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                                                                      Exhibit 23


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT


THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No.
33-50461 on Form S-8 of our report dated June 27, 2002, on our audits of the
statements of net assets available for plan benefits of the BGEA/Boston Globe
Employee Savings Plan as of December 24, 2001 and December 24, 2000 and the
related statement of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the
year ended December 24, 2001, the year ended December 24, 2000, and the year
ended December 24, 1999, which report is included in this Annual Report on Form
11-K.



/s/ John M. Hoffman & Associates, CPAs
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John M. Hoffman & Associates, CPAs


Boston, Massachusetts
June 27, 2002

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