Clay Schuette Felker, the journalist who founded New York Magazine in 1968, died at his Manhattan home on Tuesday. His death follows a battle with cancer of the throat and mouth. New York magazine's Editor-in-Chief Adam Mos underlined the influence Clay Felker had on journalism and on the development of New York City in general.

Felker is survived by wife Gail Sheehy and two stepdaughters. Gail Sheehy is Felker’s third wife.

Clay Felker and Milton Glaser founded weekly magazine New York in 1968, with an accent on gossip and lifestyle, without disregarding more serious issues such as politics and business. The publication actually dates back a few years, to 1963, when it began as he Sunday-magazine supplement of the New York Herald Tribune newspaper. Felker managed to attract contributors who pioneered the non-traditional "new journalism" writing style, like Tom Wolfe.

New York revolutionized journalism and the way news were presented in the printed media. Felker was also very respected by his staff, who appreciated his professionalism and creativity. When Australian media baron Rupert Murdoch, bought the magazine in a hostile takeover in 1976, he forced Felker and Glaser out, and the staff walked out too in protest.

The magazine changed hands a few times and ended up being owned by financier Bruce Wasserstein. Troubled young adult Lindsay Lohan undressed for the spring fashion issue of New York magazine, recreating Marilyn Monroe’s famous photo shoot of 1962, which was also her last. After the photo shoot was published online, the magazine's website received over 60 million hits and with traffic 2000% higher than usual.