New York is a transitional serif typeface designed in 1983 for the

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computer by

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and reworked in 1988 by Charles Bigelow and Kris Holmes. The typeface was the standard bitmap

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font for the early Macintosh operating systems. Originally titled “Ardmore”, it was renamed to New York before its initial release as part of the "World Class Cities" naming scheme by Apple Computer cofounder

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. Designed as a bitmap face, New York was later released in

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format, though the design differed from the bitmap version. In 2019, Apple made a new serif typeface available, also named

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, although the designs are unrelated. The

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network used the font in its on-air promotion graphics during the early 2000s.

References

Apple Inc. typefaces Transitional serif typefaces Typefaces and fonts introduced in 1983 Typefaces designed by Susan Kare Typefaces designed by Charles Bigelow (type designer) Typefaces designed by Kris Holmes {{typ-stub

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