The ''Bronx Times-Reporter'' is a weekly newspaper published in the

Bronx The Bronx () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the state of New York. It is south of Westchester County; north and east of the New York City borough of Manhattan, across the Harlem River; and north of the New Y ...

, New York. It was co-founded in 1981 by John Collazzi and Assemblyman

Michael Benedetto Michael Benedetto (born June 2, 1947) is a Member of the New York State Assembly representing the 82nd Assembly District, which covers the Co-op City, Throggs Neck, Westchester Square, City Island, Country Club, and Pelham Bay sections of the ...

. The ''Bronx Times-Reporter'' covers local news and publishes columns by local community organizations. It is sold on many local newsstands and available through subscription. Many branches of the

New York Public Library The New York Public Library (NYPL) is a public library system in New York City. With nearly 53 million items and 92 locations, the New York Public Library is the second largest public library in the United States (behind the Library of Congress ...

in the Bronx have back issues of the paper. The paper has three editions, all of which publish on Thursdays: a ''Bronx Times-Reporter'' that covers

Throggs Neck Throggs Neck (also known as Throgs Neck) is a neighborhood and peninsula in the south-eastern portion of the borough (New York City), borough of the Bronx in New York City. It is bounded by the East River and Long Island Sound to the south and ea ...

, one that covers Morris Park, and a third paper, called the ''Bronx Times'', that covers news from Castle Hill,

Parkchester Parkchester is a planned community and neighborhood originally developed by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and located in the central Bronx, New York City. The immediate surrounding area also takes its name from the complex. Its boundari ...

, and surrounding neighborhoods, and is distributed for free. In 2006, th
Community Newspaper Group
an affiliate of Rupert Murdoch's

News Corporation News Corporation (abbreviated News Corp.), also variously known as News Corporation Limited, was an American multinational mass media corporation controlled by media mogul Rupert Murdoch and headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in Ne ...

, purchased the ''Bronx Times-Reporter''. In 2014, News Corp sold its Community Newspaper Group to former company executive Les Goodstein and his wife Jennifer. Schneps Media acquired Community News Group in September 2018.

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