Schneps Media

Schneps Media
IndustryPublishing
Founded1985; 41 years ago (1985)
FounderVictoria Schneps-Yunis
HeadquartersNew York City
Area served
United States
Key peopleJosh Schneps (CEO)
Products
  • Newspapers
  • mass media
Websitewww.schnepsmedia.com

Schneps Media is a New York City-based media company that owns and operates over 50 publications including newspapers and magazines in both print and online formats as well as seminars and events. It is led by Victoria Schneps-Yunis and her son, CEO Joshua Schneps.

History

In 1985, Victoria Schneps-Yunis founded the company with the publication of The Queens Courier in her Bayside home.

In 2017, Schneps purchased the Long Island Press from Morey Publishing.

In October 2019, Schneps acquired amNewYork from Newsday Media Group. Three months later, Schneps acquired Metro New York, merging the two papers under the current amNewYork Metro title; Metro Philadelphia was also acquired.

In May 2024, the company acquired Anton Media Group.

In July 2024, the company acquired Blank Slate Media.

In July 2025, Schneps sold Metro Philadelphia, Metro.us, and Philly Sports Network to O’Rourke Media Group.

In June 2026, editorial employees at Schneps Media announced plans to unionize with the NewsGuild of New York citing concerns over compensation, workplace conditions, and editorial independence.

Controversies

Bias in favor of Eric Adams

Schneps Media’s leadership has faced criticism over its relationships with political figures, particularly former Mayor of New York City Eric Adams, who publicly credited Victoria Schneps with supporting his mayoral campaign. Critics also alleged that the company encouraged favorable coverage of political figures with personal ties to Schneps. The company was criticized in 2019 for its involvement in One Brooklyn, a free mailing by Adams, then-Brooklyn borough president, described by Gothamist as "full of glowing stories about the borough president" and described by the New York Daily News as a "pseudo-newspaper." Former Schneps reporters said that "the Schneps owners forced them to write sponsored content, while shielding advertisers and local officials from critical coverage." HellGate included Victoria Schneps in its "Table of Success" exposé of powerful figures with close ties to Adams. The entry about her and her son, CEO Josh Schneps, quotes Adams saying at an October 2023 event: “When I write my book, there’s going to be a chapter on what she did to get me to become the mayor.”

Publications

Publications include:

References

  1. ↑ Tracy, Marc (April 10, 2020). "News Media Outlets Have Been Ravaged by the Pandemic". The New York Times.
  2. ↑ Kilgannon, Corey (October 18, 2017). "The Community Newspaper Queen, of Queens". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ "Schneps Communications buys Long Island Press". Newsday. April 20, 2017.
  4. ↑ Tracy, Marc (October 11, 2019). "A New Owner, and Layoffs, for amNewYork". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
  5. 1 2 Offenhartz, Jake (January 10, 2020). "Metro New York Staff Fired Without Severance As Schneps Media Gobbles Up More Local News". The Gothamist.
  6. ↑ Genn, Adina (May 7, 2024). "Schneps acquires a Long Island newspaper group". Long Island Business News.
  7. ↑ Genn, Adina (July 11, 2024). "Schneps acquires another Long Island newspaper group". Long Island Business News.
  8. ↑ "O'Rourke Media Group to acquire Metro Philadelphia, Philly Sports Network". Metro Philadelphia. July 15, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Editorial workers at New York's Schneps Media launch union" (Press release). NewsGuild-CWA. June 15, 2026.
  10. ↑ Pinto, Nick (July 22, 2026). "After 'Incredibly Insulting and Disappointing' Union-Busting Campaign, Schneps Media Reporters Will Take an NLRB Vote". Hell Gate. Retrieved July 28, 2026.
  11. 1 2 "Victoria Schneps-Yunis". Table of Success. November 15, 2023.
  12. ↑ Beeferman, Jason; Reisman, Nick; Coltin, Jeff; Ngo, Emily (October 19, 2023). "Adams visited Long Island. Here's why". Politico.
  13. ↑ Sanders, Anna (December 9, 2019). "Pseudo newspaper focused on Brooklyn beep Eric Adams reaps ad revenue while taxpayers foot bill for postage". New York Daily News.
  14. ↑ "Home". Table of Success.