Alan Finder

Alan Finder (February 19, 1948 – March 24, 2020) was an American journalist. He was a longtime employee of the New York Times. He died during the COVID-19 pandemic from complications brought on by COVID-19. He was 72 years old.

Early life and education Alan Aaron Finder was born in Brooklyn and raised in Nassau County, New York, graduating from Valley Stream South High School. He earned a B.A. in history at the University of Rochester in 1969 and an M.A. in American studies at Yale University in 1972. He retired in December 2011.

Times executive editor Dean Baquet described Finder as "one of Metro's stars in the 1980s and 1990s, a big writer in a big, hugely competitive era for New York City news". He had recently tested positive for COVID-19.