Tara Hereich    Senior Counsel	November 9, 2018
T 212 556 3798    tara.hereich@nytimes.com	Via EDGAR
620 8th Avenue    New York, NY 10018	Ms. Heather Clark Ms. Claire Erlanger Division of Corporation Finance U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, NE Washington, D.C. 20549
	Re:  The New York Times Company        Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2017        Filed February 27, 2018        File No. 001-05837
	Dear Ms. Clark and Ms. Erlanger: The New York Times Company has received the Staff’s comment letter dated November 8, 2018, relating to the above-referenced filing, and is currently in the process of preparing a response. Pursuant to a conversation with Ms. Erlanger, we are filing this correspondence to confirm that we intend to submit a response to the comment letter no later than December 7, 2018. Very truly yours, /s/ Tara Hereich Tara Hereich Senior Counsel