• last ditch efforts

    Can Free Subscriptions In Brooklyn Save The 'New York Sun'?

    By Doree Shafrir, 5:35 PM on Fri Sep 7 2007, 1,045 views

    http://gawker.com/assets/resources/2007/09/ny%20sun%20subscription-thumb.jpgThis morning, I received a letter at my apartment in Brooklyn. It was from the New York Sun, and they were offering me a free one-year subscription to the "most critically acclaimed newspaper to debut in the city in a generation." (Had they not heard what I think of their editorial product?) It made sense, though, given that the paper recently raised its newsstand price. Because, seriously, is anyone paying for this paper? Click to enlarge!