Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
AKERS JOHN F
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEW YORK TIMES CO [NYT] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE STAMFORD PLAZA, 263 TRESSER BOULEVARD - 9TH FLOOR		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/18/2005
(Street)

STAMFORD, CT 06901		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Options (Directors 2003) (1) $ 46.395 12/10/2004   G(2) V   4,000 04/13/2004 04/15/2013 Class A Common Stock 4,000 $ 0 0 D  
Options (Directors 2003) (1) $ 46.395 12/10/2004   G(2) V 4,000   04/13/2004 04/15/2013 Class A Common Stock 4,000 $ 0 4,000 I By Family L.P. (2)
Options (Directors 2003) (1) $ 46.395 01/18/2005   J(3)     0 (3) 04/13/2004 04/15/2013 Class A Common Stock (3) $ 4.64 4,000 I By Family L.P. (2) (3)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
AKERS JOHN F
ONE STAMFORD PLAZA
263 TRESSER BOULEVARD - 9TH FLOOR
STAMFORD, CT 06901		   X      

Signatures

 Rhonda L. Brauer, Attorney-in-Fact for John F. Akers   01/20/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Right to buy Class A Common Stock granted under The New York Times Company's Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan.
(2) On December 10, 2004, the Reporting Person transferred options to purchase 4,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to a family limited partnership (the "Family L.P."), the general partner of which is a family limited liability company of which the Reporting Person is manager and his wife and children are members. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such options, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein prior to January 18, 2005.
(3) On January 18, 2005, the Reporting Person sold all of his limited partnership interests in the Family L.P. to trusts for the benefit of his children. Such limited partnership interests represented in the aggregate 98% of all interests in the Family L.P. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the options held by the Family L.P.

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