The New York Times Online

Berkeley Carroll students (grades 7-12), faculty, and staff have full complimentary access to NYTimes.com and NYT mobile apps, thanks to our school-wide library subscription. We encourage you to take advantage of the world-class journalism of The New York Times to enrich your selection of reading materials and your educational experience.

How to Create Your NYTimes.com Account

Note: You must be on campus or connected to your school’s network to activate your access. You cannot activate your Pass while off campus or via a proxy server.

On Campus

1. Go to nytimes.com/grouppass to grab a pass with IP authentication and follow these instructions:
2. Select "Create Account"  
3. Use your Berkeley Carroll email address to fill out the Sign Up form.

Student Instructions

• Select Student
• Enter your graduation year 
• You'll then see an expiration date of December 31 of the year you graduate.
• Follow the prompts to complete your registration.

Faculty Instructions

• Select Faculty 
• You'll then see an expiration date a year from today. Be sure to set a calendar reminder to repeat this process in a year!
• Follow the prompts to complete your registration.

When you see the "Start Your Access" screen, you have successfully registered.

Please note:  You will need to repeat these steps to renew your free subscription each year. Set a calendar reminder to be notified when your pass will expire. 

Returning Users

• Once you have activated your account, you can log into your account from any computer at NYTimes.com.

Mobile Apps

• To download your free NYTimes app for IOS or Android devices and log in on all your devices go to  Help - NYTimes.com

Do I have full access to the NY Times archive?

• All NYTimes.com Pass users have unlimited access to the New York Times archived articles outside the 1923–1980 date range. Each day of their pass, users may access up to five complimentary articles published between the years 1923 through 1980. There is a limit on the number of articles published between 1923 to 1980 that you are able to view.

Can I access The Times from my phone or tablet?

• Yes! You can use the app version of the New York Times, available for download for both iOS and Android at nytimes.com/mobile. 

NYT Cooking?

• Yes! Access is included in your "All Access" digital subscription. Search thousands of the best recipes from the New York Times and organize your favorites to make them easy to find. Includes how-to guides for home cooks at every skill level.

What about the crossword?

• Unfortunately, our NYTimes.com Pass does not include e-reader or digital versions of the New York Times Crossword.

Why am I asked to log in again on occasion?

• This may have to do with the automatic cache clearing set up on your computer, which you may choose to do, or your web browser may be set to do periodically. This eliminates the cookie requiring the user to log into the site if the cookie has been removed.