Newspapers in New York City, circa 1960's

Still in existence:

Daily News, New York Post, The Village Voice (tabloids)

The New York Times, Wall Street Journal (broadsheets)

No longer with us:

New York Journal-American (tabloid) - afternoon paper

Daily Mirror (tabloid)

New York Herald-Tribune (broadsheet)

The New York World-Telegram and Sun

(With special thanks to Bill Koenig for the following historical details)

The New York Post looked much different than it does today, both graphically (obviously) and in tone. It was, in fact, a liberal paper until 1976 when Rupert Murdoch bought it. So, for a story set in the 1960s (unlike today) the Post would be unlikely to carry headlines emphasizing blood and guts.

The New York Journal American is the paper where Dorothy Kilgallen was an entertainment columnist until her death in 1965.

The New York Herald-Tribune was a "Republican" version of The New York Times. It featured brighter writing but didn't have the resources of the NYT. People like Jimmy Breslin and Evans & Novak got their start there. Dick Schaap was city editor at age 34.

The Daily News billed itself as "New York's Picture Newspaper" in the '60s; now it bills itself as "New York's Hometown Paper".

The NYTimes, Post, Journal American and Herald-Tribune were all around in 1946. The Daily News, the youngest of the bunch, started in the 1920s or early '30s. The Post was started in 1801 by Alexander Hamilton. The Times was founded in 1851 and has been controlled by the Ochs-Sulzberger family since 1896.

Prices of The New York Times in the '60s:

The Sunday, May 8, 1960 New York Times sold for 25 cents; the daily paper sold for 5 cents.

By May 21, 1961, the Sunday paper was up to 30 cents.

The Sunday, Jan. 5, 1964, New York Times cost 30 cents; the daily paper went for 10 cents around that same time.

The Sunday Oct. 22, 1967 paper went for 40 cents; the daily paper was still 10 cents.

The Sunday, Aug. 17, 1969 paper sold for 50 cents; the daily paper was still 10 cents.