One who takes after writer, New York tightwad
I believe the answer is:
penny-pincher
'tightwad' is the definition.
'one who takes after writer new york' is the wordplay.
'one who takes' becomes 'pincher'.
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'writer' becomes 'pen' (I've seen this before).
'new york' becomes 'ny'.
'pen'+'ny'='penny'
'pincher' after 'penny' is 'PENNY-PINCHER'.
(Other definitions for penny-pincher that I've seen before include "Miser" , "Skinflint" , "Scrooge" .)