The Bronx Times serves as an interactive, open forum for community issues, concerns, achievements, aspirations and developments which have a direct impact on the lives of local citizens. This role is manifest in the extensive informational base within which the newspaper operates, contextually, and in the highly developed relationship it maintains with civic organizations, individual community leaders and politicians, merchant groups, schools, churches, synagogues, local precincts, and advertisers within which community needs become apparent.Unique in its commitment to the efforts and accomplishments of individuals and groups, the Bronx Times provides ongoing reporting and photo coverage of grass roots activities and events marking community spirit and cohesiveness.From a free sixteen page tabloid started in 1981, Bronx Times has grown to the largest and most respected newsstand, subscription and controlled circulation newspaper in the Bronx. The Bronx times serves as an interactive, open forum for community issues, concerns, achievements, aspirations and developments which have a direct impact on the lives of local citizens. Roughly 40 % of circulation is Paid, and 60% is controlled distribution.The Bronx Times Reporter-Bronx North is in the New York, NY DMA. The Bronx Times Reporter-Bronx North offers ROP and insert advertising opportunities in its circulation. Echo Media has direct relationships with over 7,500 newspapers providing tremendous local coverage.