New York Font

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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.

Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.

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Entry from November 19, 2004

New York Font

There is a "New York font." The first mention of it in Google Groups appears to be in 1996.

Below are sites that have the "New York font" and other famous fonts. New York magazine is believed to be "Caslon 471 and/or 540 ital." Aren't you glad you knew?

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New York Font
Have you considered buying a font collection, but hesitated because it was not clear what was actually included? This site provides typeface previews for many popular ...
www.masterstech-home.com/The_Library/ Font_Samples/Font_Indices/Image_Pages/N/NewYork.html - 12k - Cached - Similar pages

Famous Fonts font - The New York Times (EnglishTowne-Normal)... Shows | Movies | Music | Food & Drink Products | Publications | Games | Automobiles | Sports | Companies & Organizations | Miscellaneous | Search Famous Fonts. ...
www.smackbomb.com/famousfonts/fonts/newyorktimes.html - 4k - Cached - Similar pages

Famous Fonts font - The New Yorker (New Yorker)Font name: New Yorker. ... Food & Drink Products | Publications | Games | Automobiles | Sports | Companies & Organizations | Miscellaneous | Search Famous Fonts. ...
www.smackbomb.com/famousfonts/fonts/newyorker.html - 5k - Cached - Similar pages

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