What Bronx Times does

Bronx Times is a community newspaper and digital local news outlet serving the Bronx borough of New York City. It publishes neighborhood-level coverage across categories including news, politics, education, health, sports, arts, business, real estate development, police and fire, transit, lifestyle, and opinion, with an En Español vertical for bilingual coverage. The company operates as a title within the Schneps Media network — a private New York metropolitan-area media conglomerate that also publishes amNY, Brooklyn Paper, QNS, Caribbean Life, Gay City News, Brownstoner, and New York Family — and shares advertising systems, podcasts, webinars, and cross-promotion infrastructure with those sister publications. Bronx Times is headquartered at the Schneps Media offices at 1 MetroTech Center North, 3rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY.

The product surface extends well beyond the flagship bxtimes.com news website. Supporting sub-products include a dedicated jobs board (jobs.bxtimes.com), a community events calendar (events.bxtimes.com) with Eventbrite integration, a Home Pros directory of local service professionals, a Best of Bronx curated listings property, digital editions of the print product, email newsletters, Schneps Media podcasts, and webinars. The underlying technology stack is a WordPress-based publishing platform augmented by Viafoura for community engagement and commenting, Google Ad Manager for ad serving, and Parsely for content analytics.

Bronx Times generates revenue through a multi-stream model dominated by display advertising served via Google Ad Manager, supplemented by sponsored content, a transaction-fee-based jobs board (employers pay per listing), subscription revenue from print and digital editions, and event promotion placements for local organizers. Pricing for advertising and most premium placements is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The target customers are split across four segments: Bronx residents (primary readership), local job seekers and employers, event organizers, and local businesses purchasing advertising or sponsored content. The go-to-market motion is community-led, built on local news content as the entry point with adjacent commerce services layered on top.

Name

Bronx Times

Legal name

Bronx Times

Website

https://bxtimes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bronx Times is a community newspaper and digital local news outlet serving Bronx, NYC residents with neighborhood-level coverage, a job board, events calendar, home services directory, and digital editions as part of the Schneps Media network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local News Media

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Alternative/Independent Newsweeklies & Opinion Press (MPAJADAH)

Keywords

• Local newspaper publishing
• Community news media
• Digital news publishing
• Hyperlocal journalism
• Local advertising network

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

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, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Digital Advertising: The primary revenue stream appears to be display advertising on the website, with Google Ad Manager serving advertisements. The site displays standard IAB advertising units throughout the pages.
2. Job Listings: The jobs.bxtimes.com platform charges employers to post job listings, with featured jobs and standard listings available. Rates include $18/hr for certain positions.
3. Subscriptions: Print subscriptions and digital editions are offered for readers seeking physical or archived content.
4. Sponsored Content: Sponsored content and sponsored articles are published under the 'Sponsored' category, providing native advertising opportunities for businesses.
5. Event Promotion: Events platform enables businesses and organizations to promote events to the Bronx community, with featured event placements available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Bronx Times is a community newspaper and digital news publication serving the Bronx borough of New York City. It publishes hyperlocal news, politics, sports, arts, lifestyle, education, and community events content through its website and print editions. The platform is complemented by supporting products including a job board, events calendar, home services directory (Home Pros), Best of Bronx curation, digital editions, and email newsletters.

Product overview

Bronx Times is a local news media platform operated by Schneps Media, offering a unified digital news experience for the Bronx community. The core product is the Bronx Times Website (bxtimes.com), which serves as the primary news and information hub. Supporting the main platform are several integrated sub-products: Schneps Jobs for employment listings, an Events Calendar for community events, Home Pros for local service professionals, Best of Bronx for curated local business recommendations, Digital Editions for print content, Newsletter for email subscriptions, Webinars for online seminars, and Podcasts for audio content. The products work together to provide comprehensive coverage of Bronx news, events, and community resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bronx Times Website (bxtimes.com) The main news website providing Bronx News, Events & Community Updates. Covers local news, neighborhoods, arts, business, development, education, health, lifestyle, police & fire, politics, sports, opinion, transit, and bilingual (English/Spanish) content for Bronx residents.
• Schneps Jobs (Bronx Times Jobs) A dedicated job board platform for New York City and Bronx area employment opportunities, allowing employers to post paid job listings and job seekers to browse and search opportunities.
• Events Calendar (Things to Do) A community events platform for the Bronx area featuring local events (concerts, festivals, workshops, community gatherings). Supports event submission by organizers and featured event placements for promotion.
• Home Pros A directory of local home service professionals and contractors for the Bronx community, helping residents find local home improvement and maintenance service providers.
• Best of Bronx A curated collection highlighting top local businesses, services, and attractions in the Bronx area for readers seeking recommendations and discovery.
• Digital Editions and Print Subscriptions Print subscription delivery and digital online versions of the Bronx Times newspaper publication available through print and digital editions for subscribers.
• Bronx Times Email Newsletter Email newsletter delivering Bronx Times news, events, and community updates to opt-in subscribers on a recurring basis.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Schneps MediacoreOthersParent company and publisher of Bronx Times. Schneps Media operates a network of local news publications across New York City, reaching over 3 million readers monthly. Bronx Times operates as part of this network with shared infrastructure, advertising systems, and cross-promotion capabilities.
• amNYminorOthersSister publication under Schneps Media. Cross-promotional relationship with shared readers and content syndication within the NYC news network.
• Bronx FamilyminorOthersSister publication serving Bronx families. Cross-promotional relationship within Schneps Media network focusing on family-oriented content.
• Brooklyn PaperminorOthersSister publication serving Brooklyn. Cross-promotional relationship within Schneps Media network.
• QNS (Queens News)minorOthersSister publication serving Queens. Cross-promotional relationship within Schneps Media network.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Patch.com: National hyperlocal news network with dedicated Bronx pages. Closest scaled digital-native peer, operating on a community-news-plus-local-marketplace model that directly overlaps Bronx Times' editorial and jobs/events/directory verticals.
• The Riverdale Press: Family-owned community newspaper serving the Riverdale section of the Bronx. Direct geographic and product peer to Bronx Times, covering hyperlocal news, sports, and politics for adjacent Bronx neighborhoods with a similar advertiser-supported business model.
• amNY: Sister Schneps Media publication covering citywide NYC news with a print + digital distribution model. Highly comparable in product (local news + jobs + events + directory verticals) though at a broader geographic scope than the Bronx-only Bronx Times.
• Block Club Chicago: Nonprofit digital hyperlocal news outlet covering Chicago neighborhoods. Comparable as a community-first news organization that competes with Bronx Times for the same audience-behavior pattern: local, neighborhood-specific digital news consumption supported by local advertising.
• Straus News: Family-owned publisher of multiple community newspapers in the NYC metro (Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Westchester). Operates a directly comparable multi-title community-newspaper portfolio model with overlapping advertiser and reader dynamics in the Bronx.
• Brooklyn Paper: Sister Schneps Media publication covering Brooklyn with the same community-newspaper product format, advertising sales motion, and integrated jobs/events/directory verticals — directly comparable in operating model to Bronx Times.
• QNS (Queens News): Sister Schneps Media publication serving Queens with hyperlocal news, jobs board, and events calendar — operates under the same parent with identical revenue stack and platform infrastructure, making it a clean like-for-like peer.
• Norwood News: Bronx-based community newspaper covering the northwest Bronx neighborhoods. Operates as a direct local news peer with the same neighborhood-coverage model, serving an overlapping advertiser and reader base.
• The Villager / Downtown Express: NYC community newspaper covering downtown Manhattan neighborhoods with a hyperlocal news + local advertising model. While outside the Bronx, the product format, advertiser mix, and editorial scope make it a directly comparable community-newspaper peer.

Broad incumbents

• Lee Enterprises: Large multi-state local newspaper company operating daily and weekly community publications across the U.S. Relevant as a scaled incumbent operating community-newspaper assets of comparable size to Bronx Times, with similar ad-revenue dependence.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bronxtimes
• Facebookfacebook.com/bronxtimes
• Instagraminstagram.com/bronxtimes

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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