Jimmy Breslin (born October 17, 1930) is a
Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist and author. He currently writes a column for the
New York Daily News' Sunday edition. He has written numerous novels, and columns of his have appeared regularly in various newspapers in his hometown of New York City. He served as a regular columnist for the
Long Island, NY newspaper
Newsday until his retirement on November 2, 2004, though he still publishes occasional pieces for the paper.