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SummaryAccess the NYTimes and WSJ for your work at Riverdale
AuthorMaintained by Matthijs van Mierlo
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StatusUp-to-date for the 2024-2025 school year.

The New York Times

Riverdale Country School students (middle and upper), faculty, staff, and administrators have full digital access to the NYTimes.com website.  You must register using your Riverdale email address. 

Activation Steps

  1. If you are logged into the NYTimes website with either your Riverdale email or a personal account, sign-out from the NYTimes.com website
  2. Visit nytimes.com/passes  
  3. If you don't have an account, click Create Account, then click Continue with Google
    • Log in with your Riverdale email address and passphrase
  4. If you have signed into NYTimes.com with your Riverdale email address before
    • Click Log in and then click Continue with Google
    • Log in with your Riverdale email address and passphrase
  5. Check your Riverdale email for a confirmation message
    • If you can't find the email, check your Spam or Junk folder
  6. Click on the confirmation link in the email to validate your email address
  7. You now claimed your NYTimes Pass!

Tips and Tricks

You have successfully claimed a Pass when you see the Start Your Access screen.  Now you can enjoy seamless, full access to NYTimes.com, INYT.com and NYT mobile apps from any location, on or off campus, just by logging into your NYTimes.com account. You may download NYTimes mobile apps at nytimes.com/mobile.

HINT: Remain logged into your NYTimes.com account to have seamless access to NYTimes.com and our mobile apps for the duration of your Pass. Visit nytimes.com/passes to view your Pass expiration timestamp at any time.

Questions? Contact LaShawn Ross at library@riverdale.edu.

The Wall Street Journal

Activation Steps

Riverdale faculty and students can access The Wall Street Journal for themselves and their classes at Riverdale. If you want online access to The Wall Street Journal, contact LaShawn Ross at library@riverdale.edu to configure access for you and your classes.

The Financial Times

Activation Steps

  1. Go to ft.com and click on Sign in on the top right
  2. Click on Register if it's your first time logging in, otherwise click Sign in with Google
  3. Click on Register with Google after clicking the checkbox to confirm your age
  4. Follow the registration instructions
  5. Then log out!
  6. Then go to the following registration link for Riverdale
  7. Type in Riverdale Country School into the textbox
  8. Click Next
  9. Click Select next to Riverdale Country School
  10. Enter your Riverdale email address and click Next. An activation email will be sent.
  11. Click on the Activation link in your Riverdale email
  12. Next to Already have an account? Click Sign in
  13. Sign in with your Riverdale Google Account and follow the prompts.