Metro New York

This article is about the newspaper. For the region, see New York metropolitan area. For the subway system, see New York City Subway.

This article is about the defunct newspaper. For the current newspaper, see AM New York Metro.

Metro New York was a free daily newspaper in New York City.

Metro New York

Type	Daily newspaper
Publisher	Ed Abrams
Managing editor	Morgan Rousseau
Founded	May 5, 2004; 20 years ago (2004-05-05)
Language	English
Ceased publication	January 6, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-01-06)
City	New York City
Country	United States
Sister newspapers	Philadelphia Metro, The Villager, Long Island Press, Gay City News
Website	www.metro.us/news/local-news/new-york/
Media of the United States List of newspapers

Background

It was launched on May 5, 2004 by Metro International.^[1]

Metro New York was primarily distributed by "hawkers" paid to station themselves in areas with high pedestrian traffic, who offered the free paper to anyone who passed by. In 2009, Metro International sold its US papers to a former executive.^[2]

In January 2020, the assets of Metro New York and Metro Philadelphia were acquired by Schneps Media, owner of amNewYork.^[3] The New York papers were combined as AM New York Metro.

See also

• List of New York City newspapers and magazines

References

1. "Metro International launches its New York City edition". BrandRepublic.com.
2. "Metro International Sells U.S. Business to Former CEO Toernberg". Bloomberg.com.
3. "Freebie newspapers amNew York, Metro to merge, become amNewYork Metro". 5 January 2020.

External links

• Official website
• Metro New York on Instagram