Tom Allon

Tom Allon is a newspaper publisher and a candidate for Mayor of New York City in 2013[1]

Life

Allon, a native New Yorker, grew up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.[2] Allon attended Stuyvesant High School, Cornell University and received a Master's Degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.[2]

After graduating from Columbia, Allon taught English at his alma mater, Stuyvesant High School, one of New York City's most prestigious public schools.

From 1986 to 1991, Allon was editor of The West Side Spirit, a community newspaper now owned by Manhattan Media, the company of which Allon currently serves as CEO. Along with The West Side Spirit, Manhattan Media also publishes the community newspapers Our Town, The Westsider, the Chelsea Clinton News, the political newspapers City Hall and The Capitol, and the magazines Avenue and New York Family. [1]

On July 12, 2011, Allon, calling himself a "Cuomo Democrat", announced that he would run for Mayor of the City of New York.[3]

References

  1. ^ Decker, Geoff (2011-07-14). "Meet Tom Allon, who wants to be your next education mayor". GothamSchools. http://gothamschools.org/2011/07/14/meet-tom-allon-who-wants-to-be-your-next-education-mayor/. Retrieved 2011-10-26. 
  2. ^ a b "From the Spectator To Professional Journalism: The Life of Tom Allon". The Spectator. 2011-05-05. http://stuyspectator.com/2011/05/05/from-the-spectator-to-professional-journalism-the-life-of-tom-allon/. Retrieved 2011-10-26. 
  3. ^ "Tom Allon Enters 2013 New York City Mayoral Race". Huffingtonpost.com. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/12/tom-allon-enters-2013-new_n_896361.html. Retrieved 2011-11-04.