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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Richieri Kenneth A 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) VP and Deputy General Counsel 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 4,795 D Â

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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 1995	  (1)	12/21/2005	Class A Common Stock	10,106	$ 14.875	D	Â
Option 1996	  (1)	12/19/2006	Class A Common Stock	10,106	$ 19.2187	D	Â
Option 1997	  (1)	12/18/2007	Class A Common Stock	10,106	$ 32.4062	D	Â
Option 1998	  (1)	12/17/2008	Class A Common Stock	13,000	$ 34.3438	D	Â
Option 2000	  (1)	12/20/2010	Class A Common Stock	13,000	$ 40.25	D	Â
Option 2001	  (1)	12/18/2011	Class A Common Stock	20,000	$ 43.055	D	Â
Option 2002(A)	  (1)	02/21/2012	Class A Common Stock	1,667	$ 44.23	D	Â
Option 2002	  (1)	12/12/2012	Class A Common Stock	20,000	$ 46.015	D	Â
Option 2003	  (1)	12/18/2013	Class A Common Stock	12,000	$ 46.34	D	Â
Option 2004	  (1)	12/16/2014	Class A Common Stock	6,000	$ 39.595	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Richieri Kenneth A THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY 229 WEST 43RD STREET NEW YORK, NY 10036	Â	Â	  VP and Deputy General Counsel	Â

Signatures

Solomon B. Watson IV, Attorney-in-Fact for Kenneth A. Richieri		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 1995 was 12/21/1995, Option 1996 was 12/19/1996, Option 1997 was 12/18/1997, Option 1998 was 12/17/1998, 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. All of Option 2002(A), which was granted on 2/21/2002, is vested, except for 229 options that vest on 2/21/2006.

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