In Factiva ("Switch Factiva” and go to the previous interface), scroll over the "Search" tab and choose Search Builder. In the "Source" box, type "new york times" and search. Click on the link that says The New York Times - it will highlight in yellow when it's been properly selected. Enter keywords of interest in the "Free Text Search" box, then click on "Search".
You can also find today's NYT articles: go to "Home" on the top menu and select "Newsstand" tab, and NYT is in the second page.
Look at The New York Times.