New York City to Get Another New, Free Daily

october 7, 2003  03:06 pm
New York City to Get Another New, Free Daily
With the Tribune Co. majority-owned amNewYork set to debut this Friday, the European newspaper company Metro International is preparing to launch its own free paper in the Big Apple, reports New York Daily News' Paul Colford. According to Colford, Metro says its standardized format consisting of short articles is designed "to enable commuters to read the newspaper during a typical journey time of approximately 16.7 minutes."