New York Daily News To Close Its Newsroom: Report

NEW YORK CITY — New York's Hometown Newspaper no longer has a home.

The New York Daily News is permanently closing its newsroom, according to a Tuesday report by the New York Times.

Its owner the Tribune Company made the decision after seeing no path toward its employees returning to the 4 New York Plaza offices as the coronavirus pandemic drags on, the Times reported.

The company, which bought the Daily News in 2017, is also looking at its real estate holdings amid the current economy, the report states.

"As we progress through the pandemic and as needs change, we will reconsider our need for physical offices," said Max Reinsdorf, a Tribune spokesman, according to the Times. "We will keep employees informed of decisions as they are made."

The tabloid will continue to print and publish its newspaper, which greets New Yorkers with splashy, pun-laden front pages. (This morning's offering is "Yes We Kam!" referring to Senator Kamala Harris' selection as Democrat Joe Biden's running mate.)

But its lack of a physical newsroom shocked at least one former Daily News reporter.

"Trying to imagine the New York Daily News without a New York Daily News newsroom and feeling pretty heartbroken," tweeted Carrie Melago.

The Daily News moved several times through its history. Its most famous home — the News Building, an Art Deco tower at 220 E. 42 St. — is a National Historic Landmark and famously was used as a stand-in for the Daily Planet in 1978's Superman film.