The New York Blade was founded in 1997 as a New York edition of the
Washington Blade. The paper immediately came under fire from gay rights advocates because of indications that it would be half-owned by
News Communications; straight ownership. They were also criticized for choosing objective reporting over LGBT advocacy and not having an editorial page. When the New York City Police department started a campaign to hire LGBT police officers, they placed advertisements in the newspaper. The paper featured
Alison Bechdel's
comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For. The paper, along with the
Washington Blade, was acquired by
Window Media, LLC in 2001, and both were then sold to HX Media in 2007.
Kat Long succeeded Trenton Straube as editor-in-chief in February 2009. Shortly after, the paper ceased its publication in July 2009. ==See also==