
New York Daily News
The New York Daily News is a U.S. newspaper based in New York City. It is the ninth most widely circulated daily newspaper in the country, printing 200,000 copies a day. It was founded in 1919, and was the first U.S. daily printed in tabloid format. As of 2017, the paper is owned by tronc, the publishing operations of the former Tribune Company, and is headquartered at 4 New York Plaza in Lower Manhattan.
Though a self-proclaimed Republican newspaper for much of its history, the Daily News in recent years has exhibited a more moderate-to-liberal bias, and is often contrasted with the right-rated New York Post.
The highest court in New York State, the Court of Appeals, has an easy case before the seven judges today: They should uphold the lower court rulings that the City Council went too far in granting the right to vote in local elections to certain documented noncitizens, such as permanent residents. We actually agree with the sentiment in wanting to allow noncitizens like green card holders to vote in municipal elections, after all they live here legally and pay taxes so should they have a say in electing Councilmembers and...