New York Press

For the historical newspaper, see New York Press (historical).
New York Press
The June 7, 2006 front page of the
New York Press
TypeAlternative weekly
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Manhattan Media
PublisherTom Allon
Editor-in-chiefJerry Portwood
FoundedApril 1988
Ceased publicationAugust 2011
Headquarters79 Madison Ave., 16th Floor
New York, NY 10016
US
ISSN1538-1412
OCLC number23806626
Websitenypress.com

New York Press was a free alternative weekly in New York City, which was published from 1988 to 2011.[1]

The Press strove to create a rivalry with the Village Voice. Press editors claimed to have tried to hire away writer Nat Hentoff from the Voice.[2] Liz Trotta of The Washington Post compared the rivalry to a similar sniping between certain publications in the eighteenth-century British press, such as the Analytical Review and its self-styled nemesis, the Anti-Jacobin Review.[3] The founder, Russ Smith, was a conservative who wrote a long column called "Mugger" in every issue, but did not promote just a right-wing viewpoint in the publication.[4]

The paper's weekly circulation in 2006 topped 100,000,[5] compared to about 250,000 for the Village Voice,[6] but this total fell to 20,000 by the end of the paper's run. The Press touted a Manhattan-focused, controlled distribution system while a good portion of the Village Voice's circulation is outside the NYC metro area.[citation needed]

The print edition of New York Press was discontinued on September 1, 2011; its online edition was an aggregate of Manhattan Media's other publications. The print edition of Our Town Downtown was resumed in its place, after merging with New York Press.[7] NYPress.com is currently owned by Straus News.40°44′52″N 73°59′35″W / 40.74778°N 73.99306°W / 40.74778; -73.99306

  1. ^ Jeremy Glass (24 November 2014). "5 Defunct Magazines that Changed America". Thrillist. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  2. ^ New York Press – THE EDITORS – Resolutions for the Unresolved Archived 2006-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Liz Trotta (26 April 1999). "Don't Stop the 'Press'". Insight on the News.
  4. ^ Seitz, Matt Zoller (19 August 2011). "Daily Intelligencer: Farewell to the Spiky, Bizarre New York Press - Slideshow - Daily Intel". New York Magazine. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  5. ^ New York Press | Association of Alternative Newsweeklies Archived 2006-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ The Village Voice | Association of Alternative Newsweeklies Archived 2006-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "New York Press Is Dead, Long Live Our Town Downtown", Kat Stoeffel, The Observer, 18 October 2011.