New York Observer

Kyle Pope Named New York Observer Editor

The New York Observer | Leon Neyfakh | Posted 11.05.2009 | Media


Kyle Pope, formerly the number two editor at Conde Nast Portfolio, has been announced as the next editor of The New York Observer. Observer publish...

Tom McGeveran, New York Observer Editor, Leaving To Form New Venture

The New York Observer | John Koblin | Posted 10.28.2009 | Media


Tom McGeveran announced to staff today that he is leaving The New York Observer to start a new business venture. His last day at The Observer will be ...

John Heilpern, Departing New York Observer Theatre Critic, Slams "12-Year-Old Owner, Jared Kushner"

Playbill | Kenneth Jones, Playbill.com | Posted 10.21.2009 | Media


"I wish the paper all the best," Heilpern told the Post. "I don't want to be too negative about the 12-year-old owner, Jared Kushner, but as my ma and...

Revisiting The 10 Most Expensive Buildings In New York: NY Observer

The New York Observer | Dana Rubinstein | Posted 09.26.2009 | Business


In April 2007, during those blindered days of economic bluster, The Observer published an article naming New York's 10 most expensive towers, accordin...

Who Should Decide What News is Important?

Tim Berry | Posted 08.23.2009 | Media


Tim Berry

Back in the old days, editors decided what was news, not advertisers and not readers. There was this concept called "news values."

Jared Kushner: "I Found The [Observer] Unbearable To Read" Before I Bought It

New York Magazine | Gabriel Sherman | Posted 08.13.2009 | Media


The Kushners had never been lovers of newspapers, to say the least. Charlie and Jared blamed papers in general and more specifically the Newark Star-L...

Remembering My Battle Against Fundamentalists

Jim Luce | Posted 08.06.2009 | New York


Jim Luce

Our biggest accomplishment was standing up for those torn down by the TV evangelists.

New York Observer Lays Off A Big Portion Of Its Editorial Staff

New York Times | Richard Perez-Pena | Posted 07.06.2009 | Media


Just days after changing editors, The New York Observer laid off a significant chunk of its employes on Friday, including as much as a third of its ed...

Chrysler President James Press's $15.7M Townhouse

The New York Observer | Max Abelson | Posted 07.02.2009 | Business


This week, Mr. Press' townhouse at 178 East 64th Street went on the market for $15.7 million--or $35,000 per month. "It wasn't appropriate. He bought ...

Tom McGeveran Named Interim Editor Of New York Observer

The New York Observer | John Koblin | Posted 06.28.2009 | Media


Tom McGeveran has been named interim editor of The New York Observer starting June 1. He will be replacing Peter Kaplan, who announced his departure f...

Peter Kaplan Leaving New York Observer After 15 Years

The New York Observer | John Koblin | Posted 05.23.2009 | Media


Peter W. Kaplan, the fourth and longest-serving editor of The New York Observer, announced to his editorial staff today that he is resigning from the ...

Lawsuit Claims New York Observer Owner Kushner's Father Funneled Millions To Newspaper

Newark Star-Ledger | Ted Sherman and Josh Margolin | Posted 01.02.2009 | Media


One of the biggest commercial real estate deals in New York history was used by developer Charles Kushner to funnel more than $5 million into the New ...

Jared Kushner Discusses Future Of Newspapers, The New York Observer: "I'm Definitely Scared"

The Guardian | Tom Teodorczuk | Posted 12.11.2008 | Media


New York media types are not easily startled, but when Jared Kushner became the Big Apple's newest newspaper proprietor, more than a few eyebrows were...

Friendship by the Book: An Interview with Anne Roiphe

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 10.24.2008 | Living


Dr. Irene S. Levine

Epilogue is a gripping memoir by National Book Award finalist Anne Roiphe, who was forced to recompose her life after the sudden loss of her husband of 39 years.

"Swim! Swim For Your Life!": That's Pretty Much All I Can Quote From The NYO's Shocking-And-Hilarious Humor Piece, "Black Comic Introduces McCain"

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.20.2008 | Media


Most of the links I have seen for this Observer piece imagining a black comedian introducing John McCain at the RNC have been along the lines of "Don'...

Reading The Pictures: Barack Obama, Master Manipulator

Michael Shaw | Posted 07.01.2008 | Media


Michael Shaw

2008-06-24-shaw_obama_calculations.jpgIf the corporate media starts to latch on to this "Chicago boss" theme, you can expect a lot more photos, pulled out of context like this, to flesh out the picture.

Jared Kushner On Ivanka, Owning The Observer, His Real Estate Empire And Becoming A Media Figure

Portfolio | Lloyd Grove | Posted 06.18.2008 | Media


His real estate-rich family has long operated the levers of power and influence in New Jersey, but few in Manhattan had heard of Jared Kushner until h...

Observer Owner Plans Local Politics Site For Every State In The Nation

New York Times | Brian Stelter | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


In the middle of a media-saturated political season, Jared Kushner, publisher of The New York Observer, has been quietly nurturing an ambitious politi...

Bronfman Flips Fifth Avenue Apartment

New York Times | Dealbook | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Private equity bosses are constantly fighting off criticism that they are "flippers," buying companies and quickly selling them for a profit without a...

Strike Queen Nikki Finke Named NY Observer's "Media Mensch Of The Year"

New York Observer | Doree Shafrir | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


No one has ever accused Nikki Finke--the contentious journalist who has worked for the Associated Press, The Los Angeles Times, this newspaper and the...

Simon Doonan, Ace Reporter

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


We always enjoy the musings of the New York Observer's Simon Doonan, but today's outing on how the offspring of celebrities are taking all the glam me...

Ivanka Trump Shills Her Boyfriend's Newspaper On Oprah

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Billionaire daughter Ivanka Trump appeared on Oprah today, talking about her New York apartment and her childhood of not feeling entitled. And shillin...