The New York Times Company (NYT) 10-Q 2004 Q3 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADDED BY

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of The New York Times Company (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 26, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Russell T. Lewis, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as added by § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, based on my knowledge:

(1)           The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)           The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/	Russell T. Lewis
	Russell T. Lewis
Chief Executive Officer
November 5, 2004