

Rental vehicles are right up near the top too, climbing on the driver and in the luggage during transit. Commuter trains with cloth seats as well. Anyplace where there are captive passengers­.

Before you travel, visit: http://www­.bedbugreg­istry.com/

[erikakdavis]

01:10 AM on 08/19/2010

I'm scared to look at this list

http://bla­ckgayandje­wish.wordp­ress.com/

[Dunkleberger Karl]

07:39 AM on 08/19/2010

spoken likea man who has ceared a house ofthose PestS!

[studmoose]

09:19 AM on 08/19/2010

Luckily no. My family and I travel a bit and we're on the lookout.

[lostnacfgop]

12:50 AM on 08/19/2010

Calling Bangor, Maine! Stephen? Are you there? Start writing, your new story line is here!