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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ANNUAL 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SULZBERGER CATHY J 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NEW YORK TIMES CO [NYT.A] 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) C/O NEW YORK TIMES CO, 229 WEST 43RD ST. 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year) 12/26/2004 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10036 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock 06/10/2004   G 1,175 D $ 0 35,744 D   Class A Common Stock 12/21/2004   G 375 D $ 0 35,369 D   Class A Common Stock 03/31/2004   S4 500 D $ 43.84 10,300 I see footnote 1 (1) Class A Common Stock 04/28/2004   G 240 A $ 0 10,540 I see footnote 1 (1) Class A Common Stock 06/10/2004   G 470 A $ 0 11,010 I see footnote 1 (1) Class A Common Stock 06/17/2004   G 235 A $ 0 11,245 I see footnote 1 (1) Class A Common Stock 02/25/2004   S4 2,000 D $ 45.91 15,736 I By trusts Class A Common Stock 03/31/2004   S4 1,000 D $ 43.84 14,736 I By trusts Class A Common Stock 04/28/2004   G 480 A $ 0 15,216 I By trusts Class A Common Stock 06/10/2004   G 705 A $ 0 15,921 I By trusts Class A Common Stock 06/17/2004   G 235 A $ 0 16,156 I By trusts Class A Common Stock 11/02/2004   S 630 D $ 40 1,106 I By husband (2)

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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 at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SULZBERGER CATHY J C/O NEW YORK TIMES CO 229 WEST 43RD ST. NEW YORK, NY 10036	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/Theodore R. Wagner as Attorney-in-fact for Cathy J. Sulzberger		02/02/2005
**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)	Held by the reporting person as custodian under the New York Uniform Gifts to Minors Act for the benefit of her daughter.
(2)	In addition, as previously reported, the reporting person owns indirectly (a) 1,400,000 shares of Class A Common Stock by a trust of which the reporting person is a trustee and (b) 300,265 shares of Class A Common Stock held by a limited partnership whose general partner is a limited liability company of which the reporting person is a member.

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