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New York City NewspapersThe collection of New York City newspapers is one of the strongest at the Humanities and Social Sciences Library. This collection ranges from the first paper published in the city, Bradford’s New-York Gazette in 1725, to today’s copy of the New York Times. The collection includes both general New York City papers, such as the New York Post and the Daily News, as well as local papers like the Villager and the Bronx Home News. Click here for an alphabetical list of the New York City newspapers available in the Microforms Reading Room. Keep in mind that this is not a complete list of all New York City newspapers that are in the library’s collection, as some titles are not on microform but in bound print copies. To search our library’s catalog, CATNYP, for newspapers published in New York, do a subject search for the phrase: New York N.Y. Newspapers. For more information on how to locate newspapers in our collection please see the section on Using the Library’s Catalog. For a list of newspapers published in New York City, look in The encyclopedia of New York City, located at the reference desk in the Microforms Room and in other divisions. Newspaper DatabasesWhile many newspapers are still only available on microfilm, an increasing number are now available online at the library: New York Times – 1851-present A complete list of newspaper databases is available. Some newspapers are also accessible offsite with an NYPL Library Card: Some historical newspapers are available for free on the Internet: New York City Newspapers Post-1900Of all the actively publishing newspapers existing in 1900, only the New York Times and the New York Post are still published under their original names. Click here for a chart illustrating name changes, foldings and mergers of New York City newspapers, from 1900 to 1967. There were a number of newspaper strikes between 1923 and 1978, which caused disruption in the publication of several titles. Click here [PDF] for a chart documenting the dates of the strikes and the newspapers affected by them. Indexes and Additional ResourcesThere are a number of indexes available, in both print and electronic format, such as the New York Herald Index, 1835-1918 and the New York Tribune Index, 1975-1906. Click here for a list of indexes to New York City newspapers available in the Microforms Room. The Dorot Jewish Division, Room 84, includes an outstanding collection of Jewish newspapers from New York City. For a list of titles and more information about that collection, click here The Milstein Division (Room 121) has a collection of newspaper clippings taken from local newspapers arranged by subject, street, and neighborhood. Ask at the reference desk in Room 121 for retrieval of folders. If you need assistance locating materials, please see a reference librarian at the reference desk in Room 315 or in Room 100 (Microforms Room). If you are not in the library, you may also e-mail us for assistance at grdref@nypl.org. Resources at Other InstitutionsNew York Historical Society – A Guide to Newspaper Research at N-YHS |