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New York Times Timeline 2001-Present

2001

September 18 - December 31
September 11
The Times published A Nation Challenged, a section with complete worldwide coverage of the roots and consequences of September 11.

2002

April 2
Escapes


The Times continues its national expansion with a significantly enlarged and enhanced national edition, including Dining In/Dining Out, House & Home and a new Friday section Escapes.
September 8

The New York Times Magazine begins rolling out new features and columns including Portfolios, Crash Course, Diagnosis, Domains and Page Turner.

2004

April 18
Sunday Business


The New York Times relaunches the SundayBusiness section.
June 6
Real Estate


The New York Times relaunches the Real Estate section.
August 29
T Magazine


"T: The New York Times Style Magazine" debuts.
October 3
Arts


The New York Times relaunches the Book Review and Culture sections.

December 5
Travel


The New York Times relaunches the Travel section.

2005

April 10
Editorial


The New York Times expands editorial pages.
April 14
Styles


The New York Times introduces Thursday Styles.
May 16

Business Day is redesigned and relaunched.

September 19
TimesSelect
TimesSelect, a premium online offering from The New York Times, is launched.

2006

February 5

Debut of PLAY, The New York Times Sports Magazine.

April 3
NYTimes.com Relaunch


NYTimes.com redesign is launched with improved navigation, cleaner design and new personalization options.
September 6

NYTimes.com launches real estate sites: "Great Homes" and "Home Finance Center."

September 7

Launch of mobile.nytimes.com.

September 10

Debut of KEY, The New York Times Real Estate Magazine.

2007

January 8

NYTimes.com relaunches its Travel site.

March 27

Times Reader is released as a subscription product.

April 5

NYTimes.com relaunches its Automobiles site.

May 2

NYTimes.com launches new site dedicated to Small Business.

September 17

NYTimes.com ends TimesSelect and opens up content for free.

September 24

NYTimes.com launches real estate property listings product for mobile users.

October 2

NYTimes.com introduces new section on Health.

November 29
T Online Launch


T: The New York Times Style Magazine Launches Web Site.

2008

January 7

The New York Times and CNBC announce a digital content sharing agreement in the areas of business and technology, including finance, economics, money management and personal finance.

July 10

NYTimes.com's iPhone application is released. It gives readers offline capabilities, a photo browser with links to related articles and personalization options.

July 22

NYTimes.com and LinkedIn form a strategic relationship that gives LinkedIn members a more focused and personalized experience on the Business & Technology pages of NYTimes.com.

September 23

NYTimes.com launches new social network TimesPeople in public beta.

September 23

The New York Times expands Business and Technology coverage online with the launch of new and redesigned sections.

September 26

NYTimes.com hosts live streaming video of the 2008 presidential debate -- its first live video feed on the homepage.

December 4

NYTimes.com launches Times Extra, an alternative view of the home page featuring news headlines and links from third-party sources.

December 9

NYTimes.com introduces Times Widgets.