Newspapers

The American Hebrew and Jewish Messenger
This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. Coverage: 1857 - 1922

Brooklyn Newsstand
The Brooklyn Public Library's digital newspapers including the Brooklyn Eagle, Brooklyn Life, and Activities of the Long Island Society.

HRVH Historical Newspapers
HRVH Historical Newspapers provides access to digitized copies of historical newspapers from the Hudson River Valley region of New York State. Free, but requires registration.

Gale InfoTrac Custom Newspapers
Access to full text articles from over 250 regional, national and international newspapers.

New York Amsterdam News
Provides access to full articles in the New York Amsterdam News (1922-1993), one of the nation’s leading black newspapers of the 20th century and one of New York’s most influential black-owned institutions.

New York Heritage Digital Collections
A research portal for students, educators, historians, genealogists, and anyone else interested in learning more about the people, places and institutions of New York State. Provides access to more than 170 distinct digital collections, totaling hundreds of thousands of items.

New York Times 1980-Current
Full text of The New York Times late edition. Access to complete articles from 1980 onward including the Book Review and Magazine sections.

New York Times 1851-2014
Access to full text articles of The New York Times from 1851-2014. Each article is in PDF format and includes images. Find obituaries and death notices back to 1851.

Newsday 1985-Current
Access to local and Long Island regional news stories and articles covering 1985 - current.

Newsday Historical 1940-1989
Access to local and Long Island regional news stories and articles covering 1940 - 1989.

NYS Historic Newspapers
Access to a wide range of historical newspapers that reflect New York's unique history. Search by newspaper title, publishing date, or keywords for content.

Suffolk’s Historical Newspapers
Access to local newspapers covering nearly 100 years of Suffolk County, NY history. Including obituaries. This project is supported in part by the following contributers: The Federal Library Services and Technology Act, The office of New York State Senator Carl L. Marcellino, The Huntington Historical Society, The West Islip Historical Society, and Babylon village resident and local author Theresa Santmann.

The Wall Street Journal 1984-Current
Access to full text articles from 1984 through today.

The Wall Street Journal 1889-2000
Access to full text articles from 1889 through 2000.