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amNewYorkMetro
TypeFree daily newspaper
Owner(s)Schneps Media
Founder(s)Russel Pergament
PublisherVictoria Schneps
EditorRobert Pozarycki
FoundedOctober 10, 2003
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersNew York City
Sister newspapersThe Villager, Long Island Press, Gay City News, Metro Philadelphia
Websitewww.amny.com

AM New York Metro (stylized as amNewYorkMetro) is a morning free daily newspaper that is published in New York City by Schneps Media.[1] According to the company, the average Friday circulation in September 2013 was 335,900.[2] When launched on October 10, 2003, AM New York was the first free daily newspaper in New York City.[3]

AM New York is primarily distributed in enclosed newspaper holders ("honor boxes") located on sidewalks and street corners with high pedestrian traffic. "Hawkers", sporting a red amNewYork vest, are paid to offer the free paper to passersby near many major transportation hubs and other areas with high pedestrian traffic.

AM New York, along with Newsday, was sold by the Tribune Company to Cablevision in July 2008.[4]

AM New York was acquired by Schneps Media in October 2019,[5] and subsequently merged with Metro New York to become AM New York Metro in January 2020.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Newsday selling amNewYork to Schneps Media". am New York. October 2, 2019. Archived from the original on October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "amNY Media Kit" (PDF). amNewYork. September 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
  3. ^ "Metro International launches its New York City edition". BrandRepublic. May 5, 2004. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
  4. ^ "Cablevision buys Newsday from Tribune for $650M". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. May 12, 2008.
  5. ^ "Newsday selling amNewYork to Schneps Media". am New York. October 2, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  6. ^ "amNewYork and METRO join forces to become New York City's top daily paper". Am Metro New York. Schneps Media. Retrieved January 6, 2020.