The newspaper's influence grew in 18, when it published a series of exposés on William Tweed, leader of the city's Democratic Party - popularly known as " Tammany Hall" (from its early-19th-century meeting headquarters) - that led to the end of the Tweed Ring's domination of New York's City Hall. The Times Square Building, The New York Times ' publishing headquarters, 1913–2007 In 1869, Henry Raymond died, and George Jones took over as publisher. The mob diverted, instead attacking the headquarters of abolitionist publisher Horace Greeley's New York Tribune until being forced to flee by the Brooklyn City Police, who had crossed the East River to help the Manhattan authorities. On " Newspaper Row", across from City Hall, co-founder Henry Raymond stopped the rioters with Gatling guns, early machine guns, one of which he manned himself. The riots, sparked by the institution of a draft for the Union Army, began on July 13, 1863. The main office of The New York Times was attacked during the New York City draft riots. On April 21, 1861, The New York Times began publishing a Sunday edition to offer daily coverage of the Civil War. The hyphen in the city name was dropped on December 1, 1896. On September 14, 1857, the newspaper officially shortened its name to The New-York Times. However, the effort failed once local California newspapers came into prominence. In 1852, the newspaper started a western division, The Times of California, which arrived whenever a mail boat from New York docked in California. We do not believe that everything in Society is either exactly right or exactly wrong -what is good we desire to preserve and improve -what is evil, to exterminate, or reform. We shall be Conservative, in all cases where we think Conservatism essential to the public good -and we shall be Radical in everything which may seem to us to require radical treatment and radical reform. Sold for a penny (equivalent to $0.31 in 2020), the inaugural edition attempted to address various speculations on its purpose and positions that preceded its release: Morgan, Christopher Morgan, and Edward B. Early investors in the company included Edwin B. Founded by journalist and politician Henry Jarvis Raymond and former banker George Jones, the Times was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The New York Times was founded as the New-York Daily Times on September 18, 1851. 6.1 Walter Duranty's Holodomor coverage and Pulitzerįront page of The New York Times on July 29, 1914, announcing Austria-Hungary's declaration of war against Serbia.4.6.1 The New York Times en Español (Spanish-language).4.3.3 Paywall and digital subscriptions.1.9 Gender discrimination in employment.
On Sundays, the Times is supplemented by the Sunday Review (formerly the Week in Review), The New York Times Book Review, The New York Times Magazine, and T: The New York Times Style Magazine. Since 2008, the Times has been organized into the following sections: News, Editorials/ Opinions- Columns/ Op-Ed, New York (metropolitan), Business, Sports, Arts, Science, Styles, Home, Travel, and other features. Since the mid-1970s, The New York Times has expanded its layout and organization, adding special weekly sections on various topics supplementing the regular news, editorials, sports, and features. Sulzberger and his father, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr.-the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, respectively-are the fifth and fourth generation of the family to head the paper. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. The paper is owned by The New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. Founded in 1851, the Times has since won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded within the industry as a national " newspaper of record". The New York Times is an American daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership.