The New York Times is cutting off its coverage of local art galleries, restaurants and theaters in Connecticut, Westchester, Long Island and New Jersey. The move is designed to cut costs and reduce the number of freelance writers the Times uses.
Kurt Wenzel, one Times freelancer who reviewed restaurants, noted how this decision will impact local businesses.
“This is, in my opinion, the real shame of ending this part of the Metro section (beyond the livelihood of writers),” Wenzel wrote in an email to Deadline.
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