''Dan's Papers'' is a free
weekly lifestyle publication in the
Hamptons
The Hamptons, part of the East End of Long Island, consist of the towns of Southampton and East Hampton, which together comprise the South Fork of Long Island, in Suffolk County, New York. The Hamptons are a popular seaside resort and one of ...
,
Long Island, New York, USA, founded by
Dan Rattiner.The first of the papers that would later collectively come to be known as ''Dan's Papers'' was the ''Montauk Pioneer'', which debuted July 1, 1960. ''Dan's Papers'' is currently published by
Schneps Media
Schneps Media is a 1985-founded media company "that began with The Queens Courier." They own and operate both print and online news services. ''The New York Times'' wrote in 2019 that ''Schneps'' publishes "more than 50 newspapers and magazines ...
.
In 2007, ''Dan's Papers'' was sold to Ohio-based
Brown Publishing Company. After Brown went bankrupt, ''Dan's Papers'' was acquired by Manhattan Media in 2010.
''Dan's Papers'' has gained notoriety for perpetrating various hoaxes, such as stories of a Hamptons Subway beneath the East End of Long Island. The first of these, in 1963, happened by mistake when founder Dan Rattiner incorrectly printed the timetable of trains in the paper. He received a call from the local stationmaster, who told him a crowd of people were there waiting for a train that doesn't exist. The error made Rattiner realize he could do things to get the whole town talking about his paper.
On June 9, 2020, ''Dan's Papers'' announced its merger with
''The Independent'' to form a new entity, Dan's Independent Media. In September 2020, Dan's Independent Media was acquired by Schneps Media.
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New York State Historic Newspapers Montauk Pioneer
1960 establishments in New York (state)
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Lifestyle magazines published in the United States
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