History of The New York Times in Timeline
The New York Times (NYT), based in Manhattan, is a prominent newspaper covering a wide range of domestic, national, and international news, along with opinion pieces and reviews. As one of the longest-running newspapers in the US, it's considered a newspaper of record. As of August 2025, it boasts 11.88 million subscribers, including 11.3 million online subscribers, making it the leading newspaper in the US by a significant margin. The New York Times is published by the New York Times Company, which has been led by the Ochs-Sulzberger family since 1896; its current chairman and publisher is A. G. Sulzberger. The newspaper's headquarters are located in The New York Times Building in Midtown Manhattan.
1900: Opposition to women's suffrage
In 1900, The New York Times's editorial board opposed women's suffrage.
1905: The New York Times opened Times Tower
In 1905, The New York Times opened Times Tower, which signified an expansion for the company.
1907: The morgue venture started by managing editor Carr Van Anda
The New York Times archives its articles in a basement annex beneath its building known as "the morgue", a venture started by managing editor Carr Van Anda in 1907.
December 30, 1914: Nameplate Descender Shortened
On December 30, 1914, the descender of the 'h' in The New York Times nameplate was shortened.
1914: Editorial board's stance
In 1914, The New York Times's editorial board was against women's suffrage.
1918: Pulitzer Prize awarded to The New York Times
Since 1918, The New York Times has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize 135 times, the most of any publication.
June 13, 1920: Front Page Editorial Opposing Harding
On June 13, 1920, The New York Times ran an editorial on its front page opposing Warren G. Harding's nomination during that year's Republican Party presidential primaries.
1922: Charles Ransom Miller's death
In 1922, Charles Ransom Miller, who had served as opinion editor, died.
1927: Comparison to New York Yankees
Axios founder Jim VandeHei opined that the Times is 'going to basically be a monopoly', comparing the Times to the New York Yankees during their 1927 season containing Murderers' Row.
April 1935: Death of Adolph Ochs
In April 1935, Adolph Ochs died and left his son-in-law Arthur Hays Sulzberger as publisher.
1935: Adolph Ochs' death
In 1935, Adolph Ochs died and was succeeded as publisher of The New York Times by his son-in-law, Arthur Hays Sulzberger.
1935: Arthur Hays Sulzberger succeeds Ochs
In 1935, Arthur Hays Sulzberger, Adolph Ochs' son-in-law, succeeded him and initiated a push into European news.
1937: Rollo Ogden's death
In 1937, Rollo Ogden, who had served as opinion editor, died.
1938: John Huston Finley served as opinion editor
From 1937 to 1938, John Huston Finley served as opinion editor.
1940: Sulzberger called upon
In 1940, Arthur Hays Sulzberger was called upon by the National Labor Relations Board amid accusations that he had discouraged Guild membership in the Times.
December 1941: Attack on Pearl Harbor Convinced Sulzberger of the Necessity of a Crossword
According to Richard Shepard, the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 convinced then-publisher Arthur Hays Sulzberger of the necessity of a crossword.
February 1942: The New York Times crossword debuted
In February 1942, The New York Times crossword debuted in The New York Times Magazine.
1942: Expansion to editorial and news staff
In 1942, The Guild ratified contracts, expanding to editorial and news staff.
1943: Guild contracts
In 1943, The Guild ratified contracts, expanding to maintenance workers.
1944: Acquisition of WQXR-FM
In 1944, Sulzberger expanded The New York Times's operations by acquiring WQXR-FM.
April 1945: Laurence recruited to document the Manhattan Project
In April 1945, the United States government recruited journalist William L. Laurence to document the Manhattan Project.
December 28, 1953: Page Size Reduction
On December 28, 1953, The New York Times reduced its page size to 15.5 inches (390 mm) due to rising paper costs.
February 14, 1955: Further Page Size Reduction
On February 14, 1955, The New York Times further reduced its page size to 15 inches (380 mm).
August 8, 1959: Paddle Wheel Headline Origin
On August 8, 1959, the "paddle wheel" headline was first used by The New York Times, coinciding with the United States monitoring Soviet missile firings and the launch of Explorer 6.
1960: "Heed Their Rising Voices" published
In 1960, The New York Times published "Heed Their Rising Voices", an advertisement supporting Martin Luther King Jr., which led to a defamation lawsuit.
1960: Endorsement
Since 1960, The New York Times has endorsed the Democrat in every election.
April 1961: Sulzberger Resigned
In April 1961, Arthur Hays Sulzberger resigned, appointing his son-in-law, The New York Times Company president Orvil Dryfoos.
1961: Arthur Hays Sulzberger's succession
In 1961, Arthur Hays Sulzberger was succeeded as publisher by his son-in-law, Orvil Dryfoos.
1961: Charles Merz's retirement
In 1961, Charles Merz retired as opinion editor.
1961: Claiborne published The New York Times Cookbook
In 1961, restaurant critic Craig Claiborne published The New York Times Cookbook, an unauthorized cookbook that drew from the Times's recipes.
1962: Implementation of automated printing presses
In 1962, The New York Times implemented automated printing presses in response to increasing costs, leading to fears over technological unemployment and a strike by the New York Typographical Union.
March 1963: New York Typographical Union strike ends
In March 1963, the New York Typographical Union strike concluded, leaving New York with only three remaining newspapers: the Times, the Daily News, and the New York Post.
1963: Arthur Ochs Sulzberger becomes publisher
In 1963, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger became the publisher and adapted to a changing newspaper industry, introducing radical changes to The New York Times.
1963: Orvil Dryfoos' death
In 1963, Orvil Dryfoos died and was succeeded by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger.
1964: New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
In 1964, The New York Times was involved in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, which restricted the ability of public officials to sue the media for defamation.
February 21, 1967: Ed Benguiat Redesigns Logo
On February 21, 1967, type designer Ed Benguiat redesigned The New York Times logo, prominently turning the arrow ornament into a diamond and dropping the period after 'Times'.
March 31, 1968: Printing Stoppage: Johnson Not Seeking Re-election
On March 31, 1968, The New York Times halted its printing process when President Lyndon B. Johnson announced he would not seek a second term.
1971: Publication of the Pentagon Papers
In 1971, The New York Times published the Pentagon Papers, detailing the United States's involvement in the Vietnam War, leading to the Supreme Court case New York Times Co. v. United States, which affirmed the right to publish them.
1971: The New York Times published the Pentagon Papers
In 1971, the Times published the Pentagon Papers, leading to Supreme Court case New York Times Co. v. United States which allowed the Times and Washington Post to publish them.
1976: Max Frankel appointed opinion editor
In 1976, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger appointed Max Frankel as opinion editor.
1976: Public disagreement
In 1976, John Bertram Oakes publicly disagreed with Sulzberger's endorsement of Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
1978: Strike affects The New York Times, Daily News, and New York Post
In 1978, The New York Times, the Daily News, and the New York Post were subject to a strike, allowing emerging newspapers to leverage halted coverage.
1978: Last interruption to The New York Times
The 2022 strike marked the first interruption to The New York Times since 1978.
1980: TimesMachine launched with archives from 1851 to 1980
The virtual microfilm reader TimesMachine service launched with archives from 1851 to 1980.
January 21, 1981: Reagan Inauguration and Hostage Release
On January 21, 1981, The New York Times used a paddle wheel headline when Ronald Reagan was sworn in as president and Iran released fifty-two American hostages, ending the Iran hostage crisis; the inauguration was placed above the crisis.
1981: Guild walkout
In 1981, The New York Times Guild walked out for six and a half hours.
1981: TimesMachine expanded to include archives from 1981 to 2002
In 2016, TimesMachine expanded to include archives from 1981 to 2002, The virtual microfilm reader TimesMachine expanded to include archives from 1981.
May 1983: First front-page article on the AIDS epidemic
In May 1983, The New York Times published its first front-page article on the AIDS epidemic.
1985: Minority Stake in Newsprint Plant
In 1985, The New York Times Company established a minority stake in a US$21.7 million newsprint plant in Clermont, Quebec through Donahue Malbaie.
1986: Jack Rosenthal becomes opinion editor
In 1986, Jack Rosenthal became the opinion editor, succeeding Max Frankel.
January 1992: Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. becomes publisher
In January 1992, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. became publisher, succeeding his father.
1992: Arthur Ochs Sulzberger's resignation
In 1992, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger resigned and was succeeded by his son, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr.
1993: Howell Raines becomes opinion editor
In 1993, Howell Raines became the opinion editor, succeeding Jack Rosenthal.
1993: Acquisition of The Boston Globe
In 1993, The New York Times Company acquired The Boston Globe.
May 1994: @times appeared on America Online's website
In May 1994, @times appeared on America Online's website as an extension of The New York Times, featuring news articles, film reviews, sports news, and business articles.
May 19, 1994: Printing Stoppage: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis's Death
On May 19, 1994, The New York Times stopped its presses to report on the death of former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
March 14, 1995: 50,000th Issue Celebration
On March 14, 1995, The New York Times celebrated its 50,000th issue, an observance that should have occurred on July 26, 1996.
1995: Publication of Ted Kaczynski's essay
In 1995, The New York Times published Ted Kaczynski's essay Industrial Society and Its Future, contributing to his arrest.
July 17, 1996: Printing Stoppage: TWA Flight 800
On July 17, 1996, The New York Times halted its printing process to report on Trans World Airlines Flight 800.
July 26, 1996: Corrected 50,000th Issue Date
July 26, 1996, was the actual date that The New York Times should have celebrated its 50,000th issue.
1996: Launch of nytimes.com
In 1996, The New York Times launched nytimes.com, marking the beginning of its transition to digital technology.
1997: Primary Distribution Center Established
In 1997, The New York Times's primary distribution center was established in College Point, Queens.
1998: Times attempted to establish a cooking website
The Innovation Report in 2014 revealed that the Times had attempted to establish a cooking website since 1998, but faced difficulties with the absence of a defined data structure.
1999: The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage published on the intranet
The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage was published on the Times's intranet in 1999.
December 31, 1999: Issue Number Error Correction Deadline
The New York Times's issue number was incorrect by five hundred issues from February 7, 1898, until December 31, 1999, due to a front page type editor's error.
July 26, 2000: Camp David Summit Failure and Cheney Nomination
On July 26, 2000, The New York Times used a paddle wheel headline when the 2000 Camp David Summit ended without an agreement and George W. Bush announced Dick Cheney as his running mate.
2000: Presidential Election Revision
During the 2000 presidential election, The New York Times was revised four separate times, necessitating the use of an em dash in place of an ellipsis.
2000: Printing Stoppages: 2000 Presidential Election
In 2000, The New York Times had two printing stoppages during the presidential election. One was when Al Gore appeared to concede, and another when he retracted his concession.
2000: AP Stylebook's removal of honorifics
With the AP Stylebook's removal of honorifics in 2000, the Times is the only national newspaper that continues to use honorifics.
August 2001: Website Unblocked in China
In August 2001, The New York Times website was unblocked in China after then-general secretary Jiang Zemin met with journalists from The New York Times.
October 2001: DealBook publication begins
In October 2001, The New York Times began publishing DealBook, a financial newsletter edited by Andrew Ross Sorkin.
2001: 2001 anthrax attacks
During the 2001 anthrax attacks, Journalist Judith Miller was the recipient of a package containing a white powder, furthering anxiety within The New York Times.
2001: Howell Raines made executive editor
In 2001, Howell Raines was made executive editor.
September 2002: Article claiming Iraq purchased aluminum tubes
In September 2002, The New York Times published an article claiming that Iraq had purchased aluminum tubes, which was later cited by President George W. Bush to claim Iraq was constructing weapons of mass destruction.
2002: TimesMachine expanded to include archives from 1981 to 2002
In 2016, TimesMachine expanded to include archives from 1981 to 2002, The virtual microfilm reader TimesMachine expanded to include archives until 2002.
March 2003: United States invaded Iraq, beginning the Iraq War
In March 2003, the United States invaded Iraq, beginning the Iraq War, which The New York Times covered.
June 2003: Resignation of Howell Raines and Gerald M. Boyd
In June 2003, Howell Raines and Gerald M. Boyd resigned from The New York Times following a plagiarism scandal.
2003: Bias in Coverage of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Since 2003, studies analyzing coverage of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in the New York Times have demonstrated a bias against Palestinians and in favor of Israel.
2004: The New York Times did not repeat then-vice president Dick Cheney's use of "fuck" against then-senator Patrick Leahy
The New York Times did not repeat then-vice president Dick Cheney's use of "fuck" against then-senator Patrick Leahy in 2004.
September 3, 2005: Printing Stoppage: William Rehnquist's Death
On September 3, 2005, The New York Times stopped its presses to report on the death of William Rehnquist.
December 2005: Article on warrantless surveillance
In December 2005, The New York Times published an article disclosing warrantless surveillance by the National Security Agency, contributing to criticism from the Bush administration and the Senate's refusal to renew the Patriot Act.
March 2006: DealBook website established
In March 2006, a website for DealBook was established.
April 2006: Website Redesign
In April 2006, The New York Times redesigned its website with an emphasis on multimedia.
April 2006: The Book Review Podcast Debut
In April 2006, The New York Times's longest-running podcast, The Book Review Podcast, debuted as Inside The New York Times Book Review.
2006: Gail Collins's resignation
In 2006, Gail Collins resigned as opinion editor.
2006: Consequences of National Distribution Strategy
In 2006, economists Lisa George and Joel Waldfogel examined the consequences of the Times's national distribution strategy and audience with circulation of local newspapers, finding that local circulation decreased among college-educated readers.
August 6, 2007: Largest Page Size Cut
On August 6, 2007, The New York Times reduced its page size to 12 inches (300 mm), the largest cut in its history.
2007: Andrew Rosenthal as opinion editor
From 2007, Andrew Rosenthal was the opinion editor.
February 2008: Live Election System and Traffic Surge
In February 2008, in preparation for Super Tuesday, The New York Times developed a live election system using the Associated Press's File Transfer Protocol (FTP) service and a Ruby on Rails application, resulting in its largest website traffic on Super Tuesday and the day after.
July 10, 2008: NYTimes App Debut
On July 10, 2008, the NYTimes application debuted with the introduction of the App Store.
2008: FiveThirtyEight Predicted Elections
In 2008, the blog FiveThirtyEight gained attention for predicting the elections in forty-nine of fifty states during the presidential election.
2008: Scoop was developed as a secondary content management system
Scoop was developed in 2008 to serve as a secondary content management system for editors working in CCI to publish their content on the Times's website.
August 2009: The New York Times Wine Club was established
The New York Times Wine Club was established in August 2009, during a dramatic decrease in advertising revenue.
April 3, 2010: iPad Version Released
On April 3, 2010, The New York Times released an iPad version with select articles, coinciding with the release of the first-generation iPad.
June 2010: The New York Times licensed FiveThirtyEight
In June 2010, The New York Times licensed the political blog FiveThirtyEight, written by Nate Silver, in a three-year agreement.
November 2010: Shift towards DealBook
In November 2010, The New York Times began shifting towards DealBook as part of the newspaper's financial coverage.
2010: Layoffs and borrowing
By 2010, The New York Times Company had fired over one hundred employees and borrowed $250 million from Carlos Slim due to fiscal difficulties.
2010: Hesser published The Essential New York Times Cookbook
Since 2010, former food editor Amanda Hesser has published The Essential New York Times Cookbook, a compendium of recipes from The New York Times.
2010: The New York Times did not repeat then-vice president Joe Biden's remarks
The New York Times did not repeat then-vice president Joe Biden's remarks that the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010 was a "big fucking deal".
March 2011: Implementation of online paywall
In March 2011, The New York Times implemented a paywall for its online content.
May 1, 2011: Printing Stoppage: Osama bin Laden's Death
On May 1, 2011, The New York Times stopped its presses to report on the killing of Osama bin Laden.
May 2011: Instruction to omit the honorific from Osama bin Laden's name
A leaked memo following the killing of Osama bin Laden in May 2011 revealed that editors were given a last-minute instruction to omit the honorific from Osama bin Laden's name.
June 24, 2011: Printing Stoppage: Marriage Equality Act
On June 24, 2011, The New York Times halted printing for the passage of the Marriage Equality Act in the New York State Assembly and subsequent signage by Governor Andrew Cuomo.
July 2011: In-App Subscriptions Introduced
In July 2011, The New York Times applications on iPhone and iPad began offering in-app subscriptions.
2011: DealBook Summit begins
In 2011, The New York Times began hosting the DealBook Summit, an annual conference hosted by Sorkin.
2011: Debut of online paywall
In 2011, The New York Times's shift towards subscription-based revenue with the debut of an online paywall.
January 2012: The Times released Integrated Content Editor (ICE)
In January 2012, The New York Times released Integrated Content Editor (ICE), a revision tracking tool for WordPress and TinyMCE.
June 2012: Introduction of Chinese Website
In June 2012, The New York Times introduced a Chinese website, 纽约时报中文, in response to other financial publications. Servers were established outside of China to avoid censorship.
October 2012: Web App and Windows 8 Application Released
In October 2012, The New York Times released a web application for iPad—featuring a format summarizing trending headlines on Twitter—and a Windows 8 application.
October 2012: Website Blocked in China After Wen Jiabao Article
In October 2012, after 纽约时报中文 published an article detailing the wealth of Wen Jiabao's family, the government of China blocked access to nytimes.com and cn.nytimes.com.
2012: FiveThirtyEight Traffic to nytimes.com
According to The New Republic, the political blog FiveThirtyEight drew as much as a fifth of the traffic to nytimes.com during the 2012 presidential election.
July 2013: Online Magazine and Subscription Efforts
In July 2013, Adweek mentioned The New York Times's efforts to ensure profitability through an online magazine and a "Need to Know" subscription.
July 2013: FiveThirtyEight sold to ESPN
In July 2013, The New York Times sold the blog FiveThirtyEight to ESPN after having acquired it in June 2010.
November 2013: Plans for a data-driven newsletter
In November 2013, The New Republic obtained a memo revealing then-Washington bureau chief David Leonhardt's ambitions to establish a data-driven newsletter.
2013: Citation in Academic Journals
A study published in Science, Technology, & Human Values in 2013 found that The New York Times received more citations in academic journals than other publications. The Times is the third-most referenced source in Common Crawl.
March 2014: Application Announcements
In March 2014, The New York Times announced three applications—NYT Now, NYT Opinion, and NYT Cooking—to diversify its product offerings.
April 2014: The Upshot Debuted
The Upshot, a data-driven newsletter, debuted in April 2014, after assembling a team of fifteen employees.
September 2014: The New York Times introduced NYT Cooking
In September 2014, The New York Times introduced NYT Cooking, an application and website edited by food editor Sam Sifton.
October 2014: Pew Research Center analysis of The New York Times readership
In October 2014, an analysis by Pew Research Center placed The New York Times readership as ideologically liberal based on a scale of 10 political values questions.
2014: The New York Times maintained a virtual microfilm reader known as TimesMachine
Additionally, The New York Times has maintained a virtual microfilm reader known as TimesMachine since 2014.
2014: Introduction of Spelling Bee
In 2014, The New York Times Magazine introduced "Spelling Bee", a word game where players guess words from a set of letters and earn points, proposed by Will Shortz and created by Frank Longo.
March 2015: Distributed Denial of Service Attack on GitHub
In March 2015, a mirror of 纽约时报中文 and the website for GreatFire were targets of a government-sanctioned distributed denial of service attack on GitHub.
August 2015: Criticism over "How Changeable Is Gender?" opinion piece
In August 2015, The New York Times faced criticism for publishing an opinion piece called "How Changeable Is Gender?" by Richard A. Friedman, a professor at Weill Cornell Medicine. German Lopez from Vox criticized Friedman's piece for suggesting that parents and doctors might be justified in allowing children to suffer from severe dysphoria and implying that conversion therapy might be effective for transgender children.
December 5, 2015: Editorial After San Bernardino Attack
On December 5, 2015, The New York Times ran an editorial on its front page following a terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California, advocating for the prohibition of "slightly modified combat rifles" and "certain kinds of ammunition".
2015: The Times introduced the gender-neutral title Mx
The New York Times introduced the gender-neutral title Mx. in 2015.
January 2016: Cox Named Editor of The Upshot
In January 2016, Amanda Cox was named editor of The Upshot.
February 2016: Introduction of The New York Times en Español
In February 2016, The New York Times introduced a Spanish website, The New York Times en Español, intended for mobile devices, containing translated articles and reporting from Mexico City.
May 2016: Partnership with Chef'd announced
In May 2016, The New York Times Company announced a partnership with startup Chef'd to form a meal delivery service that would deliver ingredients from The New York Times Cooking recipes to subscribers.
June 24, 2016: Brexit and Supreme Court Deadlock
On June 24, 2016, The New York Times used a paddle wheel headline when the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum passed, beginning Brexit, and when the Supreme Court deadlocked in United States v. Texas.
October 2016: Publication of Trump's Access Hollywood tape
The New York Times published Trump's Access Hollywood tape in October 2016, containing the words "fuck", "pussy", "bitch", and "tits", the first time the publication had published an expletive on its front page.
December 2016: News Applications Removed from App Store in China
In December 2016, Chinese authorities requested the removal of The New York Times's news applications from the App Store.
2016: Trump's victory and subscription increase
In 2016, Donald Trump's presidential victory led to an increase in subscriptions to The New York Times.
2016: Anti-endorsement against Donald Trump
In 2016, The New York Times issued an anti-endorsement against Donald Trump.
2016: TimesMachine expanded to include archives from 1981 to 2002
In 2016, TimesMachine expanded to include archives from 1981 to 2002.
2016: Presidential election
The 2016 presidential election furthered subscription revenue.
2016: Andrew Rosenthal's time as opinion editor ends
Until 2016, Andrew Rosenthal was the opinion editor.
February 1, 2017: The Daily Podcast Debut
On February 1, 2017, The New York Times's defining podcast, The Daily, hosted by Michael Barbaro, debuted.
March 2017: Trump Interview on Headline Alteration
In a March 2017 interview with Time, Donald Trump noted The New York Times' headline alteration regarding intercepted Russian data used in the Mueller special counsel investigation. He claimed the print version on January 20 used the word "wiretapped," while the digital article on January 19 omitted it. This change was intentional to fit the print guidelines.
July 2017: Repetition of an explicit phrase for fellatio
The New York Times repeated an explicit phrase for fellatio stated by then-White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci in July 2017.
October 2017: Weinstein investigation and #MeToo movement
In October 2017, The New York Times published an article alleging sexual misconduct by Harvey Weinstein, which led to his resignation and conviction and catalyzed the #MeToo movement.
December 2017: Sulzberger Jr.'s resignation
In December 2017, Sulzberger Jr. announced his resignation as publisher of The New York Times, appointing his son, A. G. Sulzberger, as his replacement.
2017: College Point Facility Employment
As of 2017, The New York Times's College Point distribution center employs 170 people.
2017: Development of Oak authoring tool began
By 2017, The New York Times began developing a new authoring tool to its content management system known as Oak.
2017: Equity Interest Sold
In 2017, The New York Times Company sold its equity interest in Donahue Malbaie.
2017: Walkout
In 2017, copy editors and reporters walked out at lunchtime in response to the elimination of the copy desk.
January 2018: Influence on Media and Political Ecosystem
In a January 2018 article for The Washington Post, Margaret Sullivan stated that The New York Times affects the 'whole media and political ecosystem'.
January 2018: Omission of "shithole countries" from headline
The New York Times omitted Trump's use of the phrase "shithole countries" from its headline in favor of "vulgar language" in January 2018.
May 2018: Spelling Bee Published on NYTimes.com
In May 2018, Spelling Bee was published on nytimes.com, furthering its popularity.
July 2018: Chef'd shuts down
Chef'd, the startup that partnered with The New York Times Company in May 2016 to form a meal delivery service, shut down in July 2018 after failing to accrue capital and secure financing.
September 2018: Anonymous essay published
In September 2018, The New York Times published "I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration", an anonymous essay by a self-described Trump administration official.
November 2018: Partnership with Google to digitize the Archival Library
In November 2018, The New York Times partnered with Google to digitize the Archival Library.
2018: College Point Production Percentage
As of 2018, the College Point facility accounted for 41 percent of The New York Times's production.
2018: Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr.'s succession
In 2018, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. was succeeded by his son, A. G. Sulzberger.
February 2019: Introduction of Letter Boxed
In February 2019, the Times introduced Letter Boxed, a game where players form words from letters on a square box.
May 2019: Instances of Trump disparaging the Times
By May 2019, there were nearly three hundred instances of Trump disparaging The New York Times.
June 2019: Introduction of Tiles
In June 2019, the Times introduced Tiles, a matching game where players form sequences of tile pairings.
September 2019: End of Separate Operations for The New York Times en Español
In September 2019, The New York Times ended the separate operations of The New York Times en Español.
October 2019: Trump orders federal agencies to cancel subscriptions
In October 2019, President Trump ordered federal agencies to cancel their subscriptions to The New York Times and The Washington Post.
2019: Internal readership poll conducted by The New York Times
According to an internal readership poll conducted by The New York Times in 2019, eighty-four percent of readers identified as liberal.
2019: Oak updated to support collaborative editing using Firebase
In 2019, Oak was updated to support collaborative editing using Firebase to update editors's cursor status.
2019: Headline Amended Due to Controversy
In 2019, following two mass shootings, the Times used the headline, "Trump Urges Unity vs. Racism". After criticism, the headline was changed to, "Assailing Hate But Not Guns".
February 2020: Reduced editorial presence
In February 2020, The New York Times editorial board reduced its presence to occasional editorials.
May 23, 2020: Front page dedicated to COVID-19 deaths
On May 23, 2020, The New York Times's front page solely featured U.S. Deaths Near 100,000, An Incalculable Loss, marking the first time the front page lacked images since their introduction.
September 2020: Appointment of Meredith Kopit Levien
In September 2020, Meredith Kopit Levien was appointed as the chief executive of The New York Times Company.
2020: Headline Process Repeated
During the 2020 presidential election, The New York Times repeated the headline creation process due to further developments. The headline "Biden Beats Trump" was used when Joe Biden was declared the winner.
2020: DealBook Online Summit
During the COVID-19 pandemic, The New York Times hosted the DealBook Online Summit in 2020.
2020: James Bennet's resignation
In 2020, James Bennet resigned as opinion editor.
2020: The Upshot developed "the needle" for the 2020 presidential elections
The Upshot developed "the needle" for the 2016 presidential election and 2020 presidential elections, a thermometer dial displaying the probability of a candidate winning.
March 2021: Establishment of conflict of interest committee
In March 2021, The New York Times established a committee to avoid journalistic conflicts of interest with work written for The New York Times.
October 2021: New York Times Audio Testing
In October 2021, The New York Times began testing "New York Times Audio", an application featuring podcasts from the Times, audio versions of articles from the Times and other publications, and archives from This American Life.
2021: The wine club was managed by Lot18
By 2021, The New York Times Wine Club was managed by Lot18, a company that provides proprietary labels.
2021: DealBook Online Summit during COVID-19
During the COVID-19 pandemic, The New York Times hosted the DealBook Online Summit in 2021.
2021: Wordle Developed by Josh Wardle
In 2021, Josh Wardle developed Wordle, a word game that would later be acquired by The New York Times.
January 2022: Acquisition of The Athletic
In January 2022, The New York Times Company acquired The Athletic.
January 2022: The New York Times Acquires Wordle
In January 2022, The New York Times Company acquired Wordle, a word game developed by Josh Wardle in 2021, for a valuation in the 'low-seven figures'.
March 2022: Sabrina Tavernise Joins The Daily as Co-Host
Beginning in March 2022, Sabrina Tavernise co-hosted The Daily podcast with Michael Barbaro.
April 2022: Joseph Kahn Appointed Executive Editor
In April 2022, Joseph Kahn was appointed executive editor of The New York Times; his previous assistance in establishing the Chinese website contributed to his appointment.
June 2022: Appointment of managing editors
In June 2022, Marc Lacey and Carolyn Ryan were appointed as the paper's managing editors.
June 2022: Quealy Named Editor of The Upshot
Kevin Quealy was named editor of The Upshot in June 2022.
September 2022: Expansion of delivery options to cooking kits
The Hollywood Reporter reported in September 2022 that the Times would expand its delivery options to US$95 cooking kits curated by chefs such as Nina Compton, Chintan Pandya, and Naoko Takei Moore.
December 7, 2022: One-day strike
On December 7, 2022, The New York Times Guild held a one-day strike, the first interruption to The New York Times since 1978.
December 2022: Washington Post Magazine Cancellation
In December 2022, following the cancellation of The Washington Post Magazine, The New York Times Magazine and The Boston Globe Magazine became the only weekly Sunday magazines.
2022: Second Largest Newspaper by Print Circulation
As of 2022, The New York Times is the second-largest newspaper by print circulation in the United States behind The Wall Street Journal.
2022: Ochs-Sulzberger family ownership
As of 2022, the Ochs-Sulzberger family holds ninety-five percent of The New York Times Company's Class B shares.
2022: NYT Cooking features 21,000 recipes
Edited by food editor Sam Sifton, the Times's cooking website NYT Cooking features 21,000 recipes as of 2022.
2022: Audience skew
In 2022, Vox wrote that The New York Times's subscribers skew older, richer, whiter, and more liberal.
2022: Shift in editorial direction regarding transgender issues
In 2022, according to former New York Times journalist Billie Jean Sweeney, a push for writers to challenge "every aspect of being trans," including gender-inclusive language and access to medical care, originated from the top after A. G. Sulzberger, Joe Kahn, and Carolyn Ryan took over leadership. This change was allegedly part of an effort to improve relations with the Trump campaign without causing public backlash. The New York Times has denied any bias in its reporting.
2022: DealBook Summit speakers
The 2022 DealBook Summit featured former vice president Mike Pence, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and FTX chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried.
2022: The Times banned certain words, such as "bitch", "whore", and "sluts", from Wordle
The Times banned certain words, such as "bitch", "whore", and "sluts", from Wordle in 2022.
February 2023: Open letter from writers and contributors criticizing transgender coverage
In February 2023, nearly one thousand current and former New York Times writers and contributors addressed an open letter to standards editor Philip B. Corbett, criticizing the paper's coverage of transgender, non-binary, and gender-nonconforming people. The letter stated that some Times' articles have been used to justify criminalizing gender-affirming care and accused the paper of using pseudoscience and charged language, while omitting relevant information about its sources.
March 2023: Number of employees
As of March 2023, The New York Times Company employs 5,800 individuals, including 1,700 journalists.
March 2023: Influence on English Usage
In March 2023, The New Yorker's Max Norman noted that The New York Times has significantly shaped mainstream English usage.
May 2023: Agreement reached
In May 2023, The New York Times Guild reached an agreement to increase minimum salaries for employees and a retroactive bonus.
May 2023: New York Times Audio Debut on iOS
In May 2023, The New York Times officially released "New York Times Audio" exclusively on iOS for Times subscribers. It includes exclusive podcasts like The Headlines and Shorts, as well as a 'Reporter Reads' section.
May 2023: The Wall Street Journal's omission of courtesy titles
With The Wall Street Journal's omission of courtesy titles in May 2023, the Times is the only national newspaper that continues to use honorifics.
July 2023: Introduction of Connections
In July 2023, The New York Times introduced Connections, a game in which players identify groups of words that are connected by a common property.
August 2023: NYT Cooking added personalized recommendations
In August 2023, NYT Cooking added personalized recommendations through the cosine similarity of text embeddings of recipe titles.
November 2023: Sit-in at The New York Times Building
In November 2023, a sit-in was held at The New York Times Building demanding that The Times's editorial board publicly call for a ceasefire in Gaza.
November 2023: Internal Memorandum on Journalistic Guidelines
In November 2023, an internal memorandum instructed journalists to reduce using the terms "genocide" and "ethnic cleansing" and to avoid using the phrase "occupied territory" in the context of Palestinian land.
December 2023: 60,000 Issues Printed
As of December 2023, The New York Times has printed sixty thousand issues.
December 2023: Publication of 'Screams Without Words'
In December 2023, The New York Times published an investigation titled ''Screams Without Words': How Hamas Weaponized Sexual Violence on Oct. 7', which was later questioned by The Intercept.
2023: Study Finds Tabloidization in Times en Español
A study published in The Translator in 2023 found that the Times en Español engaged in tabloidization.
2023: Executive editor
As of 2023, Joseph Kahn is the Times's executive editor.
2023: Current CEO of The New York Times Company
As of 2023, Meredith Kopit Levien is the chief executive of The New York Times Company.
2023: 137 Pulitzer Prizes
As of 2023, The New York Times has received 137 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any publication.
2023: Coverage of Israel's war on the Gaza Strip
In 2023, The New York Times instructed its reporters to restrict use of the terms 'Palestine', 'genocide', and 'refugee camps' to specific usages, in covering Israel's war on the Gaza Strip.
2023: 2023 DealBook Summit speakers
The 2023 DealBook Summit's speakers included vice president Kamala Harris, Israeli president Isaac Herzog, and businessman Elon Musk.
February 29, 2024: Protest and Press Conference
On February 29, 2024, a protest and press conference were held following the release of The Intercept's critical investigation into the 'Screams Without Words' exposé.
March 14, 2024: Protest Blocking Distribution Center
On March 14, 2024, protesters blocked The New York Times's distribution center.
March 2024: Release of Strands
In March 2024, The New York Times released Strands, a themed word search game.
April 2024: Report on Editorial Guidance
In April 2024, The Intercept reported that a November 2023 internal memorandum by Susan Wessling and Philip Pan instructed journalists to reduce using certain terms in coverage of the Gaza war.
July 2024: Editorial board members
As of July 2024, The New York Times's editorial board comprises thirteen opinion writers, with Kathleen Kingsbury as the opinion editor and Patrick Healy as the deputy opinion editor.
August 2024: No longer endorses local candidates
Since August 2024, The New York Times's board no longer endorses candidates in local or congressional races in New York.
November 4, 2024: Second strike by the Times Tech Guild
Beginning on November 4, 2024, the Times Tech Guild held a second strike, threatening the Times's coverage of the 2024 United States presidential election.
2024: The Interview Launch
In 2024, The New York Times launched "The Interview", a weekly podcast hosted by David Marchese and Lulu Garcia-Navarro, with episodes lasting 40 to 50 minutes; condensed versions are published in The New York Times Magazine.
March 2025: End of Barbaro-Tavernise Hosting
The co-hosting of The Daily Podcast by Michael Barbaro and Sabrina Tavernise ended in March 2025.
April 2025: Kitroeff and Abrams join The Daily as Co-Hosts
Beginning in April 2025 Michael Barbaro was joined by Natalie Kitroeff and Rachel Abrams as new regular co-hosts of The Daily Podcast.
August 2025: Number of subscribers
As of August 2025, The New York Times has 11.8 million subscribers.
August 2025: Subscribers reach record high
In August 2025, The New York Times reached 11.88 million total subscribers, including 11.3 million online and 580,000 print subscribers, the highest numbers for any newspaper in the United States.
2025: Pew Research Center Study
According to a 2025 Pew Research Center study, The New York Times had the highest proportion of college-educated readers among daily newspapers surveyed, with 56% of its audience holding at least a bachelor's degree.
2025: Great Recession impact
In 2025 dollars, the $250 million borrowed in the wake of the Great Recession, would be equivalent to $373.84 million.
2025: Inflation adjusted paper costs
In 2025, US$10 in 1953 dollars, which was the increase in paper costs, is equivalent to $120.34. In 2025, US$21.7 million in 1953 dollars, which were the increased newsprint costs, is equivalent to $326,110,074.63.
2025: Inflation adjusted savings calculation
In 2025, US$41.28 in 1967 dollars, which were the savings attributed to dropping the period after the word 'Times', is equivalent to $398.59.
2027: Subscription goal
The New York Times Company intends to have 15 million subscribers by 2027.
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