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 *
  Darline Jean
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2012		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEW YORK TIMES CO [NYT]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ABOUT GROUP, 249 WEST 17TH STREET		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President & CEO, About Group
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10011		 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 574
D
 
Class A Common Stock 1,065 (1)
I
By 401(k) plan

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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 2005   (2) 12/20/2015 Class A Common Stock 2,400 $ 27.445 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Darline Jean
ABOUT GROUP
249 WEST 17TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10011		       President & CEO, About Group  

Signatures

Kenneth A. Richieri, Attorney-in-fact for Darline Jean 01/09/2012
**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) Reflects the number of shares of Class A Common Stock attributed to the reporting person based on her holdings in The New York Times Company Stock Fund of The New York Times Companies Supplemental Retirement and Investment Plan, as of December 31, 2011. The number of shares was calculated by dividing the dollar value of the reporting person's holdings in such fund by the closing price of The New York Times Company Class A Common Stock on December 30, 2011.
(2) Right to buy Class A Common Stock granted under The New York Times Company 1991 Executive Stock Incentive Plan. The option vested in four equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of its grant date. The grant date for Option 2005 was December 20, 2005 and such option is now fully vested and exercisable.
 
Remarks:
Exhibit List
Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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