Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  Brauer Rhonda L
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/03/2005		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEW YORK TIMES CO [NYT]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY, 229 WEST 43RD STREET		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Secretary
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10036		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock 3,782
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option 1997   (1) 12/18/2007 Class A Common Stock 10,106 $ 32.4062 D  
Option 1998   (1) 12/17/2008 Class A Common Stock 8,000 $ 34.3438 D  
Option 1999   (1) 12/16/2009 Class A Common Stock 13,000 $ 47.2813 D  
Option 2000   (1) 12/20/2010 Class A Common Stock 13,000 $ 40.25 D  
Option 2001   (1) 12/18/2011 Class A Common Stock 13,000 $ 43.055 D  
Option 2002   (1) 12/12/2012 Class A Common Stock 13,000 $ 46.015 D  
Option 2003   (1) 12/18/2013 Class A Common Stock 7,800 $ 46.34 D  
Option 2004   (1) 12/16/2014 Class A Common Stock 3,900 $ 39.595 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Brauer Rhonda L
THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY
229 WEST 43RD STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10036		       Secretary  

Signatures

Solomon B. Watson IV, Attorney-in-Fact for Rhonda L. Brauer 08/09/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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 1991 Executive Stock Incentive Plan. Each Option vests in four equal installments beginning on the first anniversary of its grant date; however, the vesting for Option 2002 and Option 2003 was accelerated, and such options are now fully vested. The grant date for Option 1997 was 12/18/1997, Option 1998 was 12/17/1998, Option 1999 was 12/16/1999, Option 2000 was 12/20/2000, Option 2001 was 12/18/2001, Option 2002 was 12/12/2002, Option 2003 was 12/18/2003, and Option 2004 was 12/16/2004.

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