Manhattan Media is an American media company based in
New York City
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that publishes a variety of community and political newspapers and lifestyle magazines. The company is owned by Isis Ventures Partners .
Overview
In 2001, the company acquired ''Our Town'', ''The West Side Spirit'', ''The Westsider'' and ''The Chelsea Clinton News'' from News Communications Inc. At the time of acquisition, ''Our Town'' was the largest community weekly newspaper on Manhattan's East Side. ''The West Side Spirit'' covers the Upper West Side. ''The Westsider'' is a paid community newspaper that covers the area between 59th and 125th Streets on the West Side. ''Chelsea Clinton News'' began operation in 1939 and covers the area bounded by 14th Street to the south and 59th Street to the north, between Fifth Avenue and the Hudson River. It also owns the magazines
''Avenue''''New York Family''
an
''City and State''
''City & State'' was formerly ''City Hall'' and ''The Capitol''. They merged for the first issue of ''City & State'' on December 5, 2011. On June 12, 2012, ''City & State'' sponsored a forum for the 2013 mayoral candidates on opportunities for Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses. Mayor Michael Bloomberg delivered the keynote address.
In 2013, Manhattan Media sold its community papers to Straus News. Also in 2013, Manhattan Media sold ''City & State
''City & State'' is a political journalism organization based in New York City. The company publishes a weekly magazine covering politics and government in New York City and New York State that is distributed to New York State legislators, count ...
'' to company executive Tom Allon
Tom F. Allon is an American newspaper/magazine and digital media and events entrepreneur. He is publisher and former co-owner of '' City & State NY''. Previously he was president and co-owner of Manhattan Media.
He was for eighteen months a c ...
. Manhattan Media retained the magazines.[Isis Venture Partners sells Manhattan Newspaper Group to Straus News](_blank)
Manhattan Media sold ''Avenue'' in 2018 and ''Dan's Papers
''Dan's Papers'' is a free weekly lifestyle publication in the Hamptons, Long Island, New York, USA, founded by Dan Rattiner.The first of the papers that would later collectively come to be known as ''Dan's Papers'' was the ''Montauk Pioneer'', ...
'' in 2020.
''New York Press''
In 2007, it bought ''New York Press
''New York Press'' was a free alternative weekly in New York City, which was published from 1988 to 2011.
The ''Press'' strove to create a rivalry with the ''Village Voice''. ''Press'' editors claimed to have tried to hire away writer Nat Hent ...
'', whose circulation was 105,000. The print edition of ''New York Press'' was discontinued on September 1, 2011, with its online edition an aggregate of Manhattan Media's other publications. The print edition of ''Our Town Downtown'' was resumed in its place, after originally merging with ''New York Press''. NYPress.com was sold to Straus News in 2013.
''02138''
In May 2008, Manhattan Media acquired '' 02138'', an independent magazine that featured graduates of Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...
. The publication was not affiliated with Harvard. The title was a reference to the ZIP code of Harvard University's main campus in Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts. On Friday, October 24, 2008, Manhattan Media announced that it was ceasing the publication of ''02138''.
''CityArts''
In March 2009 Manhattan Media began publishing ''CityArts'', an arts review staffed by former writers from the recently folded ''New York Sun
''The New York Sun'' is an American online newspaper published in Manhattan; from 2002 to 2008 it was a daily newspaper distributed in New York City. It debuted on April 16, 2002, adopting the name, motto, and masthead of the earlier New York ...
''. Billed as "New York's Review of Culture", it was initially distributed as a supplement in other Manhattan Media papers before expanding to become a stand-alone, twice-monthly free publication in the fall of 2009. Armond White
Armond White (born ) is an American film and music critic who writes for ''National Review'' and ''Out''. He was previously the editor of '' CityArts'' (2011–2014), the lead film critic for the alternative weekly ''New York Press'' (1997–201 ...
, formerly of ''New York Press'', assumed editorship of the paper in September 2011, broadening its coverage to include both popular and fine arts and adopting a new slogan, "Bringing Thinking Back".
Due to low ad revenue, ''CityArts'' reverted to a supplement in late 2012,Artsjournal.com
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Properties
*''New York Family''
References
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External links
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Mass media companies based in New York City
Companies based in Manhattan