EXHIBIT 23
 

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 


THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY:
 
    We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements No.
2-91826, 33-31538, 33-43210, 33-43211, 33-50461, 33-50465, 33-50457, 33-50467,
33-50459 and 33-56219 on Forms S-8 and in Registration Statement No. 33-57403 on
Form S-3 of our report dated February 7, 1996, appearing in this Annual Report
on Form 10-K of The New York Times Company (the "Company") for the year ended
December 31, 1995.
 
    We also consent to the Company extending the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in Registration Statements No. 33-31538, No. 2-91826 and No.
33-57403 to comprehend our report, dated February 7, 1996, on the consolidated
balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 1995 and 1994, and the related
consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity and cash flows for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1995 included in the
aforementioned Form 10-K.



DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
 
New York, New York
March 11, 1996