SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              450 Fifth Street, N.W.
                              Washington, D.C. 20549

                                     Form S-8
                         REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE 
                              SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                            THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            New York                            13-1102020
   (State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   incorporation or organization)

                                229 West 43d Street
                             New York, New York  10036
                (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

                            The New York Times Company
                           Employee Stock Purchase Plan
                             (Full title of the plan)

                               Laura J. Corwin, Esq.
                          Secretary and Corporate Counsel
                            The New York Times Company
                                229 West 43d Street
                             New York, New York 10036
                      (Name and address of agent for service)

                                  (212) 556-5995
                     (Telephone number, including area code, 
                               of agent for service)

                                   ____________________


                          CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

_____________________________________________________________________________

                                     Proposed       Proposed
                                     Maximum        Maximum
Title of         Amount              Offering       Aggregate       Amount of
Securities to    to be               Price Per      Offering        Registration
be Registered    Registered          Share          Price           Fee1/
- -------------    ----------          ---------      ---------       ----------

Class A          6,000,000           $18.65         $111,900,000    $38,586.21
Common Stock
(10 cents
par value)


- --------------------
1/   The amount of the registration fee is estimated in
     accordance with Rule 457(h) and is based on 85% of the average of the
     high and low price per share of the Registrant's Class A Common Stock on
     October 25, 1994, as reported by the American Stock Exchange. (The price
     at which shares of the Registrant's Class A Common Stock are offered under
     the Employee Stock Purchase Plan is based on 85% of the fair market value
     of such stock).
   


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                            Incorporation by Reference

                    The contents of the Registrant's Registration Statement on
   Form S-8 (Commission file no.:  33-31538) are incorporated herein by
   reference.

                                    Signatures


                    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
   the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
   meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
   Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
   thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York City, State of New York,
   on October 28, 1994.

                                        THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY
                                               Registrant


                                        By     Laura J. Corwin        
                                            --------------------------
                                               Laura J. Corwin
                                              Secretary and Corporate
                                                    Counsel


     Signature and Name              Capacity                Date             
     ------------------              --------                ----
                                                           
       Arthur Ochs Sulzberger      Chairman (Chief         October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
                                   Executive Officer),     
    Arthur Ochs Sulzberger           Director              
                                                           
                                                           
       John F. Akers               Director                October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
    John F. Akers                                          
                                                           
                                                           
       Frank R. Gatti              Vice President,         October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
                                   Corporate               
    Frank R. Gatti                 Controller              
                                     (Principal            
                                   Accounting              
                                     Officer)              
                                                           
       Richard L. Gelb             Director                October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
     Richard L. Gelb                                       
                                                           
                                                           
<PAGE>                                                     
                                                           
                                                           
       Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.      Director                October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
    Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.                                 
                                                           
                                                           
       David L. Gorham             Senior Vice             October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
                                   President               
    David L. Gorham                and Chief Financial     
                                     Officer               
                                   (Principal              
                                     Financial             
                                   Officer)                

       Marian S. Heiskell          Director                October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
    Marian S. Heiskell                                     
                                                           
                                                           
       A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.   Director                October 28, 1994
    ----------------------------                           
    A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.                              
                                                           
                                                           
       Ruth S. Holmberg            Director                October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
    Ruth S. Holmberg                                       
                                                           
                                                           
        Robert A. Lawrence         Director                October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
    Robert A. Lawrence                                     
                                                           
                                                           
       Walter E. Mattson           Director                October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
      Walter E. Mattson                                    
                                                           
                                                           
       George B. Munroe            Director                October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
    George B. Munroe                                       
                                                           
                                                           
       Charles H. Price II         Director                October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
    Charles H. Price II                                    
                                                           
                                                           
       Lance R. Primis             President (Chief        October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
                                   Operating Officer)      
    Lance R. Primis                                        
                                                           
                                                           
        George L. Shinn            Director                October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
    George L. Shinn                                        
                                                           
                                                           
       Donald M. Stewart           Director                October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
    Donald M. Stewart                                      
                                                           
                                                           
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       Judith P. Sulzberger        Director                October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
    Judith P. Sulzberger                                   
                                                           
                                                           
       William O. Taylor           Director                October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
    William O. Taylor                                      
                                                           
                                                           
       Cyrus R. Vance              Director                October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
    Cyrus R. Vance


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                                 INDEX TO EXHIBITS
                                 -----------------

                          
   Exhibits               
   --------

   4              - The New York Times Company Employee Stock
                    Purchase Plan.
   5              - Opinion of Laura J. Corwin, Corporate Counsel
                    of the Company. 
   24.1           - Consent of Deloitte & Touche.
   24.2           - Consent of Laura J. Corwin (included in opinion
                    filed as exhibit 5).
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              450 Fifth Street, N.W.
                              Washington, D.C. 20549

                                     Form S-8
                         REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE 
                              SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                            THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            New York                            13-1102020
   (State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   incorporation or organization)

                                229 West 43d Street
                             New York, New York  10036
                (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

                            The New York Times Company
                           Employee Stock Purchase Plan
                             (Full title of the plan)

                               Laura J. Corwin, Esq.
                          Secretary and Corporate Counsel
                            The New York Times Company
                                229 West 43d Street
                             New York, New York 10036
                      (Name and address of agent for service)

                                  (212) 556-5995
                     (Telephone number, including area code, 
                               of agent for service)

                                   ____________________

                          CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

_____________________________________________________________________________

                                     Proposed       Proposed
                                     Maximum        Maximum
Title of         Amount              Offering       Aggregate       Amount of
Securities to    to be               Price Per      Offering        Registration
be Registered    Registered          Share          Price           Fee1/
- -------------    ----------          ---------      ---------       ----------

Class A          6,000,000           $18.65         $111,900,000    $38,586.21
Common Stock
(10 cents
par value)

- --------------------
1/   The amount of the registration fee is estimated in
     accordance with Rule 457(h) and is based on 85% of the average of the
     high and low price per share of the Registrant's Class A Common Stock on
     October 25, 1994, as reported by the American Stock Exchange. (The price
     at which shares of the Registrant's Class A Common Stock are offered under
     the Employee Stock Purchase Plan is based on 85% of the fair market value
     of such stock).
Incorporation by Reference

                    The contents of the Registrant's Registration Statement on
   Form S-8 (Commission file no.:  33-31538) are incorporated herein by
   reference.

                                    Signatures

                    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
   the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
   meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
   Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
   thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York City, State of New York,
   on October 28, 1994.

                                        THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY
                                               Registrant

                                        By     Laura J. Corwin        
                                            --------------------------
                                               Laura J. Corwin
                                              Secretary and Corporate
                                                    Counsel

     Signature and Name              Capacity                Date             
     ------------------              --------                ----
                                                           
       Arthur Ochs Sulzberger      Chairman (Chief         October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
                                   Executive Officer),     
    Arthur Ochs Sulzberger           Director              
                                                           
                                                           
       John F. Akers               Director                October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
    John F. Akers                                          
                                                           
                                                           
       Frank R. Gatti              Vice President,         October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
                                   Corporate               
    Frank R. Gatti                 Controller              
                                     (Principal            
                                   Accounting              
                                     Officer)              
                                                           
       Richard L. Gelb             Director                October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
     Richard L. Gelb
Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.      Director                October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
    Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.                                 
                                                           
                                                           
       David L. Gorham             Senior Vice             October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
                                   President               
    David L. Gorham                and Chief Financial     
                                     Officer               
                                   (Principal              
                                     Financial             
                                   Officer)                

       Marian S. Heiskell          Director                October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
    Marian S. Heiskell                                     
                                                           
                                                           
       A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.   Director                October 28, 1994
    ----------------------------                           
    A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.                              
                                                           
                                                           
       Ruth S. Holmberg            Director                October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
    Ruth S. Holmberg                                       
                                                           
                                                           
        Robert A. Lawrence         Director                October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
    Robert A. Lawrence                                     
                                                           
                                                           
       Walter E. Mattson           Director                October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
      Walter E. Mattson                                    
                                                           
                                                           
       George B. Munroe            Director                October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
    George B. Munroe                                       
                                                           
                                                           
       Charles H. Price II         Director                October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
    Charles H. Price II                                    
                                                           
                                                           
       Lance R. Primis             President (Chief        October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
                                   Operating Officer)      
    Lance R. Primis                                        
                                                           
                                                           
        George L. Shinn            Director                October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
    George L. Shinn                                        
                                                           
                                                           
       Donald M. Stewart           Director                October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
    Donald M. Stewart
Judith P. Sulzberger        Director                October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
    Judith P. Sulzberger                                   
                                                           
                                                           
       William O. Taylor           Director                October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
    William O. Taylor                                      
                                                           
                                                           
       Cyrus R. Vance              Director                October 28, 1994
    --------------------------                             
    Cyrus R. Vance
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
                                 -----------------

                          
   Exhibits               
   --------

   4              - The New York Times Company Employee Stock
                    Purchase Plan.
   5              - Opinion of Laura J. Corwin, Corporate Counsel
                    of the Company. 
   24.1           - Consent of Deloitte & Touche.
   24.2           - Consent of Laura J. Corwin (included in opinion
                    filed as exhibit 5).