| Birth Name: | Joyce Purnick |
| Birth Date: | 17 May 1946 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Education: | B.A. Barnard College |
| Spouse: | Max Frankel |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
| Parents: | Charlotte Leah Purnick Jack Purnick |
Joyce Purnick is an American columnist and journalist.
Purnick was born on May 17, 1946, in New York City,[1] the daughter of Charlotte Leah and Jacob "Jack" Purnick.[2] [3] In 1967, she graduated with a B.A. from Barnard College.
In 1970, she started her career as a news clerk with the New York Post eventually rising to chief political writer. In 1979, she accepted a position at The New York Times focusing on New York state, New York City government, and the New York City school system. In 1989, she served on the paper's editorial board as the paper's urban affairs analyst. In 1994, she wrote the twice weekly Metro Matters column covering local New York topics. In 1997, she was named deputy editor of the Metro department, the paper's largest section and the first woman to do so. In 1999, she returned to writing Metro Matters.
Purnick is married to writer and former New York Times executive editor, Max Frankel. She lives in Manhattan.