New York Daily News

What New York Daily News does

The New York Daily News, founded in 1919 as the Illustrated Daily News, is a New York City metropolitan newspaper publisher operating as a private subsidiary of Tribune Publishing. The company publishes both a physical newspaper and two distinct daily digital editions (a Daily News e-Edition and an Evening e-Edition), complemented by a digital content platform at nydailynews.com with editorial sections spanning local news, crime and public safety, politics, business, sports, opinion, and lifestyle verticals including entertainment (SNYDE), culture (Viva), and product reviews (Best Reviews). The underlying technology is a standard digital news publishing platform with content management, e-edition functionality, email newsletter distribution, and a mobile-responsive web interface; no proprietary AI, ML, or differentiated technical components are disclosed.

The company generates revenue through five streams: recurring digital subscriptions (annual billing for full digital and e-edition access), display and branded-content advertising, classifieds and public notices via classifieds.nydailynews.com and newyorkpublicnotices.com, merchandise sales (page prints, sports memorabilia, back issues) through a dedicated storefront, and paid obituary and professional services placement. Its go-to-market is direct-to-consumer, leveraging the website, mobile applications, email newsletters, and social channels to drive subscription conversions and reader engagement. Distribution extends through print retail across the NYC metro, the website, mobile apps, e-edition, an e-commerce merchandise storefront, and a classifieds platform.

The company's primary customer segments are NYC residents seeking local coverage across all five boroughs (Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island) and sports fans following New York teams (Yankees, Mets, Giants, Jets, Knicks, Nets, Rangers, Islanders, Liberty). Secondary segments include political news readers and crime/public safety news consumers. The business is led by Editor-in-Chief Robert York, and the company maintains only four national desk writers following the February 2026 'Valentine's Day massacre' layoffs.

Name

New York Daily News

Legal name

New York Daily News

Website

https://nydailynews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1919

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

New York Daily News, founded in 1919 and owned by Tribune Publishing, publishes local NYC news, sports, and digital content across print, e-edition, website, and mobile channels, serving New York City residents and New York sports fans.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Newspaper Publishers (51311), Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

National & General-Interest Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAA), Consumer News & Digital Newsrooms (Web/App-First) (MPAJADAD)

Keywords

• Daily newspaper publishing
• Digital news media
• Local journalism
• Classified advertising
• Print and digital subscriptions

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Digital Subscriptions: Subscription revenue from digital access to news content and e-edition newspapers. Includes daily and evening e-edition access.
2. Advertising: Display advertising on the website and digital properties, including branded content and sponsored content sections.
3. Classifieds and Public Notices: Revenue from classifieds listings and public notices through classifieds.nydailynews.com and newyorkpublicnotices.com.
4. Merchandise Sales: Sales of branded merchandise including page prints, Knicks championship memorabilia, plaques, and back issues through the New York Daily News Store.
5. Obituaries and Professional Services: Paid obituary placement and advertising services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

New York Daily News publishes a daily newspaper focused on New York City local news, sports, politics, crime, and lifestyle content across both print and digital formats. The company distributes its journalism through a website (nydailynews.com), mobile applications, a daily e-Edition, an evening e-Edition, email newsletters, and physical print circulation, with revenue generated from consumer subscriptions, display advertising, classifieds, public notices, obituary placements, and branded merchandise sales.

Product overview

The New York Daily News is a traditional newspaper publisher offering both print and digital products. Its core offerings include the Daily News e-Edition and Evening e-Edition for digital newspaper access, complemented by subscription email newsletters. The digital platform extends into entertainment with SNYDE (celebrity/entertainment coverage), Viva (lifestyle content), and Things To Do (local events). Interactive features include Daily Crossword, Jumble Daily, Daily Solitaire, and Daily Sudoku in the Fun & Games section. The company also operates a merchandise store offering Page Prints, Back Issues, and commemorative items like Knicks Championship Memorabilia and Plaques.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SNYDE: Entertainment and celebrity news section
• Viva
• Best Reviews

Products and services

• Daily News Print Newspaper Physical print edition of the New York Daily News distributed throughout the New York City metropolitan area, providing local news, sports, politics, and feature coverage to readers.
• Daily News e-Edition Digital replica of the print newspaper accessible through subscription, providing online access to the same content as the printed Daily News edition.
• Evening e-Edition Second daily digital edition released in the evening with updated news coverage, available to subscribers as part of the digital access package.
• Email Newsletters Subscription-based email newsletters delivering curated news content and alerts directly to subscribers' inboxes, including breaking news, sports, and topic-specific coverage.
• New York Daily News Merchandise Store Online store selling branded merchandise including page prints, Knicks championship memorabilia, plaques, and back issues of the newspaper.
• Page Prints Print-on-demand service allowing customers to order reproductions of historical New York Daily News pages from the online store.
• Back Issues Archive service offering past newspaper editions for purchase through the online store for collectors and researchers.
• Classifieds Platform Online classifieds platform at classifieds.nydailynews.com enabling individuals and businesses to post listings, and public notices at newyorkpublicnotices.com.
• Obituary Placement Service Paid obituary placement service for families and funeral homes to publish death notices and obituary content in the newspaper and on its website.
• Display Advertising Display advertising placements on the nydailynews.com website, digital properties, and print edition, including branded content and sponsored content sections such as Advertising by Ascend and Paid Content by Brandpoint.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Tribune PublishingcoreOthersParent company ownership. The New York Daily News is owned by Tribune Publishing, which also owns other newspapers including Chicago Tribune, The Morning Call, The Daily Press, The Virginian Pilot, Orlando Sentinel, Sun-Sentinel, and Hartford Courant. Tribune Publishing provides corporate infrastructure, advertising networks, and shared services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Chicago Tribune: Sister publication under Tribune Publishing with identical ownership, shared ad networks, similar print + digital subscription model, and analogous metropolitan-market positioning in Chicago.
• Newsday: Long Island / NYC regional daily newspaper covering adjacent New York metropolitan territory with similar local-news subscription model and print + digital distribution structure.
• Orlando Sentinel: Another Tribune Publishing sister paper with shared corporate infrastructure and ad network, offering a directly comparable metropolitan newspaper operating model in a different US city.
• The New York Times: Dominant NYC-based general-interest newspaper with overlapping local, national, and digital subscription products; competes with NYDN for the same metro readership and digital subscriber wallet share.
• New York Post: Direct NYC tabloid competitor covering the same New York metropolitan market with comparable print and digital news, sports, and politics coverage; competes for the same advertisers, subscribers, and newsstand readers as NYDN.
• The Baltimore Sun: Regional metropolitan daily newspaper with similar print-to-digital transition profile, comparable subscription and advertising revenue mix, and analogous local-news positioning — historically also owned by Tribune Publishing.

Emerging players

• Politico New York: Digital-first political news outlet focused on New York state and city government, directly competing with NYDN's Politics and New York Politics sections for political news readership and political advertising.
• Patch: Hyperlocal digital news network covering NYC neighborhoods that competes directly with NYDN's borough-level local news verticals with a digital-only, lower-overhead model.
• New York Post (Page Six) / tabloid digital entrants: Digital-first entertainment and celebrity news sub-brand comparable to NYDN's SNYDE vertical, competing for the same NYC entertainment news audience with a digital-native format.
• The Daily Beast: Digital-native news and entertainment publisher that competes with NYDN's web and app traffic for advertising impressions and overlapping NYC entertainment/news audiences through a lower-cost digital model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nydailynews
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/NYDailyNewsVideo
• Facebookfacebook.com/NYDailyNews
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/new-york-daily-news
• Instagraminstagram.com/nydailynews

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments1 record

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