Eric L. Adams, Mayor of New York, proclaimed last week, “The Sun is back up in the sky over New York … The Sun is going to play, I believe, a major role in raising the bar and ensuring that we bring back what I feel is integrity…Social media is not a scholarly research assignment. Because it is on a tweet, doesn’t mean it happens in the street…I welcome The Sun to shine a bright light on every neighborhood, every community, every story. Scrutinize us where we need to be scrutinized, inspire us to do better to turn around this city, and make sure we end the inequalities, deal with the public safety that we must face, bring back our economy, and let everyone know in spite of how they feel in this small town, this small city, New York is the center of the universe. “ This was at the Carnegie Hall soiree for the relaunch of the famed New York Sun newspaper.
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The biggest laughs of the evening however went to The Sun’s new publisher, Dovid Efune, who shared, “About 8 years ago, Leonard Mason Smith, resident of Pine Island Florida, died. Smith was a veteran of WW2 and the Korean War and had a career as a management executive. In an obituary his family wrote, ‘He hated pointless bureaucracy, thoughtless inefficiency, and bad ideas born of good intentions. He loved his wife, admired his children, and liked every dog. He will be greatly missed by those he loved. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you cancel your subscription to The New York Times.’”
Editor in chief Seth Lipsky spoke warmly of his new partnership with Publisher Dovid Efune, whom he’s met regularly with for the last 13 years.
Guests included, Glamour editor in chief Samantha Barry, Adam Brodsky, Bloomberg’s Amanda Gordon (herself a Sun alumna), Jojo Anavim, The Wall Street Journal’s Paul Gigot, Sir Clive Gillinson with his wife, Anya Deutsch and her mother, the concert pianist Galina Novikova, The Washington Post’s Jada Juan, Francine LeFrak and Rick Friedberg, Michael Massing, Betsey McCaughey, Daphne Merkin, Liz and Jeff Peek, Dan Rosen, Amity Shlaes, Ira Stoll, and Ali Wambold.
The New York Sun is now an online daily with national and international coverage aiming to restore public trust in the press. “With its founding as the first penny daily in 1833, and bearing the immortal slogan ‘It Shines for All’ on its masthead, The Sun helped introduce the bounty of journalism to millions of Americans,” said Sun publisher Dovid Efune. “Today, with record public distrust in the press, we’re setting out again to play that familiar role. Our loyalties are with the American people and American values. We are a newspaper for this very moment.” For more see: https://www.nysun.com