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Newton |
New
York City from $79.95
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Gramercy
Park |
New
York City from $139.00
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Avalon |
New
York City from $169.00
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The days are long gone when New York
could support twenty daily newspapers.
Today, only three remain : the New
York Times and tabloids the Daily
News and the New York Post
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The New York Times (75ข),
an American institution, prides itself
on being the "paper of
record" - the closest thing
America has to a quality national
paper. It has solid, sometimes stolid,
international coverage, and places
much emphasis on its news analysis.
The Sunday edition ($3) is a thumping
bundle of newsprint divided into a
number of supplements that take days
to read. The legendary crossword
puzzles in Sunday's New York Times
Magazine should keep you occupied
all day.
Its archrivals concentrate on local
news, usually screamed out in banner
headlines. The Daily News (50ข)
is renowned as a picture newspaper but
with intelligent features and many
racy headlines. The New York Post
(25ข), the city's oldest newspaper,
started in 1801 by Alexander Hamilton,
has been in decline for many years. It
is known for its sensationalism and
conservative slant.
Of the weekly papers , the Village
Voice (Wed, free in Manhattan,
$1.25 elsewhere) is the most widely
read, mainly for its comprehensive
arts coverage and investigative
features. Catch it early enough on
Wednesday morning (or late Tues night
at select locations around the city)
and grab a free pass to a new movie
the following week; look for the
full-page ad that tells you where to
wait in line. Its main competitor, the
New York Press , is an edgier
alternative, angrier and not afraid to
offend just about everyone. Its
listings are quite good.
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