Possible Clues:

• "The 1619 Project" publisher, for short
• W.S.J. alternative
• Big Apple news initials
• Paper featured in the documentary 'Page One,' for short
• Big Apple paper's inits
• 'The Gray Lady,' briefly
• Pub. with more than 100 Pulitzers
• Big Apple read: Abbr.
• Big Apple pub
• Empire St. paper since 1851