My first journalism job was at the Queens Tribune, a local weekly newspaper. My second was at The New York Press, an alt-weekly that competed with The Village Voice. My third was at The New York Sun, a plucky daily broadsheet.

The Sun closed in 2008, The Press in 2011 and The Voice in 2018. (The Tribune has not been online since late 2018.)

New York City used to be awash in newspapers.

At one point, there were at least seven dailies, including The Herald Tribune (closed in 1966) and New York Newsday (closed in 1995).

The internet was supposed to help news outlets find audiences, but sustainable business models remain elusive. The websites Gothamist and DNA Info were shuttered in 2017 after their staffs voted to unionize. (Gothamist later resurfaced at WNYC.)

The Daily News laid off half its staff last year.

It can feel like daunting times for the local news business.