The New York Observer is a weekly newspaper first published in New York City on September 22, 1987 by Arthur L. Carter, a very successful former investment banker with publishing interests. The Observer focuses on the city's culture, real estate, the media, politics and the entertainment and publishing industries. It covers the rich and powerful of New York with an unusual depth of coverage although has been criticized for its narrow focus on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and its liberal political perspective. Observer front page File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Manhattan is an island bordering the lower Hudson River. ... Liberal may refer to: Politics: Liberalism, an adherent of the ideology espousing individual liberty and private property, meaning varies country to country American liberalism, a political trend in the USA Modern liberalism, in the USA, describes a political ideology that favors government intervention to promote equality Political progressivism, a political...

It is perhaps best known for publishing Candace Bushnell's column on Manhattan's social life on which the hit television series Sex and the City was loosely based. Published every Wednesday, the newspaper's editorial team is led by distinguished journalist ex PBS Peter Kaplan, with other writers and editors including Joe Conason, Suzy Hansen, Ben Smith, Choire Sicha, Tom Scocca, Hilton Kramer, and Rex Reed. It is visually distinctive because of its salmon-colored pages and sketch illustrations. Henry Rollins once described it as "the curiously pink newspaper." Candace Bushnell (born 1959 in Glastonbury, Connecticut) is a writer based in New York City. ... Sex and the City is an American cable television program based on the book of the same name. ... PBS re-directs here; for alternate uses see PBS (disambiguation) PBS logo The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. ... Henry Rollins Henry Rollins (born February 13, 1961) is a North American rock music performer, storyteller, author, actor and poet. ...

The New York Observer asserts to advertisers that it delivers Manhattan’s most affluent, educated and influential consumers, with the average net worth of its readership exceeding $1.7 million and 96% of readers being college graduates. It has a paid circulation of 51,000. As of this summer, The Observer has been operating three daily news blogs: The Politicker, the Daily Transom, and the Real Estate.

The Publisher, Arthur Carter has had other publishing interests including the Litchfield County Times and the East Hampton Star, both of which extensively report on the social lives of the wealthy and powerful in those communities. Carter received an A.B. in French literature from Brown University and an M.B.A. in Finance from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College. He spent twenty-five years in investment banking before in 1981 founding the New Milford, Connecticut based The Litchfield County Times and owned it for twenty years until its sale to Journal Register Company. He has been adjunct Professor of Philosophy and Journalism at New York University and is currently a Trustee. He is also a sculptor of some acclaim. Brown University is an Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island. ... For other uses of the name Dartmouth, see Dartmouth Dartmouth College is a private university in Hanover, New Hampshire, and a member of the Ivy League. ... State nickname: The Constitution State Other U.S. States Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport Governor M. Jodi Rell (R) Official languages English Area 14,371 km² (48th)  - Land 12,559 km²  - Water 1,809 km² (12. ... New York University (NYU) is a major research university in New York City. ...

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