$1,000 Per Year Subscription Fee Coming to Capital New York

Would you pay $1,000 per year for access to a website? We would. If at the end of each year the same site sent us a check for $1,000 and a note reading “Next year, try not to be so stupid.” Regardless of our thoughts, Capital New York’s new ownerPolitico co-founder and publisher Robert Allbritton — plans to charge $1,000 per year, or $99 per month, for access to a premium version of the site.

In an interview with Bloomberg News, Jim VandeHei, Politico’s co-founder, executive editor and new president of Capital, says the fancy Capital New York will be worth the price:

I anticipate the skepticism and appreciate it.

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